The Best Apps (Updated)

The best of everything I've encountered so far on Android and iOS... (* indicates Android only apps, ^, iOS only apps)

• AI Chatbots - AnonChatGPT, HuggingChat, OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity AI, Inflection AI Pi, Meta AI, Mistral Le Chat, Midjourney, Chatsonic, Character.ai

• Booking/ Reservations/ Shopping - Etsy, Amazon, Google Shopping, Walmart, eBay, Wayfair, Overstock, Wish, OpenTable, Flipkart, Groupon, RetailMeNot, Flipp, Rakuten Rewards, Shyp

• Calculators - Google Search, Digits^, Soulver^, Tydlig^, Calzy^, iris calculator^, Archimedes Calculator^, Google Calculator*

• Calendar - Proton Calendar, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar^, Fantastical^, Readdle Calendars^, Moleskine Timepage^, Pod^, Calendar 366^, EteSync*, DigiCal*

• Cloud Storage - Proton Drive, Sync, Nextcloud, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Amazon Drive, WeTransfer, Apple iCloud^

• Coding - GitHub, Grasshopper, Sololearn, Swifty^, Pythonista^, Kodex^, Working Copy^, Prompt^, Blink Shell^, Encode*, Mimo*

• Design/ Sketching - Adobe Illustrator/ Spark/ Photoshop Express/ Fresco/ Aero, Behance, Canva, Over, Weebly, Wix, Unfold, Universe, SketchBook, MindNode, XMind, Collect, Concepts, Inkflow^, Procreate Pocket^, Folioscope^, Paper^, Flow by Moleskine^

• Distraction-free Writing - Byword^, Bear^, Editorial^, 1Writer^, iA Writer^, Ulysses^, Scrivener^, Monospace*, JotterPad*, Pure Writer*

• Email - ProtonMail, Tutanota, Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Spark, Zoho Mail, HEY Email, K-9 Mail*, FairEmail*

• Events/ Tickets - Meetup, Eventbrite, Facebook Local, SeatGeek, StubHub, Ticketmaster, Fandango, Songkick, Ticketfly, Bandsintown Concerts

• File Managers - Apple Files^, Documents X by Readdle^, Total Files^, Amaze File Manager*, Files by Google*, Solid Explorer*, X-plore File Manager*, LocalSend, Snapdrop

• Fitness/ Health - Human, Fitbit, Lifesum, Strava, Sleep Cycle, Calm, Tide, Headspace, Google Fit, Apple Health^, Twilight*

• Food - World Food Atlas, Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24, Kitchen Stories, Yummly, Zagat, Buzzfeed Tasty, NYT Cooking, Deliveroo, Just Eat, UberEATS, DoorDash, Postmates, Zomato, Swiggy, Dunzo, Blue Apron, HelloFresh

• Games - YouTube Gaming, Google Stadia, GeForce Now, Amazon Luna, Microsoft xCloud, Facebook Gaming, 2048, T-Rex Runner Game, Monument Valley, Alto's Adventure, Lifeline, Blek, Two Dots, Vocabulary Builder, WordBrain, The Impossible Letter Game, _PRISM, The Room, Mini Metro, Reigns, Pokémon Go, I Love Hue, Lumino City, Blackbox^

• Habit Tracking - Moment, Habitify, Productive, Streaks^, Done^, Momentum^, Today^, Strides^, Habitory*, Loop*, Rewire*

• Homescreen Launchers/ Wallpapers/ Widgets* - Pixel Launcher, Nova Launcher, Niagara Launcher, Microsoft Launcher, Evie Launcher, Lawnchair Launcher, Meter, Muzei Live Wallpaper, Wallpapers, Widgetsmith^

• Instant Messaging - Ricochet, Signal, Wire, Threema, Telegram, FireChat, Jitsi Meet, Google Chat/ Meet/ Duo, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Skype, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Viber, WeChat, Line, Kik, Slack, Zoho Cliq, Zoom, Beeper, iMessage^, FaceTime^, Google Messages*, Briar*, Silence*

