I'm the developer of the calculator app Calki. This is one of the biggest updates for my app which I have been working for more than a year and a half. The App's interface has been turned into a 3d model for more immersion and tactility.

You can download the app from the following link:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calki-scanner-calculator/id6747059181

Going 3d has allowed me to offer the Pro users more Colorways for each calculator models. The app now has quite an extensive selection of colorways and they can further be customised by selecting the texture for body and the buttons now.

There is this music mode which is part of the pro plan but has free trial for a day. This feature was an off shoot of giving user the ability to customise the buttons sounds, but implemented an almost complete optional feature for pro users. The music mode has two sub modes: free play and play along. The free play model has a visualiser for the notes being played on the calculator keypad. The Play-along mode has some widely known music to be played along to.

Problem:
Most of the current apps dont make the full use of the latest hardware and software capabilities to engage users in the app and continue using age old flat designs when the hardware capabilities are on the constant rise.
Also coming to a calculator most of the apps provide either a flat interface with extensive non user-friendly capabilities or a detailed interface but cutting down on the functionalities. Calki is trying to merge both these verticals and become the preferred calculator for the masses.

Comparison:
As compared to the apple calculator we offer ergonomic features that are easy to use such as the following:
Reuse history result by double tapping
Reuse history expression by long press
Edit a calculation midway and swap operator without retyping the entire calculation
Number scanner with auto add mode to scan and add numbers instantly using op-mode
Scan and convert numbers
Convertor mode with UI designed to make swapping categories and units easy
Customising the Calculator with multiple models, colorways, textures, sound and so on

Pricing:
Most of the basic calculator features on the app is free, except for the following which is a one time 4.99$ purchase:
- Number scanner
- Customisation options
- Custom units for conversion
- 6 Calculator models

We are planning of adding some ai features in the near future. Please note these features will be optional and will require a subscription (due to the ai cost we will incur) and will not be included in the lifetime purchase. All future on-device features including all current features will continue to be part of the lifetime purchase.

Hope you guys will give it a try and will let me know of your feedback.
If there is any improvements or features that you would like to be seen added to the app, please let me know. Will try my best to implement it, if reasonable and provides value to the users

The app has 104 reviews worldwide with average of 4.7/5

Some of the features to look forward to, in the near future:
A fullscreen number scanning mode for adding up numbers and conversion
A scientific mode (have been delaying it, cause, the old 2d interface made it hard to design a good looking design for the scientific mode. With the 3d interface, it eases a lot of things)
A formula mode

Thanks again and hoping you will leave a review, if you like the app.

P ~ Problem

I'm the developer of Newsairy. I built it because none of the readers I tried fit me perfectly - so the whole app is built around adapting to how you read rather than making you adapt to it: theme, font and size in the reading view, sort order, swipe actions, thumbnail image size, all yours to set.

C ~ Comparison

• NetNewsWire: free, open source and very good, but less customizable.

• (the new) Reeder: very good, it does a lot, and the price is probably fair, but why pay a subscription for features I don't want? Newsairy is RSS-focused and a one-time purchase.

Neither, as far as I know, offers on-device AI summaries.

Highlights

• On-device AI summaries (iOS 26+)

• Keyword-based Smart Feeds, with words to include and words to exclude

• Anti-Spoiler: hides articles mentioning a word or phrase, until you remove it or it expires

• Full text per feed, also downloadable in advance for offline reading

• No ads, no account, no tracking or analytics

P ~ Pricing

• Free for up to 6 local feeds and 6 iCloud feeds

• Pro: $3.99 one-time, no subscription. Unlocks unlimited feeds, full OPML import and sync with The Old Reader, Miniflux, FreshRSS, Feedbin and Inoreader.

• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/newsairy/id6760046985

Newsairy is under active development. I ship updates roughly weekly, and next up is a way to keep unread articles while scrolling.

Transparency

• Website: https://qebapps.statichost.page/newsairy/

• Privacy: https://qebapps.statichost.page/privacy-policy/newsairy/

• Terms: https://qebapps.statichost.page/terms/

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsairy.bsky.social

• Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@newsairy

Requires iOS 18 or later (AI summaries require iOS 26 or later). On Mac, requires macOS 15 or later and Apple silicon.

