3 Useless iPhone Apps You Can Delete ASAP To Clear Up Storage

There are apps on your phone that you wouldn’t dream of parting ways with — nor should you. If you use an app consistently, even if it’s a battery killer or takes up a ton of storage, you may just want to make sacrifices when it comes to other apps so that you can keep it. But there is a good chance you have at least a few apps on your phone that are consuming valuable resources without giving much back in return. These are the useless apps that are worth getting rid of — because doing so will provide you a more efficient iPhone with storage space that can be used for files and photos. Here are three useless apps that are worth deleting to clear up storage. 

If you love a game on your phone, keep it (of course). But this tip applies to all of those games you downloaded years ago (Angry Birds, anyone?) that are still hanging around your screen like barnacles on your battery and storage. 

Games often assimilate large file sizes with their extensive graphic assets that occupy significant storage space, according to Johan Alexander, CEO of APKCima. “You should always delete games that you no longer play and reclaim lost storage used by the game data, caches, and temporary files,” Alexander notes. 

Photo and video apps have grown exponentially in the last few years. Whether it’s an app that applies makeup to your face, one that features cool filters, or one that creates amazing background for photos, there is no shortage of photo and video editing apps out there, and some are a real drain on your phone.

“These apps are quite common and you might have downloaded one or two at least once in a lifetime,” Alexander says. “The editing apps store a large number of cached files and project data, resulting in significant storage usage. Even though the app may be sized around 20-30MB but its accumulated files can go into hundreds of megabytes. Always delete these apps if you are no longer using them.”

News and weather apps can accumulate lots of cached articles, images, and location data, according to Alexander, who suggests deleting these outdated/unused apps immediately and free up tons of storage.

“Keep in mind that deleting the apps means you have permanently removed these apps and any data associated with them,” Alexander says. “Therefore, practice caution before picking an app to delete.”