We live a life under the rule of smartphone apps and quite frankly, wouldn't have it any other way.

National Rail, Google Maps and Uber make sure we're always on time, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp keep us social and up-to-date and who could live without the simple-yet-ingenious torch app?

Smartphones have also sneakily changed the way we communicate with each other - yes, we're looking at you WhatsApp emojis.

Now Relay, a popular new messenger app is letting people communicate using only GIFs, which can never be a bad thing, while imoji is set to add a new layer of narcissism to the selfie by letting people turn pictures of themselves into emojis.

We've found 10 new apps to improve your life in a variety of ways - from enriching it with a daily dose of beautiful art, to saving your slaved-over recipe when you find you're one ingredient down.

10 life-changing apps you've never heard of