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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 8bit to c/apple_enthusiast
 

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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Overcast!! — such a great podcast app

[–] btmoo 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.