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Best Free Utility Apps on Mobile, Ranked

Google Translate is the best free utility app: it translates text, speech and camera images, works offline once you download a language, and has no ad

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Sports Apps for Scores and Live Games, Ranked

ESPN is the best sports app for most fans: scores, news, alerts and radio for every sport are free, and one plan, ESPN Unlimited at $31.99 a month, pu

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Rhythm and Music Games on Mobile, Ranked

Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage is the best rhythm game on a phone: six difficulty tiers up to a three-finger Append level, and every song unlocks throug

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Health Care Apps in the US, Ranked

MyChart is the best health care app in the US if your hospital runs Epic: test results, messages to your doctor, scheduling, video visits and bills in

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Lifestyle Apps for Home and Family, Ranked

Pinterest is the best lifestyle app for running a home: it is free, sells ordinary users nothing, and turns a photo or a phrase into a board of ideas

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Apps to Rent or Buy a Home in the US, Ranked

Zillow is the best app to rent or buy a home in the US: it covers sales and rentals in one free search, publishes how accurate its Zestimate is, and l

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Ticket Apps for Concerts, Sports and Shows, Ranked

Gametime is the best ticket app for concerts and games: prices include fees from the first screen, sales stay open until 90 minutes after the start, a

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11