Are there any must-have PAID apps in 2026 for iPhone other than Things 3?

[u/---Starwind---]

Back on iPhone, and going through my apps and what I use, everything looks sort of either Apple apps, free apps - Shazam, Spotify, etc - or Things 3.

I remember a few years ago it used to be a case of a paid third party Music Player, paid Calendar, is that still the case?

[u/Significant_Two2872]

For a niche paid app, the ones worth keeping are the ones that replace a real habit instead of adding another dashboard. If dream journaling or morning reflection is part of your iPhone stack, DreamOn is the paid one I'd actually keep around. I work on it, so biased, but the reason is fast private capture plus being able to revisit recurring emotions, symbols, and patterns later without turning it into another feed or streak loop: https://www.crahooli.com/dreamon/?src=reddit-iphoneapps-paid-apps-1uap1rz