Best Stuff That Works Apps

12+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.6 avg rating
11 free apps
Updated October 2026

With an average user rating of 4.6★, the stuff that works category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 12+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Stuff That Works Apps (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1StuffThatWorksStuffThatWorksFree4.6★ (891)NoNoSep 2026
2Apple ResearchApple ResearchFree4.2★ (1.5K)NoNoOct 2026
3ZoteroZoteroFree4.6★ (431)NoNoOct 2026
4Habit Rabbit: Habit TrackerHabit Rabbit: Habit TrackerFree4.7★ (8.6K)YesYesOct 2026
5Text to Speech Reader: ReadBitText to Speech Reader: ReadBitFree4.3★ (240)NoYesOct 2026
6Bearable - Symptom TrackerBearable - Symptom TrackerFree4.8★ (6.4K)NoYesOct 2026
7Elevate - Brain Training GamesElevate - Brain Training GamesFree4.8★ (544K)YesYesOct 2026
8Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!Free4.7★ (74K)NoYesOct 2026

Top Picks for Stuff That Works

StuffThatWorks#1

StuffThatWorks by StuffThatWorks Ltd.

Finding treatments that work
Editor's Choice
🏥 Medical
4.6😊(891 ratings)
Free
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Connect with others managing chronic conditions. Share experiences, discover effective treatments, and contribute to a collective knowledge base. Gain insights through AI analysis and personalized health tracking.

What We Love

  • 🤝 Helpful community
  • 📊 Useful data and insights
  • 🔍 Comprehensive information
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🙌 Empowering for chronic illness
  • 🤩 Great resource for rare conditions

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with required phone number
  • ⏱️ Long and invasive surveys to join communities
  • 🤯 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 🔍 Difficulty finding own posts and discussions
4.2😐(1.5K ratings)
Free
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Contribute to groundbreaking health research by participating in studies using your Apple Watch and iPhone. Gain insights into your health and help advance medical science and Apple's health technologies. Choose which data to share and manage your contributions.

What We Love

  • 👍 Frictionless participation
  • 🚀 Excellent data collector
  • 💡 Great concept
  • 🌟 Behind you 100%
  • 👍 Love collaborative research

Room to Improve

  • 🔒 Privacy concerns
  • 🐛 Buggy app
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 🚫 Limited to Apple devices
  • 💰 Lack of compensation
Zotero#3

Zotero by Zotero

Your research assistant
Worth Considering
📊 Productivity
4.6😊(431 ratings)
Free
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This research tool helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your academic and professional work. Save articles, books, and webpages, add notes and highlights, and generate bibliographies in thousands of styles. Collaborate with others and sync your library across devices.

What We Love

  • 👍 Simple and powerful
  • 🚀 Convenient and useful
  • 🚀 Seamless syncing across devices
  • 🚀 Excellent reference management
  • 👍 Great annotation and PDF reading experience
  • 👍 Intuitive and easy to use

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Syncing issues with WebDAV
  • 🐛 Metadata not automatically extracted from PDFs
  • 🐛 Annotation tools could be improved
  • 🐛 Limited sorting and filtering options

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FAQ about Stuff That Works

What are the best stuff that works apps for iPhone?
StuffThatWorks tops our stuff that works apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.6-star average from 891 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 11 of the top stuff that works apps we rank are free to download, including StuffThatWorks and Apple Research.
StuffThatWorks has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 12+ stuff that works apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.