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# My Awesome iOS Apps



A curated list of my iOS apps.



## Assumptions

- All of the apps mentioned here are free, unless explicitly stated.

- Prices are for Ireland (usually include 23% VAT), which differs for other countries.

- Some prices are given in different currencies, as they did not provide local pricing.



## A very subjective star rating more less means:

- ★★★★★ - An exceptional app. Get it at once and cherish it.

- ★★★★ - A very good app. top of the class.

- ★★★ - Decent app. Does the job.

- ★★ - Crappy app, not worth looking at it.

- ★ - Absolutely dreadful app. I wish I hadn't seen it.



Related list: [awesome-mac](https://github.com/tborychowski/awesome-mac)







# AI

- [ChatGPT](https://openai.com/blog/introducing-the-chatgpt-app-for-ios) ★★★★ - Official app from OpenAI. Doesn't need a key, just a free account. (Free)



# Bookmarks & collection managers

- [Anybox](https://anybox.app) ★★★★ - best bookmark storage app (Sub: $15/yr, lifetime: $40)

- [GoodLinks](https://goodlinks.app) ★★★ - quite good for the purpose (Paid: $5)

- [Flyleaf](https://moehrenzahn.de/project/flyleaf/) ★★★★ - good looking read-it-later app (Freemium)



# Development

- [Working Copy](https://workingcopy.app) ★★★★ - as far as git on mobile goes - this is probably the best one can get. (Paid: $20)

- [Textastic](https://www.textasticapp.com) ★★★★ - pretty neat code editor on a phone (or tablet). (Paid: $10)

- [ShellFish](https://secureshellfish.app) ★★★★ - probably the best ssh terminal emulator on mobile. (Subscription: $10/y or Lifetime: $40)

- [Web Inspector for iOS](https://andadinosaur.com/launch-web-inspector-for-ios) *** - web inspector for iOS Safari.

- [fontcase](https://apps.iconfactory.com) ★★★ - font manager for iOS.



# Notes and writing

- [Bear](https://bear.app/) ★★★ - note taking (Subscription: $30/year).

- [Craft](https://www.craft.do) ★★★★ - note taking and organizing app (Subscription: $60/year, with a good free tier).

- [Evernote](https://evernote.com) ★★★ - the workhorse of a note taking app. Low friction, high usability. Lots of integrations. Used to be great, now it's getting worse (and slower) with every release. (Subscription: ~$99/year, but frequent discounts ~40%).

- [Mela](https://mela.recipes) ★★★★★ - simple, elegant and modern recipe manager. (Paid: $5)

- [Ulysses](https://ulysses.app) ★★★★★ - writing app (Subscription: $50/year).



# Mobile Scanners

- [Evernote Scannable](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/evernote-scannable/id883338188) ★★ - used to be the best, now it's not usable. Cannot save scanned images to photos.

- [Adobe Scan: PDF & OCR Scanner](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-scan-pdf-ocr-scanner/id1199564834) ★★ - requires account! (Subscription: $10/m).

- [Scanner Pro](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scanner-pro-document-scanning/id333710667) ★★★ - too many buttons and clicks, and useless functions, e.g. storing scans in iCloud requires pro, but syncing with iCloud doesn’t. Weird UI. Not a straightforward flow (e.g. saves docs to its own internal storage, and requres manually “exporting” them outside). Some basic functionality is free, but full featured app is not. (Paid: $30)

- [iScanner](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/iscanner-pdf-scanner-app/id1035331258) ★★ - lots of functions, most of which, when clicked - popup a "Pro" screen, asking for money. Convoluted workflow (lots of taps required to scan and save to photos). Scans don’t look great. (Paid: $15)

- [Tiny PDF Scanner](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiny-pdf-scanner/id1105479069) ★★ - lots of functions, most of which, when clicked - popup a “Premium” screen, asking for money. Convoluted workflow (lots of taps required to scan and save to photos), scans don’t look great. (Paid $3)

- [Prizmo](https://creaceed.com/iprizmo) ★★★★ - Currently seems to be the best iOS scanner app out there. Does everything Scannable used to do and more. (Paid €24)



# Games, Music, Life and Other

- [Meditation](https://meditationapp.wixsite.com/download-app) ★★★ - the app doesn't look much, but has 1 great feature: you can use any mp3 with guided meditation or music and customize everything else and the app will sync your mindfulness minutes to the Apple's Health app. And it's free!

- [Lichess](https://lichess.org/mobile) ★★★ - less bloated than the chess.com and has unlimited free puzzles.

- [SongShift](https://songshift.com) ★★★ - transfer playlists between music services (Subscription, $20/y).

- [Blank Spaces](https://www.blankspaces.app) ★★★ - Remove all distraction from your iPhone: provides blank widgets, dock-hiding wallpapers, and a simple widget with a textual list of the most important apps. (Subscription: €15/y, lifetime: €25).

- [Weather](https://weather.amir.app) ★★★★ - simple and free weather app with a nice widget.



# Productivity & automation

- [Fantastical](https://flexibits.com/fantastical) ★★★★★ - probably the best calendar app for mac (Subscription ~€44/yr)

- [Parcel](https://parcelapp.net) ★★★★ - Tracks deliveries and can automatically fetch amazon orders! (Subscription ~€3.5/yr)

- [Things](https://culturedcode.com/things/) ★★★★★ - Best task manager (Paid: $10).



# Social, News & Internet

- [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) ★★★★ - A fantastic read-it-later app that in conjunction with the readwise service (syncing highlights between your reader, books, kindle and your pkn/notes apps) is unstoppable (Sub: $96/yr while in beta).

- [Reeder](https://reederapp.com) ★★★★★ - The best RSS reader for Apple devices (Paid: $10).

- [Spark](https://sparkmailapp.com) ★★*★ - Email client from Readdle. One of the best out there (if you're using anything else than gmail) (Basic: free, full featured, including some AI: €70/yr).



# System & Utilities

- [1Password](https://1password.com) ★★★★★ - Best password manager (Subscription ~€36/yr).

- [Adguard](https://adguard.com/en/welcome.html) ★★★★ 🔗 ($65) - System-wide ad-blocker. It's expensive but occasionally gets discounted (even down to $14).

- [xsearch](https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/xsearch-for-safari/id1579902068) - app that allows to set custom search providers in safari (Paid: €3.50).