Best Hidden Gems of 2018

Slowly reimagines snail mail for the digital age: Send notes to pen pals, with delivery time based on the physical distance between you and your pen pal. If you’re craving new global connections or nostalgic for the days of stamps and delayed gratification, this is your app.

Bring a cohesive, stylish look to your social stories, tying photos and videos together with smart templates and elegant fonts. Each of your story pages are saved to your phone, so you can hang onto them and share away.

Luci’s namesake mascot is your purple dream guide, here to help you experience lucid dreaming. You’ll embark on this journey with tools to help you remember your dreams, a sleep recorder, and a personal dream journal (doodling space included!).

Learn Spanish with one of the world’s greatest language-teachers: music. Lirica’s vocabulary and grammar lessons are tied to current and classic Spanish-language music videos — from Enrique Iglesias to Elvis Crespo.