How to sort applications from the App Store?

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How to sort applications from the App Store?

I have a lot of application from the App Store.

But some of them are rather annoying: too much advertising, too much embedded
irrelevant information. Now I am in a situation where if I ask to update all the
App Store applications, my home network is not anymore usable for about 15 min.
( it's a WiFi network 802.11n behind a fiber connection at 1 Gbit/s and shared by
  2 MacBook, an iPad and 2 iPhones ).

I would like to just update the serious applications and not the annoying ones.
Is there any method or tip to define 2 sets of applications within App Store:
                                
- the professionnal ones:       as Pro,
- the annoying ones:            as Ad & games?

( Sorry, I am using code presentation because it looks as the only way to present
  text correctly aligned and thus easier to read. )

This would permit me to limit the update process to the pro applications. And leave
the other ones for when no one is using our network ( between 02:00 and 06:00 for example ).

Thank you for any tip to solve this problem.
I would even enjoy tips using the command line because they are usually
much faster and easy to document with basic text.

iPhone 11, iOS 17

Posted on Jun 8, 2025 4:19 AM

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IdrisSeabright

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Jun 9, 2025 7:06 AM in response to Zorba_le_grec

You have two options for updating apps. One, set updates to happen automatically. This will happen in the background as updates are released by app developers. Or two, update each app manually. There is no way to designate specific apps. You can certainly make your own list of ones you want to update regularly and work from that.

Now I am in a situation where if I ask to update all the

App Store applications, my home network is not anymore usable for about 15 min.

( it's a WiFi network 802.11n behind a fiber connection at 1 Gbit/s and shared by

2 MacBook, an iPad and 2 iPhones ).

I'd say there's something seriously wrong with your network if updating your iPhone apps makes it unusable for 15 minutes. That's something you should discuss with your provider. I have an MBP, an iPhone, an iPad, and more smart home devices than I care to admit to using my home network and updating iPhone apps has no noticeable effect on it.

( Sorry, I am using code presentation because it looks as the only way to present

text correctly aligned and thus easier to read. )

It actually makes it harder to read. And the different colors are distracting. I'd recommend you stick to the regular text format. You can indent paragraphs and use bulleted or numbered lists if you wish.

I would even enjoy tips using the command line because they are usually

much faster and easy to document with basic text.

There is no "command line" in iOS.

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