Your iPhone is only as powerful as the apps you use—so how do you find the best ones in the crowded Apple App Store? We've done the work for you, with our top 113 app picks across 12 essential categories.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple has just announced a big change is coming to the App Store. It will offer greater certainty to developers, and better prices for users who ...

iOS 26.5 Update: Apple has officially released iOS 26.5 to all users after roughly a month of beta testing. The update does not include the much-anticipated new Siri with Gemini support, which is now expected to be announced at WWDC 2026,

Major security boost: iOS 26.5 introduces beta end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between iPhone and Android users on compatible carriers. Maps gets smarter: Apple Maps now suggests places based on nearby events, recent searches, and ads, aiming to ...

New data from Appfigures shows a swell of new app launches in 2026, suggesting AI tools could be fueling a mobile software boom.

Apple is reportedly working on ways to safely bring autonomous AI agents to the App Store. Apple might open the App Store to agentic AI, which could change how iPhone users interact with their smartphones every day.

Some of these directions apply to all iPhones, but some are only relevant to specific iOS versions. These differences are pointed out below. The most common way to keep apps updated on your iPhone is with the built-in App Store app. You can trigger all ...

Fortnite has made its long-awaited return to the U.S. Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad users. Developer Epic Games shared and celebrated the news with a post on X/Twitter, letting mobile gaming fans know that they can finally go back to playing its ...