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Short video or long feed: where to put your attention
The two dominant shapes of social media ask different things of you. A look at what each one rewards, and which suits how you actually use your phone.
6 min read
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Find the app worth your time.
TopAppsNow sorts the app landscape into ten categories and tells you what each one is actually for. Membership adds premium access, no advertising and support that answers.
$1.95 to start, then $40.00 per month. Cancel any time.
- Social
- Entertainment
- Communication
- Music & Audio
- Productivity
- Shopping
- Games
- Health & Fitness
- Finance
- Education
- Social
- Entertainment
- Communication
- Music & Audio
- Productivity
- Shopping
- Games
- Health & Fitness
- Finance
- Education
Reading
What is on the site this week
Reviews, comparisons and guides, written to the same shape so two pieces are actually comparable.
App reviews
The free cleaner apps that actually free up space
Which storage cleaners do something useful, which ones just show you a progress bar, and what you can do without installing anything at all.
Featured8 min read
How to
Set up an Android phone for gaming
Refresh rate, background apps, thermals and storage. The settings that make a measurable difference, and the ones that are folklore.
5 min read
Tips
Five features on your phone you are probably not using
Hidden in the settings, switched off by default, and genuinely useful once you know they are there.
4 min read
Tech news
What AI in everyday apps is starting to look like
Summaries, smart replies and search that understands a sentence. Where it helps, where it gets in the way, and what it costs you in privacy.
7 min read
Comparisons
Password managers, compared on the things that matter
Sync, sharing, recovery and what happens when the company disappears. The criteria worth weighing before you commit your logins.
6 min read
How to
Move everything to a new phone without losing anything
Photos, messages, two factor codes and the settings nobody thinks about until they are gone. A step by step order of operations.
8 min read
Tech news
Chat apps are turning into moderation platforms
Automatic summaries, smarter notifications and moderation that runs before a human sees the message. What that changes for the people using them.
5 min read
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Categories
Ten places to start looking
Each category says plainly what belongs in it, so you know where to look before you start reading.
Social
Networks, communities and the places where conversations happen.
Entertainment
Streaming, video and everything for an evening on the sofa.
Communication
Messaging, calling and staying reachable without the noise.
Music & Audio
Listening, playlists, podcasts and audio you take with you.
Productivity
Notes, planning and the tools that clear an afternoon.
Shopping
Comparing, tracking and buying without three open tabs.
Games
From a five minute break to something that lasts a season.
Health & Fitness
Movement, sleep and habits, measured or simply followed.
Finance
Budgets, saving and keeping an eye on what goes out.
Education
Languages, courses and learning that fits around a job.
Inside a guide
The same three questions, every time
No score out of ten without a reason. Every entry is written to the same shape, so two guides are actually comparable.
What a guide looks likeThe same three questions, every time
- What it is for
- The job the app actually does, in one sentence, without the marketing.
- Who it suits
- Whether it fits someone starting out or someone who already has a system.
- What it does not do
- The limits worth knowing before you move your data across.
- Where it runs
- iOS, Android, desktop or a combination, and whether the account carries over.
How it works
From a category to a decision
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Pick a category
Start from what you actually need: a better budget app, something for the commute, a way to learn a language.
2
Read the comparison
Each entry says what the app is for, who it suits and where it falls short. No score out of ten without a reason.
3
Open the full library
Membership unlocks the complete set of guides, removes the advertising and adds priority support.
Everywhere
The same account on every screen
Read a comparison on the train, open the same page on the desktop when you actually install something. One membership covers both.
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What membership adds
The open site gets you started. Membership opens the rest and takes the advertising out of the way.
- Premium content access
The full library of guides and comparisons, not a sample.
- Ad free
No banners between you and what you came to read.
- Exclusive features
Tools and lists that are not part of the open site.
- Priority support
Your question goes to the front of the queue.
- Multi device
The same account on your phone, tablet and computer.
Why bother
Written to save you an evening
Not another list of the top ten. A description of what each app is for and who it suits.
Sorted, not scraped
Ten categories with a plain description each, so you can see where to look before you start reading.
Written to be useful
Every entry answers the same questions: what it does, who it is for, and what it does not do.
Across platforms
iOS, Android and desktop in the same comparison, because most people do not live on one device.
One membership
No tiers and no add ons. The same access on every device you sign in on.
Questions
The ones people ask most
What is TopAppsNow?
A guide to applications, sorted into ten categories, covering iOS, Android and desktop. Membership opens the full library of guides and comparisons, removes advertising and adds priority support.
What does it cost?
You start with a trial for $1.95. After the trial the membership continues at $40.00 per month, charged to the card you provided, until you cancel.
How long does the trial last?
The trial length and the exact renewal date are shown in full on the sign up page before you confirm. Nothing is charged beyond the $1.95 during the trial.
How do I cancel?
You can cancel at any time. Cancelling stops the recurring charge; it does not refund a period that has already been billed.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Everything opens in the browser on your phone, tablet or computer.
Get started
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Ten categories, three platforms, one membership that covers every device you sign in on.
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