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Essential iPhone and iPad apps

Here’s how to get them from Setapp

Have you tried iOS apps from Setapp? Explore our top picks for iPhone and iPad and learn how to install them.

Stellar apps for your iPhone and iPad
Launcher with Multiple Widgets: Customize your screen

Launcher is a crazy powerful app for customizing your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Create widgets for anything you want: Call your mom in one tap, instantly launch your favorite playlist, jump to selected websites, and more. Your iPhone, your rules.

Tweak everything from background color to widget icons based on your location or time of the day. You can get really inventive with those widgets!

Session: Improve focus

Session is a Pomodoro timer that helps you finally get things done. Block a 25-minute interval, commit to your task, and reward yourself with a break afterward. Session displays the timer on your Lock Screen, so you’re less likely to get carried away when you pick up your phone.

Session works great with Apple’s Shortcuts app, helping you automate your workflow. Think of enabling Do Not Disturb or playing your favorite productivity playlist at the start of each focused session.

Nitro PDF Pro: Edit documents on the go

Need to quickly sign a PDF or add a few comments? Nitro PDF Pro lets you do it on your iPhone and iPad. Highlight and comment on PDFs, fill and sign documents, draw, and even edit text and images.

You can also add, delete, rotate, and reorder pages as well as merge entire PDFs.

Expenses: Track your spending

Meet your perfect personal finance app. No registration, no complex setup, no learning curve. Simply enter your expenses and income, and it’ll quickly become your daily habit. Expenses is both simple and flexible: You can add custom categories and even use multiple currencies at once.


Expenses can show your spending by category and your spending trends over time. Now you always know where your money goes.

UpLife: Improve your mental health

UpLife brings 100+ guided sessions, meditations, and interactive courses curated by professional psychologists. Select your goals — like reducing anxiety or increasing self-esteem — and the app recommends activities for you.

You don’t have to spend more than 15 minutes daily on UpLife sessions. It’s time to fit some self-care into your busy schedule.

Curio: Listen to top news stories

Stay well-informed without staring into your phone. Curio brings audio stories from leading publications like The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Wired, and many others. All are included in your Setapp membership.

You can customize your news feed, add favorites, save stories for later, and download them for offline listening. Perfect for workouts or long commutes!

How to get iOS apps from Setapp

You need a “Mac + iOS” or “Power User” plan to get apps on your iPhone and iPad. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Go to the app’s page on your Mac.
  2. Click Get iOS App.
  3. Scan two QR codes on the next screen to install and activate the app.

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