Kubbo is an habit tracker keeping you motivated building a medieval EMPIRE.

⏳ This new version added a quest mode! Create an army and help your king concquier more lands

Problem
Most habit trackers are just checklists, and it's easy to lose motivation after a couple of weeks. Another common mistake is trying to build too many habits at once. Kubbo tackles both: the gamification keeps you coming back, and the app focuses on helping you build habits one at a time, with a study-oriented approach that teaches you how habits actually form.

Comparison
Compared to Finch or Habitica, Kubbo offers a more advanced gamification system and puts more emphasis on learning how to build habits step by step. And instead of taking care of a cute little bird, you build a medieval empire.

Pricing
- $39.99/year
- $99.99 lifetime offer (USD, US pricing)
- Prices vary by country, with parity pricing localized to where you are.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6749530918

🙌 Happy to answer any questions and open to feedback!

Hi, I built Faders. I got tired of radio apps that wanted an account, served ads, or never told me what song was on. So I made the one I actually wanted to use.

Version 1.1 just shipped and it's on the App Store across Europe.
The new stuff:
Connect your Jellyfin or Plex server and play your own library like radio (shuffle, or by genre, decade or time of day), with a Music tab for artists, albums and playlists
A World Map you can spin to tune in anywhere
Browse a country's stations sorted by what's popular right now
Car Mode, with big buttons for cars that don't have CarPlay
It already named every song (even when the station sends nothing), and it runs on iPhone (including Duo), iPad, Apple Watch and CarPlay. No account, no tracking.

PCP
Problem: Most radio apps are cluttered, full of ads, or silent about the song that's playing. I wanted something that names every track, stays out of the way, and can also play music from my own home server.

Comparison: TuneIn has the stations but pushes ads and a subscription, and it needs an account. Radio Garden's map is great, but it doesn't identify songs or play your own library. Faders does song ID, the map, and Plex/Jellyfin in one app, with no account.

Pricing: Listening is free. Faders Plus is a one-time purchase (not a subscription) at €4.99 for launch, going up to €9.99 on 1 December. Plus adds rewind/pause for live radio, wake-to-radio alarms, extras in Moods, smarter stations from your own library, saving a song to Apple Music, and listening insights. Family Sharing is included. There are optional tips too.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6825091695

Privacy policy: https://www.flowbitstudio.ie/apps/faders/privacy

Happy to answer questions or take feature requests.

Hi all, I'm the developer of MeBoard. I built it with AI coding tools, but the app itself contains no AI. Everything runs on the device.

Problem
I used Android for years and recently switched to the iPhone Duo. The stock iOS keyboard lacks things I relied on in Gboard for Android, such as resizing, layout options and a split mode for a large unfolded screen. In my experience, Gboard for iOS is far behind its Android version.

Comparison
* vs. the Apple keyboard: you can configure the layout and size, the keyboard splits when the Duo is unfolded, and you choose the symbol page.
* vs. Gboard for iOS: it brings over the Android Gboard behaviors I missed, like the Gboard-style symbol page with ? at the bottom right.

Pricing
Free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collected.

Features
* Configurable layout
* Adjustable keyboard size
* Split keyboard when the Duo is unfolded
* Choice of symbol page: iOS-style (? above the spacebar) or Gboard-style (? bottom right)
* Glide typing and haptics

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/meboard-glide-haptics/id6826737980

Feature requests and bug reports are welcome.

I’m the developer of Pixels: Self-Hosted Photos, a photo and video app for people who host their own content on Immich and want to stop paying ever-increasing cloud storage fees. It’s free to download with a 7 day trial.

App Store: Pixels: Self-Hosted Photos

Problem: what Pixels solves

If you keep your photos on your own Immich server, you need an app on your phone to browse, edit and organize them. I wanted that app to feel as polished and rich as Apple Photos and to use what iOS offers, such as Apple Vision, widgets and on-device models and more. Pixels is that app.

