15 iPhone Apps That Will Make Your Life Much Easier On 5/22/21 at 7:00 AM EDT What would we do without smartphones? Constantly in our hands or our pockets, our trusty devices make our lives easier and more efficient. Apps are on the rise, with more than 218 billion app downloads in 2020, according to TechCrunch. But there's plenty more to be discovered than social media favourites Facebook and Instagram. Many offer innovative tools to keep track of travel, note-keeping, and weather checking. For those really intent on optimising their habits, these are the 15 apps your home screen might be missing. Read more Google Maps and Waze