Thread by @AliAbdaal

These days it’s pretty much impossible to quit your phone. We rely on so many apps in our day-to-day lives.

Here’s a full list of my favourite iPhone apps that I use pretty much every day 👇

📗 @audible_com - one of the best $7.95/month that I spend on anything. Whenever I’m driving the car, cleaning the house, or getting ready for bed, I listen to audiobooks on 2x speed. Very easy way to use time more productively and make each of these activities more enjoyable.

🎤 @JoinClubhouse - if I’m bringing my phone to bed with me I usually end up talking to my US friends and YouTubers over on Clubhouse. Sort-of like Discord audio rooms with conversations on all sorts of topics. Follow me @AliAbdaal.

📸 @instagram - when I want to be a total #wastemen I open Instagram and end up scrolling through my feed. Or when I feel like my ego needs a little boost, I browse through my own old uploads lol. Follow me @AliAbdaal.

🐦 @Twitter - 2nd horseman of procrastination. I do my best to use Twitter less often but luckily it sometimes leads to interesting conversations and ideas for YouTube videos.

😴 @AutoSleepApp - I use this one passively while I sleep. It takes all the data from my @ouraring and Apple Watch and tells me how well I’m sleeping. Haven’t found it particularly useful tbh but the data is there so I might put it to work someday.

🎥 YouTube Studio - This is where I answer most of the YouTube comments. Fun fact - this usually happens when I’m on the loo.

📰 @instapaper - I use it to collect all the articles that I find on the web but don’t want to read them at the moment. The cool thing about Instapaper is that I can highlight bits of text and using @readwiseio export them to @NotionHQ and @RoamResearch.

🗓 Fantastical - my go-to calendar app from @flexibits. It’s rather on the expensive side ($5/month) but I’ve been using it for the last 5 years and have to say it’s pretty solid.

🤳 @tiktok_us - occasionally, when I turn on my inner creator mode, I’ll record a cheeky TikTok with some life-advicey stuff or Harry Potter impressions. If you want to see me doing Snape, follow me @draliabdaal.

🏋️ @MyFitnessPal - in the hope of getting 6-pack abs (not right now, see more here: aliabdaal.com/my-goals-april…), I’ll track my macros and calories. Given that I’m currently on 79kg compared to 73kg this time last year, it’s not going great 😅.

💬 @SlackHQ - this is where my team and I communicate and talk about the YouTube channel, podcast, and all sorts of business stuff.

📝 @draftsapp - my go-to app whenever I want to quickly jot down an idea, task, or a short note in general. For example, when I have a random idea for a video, I’ll write a quick script in Drafts and later move it to @RoamResearch.

📖 @shortformhq - really good summaries of popular non-fiction books. I treat it as an additional resource to regular reading and I’ll check the summary if I’m not convinced to read a whole book. Cheeky affiliate link if you want to try it out 👉 go.aliabdaal.com/shortform

💞 @hinge - if I’m feeling particularly frisky, I’ll hang out a little bit on Hinge and check my matches. After all, the #wifequest won’t complete itself.

📚 @AmazonKindle - their iPhone app works great and I use it when I can’t be bothered to get up and grab my actual Kindle. Recently read: @AndreAgassi’s Open which was absolutely fantastic. Currently reading: How To Find Meaningful Work by @romankrznaric and @TheSchoolOfLife.

🎙️ @AirrAudio - my default podcast-listening app. A cool thing about Air is that you can hit an air quote button while you’re listening to any podcast and it’ll save the last 30 seconds of the show including the transcript if it’s available. And it nicely connects with @readwise.

🎨 @Lightroom - I might occasionally take a selfie, go into Lightroom and do some quick editing to make it ready for the gram.

🎸 @ultimateguitar - search for any song in the world, find chords for it and start playing immediately. If you want to see how I flex my piano + singing skills check out my Instagram profile @AliAbdaal.

🚙 @Tesla - Lets me preheat the car and get into a cosy interior even when it’s freezing cold outside #flex. Thanks, @elonmusk.

🌐 @RoamResearch - I use it for all of my note-taking. Mostly on my Mac but since Roam has a nice ‘quick capture’ feature on iPhone, I’ll sometimes use it to jot down my ideas and thoughts.

🗂️ @NotionHQ - everything business happens on Notion. I use it to organise everything apart from note-taking. I and my team use Notion to organise the YouTube channel, research new ideas, and schedule upcoming articles. See how I use it:

✍️ @dayoneapp - my private journaling app. I’ve been using it since 2014 and just recently made it a goal to do more journaling. If you’re curious about my progress (on this and my other goals) check out my April Goals Report: aliabdaal.com/my-goals-april…

🎧 @Spotify - I’ll usually use it to play some instrumental playlist while I’m working on my own or with PTYA class while we’re all filming our videos or brainstorming ideas for them. If you’re curious about PTYA, you can read more about it over here academy.aliabdaal.com

📧 @Superhuman - a fancy email app that gives you the privilege to check your Gmail for $30/month. In all seriousness, I’ve been using it since 2019 and I have to say it’s a really solid app. Hence, I see no point to switch back to Gmail or some other email app.

🎮 @discord - I’ve dabbled with having a fan discord server at one point but it became way too much to manage (hit me up if you want to become a moderator) so now I’m using it mostly to play @CallofDuty with my boys.

🧠 @brilliantorg - a fantastic app with courses on Maths, science, programming and all sorts of interesting stuff. I’ve recently completed their courses on blockchain and python and had a blast doing both.

Learn with me +(20% off for first 200 people) 👉 brilliant.org/ali

If you want to see all the apps that I use on my iPhone (and how I use them), head over to this video I recently published on my YouTube channel👇