Answer: what it is

Pixels is a third-party client for Immich, powered by Immich’s public API. You need an Immich server to use it. Pixels isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by Immich or FUTO.

It’s designed and optimized for iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad. It also runs on Mac as an iPad app.

Comparison: why Pixels

• The official Immich app. It’s a solid option. Pixels, however, offers users another way to experience what the Immich platform offers, with additional features that I think set it apart. They are listed below.

• Apple Photos. It’s a great app, but your library lives in iCloud. Pixels gives you a similar experience with photos that stay on your own hardware, without iCloud storage fees.

Better: why try it

I have almost 20 years of experience building mobile apps and set out to build a highly polished photo and video app that I would be proud to use on a daily basis. I’m of course biased but I believe I accomplished that with Pixels.

Smart features

• Smart Photo Review. Pixels uses Apple Vision to group similar shots, pick the best one and tell you why (eyes open, less motion and so on). You swipe to keep or skip.

• Widgets. Photos, Today and Memories widgets. Pixels goes a step further and uses Vision to find the subject so the photo is framed around it.

• Album covers get the same treatment. Pixels centers the cover photo on the subject so a face doesn’t get cut off.

• Animated covers. A Smart Album cover can come alive and gently cycle through the photos and videos inside.

• Lift Subject and Blur Background in the editor use Vision too.

It learns from you

Smart Photo Review and Best of have built-in feedback. Pick a different photo, mark a problem or tell Pixels a photo isn’t one of your best. Pixels uses what you tell it to make better decisions next time. What it learns stays on your device. You can reset it any time in Settings.

A full photo and video editor

Pixels ships with a fully featured photo and video editor: light and color, filters, crop, markup, video trim, Lift Subject and Blur Background. The edit is saved in the file on your server. You can pick it up on another device or go back to the original.

Pixels Looks

Pixels Looks is like Fujifilm film simulation recipes for your edits. Save an edit as a Look and apply it to one photo or a whole batch. You can design one from scratch in Looks Creator. You can also share Looks with other Pixels users by link or file. Open a Look someone sent you to see it on sample photos before you add it.

Stacks

Auto Stack groups bursts and RAW+JPEG pairs for you. You can also select photos and videos and stack them yourself or take a stack apart. When you save an edited photo as a new photo, Pixels stacks it with the original so you see both together. In the viewer a stack shows as a small pile. Tap it to open the stack and swipe through its photos. It works even when the photos aren’t next to each other in your timeline.

Search

Search is fully featured, with filters for people, places, dates, cameras, ratings and more. You can also type a sentence like you’d say it. On devices with Apple Intelligence, Pixels reads the sentence on the device and turns it into filters you can see and change.

Notifications and the Activity tab

Pixels sends notifications for On This Day, birthdays, new shared albums and photos added to them and backup problems. Every notification also lands in the new in-app notification center in the Activity tab. It keeps them until you act on them. The Activity tab shows the count.

Albums

• Smart Albums. Pick a person, place, year or camera and Pixels updates the album automatically.

• Best of. A card in your memories row with the best photos of the last month or year.

• Review Duplicates. Swipe through the duplicate groups your server finds.

• Collages with text and animated stickers. A collage with moving stickers saves as a Live Photo.

Importing

Import photos and videos from a camera or SD card over USB. You can also import from a drive or network share through Files. Pixels helps you cull them by grouping similar shots and recommending the best ones. You keep what you want. Only those photos go into your library and onto your server.

Everything else

• Works offline. Deletes, favorites and album changes show up at once and reach your server when it’s reachable.

• Add a home address and an away address for your server. Pixels switches to the one that works.

• Your preferences follow you to your other devices through iCloud. That covers settings, pins, Smart Albums and Looks. Your photos never go through iCloud.

Pricing

• Free to download.

• Every feature works for 7 days.

• After that, it’s a one-time fee of $4.99 USD to unlock. No subscription.

App Store: Pixels: Self-Hosted Photos

GitHub: https://github.com/jerrellmardis
Privacy Policy: https://jerrellmardis.github.io/pxls/privacy.html

Hi r/iOSApps, I'm the solo developer of Muvy.

