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The best anxiety apps for iPhone and iPad to help calm you

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Whether you suffer from an anxiety disorder or just need help reducing stress and anxious feelings, your iOS device can be really helpful. Using apps that can make you feel relaxed and in control of your emotional and mental health is a terrific way to use your device.

Here are some of the best anxiety apps for iPhone and iPad.

2019 Apple Design Award winners announced

Apple's Design Awards 2019 banner

Every year, during the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple takes some time to celebrate some of the apps the company has discovered out of the App Store. The annual Apple Design Awards is meant to celebrate the apps and games, along with the developers, for their artistry and technical achievements. This year is certainly no different, as the company has announced the winners of the award.

Streamline your workflow with Command-Tab Plus

If you’re like most people, you have multiple apps open at once on your desktop. Whether you’re cramming for a presentation or simply love multitasking at work, it can be tricky to keep track of everything you're working on—let alone navigate between your various open programs.

AnyTrans brings support for automatic wireless iOS backups, WhatsApp/Viber chats & more [sponsor]

AnyTrans, a comprehensive Mac and Windows app by iMobie for transferring, backing up and managing your iOS, Android and cloud content, was updated recently with several new features, including comprehensive iOS backup enhancements with the selective restore and automatic wireless backup features, plus the ability to move WhatsApp and Viber chats between devices and support for downloading videos from 1,000+ online sources.

Build your own customized educational apps with this training

Apps and games are good for more than just passing the time. In the right hands, they can be powerful learning tools that help introduce students to new ideas and reinforce their new knowledge. But it may come as a surprise that you can actually build your very own educational apps for your child from scratch.

Review: the new iPod touch vs. the previous model

Out of the blue, Apple delivered a seventh-generation iPod touch media player earlier this week, a repackaged version of the 2015 predecessor sporting an updated processor and double the flash storage rather than a thorough revamp with an edge-to-edge display, Face ID and so forth. The refreshed device still has a lot going for it so we thought we'd review the new iPod touch for iDB readers who might be in the market for an affordable iOS gadget.

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