4 iPhone Accessories That Are Never Worth Your Money, According To Apple Experts

A multi-purpose carabiner + charger

Another waste of money, the Apple multi-purpose carabiner charger is made up of an aluminum carabiner, and the charger can also work as a bottle opener and keychain, which would be practical if its design wasn’t quite so bulky. “It's suitable for any emergency case to help hold the charger on your keychain, but it gives a weird look while carrying,” Walker says. “However, if one needs to charge their phone several times, they can carry a power bank, which may be more worthwhile than this multi-purpose carabiner charger.”

Clip-On Camera Lenses 

Back in the day, your phone was just your phone. Then, slowly, your smartphone started gaining the traits of a smart camera, as well. Suddenly, your phone became capable of taking high-quality photos that can rival those taken by literal cameras. Because of these constant improvements — and Apple seems dedicated to consistently updating their phone cameras — there’s really little need to purchase clip-on camera lenses that take close-up shots or add special effects to photos (some of the best photo editing apps out there can do pretty much everything in that department). 

Sausage iPad Stylus

“In its tube-steak design, the weirdly shaped charger makes it helpful to use in the winter while wearing gloves,” Walker says. “It is capable of taking through gloves. Along with this, developers also say that this is compatible and can be carried easily in the pocket, which we can also do with the standard iPad charger. It is not worth buying such a stylus. It is just a slight upgrade of the previous charger, including the high cost.”

As always, the worst and best accessories for you have everything to do with your needs and personal preferences. But if you’re looking to save money and downsize on tech gadgets, these are three that may not be worth the cost.