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The Only 10 Apps You Need on Your Phone

Minimalism: Try it

You’ve received the warnings: The storage on your iPhone is definitely almost full. Here, the ten apps you absolutely need to keep. Chuck the rest.

appsgooglemaps

Google Maps

So you can find that lunch meeting…or that pick-your-own pumpkin patch.

appsinstagram

Instagram

So you can show all your friends how effing cute your kid is in a pick-your-own pumpkin patch.

appsfacebook

Facebook

Because your mom doesn’t have Instagram and she also needs to see the pick-your-own pumpkin patch pictures and then comment, “LOL, HENRY IS SO CUTE” with 15 emojis.


appsamazon

Amazon

For ordering bulk paper towels in 20 seconds flat.

appsspotify

Spotify

For on-demand Beyoncé.

appgeniusscan

Genius Scan

For scanning any document and quickly converting it to a JPEG or PDF. (Seriously, this app changed our life.)

appswhatsapp

Whatsapp

So you can text unlimited baguette photos to your girlfriend from Paris without cutting into your data usage.

appsdarksky

Dark Sky

Or any weather app really, but we like this one for its graphic displays…and, oh yeah, accuracy.

appsvenmo

Venmo

Undoubtedly the easiest way to transfer small sums of money among friends--free of charge.

Flashlight

Um, the restaurant ambiance is lovely, but how else are you going to see your food?


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Senior Director, Special Projects and Royals

  • Writes and produces family, fashion, wellness, relationships, money and royals content
  • Podcast co-host and published author with a book about the British Royal Family
  • Studied sociology at Wheaton College and received a masters degree in journalism from Emerson College