📱 Apps (Part 1) + Transcript

In this episode of the IELTS Speaking for Success podcast, Maria and Rory discuss applications (apps) for phones, covering topics such as which apps they spend money on, apps they no longer use, and apps they currently use for social media, work, and managing their calendars. They explore the prevalence of adverts in free apps, the concept of annual and monthly subscription fees, and different categories of apps like banking, fitness, education, and entertainment. Maria and Rory also touch on popular apps in 2025, including Canva, Audible, Bumble, AllTrails, and Elevate, and share personal experiences with gaming apps and the addictive nature of in-app purchases. The episode concludes with a vocabulary review and a grammar question related to the discussion.