How to delete apps on an iPhone

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-delete-apps-on-an-iphone/ · Checked October 2026 · iPhone 14 Pro · iOS 27.0.1

2 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

iPhone

Shown on

iOS 27.0.1 (iPhone 14 Pro)

App

Settings

Real screenshots

2 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Touch and hold the app icon

   A menu appears after a moment.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Remove App

   It is at the bottom of the menu, in red.

   Done

3. Choose Delete App

   Delete App removes the app and its data from the phone. Remove from Home Screen only hides the icon and keeps the app in the App Library.

   Done

4. Delete several from the storage list

   Open Settings, General, iPhone Storage. Tap an app, then Delete App. The list shows the largest apps first and when you last used each one.

   Done

About this guide

Deleting apps you do not use frees storage and tidies the Home Screen. You can download any of them again later from the App Store without paying twice.

The screenshots are our own, taken on an iPhone 14 Pro running iOS 27.0.1. They were recorded over USB in QuickTime.

Good to know

Deleting an app does not cancel its subscription. Open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions.

Offload App, in the same storage list, removes the app but keeps its documents and data, and leaves the icon so you can reinstall with one tap.

Built-in apps such as Stocks or Tips can be deleted too. Settings and a few other core apps cannot.

If there is no Delete option, check Settings, Screen Time, Content & Privacy Restrictions, iTunes & App Store Purchases, Deleting Apps.

In short: Hold the icon, Remove App, Delete App.