Top 5 free Windows Phone apps

Most mobile platforms offer global applications, sometimes making it difficult for Indian users to get apps they can use in their day-to-day lives. Thankfully, we now have ample Indian developers working on apps that can benefit Indian users and also offer global standard design. These are five essential free apps that Windows Phone users must have,and what's more, these apps have been developed in India by Indian developers.

IRCTC
Booking a train ticket online could be tasking but the new IRCTC app makes things simple. The app offers train ticket booking, and the ability to check train schedules and even PNR status for booked tickets. It can also be used to cancel tickets and check booking history. An essential for Indian travellers, sometimes the app faces connectivity issues

Paytm

Paytm's clean and easy to use app offers pre-paid, data card and DTH recharges for all popular cellular service providers in India. Apart from that, users can also pay their postpaid account bill and DTH bill for all DTH service providers. The app supports debit cards, credit cards or netbanking for making the payments. The interesting thing is that with every recharge, the user gets to choose different discount coupons available for a variety of online shopping avenues

Dhingana
This app offers over a million songs in over 40 different Indian languages. Free for listening, these songs can be searched for and streamed online. The app offers access to the top new and popular albums along with playlists of all languages as well as genres. The recommendation engine offers albums and playlists similar to the one the user is listening to. One can play songs in the background while continuing to use other apps on the device.

Zomato
Indians who love food would always love to see if there is any place nearby that is worth trying out. This app offers this feature with all the essential details about a restaurant close to the user's location or in a specified locality along with recommendations of recipes and reviews. The user can register for creating a profile and maintaining an activity for rating, recommending and writing reviews on the restaurants visited.

HDFC Bank
This app is meant for a specific group of users: HDFC Bank account holders. But the app offers mobile banking in the true sense - transferring funds, viewing cheque status, paying bills, and other ancillary services. Users can even transfer funds right from the app, and can make credit card payments and call for cheque books as well.