There’s an interesting article at The New York Times today which states that most iPhone owners only use 5-10 apps with any regularity.
I’ve noticed the same behavior in myself. My iPhone has pages of apps (iTunes even more), but I don’t use most of them. So, this week I’m going to identify my most popular apps and vote the rest off the island.
Introducing iPhone Survivor. For one week, I’ll note each app I use and how often I use them. At the end of the week, they’ll be sorted on my iPhone by frequency (the most popular app in the upper left-hand corner and working down from there), while the apps that remain unused get deleted.
Update: Here are the results.
This is something the iPhone should be smarter about. “Organize apps by use frequency” should be a toggle in iTunes.
I’ve found that there are clusters of apps I used based on my physical location. @home apps include the iTunes remote and various music streaming or radio services. On the go apps include maps and some news apps. Work apps include Yammer…
The iPhone knows where I am. It should bring the apps I use in a particular location to the forefront. Would. Be. Nice.