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These are the best CarPlay apps for iPhone in 2025

CarPlay is an excellent Apple feature that brings communication and entertainment apps from your iPhone to the built-in screen in your car. Just install supported apps on your iPhone, then they automatically appear on your CarPlay display when you’re connected. Read on for our massive list of iPhone apps that work with CarPlay.

Apple apps

  • Phone (Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Keypad, Voicemail)
  • Music (Apple Music including Beats 1)
  • Maps (Search, POI’s, Navigation, Nearby, Lane Guidance, ETA sharing)
  • Messages (Create, read, reply over Siri)
  • News+ (Listen to audio stories for Apple News subscribers)
  • Now Playing (This will show audio content from any iPhone app similar to iOS’s Control Center)
  • Podcasts (Also works with Siri)
  • Books (Since iOS 8.4 for playing audiobooks)
  • Calendar (Since iOS 13 for viewing current and upcoming events, including addresses)
  • Settings (Since iOS 13 for controlling Do Not Disturb While Driving, Light and Dark Mode, and Siri Suggestions)
  • Dashboard (A new addition to the Home Screen since iOS 13, includes tiles for navigation, favorite locations, now playing audio, Siri Suggestions, and calendar events)
  • Widgets (Since iOS 26)

Audiobooks & Reading

Communication apps

EV charging, fuel, and parking

Food apps

Music

Navigation apps

News & Sports

NFL teams

Weather

Podcasts

Other

Last updated on August 17, 2025 with Alarm.com, a security system app.

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Zac covers Apple news, hosts the 9to5Mac Happy Hour podcast, and created SpaceExplored.com.