Apple introduced App Clips with iOS 14 back at WWDC 2020. These are basically like small parts of an app that can be used without installing the app itself. That’s a pretty useful feature for apps to incorporate, allowing more people to experience the app and use it really quickly. Now that App Clips have rolled out for developers, and they are available for users as well with iOS 14.3, chances are you want to try them out on your devices. Well, here’s how to use and remove App Clips on iPhone and iPad.

App Clips come in many forms. There are codes that you can scan, NFC tags you can tap, and simple links that can be opened. Obviously, codes and NFC tags will be found in the real world. However, links are something you can find online and try out for yourself.

  • What are App Clips?
  • How to Use App Clips
  • How to View Recently Used App Clips
  • How to Remove App Clips from iPhone and iPad
  • List of Apps and Websites that Support App Clips

What are App Clips?

As I mentioned above, App Clips can be found in multiple forms. Here are all the ways developers can implement and share App Clips online and in the real world.

NFC-integrated App Clip Codes and regular App Clip Codes are quite similar. They can both be scanned with your iPhone camera or QR code scanner. For NFC-integrated codes, you can also simply tap your iPhone on the code to launch the App Clip if you like.

Now those App Clips are specifically aimed at real-world use cases. Things like bike sharing will really benefit from App Clips. That’s because new users will be able to use the service quickly by just scanning the code instead of downloading an entire app.

Using App Clips within Safari is really simple. Here’s what you need to do.

  • You will now see the App Clip dialog box pop up, tap on “Play” again.

If you have been using App Clips, like me, you may be interested in keeping a track of the App Clips you have recently used. Here’s how to do that on iPhone and iPad.

  • Go to the App Library and open the ‘Recently Added’ folder.
  • You will see App Clips you have used. You can recognise App Clips by the dotted lines around their icon.

Note: This method also works on iPhone.

Obviously, App Clips are pretty useful. Plus, they don’t take a lot of space on your iPhone for no reason. What’s more, your iPhone and iPad will automatically delete App Clips 30 days after you used them.

  • Or, you can tap on ‘Remove all App Clips’ if you just want to bulk delete all of them at once.

List of Apps and Websites that Support App Clips (Continuously Updated)

  • CardPointers
  • QuitAnger: Anger Management
  • WaterMinder
  • Unwind
  • ChibiStudio
  • Phoenix 2
  • Kontax Cam
  • Ayurythm
  • SmartGym
  • SignEasy
  • Parcel
  • Pocket Lists
  • Top Dollar

Use App Clips to Check Out Apps without Installing Them

App Clips are a lot like Instant Apps on Android. You don’t need to install them on your iPhone just to check them out. While there aren’t a lot of apps that support App Clips yet, the number is definitely growing steadily. That’s great because App Clips have the capability of making it really easy for users to try out an app without waiting for it to install, and then if they like it, they can simply get the full app from the App Store.