• Investing/ Trading - Robinhood, Blockfolio, Stockpile, Coinbase, TradingView

• Journaling - Daylio, Journey, Day One, Grid Diary^, Momento^, Apple Journal^

• Keyboards - Typewise Keyboard, AnySoftKeyboard*, Gboard, fleksy, SwiftKey, Simple Keyboard*

• Language-learning - Duolingo, Babbel, Drops, Rosetta Stone, Busuu, Memrise, Beelinguapp

• Learning - Khan Academy, Udacity, Codecademy, Udemy, LinkedIn Learning (Lynda), Coursera, Unacademy, Skillshare, PhotoMath, Google Classroom, Curiosity, MasterClass, Science Journal, Socratic, Imprint, Apple Classroom^, iTunes U^, MathX^

• Mapping/ Navigation - Google Earth, Google Maps, Waze, OpenStreetMap, HERE WeGo, Moovit, Transit, Citymapper, Foursquare, Apple Maps^

• Mobile Wallet - Google Pay, Paytm, PhonePe, BHIM, Square Cash, Venmo, PayPal, TransferWise, Amazon Pay, {your bank app}, Apple Pay Cash^

• Music Makers/ Players - Music Maker JAM, djay, GarageBand^, Music Memos^, Auxy^, Figure^, Pacemaker^, Medly^, Cesium^, Poweramp*, Musicolet*, Phonograph*, Caustic*

• Music Streaming - YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Amazon Music, TIDAL, Deezer, Gaana, JioSaavn, Resso, Wynk Music, Hype Machine, TuneIn Radio, Shazam, SoundHound, Genius, Musixmatch

• News/ RSS - Twitter, Reddit, Google News, Microsoft Start, Flipboard, SmartNews, Feedly, Inoreader, Artifact, Apple News^, Unread^, Fiery Feeds^, Lire^, Funnel^, feeeed^

• Notes - Standard Notes, Google Keep, Microsoft OneNote/ Whiteboard, Evernote, Simplenote, Dropbox Paper, Zoho Notebook, Milanote, Notion, Apple Notes^, Notability^, GoodNotes^, Letterspace^, Chars^, Agenda^, Noted^, Keep It^, Drafts^

• Password Managers - KeePassXC, Bitwarden, Proton Pass, Dashlane, 1Password, LastPass, Enpass, Myki, Google Password Manager, iCloud Keychain^

• Personal Finance - Mint, Digit, Revolut, Robinhood, Splitwise, Tab, Simple, Truebill, Spendee, Pennies^, Wallet*

• Photography/ Photo Editors - GIPHY, Tenor, Imgur, Unsplash, Adobe Photoshop (Lightroom), Afterlight, VSCO, Snapseed, Prisma, VIMAGE, Google Photos, PhotoScan, Motion Stills, Flickr, Facebook Moments, Microsoft Pix Camera^, Halide^, Enlight^, Darkroom^, Waterlogue^, Brushstroke^, Memoria Photo Gallery*

• Podcasts/ Social Audio - Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Castbox, Anchor, Clubhouse, Spotify Greenroom, Apple Podcasts^, Overcast^, Castro^, Podcast Addict*

• Privacy/ Security - Authy, Yubico Authenticator, Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Burner, Abine Blur, ProtonVPN, Anonine, Cloudflare 1.1.1.1, iVerify^, Step Two^, Guardian Firewall^, Lockdown^, Aegis*, andOTP*, Bouncer*, Block Apps*, Blokada*, Exodus Privacy*, NetGuard*

• Productivity - If This Then That (IFTTT), Pushbullet, AirDroid, LibreOffice, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Zoho Office Suite, Craft, Intel Unison, Airtable, Microsoft Flow, Shortcuts^, Scriptable^, Toolbox Pro^, Apple iWork^, Steno^, Tasker*, Type Machine*, Flynx*

