My home screen has stayed pretty much the same over the years with small modifications of apps for a particular category such as ditching Evernote in place of Drafts which I recently replaced with the default iOS Notes app. Over the years I have eliminated more apps and freed up an entire row. I'll explain why later.

The Apps

My apps are lined up based on category and in a small way the frequency in which I use them. Starting from top to bottom.

top row - productivity

Phone - Obviously the phone app stays on the home screen. This was actually a full time dock app but the funny thing is I barely make phone calls anymore and iMessage/SMS a majority of the time.
Notes - For a long time I was an Evernote user. I dumped everything in Evernote including web clippings, project notes, digital receipts and scanned documents. The thing that drove me nuts about Evernote was the constant changes in the apps design. The web service was great but the app was not UI friendly nor intuitive. One of my biggest needs in a notes app is the ability to open and quickly jot down a note. This was not possible with Evernote. I switched to Drafts for a good bit until I realized it was just too much for what I needed. When I heard about the updates the iOS Notes app was going to be receiving in iOS 9 I decided to make it my daily driver in preparation for the update. So far it's perfect for what I use it for.
2Do - I've switched between todo apps over the years. The common theme between all of them is I continually use the iOS Reminders back end simply to be able to take advantage of adding tasks to my lists with Siri. 2Do was the AppStore app of the week so I jumped on the chance to grab it for free. For the money it's the best. For my work projects it's robust enough to support things I need such as setting start times, tags and due dates, something not supported by the default iOS Reminders app. I use the companion 2Do Mac app as well.
Fantastical - Too many words can be written about Fantastical and that's a good thing. Bottomline, if you want a default calendar replacement with natural language input, a beautiful UI, reminders integration, gorgeous today widget and with iPad and Mac companion apps, jump on this one. It's worth the money on all devices.

second row - photography

Camera - I've thought about moving this onto the second screen since the introduction of the control center and the shortcut icon on the lock screen. I still like keeping this here as I find when browsing the home screen it's quicker to tap an icon than swipe up and tap an icon.
Instagram - I wasn't huge on Instagram at first but it's been my goto location for sharing photos for the past 3+ years. With the exception of the low resolution photos I love the community and exploration parts of the Instagram app.
Photos - No explanation required. iOS users live in their Photos app.
AppStore - No explanation required. I need apps, you need apps, quickly.

third row - news and information

PocketCasts - My podcast app of choice. I've gone through a few over the years and I've written in depth about this app in "My Favorite Podcasts" post.
Weather Line - My dad says I have weather app problems. I tend to agree. I cannot count how many weather apps I have tested. No doubt 75% of my app purchases have been weather apps. The one I always come back to is Weather Line for its easy on the eyes UI, Dark Sky integration and forecast summaries (weekly/monthly/yearly). If it had a built in radar it would be perfect. I use Storm for my radar needs.
Newsify - Another category that I have tested many apps in is the RSS reader app. I started using Reeder years ago. Due to it's slow development and lack of a few features I've wanted added for years I have stuck with Newsify. Heavily customizable it's exactly what I am looking for. Unread is another RSS app I highly recommend. It gets my runner up nod in this category.
Pocket - Pocket or Instapaper? Back and forth is the dance I've had with Read it Later services. Pocket has recently grabbed my attention again due to its addition of text to speech. One of the best free services out there.

fourth row - most accessed

Yahoo Sports - Still one of my longest standing apps. In my opinion Yahoo Sports has the perfect combination of UI, small amount of ads, and push notifications. I wish they would bring back the Pro ad-free model when they were Sportacular. Just waiting on the Apple Watch app.
1Password - If there is one app I cannot live without it's 1Password. 1Password not only remembers every single login I use on the web but it's also helped me use much more robust password combinations all around the web. What used to be the same passwords for every site are now unique 14 character passwords. Since iOS8's introduction of extensions the ability to login directly from Safari is indispensable.
Safari - Still the best mobile web browser. Used to be a dock entry but had to pair my dock down to three. More on that later.
Tweetbot - I have been one of the biggest Tweetbot advocates. Over the last year I have been getting bored with Tweetbot's lack of new features. I attempted to switch over to Twitterrific but found myself always returning to Tweetbot due to it's easy on the eyes UI which I feel Twitterrific is lacking. I will take a better UI over features any day.

As you can see I have a methodology to my app use as well as organization. One thing that changed recently is I realized I had a full home screen of apps just to fill up the home screen. I came to the conclusion I only use a handful of apps everyday. I moved all apps that used to fill up my home screen into a shortcut folder of "second tier apps" called Apps.

Rounding out the home screen apps is the Settings app which allows me to access deep system settings. I've always wished this was accessible in some other form in a Notification setting shortcut or Control Center shortcut.

One of the major changes I have made recently is a move to the "Three App Dock". I found this to accomplish a few things. I do think the three app dock adds more symmetry to the home screen and allows me to center my thumb when launching the one app I access the most, the Music app. It took me a few days to get used to this configuration as well as trying to decide which app was the center app.

The wallpaper I use has been the same since the very first iPhone. I hate colorful home screen wallpapers as I feel they distract the eyes and take away from the icons of the apps. I have always stuck with a perforated black wallpaper which fades from dark to lighter the lower you get on the screen. You can download my wallpaper here.

The Second Page

The second page is full of apps all organized in folders based on categories. The interesting thing is I barely use any of these apps but have over 100 of them.

The Third Page

The third page sadly consists of a folder labeled with a poop emoji. The contents of this folder are all iOS default apps that I never use and that unfortunately cannot be hidden. I will never understand why Apple never added this feature to iOS.

That was probably more words than necessary to describe what's on my phone. If you have any questions about apps on my device or any other apps I use in my workflows, drop a comment below.