10 iMessage Apps to Download and Start Using With Your Friends ASAP

Keep any special moments secret with Blur (free). Send or take photos and it'll appear blurry to the other person until they check it. You can also set a timer on the photo, if it's super sensitive.

React to messages the right way: with GIF Keyboard (free). You can search for GIFs as well as create your own stickers and GIFs. It's the ultimate app you need if you love GIFs.

Become your friends' greatest enemy with Grammar Snob ($1). Correct spelling and grammar mistakes with a quick sticker and feel like the greatest copy editor ever.

Plan dinner and outings with friends more accurately with ETA ($3). Either choose a "saved location" or pick a new one and send your friend what your "arrival time" actually looks like.

Sometimes, words just aren't enough to express how you feel, and that's where Party Parrots ($1) comes in. Send a parrot to anyone to describe what you're thinking — or just because.

Play five different types of games in iMessage with Game Pigeon (free). You can choose from 8-ball, poker, sea battle, anagrams, and gomoku. The games are pretty simple but all still fun to play with.

Express yourself through the ways of the Force with Star Wars Stickers ($2). You can customize them, place them on photos, and use them in many more ways.

Pick a place to go out for dinner or lunch with zero hassle thanks to OpenTable (free). A group message can vote on what restaurants sound great and then book one — all without leaving iMessage.

Encrypt any message you send with Confide (free). Each message is "end-to-end encrypted" and goes away after it's read. You can use it for photos and files as well.

Take a break from the colorful emoji you know and love and go back to old-school ones with Retro Emoji ($1). Plenty of emoji are included like our favorite, the shruggie ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.