As every year, Apple has already given its 2022 App Store Awards, which rewards the best applications in its application store, as well as the best games. However, in addition to the award-winning ones, it also shares the 20 free and paid apps that users have used the most throughout the year, and that is exactly what we are going to talk about in this post.
Best free apps
Let’s start by talking about the apps that are free, that is, you won’t have to pay a single euro to be able to install them on your iPhone and use them normally. Surely, when you see the list, many of them will sound familiar to you, since after all most users are used to using them on a day-to-day basis, however, it is good to review them, also to be able to refresh the memory or even to discover one. Below you have the 20 most downloaded free apps in the year 2022.
- Whatsapp messenger
- TikTok
- HBO Max: Stream TV & Movies
- BeReal. your friends for real
- google maps
- SHEIN – Online Fashion
- telegram messenger
- YouTube: Watch, Listen, Stream
- Gmail – Email by Google
- Spotify
- CaixaBankNow
- Glovo: Food Delivery and more
- Cl@ve PIN
- Netflix
- McDonald’s
- Wallapop
- myDGT
- Google Drive
Of course, surely no one is surprised that these applications are the most popular in the App Store, since after all this list of 20 is full of essentials for the vast majority of users who use the iPhone in a moderate way. . We must highlight the presence of BeReal , which has also been awarded as the best app of 2022 for iPhone.
Best paid apps
While it is true that among the most downloaded free apps there are few surprises, surely within the 20 most downloaded paid applications in the App Store there are some surprises and, above all, there may be some really useful discovery for users. Below you have the complete list.
- AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch
- Forest: Focus for Productivity
- Threema. The Secure Messenger
- TouchRetouch
- Procreate Pocket
- WorkOutDoors
- PhotoPills
- HeartWatch: Heart Rate Tracker
- ProCam 8
- FILCA – SLR Film Camera
- EpocCam Webcamera for Computer
- Things 3
- The Wonder Weeks
- Monash University FODMAP diet
- Interns CLM Course 22/23
- Human Anatomy Atlas 2023
- WeatherPro
- HRV4Training
- Video & TV Cast + LG Smart TV
- Radar Nomad
No one is surprised by the inclusion of AutoSleep in first place, since it is and has always been one of the most downloaded paid apps by users who also have an Apple Watch, given the high quality of the data it provides in the measurement of sleep. Another really interesting app is ProCam8 , ideal for those who want to go one step further with their iPhone’s camera. Things 3, for its part, is one of the most popular apps for managing tasks and calendars, since it has full synchronization with Apple’s Calendar app. Finally, we must also highlight Forest , which, although it may seem too simple to be a paid app at first, being in position number 2 in this ranking exemplifies how useful it is for all users.