My most used mobile apps in 2022

In December 2021, I made a switch from my 4-year old iPhone X over to the (giant) iPhone 13 Max Pro. I wasn’t a fan of big screens at first - some of them won’t even fit into my clutch(!) and are generally impractical to handle.

But - my love for new tech took over. I thoroughly enjoy exploring new apps and their functionalities. Not only because I work in tech - seeing how new features impact daily life is like a glimpse to the future. I wrote a similar post back at the beginning of 2020.

The size of an iPhone definitely impacted my routines and how I use the apps - either for personal admin, lifestyle and, most importantly - work.

I wrote a similar blog back in 2019 and some of the apps made it to this list as well.

Here’s a roundup of heavily used apps installed on my phone in 2022:

Banking & Personal finance

I couldn't believe my eyes when I counted 7(!) banking apps on my screen.

Monzo, Revolut, Wise and 4 local banks - the stack is substantial.

I’ve used Spendee for a couple of years now and it’s my little hack to track spending. I input every transaction I make manually. I can tell this promotes more conscious spending - and, on the other hand, makes more substantial (especially unexpected) expenses more painful. This habit definitely prevented me to buy yet another piece of clothing or skincare product I don’t necessarily need.
Looking at the proportional graph of my spending categories gives me a good idea where I can cut down next month.

Cheers to more intentional spending!

Apps for work

Slack and discord for team collaboration and communities. The community space has been picking up lately and I often find myself engaging in either professional or lifestyle communities instead of mindlessly browsing the internet or facebook.

Ayanza - beautiful and functional team collaboration app for your company. I especially love the mobile version to stay on top what’s happening in the company I’m working with. Daily prompts/questions keep the space and getting to know your colleagues interesting. If you’re a part of the team that needs to foster transparent collaboration or running a side project, give it a try (for free).

Hubspot app - for messaging queries from website visitors. Time is the essence when it comes to new leads and replying real-time without the need to log in to your desktop changes the game. Priceless when I'm out and about.

Lifestyle apps

Daily dozen

I can read only a couple of pages of How not to die book a day. Dr. Greger’s only resource is science and peer-reviewed studies. I thought I was eating quite healthy unless I started to use their app as well. It helps you track all of the crucial nutrients we need to consume on daily basis. I am yet to hit the max threshold of 24 servings.

One of my yearly goals in 2022 was to become more knowledgeable about nutrition - and, more importantly, chemical processes that follow eating specific foods. Eating the right combination of foods at a time makes all the difference to the absorbtion of critical nutrients.

How not to die book is a good start, I follow @nutritionfacts on instagram as well - this serves as yet another actionable reminder to be more mindful in my food choices on that particular day.

I want to take it to the next stage in the autumn and order Veri to track my glucose spikes. Data and facts are the things that change my behavioral and eating habits. Find out what works for you the best.

Clue - the essential app in the life of a woman - track your cycle as well as a range of symptoms and activities during the month. Becoming older has impacted my usual cycle patterns. It’s important to know where you stand as different cycle phases affect the creativity, productivity and much more…

If I learned something from paying attention - it’s the fact that my performance/energy levels are changing throughout the month. In my case, this leads to (often) big discrepancies in productivity levels. There are days when I accomplish so much I can pack two or three days of work in one. I try to recognize this and push for volume, specific tasks or activities I know are easier to accomplish at that moment.

This has a drawback too - I have a couple of days in a month when I'm not able to formulate a single paragraph, yet alone do big picture strategic thinking. It’s frustrating but the awareness and tracking those productive days keeps me in some kind of a balance.

Fastic - I'm slowly getting back to intermittent fasting. Since Zero, the app I used before has apparently monetised the whole thing, I wanted to switch. The only feature I need is to track my windows and Fastic delivers far more than this - definitely recommended for health geeks that enjoy gamification as well.

Is there any particular app that recently got your attention? Please share it in comments!

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