This week's edition of our Apps of the Week roundup includes a virtual pocket artist, a photo-sorting app, and an app for helping you save money with friends. And as always, we've selected two great new games for you to check out.
Apollo, a gorgeous Reddit client built for power and speed by former Apple intern Christian Selig, is the only Reddit app you need. And with Apollo's optional dark theme available in two flavors, the usually darkened interface and a power-saving pure black mode.
Having recently rolled out a pretty interesting capability that is able to predict which new restaurants you might enjoy, the most recent update to Google Maps for iPhone and iPad now displays your phone's remaining battery charge level when sharing location with others.
Trust me, Cardhop is the only contacts app for your Mac that you'll actually want to use a regular basis. In its latest incarnation, Cardhop brings support for Instagram as a social profile type in the contact fields, plus drag and drop improvements and other updates.
The read-later app Instapaper is no more available on Apple Watch.
Instagram brought the Stories capability to its platform in August 2016. An ephemeral feature that revolves around auto-vanishing photos and videos, it proved a smash hit with users.
Fast forward to today and Instagram is now the leading choice for most teens.
In a late Thursday email to developers, Apple announced plans to end the iTunes  affliate program for apps and in-app purchases. The move could represent a major loss of revenue for tech sites who cover Apple and the products it makes.
With so much digital shopping these days, keeping track of our packages is almost a daily routine. But, instead of tracking each one on the delivery service website, you can install an app that tracks them for you. Check out these awesome iOS package tracking apps so you never miss your deliveries.
As promised, Facebook is bringing Screen Time-like tools to its mobile app and Instagram.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp yesterday brought group calling to its users.
In yet another sign that some kind of an augmented or virtual reality headset with a shiny Apple logo may be in the works, Apple has reportedly hired developer Sterling Crispin who previously built a virtual reality painting app for mobile headsets, called Cyber Paint.
Obscura 2, the award-winning iPhone camera app by developer Ben McCarthy, is currently available at no charge for a limited time through Apple's official Apple Store app, a $5 value.