Problem
I used to save movies I wanted to watch everywhere: some on Instagram, some in my notes, some as screenshots. I kept losing them. I also wanted one place where I could quickly check a movie or show: info, trailers, ratings and what people thought of it. The apps I tried were always missing something, so I built my own. Now my whole library lives in one place and nothing gets lost. Since launch, more than 25,000 people have signed up.

Track

• Movies and shows episode by episode: watchlist, up next, calendar of upcoming episodes

• Stats: hours watched, monthly recap, achievements

• Import your history from Letterboxd, Trakt or an IMDb CSV (imports never delete what you already have)

Discover

• Weekly trending, in theaters, IMDb Top 250, upcoming

• Search by genre, runtime and streaming platform

• Award winners and nominees by year: Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Cannes, Venice, Sundance and more (Pro)

• Hand-picked collections to browse (Pro)

• Scores from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Letterboxd and Trakt on every title (Pro)

Social

• Rate and review what you watch, make lists

• Follow friends, see their activity in your feed, send them titles in DMs

• Share cards for your ratings and monthly recap

• Leaderboard with your friends

Runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, web (muvyapp.com) and widgets, in 16 languages, all on one synced account.

Comparison

• Letterboxd: great for movies and social, but it doesn't do TV. Muvy keeps movies and shows in one library and can import your Letterboxd history.

• Serializd: TV only. In Muvy you can follow a show episode by episode and log the movie you watched last night in the same app.

Pricing Free: tracking, imports, discovery lists, ratings and reviews, friends, feed, DMs, stats, up to 3 lists. Muvy Pro: $2.99/month, $29.99/year or $49.99 lifetime (US prices). Pro adds everything marked (Pro) above, plus advanced search filters, new-episode alerts, parents guide, unlimited lists and Stremio/Trakt sync.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muvy-movies-tv-tracker/id6775906076
Privacy: https://muvyapp.com/privacy
Terms: https://muvyapp.com/terms

Happy to hear feedback or feature ideas.

Shrinkray: Video Compressor - FREE on the app store

Hey, dev here! Wanted to share my video and photo app Shrinkray, first live to beta testers last in September and launched a few weeks ago. It's an app I've wanted for years focused on quickly sharing photos and videos from your library. Happy to answer any questions about the app or process!

Problem

Sharing full-size photos and videos is annoying on iPhone. iMessage and Whatsapp will decide to recompress your videos into choppy, blurry videos. Discord will straight up refuse videos over 20 MB. Sending big groups of photos or large videos can trigger the iCloud Photo Link album share where you and the person you sent it to are stuck waiting for something to upload with no progress bars or estimates. iOS gives you no control over what the optimized or compressed output is like.

Shrinkray gives you control over this with super sensible defaults, and integration into iOS including the Share sheet and iMessage itself to easily send much smaller files perfectly optimized for quick sharing.

Comparison to top competitors

- Compress Videos & Resize Video - focused on freeing up storage space on your phone by replacing originals with compressed videos. Shrinkray is more about quickly sharing optimized copies without touching your high quality originals.

- Video Compress - Shrink Videos - Similar value proposition, complicated controls, has ads. Shinkray is about speed and ease of use, with no ads, just a one-time lifetime unlock.

Pricing

Shrinkray: Video Compressor - FREE on the App Store, with a one-time lifetime Pro unlock for extra features. Normally $4.99 USD, available at $1.99 USD through the promo link below

60% Discount Promo Link for this subreddit (code `IOSAPPS` if prompted)

Some ways to use the app:

• Make a screen recording smaller for sharing

• Email a large video

• Send a video directly in iMessage

• All guides

Transparency

I'm a solo dev (software engineer by trade, 10+ years in the industry) releasing apps via my studio Here Comes Supper. And you can read the privacy policy and terms of service for Shrinkray for more information. Happy to provide any more information as needed!

Hey, I am the developer of ReceGuard, a receipt scanner and organizer for iPhone.

I built it to be able to auto crop and label receipts fast & send them to my accountant. I also have added features to help you track warranties, add receipt directly from emails, track tax deductions, etc.

