Save yourself some cash
With a wealth of new features and functions arriving with iOS 18 later this year, you might be able to retire some of the apps and services you currently rely on – and perhaps save some money, too. As is often the case with Apple’s software updates, the next iPhone upgrade is going to plug some of the gaps currently being filled by third-party developers.
Of course, there are reasons to stick with these third-party options as well – they’ll often give you more flexibility and more in the way of advanced features, and perhaps you don’t want to have Apple in charge of everything you’re doing on your phone. On the other hand, if you ditch everything we’ve listed below, you could save up to $58 / £50 / AU$85 every single month.
These are the most significant apps and services that have had their key features added to iOS 18. You could say Apple has Sherlocked them – a term widely used whenever Apple’s software copies a third-party app, in honor of the old Sherlock file search tool on macOS that eventually duplicated the features in an independent program called Watson.
However you interpret iOS 18’s upgrades, here are the apps that it could soon take off your hands (and bank statements).1. LastPass (and other password apps)
iOS, iPadOS and macOS have been able to manage passwords and other information for a while now, and keep it securely synced between devices. But iOS 18 is going to bring with it its own standalone password manager – and that might mean you can do without the likes of LastPass, 1Password, or whatever it is you happen to be using right now.
Passwords, passkeys, and codes can all be handled by iOS 18, and you’re going to be able to easily share these logins as well. Interestingly, Apple Passwords will work with third-party web browsers like Chrome and Edge too, via an extension called iCloud Extension.
There is one main reason why you might still want to carry on paying $3 / £2.60 / AU$4.50 a month to LastPass though: you regularly use devices that aren’t made by Apple (and it’s worth noting LastPass is free for a single device, too).
