From App Chaos to a Four-Screen System (with a Little Help from ChatGPT)

I started with a simple goal: Cut the clutter and minimize my screens. It had been a while since I last organized my apps. The number of apps had increased, my categories had drifted, and while I could still find what I wanted, the less than optimal organization was slowing me down.

After reviewing all my apps, I decided on the target of organizing them all into three screens. 

• Page 1 — Most Used/Daily Apps (including social media, health, and media)
• Page 2 — Business & Related Apps (including banking and insurance)
• Page 3 — Everything Else: Neatly named folders for the large number of apps I use from “sometimes” to “almost never”.

Once I saw how many “daily” apps I wanted, I split the first page into two: One for general utilities (camera, calendar, messages, notes, photos, clock, settings) and one for social/health/media (LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Hoopla, Libby, Health, Fitness, ChatGPT, etc.). That separation lessened the visual noise and made room for some widgets. For widgets I added ones for Weather, Fitness, ChatGPT, Notes, and Night Sky. 

My final four screens:

• Page 1 — General Utilities with Weather and Fitness widgets. 
• Page 2 — Social/Health/Media with ChatGPT widget. 
• Page 3 — Business & Related Apps with Notes widget. 
• Page 4 — Everything Else (in organized folders) with the Night Sky widget. 

​While I chose the core apps and widgets myself, ChatGPT helped immensely with the rest. I fed it my complete “Everything Else” app list as screenshots and asked for short, clear, memorable folder names and sensible groupings. It spotted overlaps I’d missed, suggested intuitive labels, and turned a procrastination project into a one-session cleanup.

​​​Image generated with ChatGPT. 

​If your home screens are due for a reset (and especially if you’re stuck or short on time) use ChatGPT (or your preferred generative AI) as your sorting partner. It won’t choose what matters to you, but it will speed up decisions, sharpen your categories, and help you complete your reorganization today instead of “someday”.