Last Edited: 3.27.2020
There are plenty of great places to find a good introductory list of iPhone apps, like these (you should open all links in this article on your iphone, not your desktop):
- New to the App Store (apple.com)
- All App Collections (apple.com)
- Top Free Apps (apple.com)
- Top Paid Apps (apple.com)
However, when my friends ask, this is what I give them. YMMV.
Amazon Stuff
Art / Education
Books and Audiobooks
- YouVersion Bible
- Christian Audio
- Libby
- Hooopla
Games
- Bee Brilliant
- Crashy Road
- Crossy Road
- Crunch Time
- Minecraft
- One Epic Knight
- Rayman Adventures
- Genies & Gems
- Pop Time
- Smash Hit
- Spaceteam
- Woody 99
- Wordscapes
- Google Drive – if you use it
- Google Search – with semantic voice search, you should always use this instead of Siri. Always.
- YouTube – natch
Music and Podcast
- Overcast
- Sound Hound
- Tunein Radio
- Youtube Music
Productivity
- Skype for Business – if your company uses it.
- Microsoft Outlook – even if you just use gmail, it’s a much better client, with calendar built in.
- Microsoft To Do
- Microsoft Teams
Shopping
- Apps Gone Free – get those new apps daily while they are free!
- Ben’s Bargains – the BEST bargain site on the interwebs
- Your Bank App
- Groupon – if that’s your thing