The iPhone App Store is full of apps. And others will arrive from iOS 17.4 and the opening to third-party application stores. And there are many types, although the best ones generally charge a fee, either once or by subscription. So find fully functional and free apps be something so delicious.
This is precisely what I present to you here, my five favorite free applications (plus a bonus title). These are applications which, although little known, are not the most popular and which we think of downloading when setting up an iPhone. However, they are the most useful and varied.
Five Completely Free iOS Apps
Of varied styles, I leave you below what I personally consider to be five of the best free applications for iPhone and which do not cause discomfort of use due to advertising.
AirDroid
In the Apple ecosystem we have AirDrop, a system through which we can quickly transfer files between company devices. However this one does not work on Android and Windows. Therefore, “AirDroid” emerges as a great option for sending files of all types to mobile phones and computers that are not available.
And it must be said that in my particular case I checked how It’s also useful between Apple devices when AirDrop isn’t working well. Because yes, it’s true that AirDrop works very well 99% of the time, but in this 1% it can’t make us angry.
AirDroid – File Transfer and Sharing
AirDroid allows you to transfer files between platforms without USB cables or mobile data costs. Millions of photos and files are shared every day by AirDroid users in over 150 countries.
Gekko Hours – Timesheet
In ‘Gekko’ we find a great companion for freelancers and small businesses. Although it can also be aimed at personal finance, the truth is that it clearly focuses on this niche, so if you are in it, you will surely end up getting a lot out of it and its associated applications.
Although there are other additional tools built into this application, its idea is to serve as a tool with which to measure the time spent with each client, something useful if we invoice working hours, but also for our own work organization. It is also able to sync with the calendar, so it is useful to avoid forgetting delivery dates.
Gekko Hours – Timesheet
The Gekko Horas application allows freelancers and small businesses to manage their working time and their clients in a quick and easy way, in addition to being able to connect your calendars and automatically synchronize hours.
Google Arts and Culture
The number of apps Google has tends to be almost infinite. This is why some are largely unknown and the case of “Google Arts & Culture” is the best example. As the name suggests, this app is a great tool for acculturate yourself, but without leaving aside entertainment.
There is a multitude of options, highlighting their guide functions in art museums, as well as their explanations by simply photographing a work, giving many details about the author and the work in question. It also offers virtual gallery tours and even has a function where, through a selfie, you can tell us which artistic portrait most resembles us.
Google Arts and Culture
Are you curious to see Van Gogh’s Starry Night up close? Have you ever visited ancient Mayan temples or met inspiring figures from African American h istory?
Microsoft Copilot
It is one of the most recent, but also one of the best known in this compilation. However, it is still far from being the most used, since the ChatGPT application gained a lot of advantage by arriving first. The fact is that Copilot offers a complete chatbot with artificial intelligence which can be our guide for all types of uses.
We can use ‘Copilot’ to view data, analyze and summarize text, generate email responses, create games, help us with cooking recipes and much more. Even allows you to generate images by incorporating DALL-E 3 and everything for free, so in this case it outperforms ChatGPT, which requires a subscription for this.
Microsoft Copilot
Improve your productivity with Copilot, your secure and efficient AI-powered chat assistant Copilot is a pioneering chat assistant from Microsoft, powered by the latest OpenAI, GPT-4 and DALL·E 3.
SkyView Lite
An old acquaintance with iOS and this, for reasons that I cannot know, is increasingly taking a back seat. However, it is probably the best application to know our sky, its stars and the constellations. And all this in real time, being able to turn the iPhone and see what we have around us at any time.
Additionally, it also proves to be a useful tool for specific events such as meteor showers, as it allows know the phenomena that will occur at a later date simply by marking it in the app. I can’t forget to mention its relaxing soundtrack, which can be turned off, but in my opinion it is a plus for the user experience.
SkyView® Lite
SkyView® puts astronomy within everyone’s reach. Simply hold your iPhone, iPad or iPod up to the sky and identify stars, constellations, planets, satellites and more!
Bonus track: two “typical” applications but worth remembering
I wanted to separately differentiate two applications that are much more common than the previous ones. However, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to talk about it since this is an article about free iPhone apps. And hey, who knows, maybe someone will discover them for the first time.
Notion
The most common and accurate description we can read is that Notion is a Swiss army knife. It is used both to create notes and to maintain databases of all types,Useful on a personal and professional level thanks to the hundreds of models available, ultimately being you who can design each device. Additionally, a calendar was recently added. And yes, it has some paid functions, but for very specific users (usually businesses), so you can use it for free and get the most out of it.
Concept – notes, tasks
Write, plan and organize all in one place. Customize Notion to work the way you work.
Waze
Bought by Google more than ten years ago, Waze is probably the best GPS navigation app for the car. While it is true that personally I have varied between several applications (including Apple Maps), the truth is that I always end up coming back to this one. Its strong point is warnings, whether from speed cameras or other elements on the roads, for which it is reinforced thanks to reports from its huge community.
Waze navigation and traffic
Waze is a community-based GPS navigation app that helps millions of users reach their destinations with real-time traffic alerts and updated maps.
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