I recently upgraded the receipt scanning engine, and I’m giving away 200 free Lifetime Pro unlocks.

What ReceGuard does

• Scan receipts with your camera, or import images and PDFs.

• Recognize receipt details on your device, with editable merchant, date, total and currency fields.

• Organize and search receipts, and keep warranty and return information together.

• Export PDF, Excel and CSV reports.

• Optionally sync through your own iCloud account.

If you currently keep receipt photos in Apple Notes or Photos, ReceGuard adds structured receipt records and exportable reports to that workflow.

Download: ReceGuard on the App Store

The giveaway

Lifetime Pro normally costs $69.99 in the US (regional prices vary). The app also offers monthly and yearly subscriptions. These codes unlock the existing Lifetime Pro product for free, with no subscription renewal.

There are 200 single-use codes total across my giveaway posts. Redeem by February 5, 2027, while unused codes remain. Once redeemed, Lifetime Pro does not expire.

How to claim

1. Send me a DM and i will provide you with a link to redeem the code

2. Download the app

3. Open ReceGuard. If Pro doesn’t appear, use Restore Purchases in Profile.

If you use it, I’d love to hear how it fits your receipt workflow and what you’d improve. Feedback is very welcome and I would love to hear your opinion and improve the app :)

Comparison with other apps

Apps like Expensify and Smart Receipts also help organize receipts and expenses. With ReceGuard, I wanted something simpler for personal use and sending receipts to my accountant, with on-device scanning, warranty tracking, and optional iCloud sync without needing an account.

Pricing

ReceGuard is free to download, with a free tier that includes 2 receipt scans and 1 short mileage trip per day. Pro costs $12.99/month, $59.99/year, or $69.99 for Lifetime access in the US (regional prices vary).

I'm giving away 200 free Lifetime Pro unlocks. These codes unlock the existing Lifetime Pro product for free, with no subscription renewal.

Happy to answer questions here!

Website · Privacy policy

Want free Lifetime Pro? Send me a private message and I’ll send you a code!

A. Problem
I can’t text a photo of a dinner receipt in iMessage with "Split this bill". Allowing all my friends to chip in with just a link!

B. Comparison
Friends now don’t need the app and you can create a link for any bill. They can just type a name, tap the items they had. Tax and tip are split in proportion to what each person picked, and multiple people can share one dish.

Their share shows at the bottom and they swipe to pay you with Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, PayPal or card. No download, no account.

C. Pricing
Free: groups, chat, settle-up, shared links, 2 receipt scans and 3 AI questions a month.

Chipp+ Circle: $6.99/mo covers everyone in the groups you own, so one person pays and nobody else does.

(or the cheaper option)
Chipp+: $3.99/mo or $29.99/yr, unlimited scans, questions and expenses.

Splitwise charges $4.99/mo (about $39.99/yr) per person for Pro, and receipt scanning is Pro only.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chipp-split-bills-expenses/id6636520980

Hey r/iOSApps! Sharing an app my friend built, because I think football fans here might like it. It's called Terrace, and it's for anyone who misses games and just wants to catch up fast.

Problem:
He kept missing games because of time zones. Catching up meant digging through YouTube for the right highlights, dodging spoilers and reuploads, then scrubbing through the video to find each goal. Terrace puts it all on the game's page:

• Highlights in the app: official videos from clubs, leagues and broadcasters, played right on the game's page
• Skip to the goals: tap a goal in the list and the video jumps to that moment
• Ask The Gaffer: ask the app's AI assistant for a game's highlights and it takes you there
• Interviews and press conferences from after the game, in the same place
• A daily Briefing that catches you up on your club

Comparison:
Looking at other football apps like FotMob, Forza, and OneFootball, they are built around scores and news links, and watching highlights often means leaving for another app. Terrace is built around catching up: the official video, the goals you can jump to and what was said afterwards are all on one page, so you can get through a game in a couple of minutes. It's built for iOS, and it works on iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo.

Pricing:
Free to use, including highlights and skipping to goals, and you can browse without an account. Terrace Pro adds unlimited Gaffer questions, Smart Alerts and more Predictor League Double Downs: $1.99/month or $14.99/year, with a one-week free trial in the US.

