The 100 Best iPhone Apps of 2015
The 100 Best iPhone Apps of 2015
Do you need new iPhone apps? Are you tired of the same old same old? This list of the 100 best iPhone apps is designed to help you find new or new-to-you apps that will make life with your smartphone simply better.
Before you start downloading apps willy-nilly, make sure you’ve updated your operating system to the latest version (iOS 8.1.3 at the time of this writing). Updating your operating system will ensure that apps run smoothly and that you get all the latest features, you know, the things that make apps great.
If you have an iPhone 6 Plus or iPhone 6, you get to experience a few perks that people with older iPhone models don’t have. One is a bigger screen and many apps that take advantage of it. Another is the Touch ID fingerprint scanner (iPhone 5S owners get this benefit, too), which can add a layer of protection to apps that contain sensitive data, like the personal finance app Mint. You can also use Touch ID with one of our favorite password managers, LastPass, to log you into all your other accounts without having to type passwords.
Here at PCMag, my colleagues and I test hundreds of mobile apps each year, writing reviews and sharing helpful tips when we find great ones. So many of the apps on this list have been tested and rated, and when that’s the case, you’ll find a link to the complete review alongside a one to five star rating.
Other apps on this list come from our own personal use as well as the advice of readers, friends, and colleagues.
Before you check out the complete list of the 100 best iPhone apps, let me address a few frequently asked questions:
Hang on! You do not have to click 100 slides to see the apps in this article. Repeat: do not have to! The slideshow is only one way. Another way is by using the table of contents that appears at the top right side of this block of text. See those links that indicate different groups of apps, such as Information and Entertainment, and so forth? They’ll take you to pages with big groups of apps all in one spot. There’s also a not-so-secret print button that puts all the text on one page! Genius, I know.
Wait. Haven’t I seen this list on before?
You’re rather perceptive. The answer is yes, but we update the list frequently to add new apps when we think they’re really good, and ditch old ones that aren’t that exciting anymore.
You left out some of the most important apps, like Safari, iTunes, and Siri! What’s up with that?
Technically, Siri is a feature of the operating system—not an app—and those others come preinstalled on iPhones. Seeing as you don’t have a choice about owning them, we exclude them from the possible list of the 100 best iPhone apps.
I’m new to the iPhone, and 100 apps is overwhelming!
Fear not! A better article for you is 10 Must-Have iPhone Apps.
Some of these apps cost money, and I refuse to pay. Give me free apps!
You make a reasonable point. How about trying this list of The 50 Best Free iPhone Apps?
Finally, if you know of a great app that isn’t on this list, please tell us about it in the comments below, and we’ll consider it for future updates to this article. Be sure to give the full name of the app, price, and a short description so other readers can learn about your favorites, too.
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