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Best Comics and Manga Apps, Ranked

Shonen Jump is the best comics app: the newest chapters of many Shueisha series are free on the day they come out in Japan, and $3.99 a month opens a

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Business Apps for Work and Job Hunting, Ranked

Microsoft Authenticator is the best business app on a phone: it approves work sign-ins by number matching, which is safer than a single Approve button

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Beauty Apps for Booking and Shopping, Ranked

Fresha is the best beauty app for booking: it costs the customer nothing, books from salons' live calendars, and shows off-peak discounts before you p

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Car Apps for Buying and Fixing a Car, Ranked

Car Scanner ELM OBD2 is the best car app: with a small adapter in the diagnostic port it reads and clears fault codes, shows live sensor data and cost

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Drawing and Design Apps on Mobile, Ranked

Sketchbook is the best drawing app on a phone: its brushes, perspective guides and symmetry are free, it shows no ads, and the only upgrade is a $2.99

Editorial Team · 2026-10-11

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Best Learning Apps for Young Kids, Ranked

The best learning app for a young child costs nothing and sells nothing: PBS KIDS Games has more than 280 curriculum-based mini-games for ages 2 to 8,

Editorial Team · 2026-10-06

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Best Free Social Apps for Adults, Ranked

Adults use social apps for different things than teenagers do: running a club, finding people who share an interest, selling a sofa, keeping up with f

Editorial Team · 2026-10-06