It’s hard to pinpoint which are the best free iPhone apps out there because new apps get added every single day. But you can gain a measure of understanding of which are popular, at least going by the ones which are downloaded the most. Here’s a list of some well known iPhone apps that don’t cost you a cent.

Flashlight

Cautious people like to carry flashlights with them wherever they go. Just in case. With the Flashlight app for your iPhone, you needn’t bother. Even if you’re not really the cautious type. The Flashlight app for the iPhone turns your phone into a bright beacon of light which can guide you in the darkness, and if you find the brightness a bit too dazzling for your needs, just change the strength by moving the phone up and down.

Babelgum

With Babelgum, the world is indeed a small place because you get so much to enjoy on your iPhone for practically nothing! There’s loads of entertainment for you with this app for your iPhone which brings you comedy clips, music, short films, animation, nature and conservation programs. There are so many different videos for this app that chances of you getting bored with it soon are quite low. Share the videos with your close ones by uploading them onto your personal and social networking sites directly from the phone.

Virtual Zippo Lighter

Have fun with your friends at a party by flicking on a flame on this virtual lighter. You only need to flick your wrists and turn your thumb as you would do in an actual lighter and voila, there you have a proper lighter with a windproof flame, which actually sways as you move the iPhone. Try blowing it out and see what happens. You can choose from a number of images and even customize the lighter to your liking.

Evernote

Perfect for those people who are always scribbling important bits of info on pieces of paper that get lost eventually, this app lets you streamline all your information in one place. Evernote is cool because it lets you put down everything you want to remember in one place. It’s easy to find the information when you need it and a good thing is that with this app, your information is easy to maintain because it can be synchronized with your computer too.