ChatGPT tops Apple’s 2025 download list as families juggle AI, social media and screen time

According to Apple’s U.S. App Store rankings, the most downloaded free iPhone app of 2025 was ChatGPT, followed by Meta’s Threads, Google, TikTok and WhatsApp. Rounding out the top tier were Instagram ...

Apple reveals the 17 must-download apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro – here are the 2025 App Store Awards winners

Two weeks after announcing the finalists for App of the Year – and just a day after Spotify Wrapped dropped – Apple has ...
MacStories

Apple Reveals the Top App Store App and Game Downloads of 2024

Apple’s App Store has published its year-end list of the top free and paid apps and games, along with its top Apple Arcade games. The top free apps are about what you’d expect. There ...

iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

Fixit today announced the launch of a new iFixit app that's available to download from Apple's App Store (and the Play Store ...
Cult of Mac

12 must-have free Mac apps I always install first

Photo: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The 12 free Mac apps in this roundup prove that the best software doesn’t need to cost you anything. These are the first apps I install on any new Mac, ...
Engadget

Apple says the App Store is 'fair and free of bias' in response to Musk's legal threats

Apple has denied Elon Musk's accusation that it's favoring OpenAI in its App Store rankings and making it impossible for other AI companies to reach the top. In a statement sent to Bloomberg, ...