• Read it Later - Pocket, Instapaper, Safari Reading List^, Google Chrome*, Basket*

• Reading/ Blogging - Goodreads, Browsery, Bookshop.org, Google Play Books, Amazon Kindle, Inkitt, comiXology, Audible, Wattpad, Scribd, LitCharts, Medium, WordPress, Blinkist, Headway, iBooks^, ReadEra*, Lithium*

• Reference - Wolfram Alpha, Wikipedia, Tinycards, Google Arts & Culture, DailyArt, Google Translate, Google Lens, Microsoft Translator, Quora, Dictionary.com, U-Dictionary, Educalingo, Deepstash, Brilliant, Daily Dictionary^, Word Vault^, LookUp^, Wikiflow^, Pronounce*

• Religion/ Spirituality - Muslim Pro, NeuBible^

• Rich Storytelling - Steller, PRY^

• Ridesharing - Uber, Lyft, Ola Cabs, Cabify, Careem, Lime, Bird, Bolt, Grab, Bounce

• Scanners - Microsoft Office Lens, Adobe Scan, Scanbot, CamScanner, Apple Notes^, Scanner Pro^, Evernote Scannable^

• Search - Google, Ecosia, DuckDuckGo, Startpage, Bing

• Smart Home - Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple Home

• Social Networking - Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Snapchat, Whisper, Mastodon, Bumble, Tinder, OkCupid, Grindr, SLOWLY, TikTok, byte

• To-do Lists - Todoist, Any.do, Trello, Asana, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do, Moleskine Actions, TickTick, Swipes, 2Do, Stippl, Sorted³^, Omnifocus^, Things^, Blink^, Planny^, Sofa^

• Travel/ Navigation - Google Travel, Wikiloc, Trips by Lonely Planet, TripAdvisor, Culture Trip, Thrillophilia, Yelp, TripGo, Wanderu, Hotel Tonight, Expedia, Kayak/ Booking.com, Airbnb, Hostelworld, Hopper, Jetradar, ixigo, AllTrails, Flighty^

• Unit Converters - Google Search, The Converted^, Convertible^, Amount^, Stacks^

• Utilities - Time.is, Adobe Acrobat Reader/ Fill & Sign, Truecaller, AdGuard, 1blocker^, Annotable^, Liner^, Shuffle^, PDF Expert^, Copied^, Anybuffer^, Find My^, Find My Device*, Device Info HW*, Datally*, Textpand*, Clipo*, Clip Stack*

• Video/ Movie Streaming - YouTube, YouTube TV, Vimeo, dailymotion, Twitch, CuriosityStream, MUBI, DocuBay, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Google Play Movies & TV, discovery+, Tubi, Viki, nPlayer, VLC media player, IMDb, Letterboxd, iTunes Movie Trailers, Movies Anywhere, Reelgood^, Infuse^

• Video Editors - FiLMiC Pro, Adobe Premiere Clip/ Rush, KineMaster, PowerDirector, GoPro Quik, Magisto, Funimate, Filmr, InShot, Vimeo Create, Videoleap, iMovie^, Cinemagraph Pro^, LumaFusion^, Splice^

• Virtual Personal Assistants - Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Cortana, Hound

• Voice recorders - Otter.ai, Apple Voice Memos^, Google Recorder*

• Weather - Ventusky, AccuWeather, Weather Channel, Weather Underground, BreezoMeter, UVLens, Carrot Weather, 1Weather, Dark Sky^, Marline^, Weather Line^, WeatherKit^, Weather Atlas^, Blue^, Today Weather*, Overdrop Weather*

• Web Browsers - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox/ Firefox Focus, Microsoft Edge, Arc, Brave Browser, Safari^, Onion Browser^, SnowHaze^, Tor Browser*, Bromite*, Vivaldi