My Favorite Apps of 2015

Here are the apps I enjoyed the most in 2015. This will be fun to look back on in 2020.

Robinhood — A blissfully easy stock trading app that got me interested in a world that had always seemed foreign and intimating to me.

Noon Pacific — A wonderful music curation app that drops a new playlist every Monday at noon. The guy who runs it has insane taste.

Instagram — Continues to be the best place for lifestyle photography and (essentially) micro-blogging. It’s what Tumblr always wanted to be.

Wallet — Using this app makes me feel happy and like I’m living in the future. I love seeing movie and plane tickets next to my digital credit cards. I can’t really explain why I think this is so cool.

Anything with Apple Pay — Checking out with Apple Pay is an amazingly simple and fluid experience. It makes online shopping as easy as buying a game or movie in the App Store and feels like the future.

Evernote — One of my resolutions for 2016 is to dive even deeper into Evernote as a tool. It’s incredibly impressive, beautifully designed, and incredibly handy. I use it more and more with each passing month.

My Verizon — I literally just switched to Verizon and am so impressed with this app. Touch ID makes signing in super easy and they couldn’t have made it more simple or beautiful to check on your data and bills.

AMEX — A top of the line app for a top of the line credit card.

OpenTable — My wife and I go out to eat a lot and this thing saves me a lot of time finding good tables at good times at good restaurants. Most of the best spots in my area use it, but it would be frustrating if that wasn’t the case.

MetroMile — This is saving me a ton of money on car insurance plus gives me lots of good data regarding gas consumption and driving habits. There’s even a built in GPS that tells you where your car is parked.

Uber — This gets better and better and I can’t imagine life without it.
PRO TIP: Pay for the “Black Car” to avoid small chat with some random dude in a dirty Prius. It’s worth the extra money.

Overcast — I started using this instead of Apple’s own podcast app and it’s a total game changer. I never understood why so many people complained about Apple’s app until I started using this.

Gmail — I cringe every time I see someone using Apple Mail or Outlook. Gmail is so far ahead of the curve.