OS has long let users set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26.
5 Of The Best Free Apple Watch Apps You Should Always Install First
The best free Apple Watch apps to install when you get a new one include Athlytic, Grocery, and CARROT Weather, which do much more than Apple’s stock apps.
12 Highly-Rated iPad Apps To Help You Manage Your Daily Life
Pads can be serious productivity tools with the right apps. These picks focus on notes, files, habits, travel, and daily organization that stick.
Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been used to generate thousands of sexualized images of adults and apparent minors. Apple and Google have removed other “nudify” apps—but continue to host X and Grok.
5 Essential iPhone Apps I Use Everyday (And You Should Too)
Photomator, ChatGPT, Gentler Streak, HidrateSpark, and Foodllama are all essential iPhone apps that I use daily for tracking water intake and more.
7 iPhone apps you should download to start the new year off right
Whether you’ve just gotten a new iPhone or you want to freshen up your current device, a trip to the App Store can fill your phone with helpful downloads. Here’s 7 top apps to try.
iOS 26.2 adds new features in six iPhone apps, details here
OS 26.2 is packed with a bunch of new features, including upgrades across six of Apple’s preinstalled iPhone apps.
iOS 26 adds new ‘Preview’ app on iPhone, here’s how I’m using it
OS 26 adds two brand new apps to your iPhone’s Home Screen, here’s how I’m using one of them: the Preview app.
iOS 26’s Fitness app has three upgrades ready for new year’s goals
Apple’s Fitness app on iPhone started out as a companion to the Apple Watch’s Activity rings. But recently in iOS 26, Fitness expanded in several ways, including for users who don’t own an Apple Watch …
Evernote is an okay OneNote alternative, this note-taking app is better than both of them
While Evernote is okay for archiving and OneNote is fine for a digital binder, Craft treats your notes like high-end documents and blends a stunning native interface with a smooth writing experience …
6 best apps to download on your new iPhone and level up the experience
A phone is merely a calling tool without good apps. After deep testing, these are the six applications that I highly recommend for your new iPhone. The post 6 best apps to download on your new iPhone …
WhatsApp is making it easier to keep tabs on your connected Apple Watch
WhatsApp on iOS is getting a new setting to help users see connected Apple Watches and check their sync status. The post WhatsApp is making it easier to keep tabs on your connected Apple Watch …
iMessage vs WhatsApp: Which app really wins?
Apple’s iMessage and Meta’s WhatsApp are no longer just chat apps, they are the default social fabric for huge parts of the world. One is baked into every iPhone, the other is effectively a global …
Apple’s Top 17 Apps And Games Of 2025
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. Apple annually chooses what it considers to be the best apps of the year. For its top apps …
Apple to Allow Alternative App Stores and More on iOS in Brazil by April
Due to regulatory action, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, and in-app links to external offers on iOS in Brazil, according to legal …
Why my favorite iPhone apps of 2025 belong on your Home Screen too
2025 has been a pretty momentous year in terms of the apps I used on my iPhone. Whether it was a new discovery that changed the way I work, or an old favorite that kept delivering, iOS apps helped …
Apple hit with $115M fine for “extremely burdensome” App Store privacy policy
Apple was hit with a $115 million fine Monday after Italy’s competition authority alleged the tech giant was abusing its dominant position to harm third-party developers in its App Store.