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Best Creativity & Design Apps
Here's our roundup of the best apps we found to help you release your creativity digitally. For more iPhone tips, check out our Tip of the Day newsletter.
Canva: Design, Art & AI Editor - (Free)
Create presentations, social media posts, projects, and more with this easy-to-use design app. Easily create any design you can imagine with just the free version!
Coolors - (Free)
Browse and design color palettes. Select a color from a photo and randomly generate a palette designed around it. Easily export the palettes for further creative work.
FamilyAlbum Pro - ($4.99/month)
Easily create photo albums and videos to share with family. Explore curated collections and select photos to print for gifts, home décor, and more.
Evite: Party Invitation Maker - (Free)
Design beautiful invitations with just a few taps of your fingers. Pick your design and guests, add details, and you're good to go! You can even add a ‘What to Bring’ list for potlucks and more.
Freeform - (Free)
Design mood boards, track brainstorming sessions with this Apple native app. Keep your ideas private or collaborate with others easily by just hitting share.
StoryCorps - (Free)
Record spoken stories and easily access notes, questions, and more. This is a great option for interviewing friends and family—you can share recordings with the app or keep it as your private collection.
Scrivener - ($49)
Scrivener is the perfect app for anyone working on a manuscript. Keep track of notes and research, plot out your story, and easily share sections or entire books right from the app.
Soundstripe - ($9.99/month)
Easily license music for your creative projects through this platform. Browse playlists and song suggestions and easily download music right to your device.
djay - DJ App & AI Mixer - ($6.99/month)
Start your DJ career (or hobby!) with a bang thanks to this user-friendly app. Enjoy Apple Music and Spotify integration plus AI features to help you create the best beats.
Squarespace: Run your business - (from $15.99/month)
Have a passion, side hustle, or business you want to showcase? Squarespace makes creating and maintaining a website easy so you can focus on your creativity and not get lost in technical tasks.
If you liked this creativity and design app list, check out our full list of best iPhone apps in the categories of entertainment, finance, health and fitness, dining and cooking, and staff and reader favorites.
