Apple CarPlay is a system that uses iPhone applications to bring features such as communication and entertainment to the screen in your car. This system, which allows you to do what you want to do with your iPhone while driving, is supported by many manufacturers.
That’s why we can see so many new applications. After installing them on your iPhone, you can see them in the CarPlay supporters section when you connect them to the vehicle. So what are the best apps that support Apple CarPlay? Here are the details…
Best apps that support Apple CarPlay:
Apple Apps:
- Phone (Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Keypad)
- Music (Apple Music including Beats 1)
- Maps (Search, POI, Navigation, Route sharing)
- Messages (creating, reading and replying via Siri)
- News+ (audio listening for Apple News subscribers)
- Podcasts (works with Siri)
- Books
- Calendar (View current and upcoming events)
- Settings (Siri suggestions, Do Not Disturb While Driving, Light and Dark mode)
- Dashboard (favorite locations, now playing audio, Siri suggestions, calendar events in new addition to home screen with iOS 13)
Audiobooks:
- Audible
- Audiobooks
- bookmate
- Free AudioBooks
- Google Play Books
- Kobo Books
- Libby (Overdrive)
- scribd
- Walmart eBooks
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Communication Applications:
- Cisco Webex Meetings/Webex
- LINE
- Microsoft Teams
- Telegram Messenger
- ZOOM Cloud Meetings
Music:
- Amazon Music
- audioBoom
- Clammr Radio
- Dash Radio
- Deezer Music
- Digital Concert Hall
- Google Play Music
- LiveXLive
- Mixcloud
- Next: Magic DJ & Playlists
- Orange Radio
- Plexamp (for Plex)
- Radio Deejay
- Radio Disney
- SiriusXM Radio
- Slacker Radio
- Spotify
- Tidal
- VOX
- YouTube Music
Navigation apps you can use with Apple Carplay:
- 2GIS
- Google Maps (works via Siri with iOS 13 and above)
- HERE WeGo Maps & Navigation (Offline maps)
- NAVER Map
- Rever Motorcycle GPS & Rides
- Roads by Porsche
- Sygic GPS Navigation & Maps (Offline maps)
- TomTom GO Navigation
- Waze (works via Siri with iOS 13 above)
- Weather on the Way (Combines weather forecasts with route planning)
News and Sports:
- Audi – The New Yorker, Atlantic
- CBS Radio News
- CNBC: Stock Market & Business
- MLB Horse Bat
- NBA
- NBC Sports Scores
- NHL
- NPR One
- Newsflash
Podcasts:
- acast
- Anchor
- Breaker
- Castro Podcast Player
- downcast
- iHeartRadio
- Overcast: Podcast Player
- Pandora (works via Siri with iOS 13 above)
- Pocket Casts
- Spotify
- Stitcher
- TuneIn Radio
You can download these apps from the App Store. So what do you think about Apple CarPlay? Do not forget to share your views with us in the Comments section.