iPhone and iPad users have access to one of the largest app libraries around, but UK and US users can’t download the same apps. Apple’s iTunes stores are localised, so iPhone and iPad owners in different countries have access to a slightly different library of apps.

Much like Netflix, the US version of Apple’s App Store is better stocked, and often gets the more interesting or experimental apps well before anywhere else.

If you’d like to have access to some of the newest, most experimental apps, but don’t want to travel across the Atlantic, keep reading. It’s possible to download US apps on to your UK iPhone, and this quick, easy and informative guide will show you just how simple it can be.

How to download US apps in the UK