2 iPhone Apps That Are Taking Up More Storage Than You Think
June 7, 2025 by Lisa Cupido
iPhone storage space is valuable — and can be hard to come by, especially if you have a number of apps downloaded on your device and can’t keep up with which are taking up the most space. You might be surprised to learn that the apps that actually are consuming the most space aren’t necessarily social media or streaming apps (both of which are notorious space-stealers). They could be two apps that you use consistently, but barely even think of as traditional apps because they come built into your phone.
The truth is: not everyone has the same apps on their phone that are the cause of their storage issues. If you use an app all of the time, like Netflix, and never delete old episodes of shows, that all accumulates on your device. For another iPhone user, the source of storage problems could be an entirely different app. But, generally speaking, there are two Apple apps that tend to take up more storage than you think.