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Walkthroughs of what the apps actually do, screen by screen.
How to find photos of your card, passport or ID on your iPhone
Two ways to find the photos on your iPhone that show a card number, a passport or an ID card: the search built into Photos, and a scan that checks every photo for you.
How to see where you walked on your iPhone, and replay it in 3D
Apple Health counts your steps but keeps no map of where you took them. Here is how to keep the route of a walk on your iPhone and watch it again in 3D — for free.
How to see a whole year of a habit at a glance on iPhone
A habit is easier to keep when you can see it. How to track habits on iPhone so the whole year shows up as one picture — free for up to three habits.
How many steps a day do you really need?
The 10,000-step goal came from a 1960s pedometer, not a study. What large studies have found about daily steps since, and how to pick a goal you will keep.
What to look for in a step counter app for iPhone
Your iPhone already counts steps for free. Five questions to ask before you install a step counter app, from accounts and privacy to what sits behind the subscription.
How long does it take to build a habit? Not 21 days
The 21-day rule was never measured. A study that did measure it found 66 days on average, anywhere from 18 to 254 — and that missing a day does not reset you.
What your camera roll knows about you
Card numbers, passport pages, bank transfers, recovery phrases: the photos you took once and forgot. Why they matter more than they used to, and what to do with them.
A tour of StepKit
What StepKit looks like in use: the day, a walk, the history it lands in, and what the free app does before Pro.
A tour of KeepUp
What KeepUp looks like in use: the daily screen, streaks, insights, and what the free tier gives you before Pro.
A tour of Scour
What Scour looks like in use: what it looks for in your photos, what is free and what Scour Pro adds, and why it checks the maths before it flags anything.