Smartphone apps are often an addictive way to kill time, and with the near-constant release of new apps, indulging in these games can become a timewasting hobby.

Everyone seems to have their favorite app, and The Weal found five of the best apps that will compete to drain your phone’s battery the fastest.

 

Best to play with friends: Draw Something
Price: 99 cents .
Available for both iPhone and Android

The newest app gluing people to their smartphones is Draw Something, which is an interactive app created by OMGPOP that allows players to call upon their Pictionary skills with friends.

Players choose between three different subjects to draw while their opponent has to guess what it is.

Each correct guess earns both players points, and the game connects to Facebook and Twitter so friends who already own the app can be invited to compete.

According to Apple’s website, Draw Something is the number one free app, paid app and word game in over 80 countries.

 

Best comeback: Angry Birds Space
Price: 99 cents
Available for both iPhone and Android

The app’s creator Rovio has just released a new version that involves the Angry Birds travelling to space, adding an intergalactic flavour that updates the all-time favourite addictive app.

According to the Android store’s website, the Angry Birds chase an egg-kidnapping claw into a wormhole and find themselves floating in a strange new galaxy surrounded by space pigs.

Angry Birds Space features include 60 levels both on planets and in zero gravity, and the result is addictive gameplay of puzzles set in outer space.

 

Best Time-Sucker: Cut the Rope
Price: 99 cents
Available for both iPhone and Android

Cut the Rope, created by Chillingo, is another time-wasting app that makes the top of the list. The objective of the game is to feed the green monster character Om Nom, and to avoid the obstacles of his food falling past his mouth.

Candy hangs by ropes, which the player can cut with a swipe of the finger, and can also be manipulated through other objects including bellows and floating bubbles. With each level, players are introduced to new objects, increasing the opportunities for further timewasting.

More than 60 million people worldwide have played this game and gave it an average rating of 4.81 (out of 5).

 

Best Creative App: Instagram
Price: Free
Available for both iPhone and Android

A great app available on smartphones is Instagram. Created by Burbn, Inc. Instagram is a photo-altering app, which allows you to give a personal and artsy touch to photos you take with your smartphone’s camera. The app features filtered effects and tilt-shift blur which has a resulting effect that blurs the setting around the chosen subject, making the subject look smaller and almost toy-like.

Instagram also lets users share photos in a simple photo stream with friends and users can share their edited photos and see friends’ photos as well through social networking. With this app, you can experiment with photos and let your inner-photographer shine through.

According to Apple’s website, 15 million people own the app – and, best of all, it’s free.

 

Overall Best App: Temple Run
Price: Free
Available for both iPhone and Android

This app, which was created by Imangi Studios, is as addicting as they come and is quite possibly the ultimate treasure hunting game. The objective of the game is to evade evil monkeys while running through the never-ending maze. Players have to adopt quick reflexes and will need to jump, slide and collect coins while building their scores.

The longer a player is playing, the faster the adventurer runs – and the harder the game gets. However, watch out for sharp corners and tree stumps, or you may just end up having to start from the beginning.

Android’s own website reports that there are over 50 million Temple Run players worldwide.