What are your favorite iOS/iPadOS/macOS apps?

I’m looking for new apps to try out. I have a soft spot for apps that are written in Swift or at least follow Apple’s HIG. I’m also curious to know what you use these apps for!

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JaymesRS@midwest.social · 65 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Apollo… (Too soon?)

muddybulldog@mylemmy.win · 4 pts · 2y

First thing I thought of.

satanmat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Mods… please pin this.

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Darc@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y

+1

nave@lemmy.zip · 27 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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Jackolantern@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

I second this. I love Avelon

Vake@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

+1 for Avelon, my favourite Lemmy client!

Sparton@midwest.social · 13 pts · 2y (7 replies)

macOS: iTerm - terminal emulator Alfred - application launcher (and a lot more) Spark - email client DevonThink - finder replacement FuzzyTime - show time in menu bar rounded by 5 minutes Bartender - organize menu bar LosslessSwitcher - automatically switch sample rate and but depth based on music playing SoundSource - easily control sound input/output and levels PDFExpert - PDF editor Reeder - RSS reader Affinity Creative Suite - Rastor/Vector/Photo/Print enditor

iOS: Timepage/Actions - Calendar and task manager Marvis Pro - Apple Music client Authenticator - FOSS authentication app MusicSmart - lists details of songs and albums not otherwise mentioned or credited Aftership - simple and free shipment tracker Carrot Weather - A great weather app PCalc - a customizable calculator Overcast - a better podcast player

iPadOS: Mela - Recipe browser and ingredient checklist maker Procreate - iPad 2D art at its best Affinity Photo - Great port of a really powerful photo editor PDFExpert - Edit PDFs but with the addition of an Apple Pencil and little niceties as well as good for note taking all in one space.

satanmat@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Overcast!! — such a great podcast app

btmoo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

If you use an iPad Pro, the overcast layout is just stilly looking. I switched back to the Podcasts app. I heard he's working on updating the UI, and I'll try it again when it's redone.

mnrockclimber@lemmy.sdf.org · -1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I bought it when it was a one time purchase. I love it a lot. Apparently it’s subscription now? It’s good but I wouldn’t rent it. I’m pretty much a hard no on anything with a subscription.

satanmat@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y

Right. The free version is good, it just shows ads for other podcasts… but I love the app and want Marco to keep developing it. So I paid.

cheery_coffee@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
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brcl@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

What would you say makes Marvis Pro superior to the built in app? For $10 I want to make sure it’s worth it.

Sparton@midwest.social · 1 pts · 2y

The first and foremost thing for me is aesthetics. I love being able to customize all of the colors and blur effects and button layout. Additionally, I like the gesture support within the UI. Lastly, I love how it integrates with Last.fm so all of my scrobbles are synced up without needing to scan.

I would not consider it a must have, but it makes so many quality of life improvements for apple music listeners.

WiseMoth@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y

Parcel (all platforms): the best shipment tracker you’ll ever use

Solves (all platforms): it’s basically identical to the built in calculator but is 1,000,000x better

Music Library Tracker (iOS, iPadOS): keeps track of the change in your Apple Music library and can automatically make a spatial audio playlist for you

Mlem (iOS, iPadOS): the best Lemmy client

Vinegar (all platforms): a Safari extension that makes YouTube use the native video player, adds PiP for free and removes ads!

Baking Soda (all platforms): replaces custom video players in other sites with the native one

Crouton (all platforms): a natively built recipe manager. I don’t use it much but it’s really well made

MacWhisper (macOS): uses openAI’s whisper model to create super accurate transcriptions of audio and video files

Monitor Control (macOS): allows you to control the brightness of external monitors (other than Apple’s)

Calipers Tape Measure (iOS): a super accurate set of Calipers for your iPhone

Cric Pulse (iOS): the only cricket app with live activities

KotFlinte@feddit.de · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Loving this thread!

