The only 28 apps you need to have on your iPhone home screen by Alyson Shontell and Alex Heath on Dec 1, 2015, 2:11 PM Advertisement
 Which are the best apps you should be using? We scoured the home screens of a dozen tech executives and sifted through the 100 best apps you can download to find the 28 essential apps for your homescreen. Assuming you don't sort your apps into folders, and assuming you have a big iPhone like the 6S Plus, that's how many Apple allows you to see before having to flick to the next page of apps (six rows of four with four additional apps permanently stuck on the bottom of the screen). You'll want to personalize some of our picks based on your habits. For example, you may want to use Hailo instead of Uber if you live in Europe. And you may want to use Chase instead of Mint if that's where you specifically bank. Here are the best of the best apps, which deserve the most coveted real estate on your iPhone. SEE ALSO: What 11 tech executives have on their iPhone home screens First, to download all these apps, you're going to want to have the Apple App Store handy, which is an app in and of itself. So go ahead and stick that on your home screen.  The official Apple App Store will let you download or update any app on your device. So keep this shortcut handy. Price: Free Available on: iOS. It comes pre-loaded on your phone once it's activated.
You might as well keep the native Settings App on your homescreen too. You'll constantly need it to change things like location settings or to add WiFi information. Also keep the "Safari," "Phone," "Camera" and "Messages" native apps on your home screen, because you'll use these for most text messages, web-browsing, and to place most calls.  Use these apps for basic phone functions, like setting your alarm, connecting to WiFi, sending text messages and calling friends. There are some substitute apps you could swap. For example you could use the Rise alarm clock app, but most people enjoy using Apple's native alarm clock app well enough.
There are a few other native Apple apps you'll want to keep on your home screen. Calendar is one of them, although you could sub a calendar alternative like Fantastical 2.  Fantastical 2 is an easy-t0-use iPhone calendar app if you're not satisfied with the native Apple calendar app. It will keep you organized and it will turn whatever you type into a calendar date. For example you can type, "Meet with Alyson for lunch at Business Insider at noon and Fantastical will plug it in. Price: $2.99 for Fantastical 2 Available: iOS
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