The iPhone 14 Pro series has a brand-new pill-shaped cutout, and the Dynamic Island software experience to go with it. While the new Dynamic Island supports apps, system notifications, now playing UIs, and ongoing calls, there’s also a lot of room to play around with it, so if you’re looking for some fun ways to use the Dynamic Island, here are the 3 cool apps to use with Dynamic Island on iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
There aren’t many apps that make inventive use of the function because the iPhone 14 Pro is still in customers’ hands. However, you should check out some pretty awesome Dynamic Island apps.
1. Dynamic Notch: Wallpaper App
This app is ideal if you’re tired of staring at Dynamic Island on your iPhone home screen. You can alter the island’s appearance on your iPhone 14 Pro using this free software. The screenshots below show some of the many truly fantastic designs available.
To make your island look especially unique, you can make it look like a dog or display a skyline on top of it. Additionally, these are only the app’s free options. To unlock all of the designs in the app, you can pay $2.99 (or $269) in one go. It’s a fantastic way to distinguish your iPhone 14 Pro from the other dynamic islands out there.
2. Hit the Island
Play the entertaining game Hit the Island against the pill-shaped cutout on your iPhone by adapting the tried-and-true “Pong” concept. Essentially, you can move this paddle around to hit the ball. You receive one point for each time the ball contacts a pill, and after every ten points, the ball’s speed increases. The paddle eventually gets smaller, and the ball occasionally even splits in half. If you’re scoring anything above 45 points, as shown in the leaderboard, you’ll likely be in the top 1% of players because the game becomes quite challenging once you pass the 30–40 point threshold.
The game is absolutely free, and its fantastic haptics and entertaining gameplay make it a must-try for iPhone 14 Pro users.
You can play the game even if your iPhone is an older model. To earn points, you must hit the notch rather than the pill, which is still entertaining.
3. Apollo for Reddit
The majority of Reddit users would be familiar with Apollo right away. It has a tonne of features and is one of the greatest third-party Reddit applications. The software now includes a cute small Dynamic Island Zoo, thanks to the creator. With this, you may “adopt” an animal that lives on top of the pill-shaped cutout on your iPhone. Although a cat is the default, you can also choose a dog. There are additional animals, such as a fox and an axolotl, but in order to use them, you must unlock the app’s premium edition.
By the way, the creatures on the island don’t just sit around. They will move about, sit, and even sleep while you use the app, with a floating ‘Zzz’ to indicate their sleep. It’s a fun way to use the island that doesn’t even compromise the otherwise perfect app experience.
Show off the Dynamic Island with These Fun Apps
These are the only three applications—so far—with distinctive use cases for the Dynamic Island. However, I’m expecting that more game designers will create applications and features that take advantage of the iPhone 14 Pro’s pill cutout. Personally, I believe the island cutout on the new iPhone has a lot of potential for fun and games, and I will update this article when more of these apps are released. Therefore, be sure to return frequently. What do you think of the new island on the iPhone 14 Pro series, by the way? Do you like it, or do you believe it is just a novelty that won’t hold your interest after the novelty wears off? Please tell us in the comments. Also, if you’re like me and you dislike the AOD, check out how to disable the iPhone always on display.