Storm Radar gives CarPlay drivers a no-fuss radar map, route weather alerts, and spoken turn-by-turn directions for free.
Weather on the Way shows the forecast for every stretch of your route on CarPlay, which makes it a smart pick for road trip planning.
Zinnia has the best planner and journaling templates I've seen, but nearly everything requires Premium.
Notability is great for students who switch note styles constantly, as long as you don't need its AI transcription.
Freeform is the best free note-taking app for iPad, and it's probably already installed.
Concepts is the best app I tested for concept maps, doodles, and notes that grow in every direction.
GoodNotes keeps notebooks, planners, and flashcards in one app, and it's still my top pick for iPad note-taking.
CollaNote is the only note-taking app I tested with a calculator built right into your notes.
LiquidText is the best iPad app I tested for PDFs, research, and comparing long documents.
I tested Christmas Countdown: Daysie on my Galaxy S24 FE. Here's why its holiday scenes and free games make it my top countdown pick for Android.