App stores are crowded places these days, and because storage space on your phone is often at a premium, you’ll want to fill it with not only the best, but also the most helpful apps out there. Because they come and go quicker than the latest fashion trends, and digging through Google Play, the iTunes App Store, or any of the others is such a mission; a little nudge in the right direction is often very welcome. Here are the apps we think you need to check out this week.
When iOS 9 was announced earlier this year, there was plenty of conversation about new features like Apple’s News app and the overhauled function of Siri. One thing that didn’t come up much, but has proven to be one of the biggest draws, is the introduction of content blockers. Similar to the ad blockers you might use on your computer, the feature swats away unwanted ads and prevents nosy trackers from watching your activity.
Peace has popped up as the cream of the crop for this new frontier. Designed by the creator of popular reader app Instapaper, Peace speeds up the web browsing experience by doing away with the invasive trackers housed on many sites. The app draws its block list from Ghostery, a comprehensive and crowdsourced database of web bugs, ad networks, and widgets on web pages. Peace has additional optional blocking abilities if you want to go further, or a whitelist if you trust some sites with your information.
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