Here's mine:

  • 1Writer - lovely little markdown app
  • IceCubes - for Mastodon (Havn't seen a better mastodon client yet, not even Ivory)
  • Element X - A swift rewrite of element, the matrix client (though not yet feature complete but on a great way)
  • Amperfy - A subsonic client to stream music from any subsonic server (like navidrome)
  • Voyager - The sexiest lemmy client I've found so far
Supertramper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

Thumbs up for Voyager. Very close to Apollo.

CronusAK@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
  • Bear - Markdown Notes
  • Lemma - Lemmy client (very influenced by Apollo)
  • Parcel - Track packages
  • Craftbound - Idle Game
  • 1Password - Password Manager
ytsedude@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Here are my most-used apps:

  • Libby
  • Todoist
  • Pocket Casts
  • The Google and Office suite of apps are each pretty good, and I use them a good bit.
  • Voyager (for Lemmy)
  • Dropbox, AnyList, Acrobat for everyday stuff
  • Volume Pro gives you much finer control of the volume
  • Sleep Cycle helps with tracking sleep hygiene
reddig33@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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ytsedude@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Oh, Kami and Kami 2 are my favorite puzzle games!!!

AliasWyvernspur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

YNAB (Financial, subscription required)
Lost It! (Calorie counting)
AdGuard Pro (Ad blocker)
mSecure (Password manager)
Pixelmator (Image editor)
Smart Photo (Photo widgets)
Night Sky & SkySafari (Astronomy apps)

bloopernova@programming.dev · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

macOS: iTerm is just superior and so configurable. Magnet is great for moving and snapping windows. Last recommendation: column mode in Finder. It's perfect and should be the default everywhere!

toxicyeti@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y

Magnet definitely is on my must have list!

satanmat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Signal

Authy :: for TOTP

Wolfiexo@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

For_ me it will be: Organic maps for finding new tracks for walks plus Merlin Birds. Kindle - books, Mammoth and Voyager - mastodon and Lemmy, I love hue/I love hue too - simple games to kill the time.

mnrockclimber@lemmy.sdf.org · 2 pts · 2y

Habitica is kind of fun if you’re looking to gamify your to-do list.

Resol@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

I Am Rich

Don't ask why it's my favorite. If you know the story, you'll know why.

Supertramper@feddit.de · 2 pts · 2y

Remind Me Faster - a little tool that helps you to quickly add reminders to the native Reminders app. Very useful for power users of the reminders app.

andromedathecat@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y

Notion- notes, todos, project management Libby and Hoopla- ebooks, eaudioBooks, comics Goodnotes- more note taking (but a lot of people use this for digital bullet journaling) Procreate- art Things- honestly amazing task management, but I felt like I needed something available on pc or web for work, goes great with Bear which I saw someone else suggest. Ice cubes- mastodon Avelon- lemmy

Supertramper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y (6 replies)

Cryptomator (Encryption for cloud services integrated into Files app)

Bring! (Shared shopping list)

Calendar 366 (Alternative calendar with monthly view)

Crouton (Shared recipe book)

futterschlepper@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (3 replies)

As a prior Bring user I can recommend the new Shared Reminder Lists in iOS!

Supertramper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

We actually use shared reminders, but not for grocery shopping. Bring! is easy to use with its icons and custom sorting by category.

futterschlepper@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not trying to convert you, but Reminders now has a shopping list mode with custom categories. But i sometimes miss the icons etc from Bring

Supertramper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

Thanks, I’ll give it a try

nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Crouton

How well does it do with doubling (or halving) recipes? I use Paprika 3 now, which handles it very well… but it lacks in the sharing department.

Supertramper@feddit.de · 1 pts · 2y

It can scale the recipe to 0,25x, 0,5x and up to 10x.

I also enjoy the import feature via browser share sheet. Works well for most recipe sites and helps to permanently safe your favorite recipes in one place.

bazus1@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

as a parent, Chwazi.