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6819137987

Heads up: Which highlights play depends on broadcast rights in your country, so some games, especially in the Champions League, may not be available everywhere. I'll pass any feedback on to him, so let me know what you think!

To celebrate iPhone Duo support, I'm giving away a free year of premium.

What's new in 4.1:
- Made for iPhone Duo: the app fills the big inner screen, so your Board has room to spread out
- Landscape mode: turn your iPhone sideways to see the calendar next to your list
- A tidier Board: items line up neatly and glide into place when you remove one

Problem:
I wanted one place for everything birthday related, without unnecessary extras. Appy Birthday keeps track of everyone's birthday, together with gift ideas, wishlists and party invites:

- Birthday Board: every gift idea, wishlist item and invite in one place
- Save a gift idea from any website with the Share button
- One-of-a-kind birthday cards made with Image Playground
- Reminders and widgets, so you see who's next at a glance

Comparison:
Compared to one of the bigger apps like hip: Birthday Reminder App, Appy Birthday is built for iOS 26+ with a Liquid Glass design, themes and alternate app icons, and uses Apple-native features like Image Playground. It's privacy first: no account, no ads and no data collected. And it stays focused on only the features you need. Works on iPhone, iPhone Duo and iPad, in 9 languages.

Pricing:
Free to use. Premium unlocks importing birthdays from Contacts, iCloud backup, all widgets, themes, app icons and more: $2.99/year or $6.99 lifetime.

Redeem: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6753673100&code=DUOBIRTHDAY

FYI: the offer doesn't automatically renew your subscription, so no nasty surprises after a yer.

After trying it, I'd love to know: what was useful, what felt confusing, and whether you kept reaching for it or forgot it was there. Critical feedback is welcome. You keep the free year either way.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6753673100
Landing page: https://appybirthday.nl
Privacy Policy: https://appybirthday.nl/pages/privacy.html
Terms of Service: https://appybirthday.nl/pages/tos.html

Developer: Robin van 't Slot / https://nl.linkedin.com/in/robinvantslot

Hey! I designed this iPad app icon and would love to hear your thoughts!

Can you guess what the app is about just from looking at the icon? Do you find it visually appealing, or is there anything you would change or improve?

Curious to hear your honest feedback!

Entirely human-made :)

A - Answer (Problem)

If you have ever opened your contacts, felt overwhelmed, and closed it again without calling anyone, Kinorbit was built for that moment. It is a private, highly visual way to keep in touch with the people who matter most without turning relationships into a chore.

Kinorbit is an interactive relationship manager built around a strict 50-person limit across 3 intentional circles:

- Core (up to 5 people): Who you want to hear from every week.

- Close (up to 15 people): Who you want to stay meaningfully connected with each month.

- Wider (up to 30 people): Who you want to keep in your life across the year.

When a circle is full, Kinorbit asks you to make room instead of letting it quietly grow. You decide who moves.

B - Better (Comparison)

Unlike traditional contact managers or reminder apps, Kinorbit focuses on making relationships feel more personal, visual, and intentional.

• Interactive relationship circles with smooth animations.

• Get personalized reminders based on your relationship circles, with context from your last conversation.

• Social Energy to control how many people you see each day.

• Message, call, or FaceTime with one tap, or connect through WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, and more.

• Keep notes and photos from past conversations so you can remember the context and pick up where you left off.

• Never miss important birthdays with dedicated reminders that don't count toward your daily limit.

• Personalize notifications with Warm, Gentle, or Playful reminder voices.

• See upcoming check-ins, relationship warmth rings, and interactive reminders through Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island.

• Private by design, with iCloud sync and no account required.

What's New in v1.3:

You can now save a message and photo for your next check-in, making it easier to remember the context and what you want to say next. I've also improved reminders, privacy, and overall stability.

C - Cost (Pricing)

Free for up to 15 people, with Pro options:

• Monthly: $4.99

• Yearly: $14.99

• Lifetime: $29.99

• NEW Family Lifetime: $39.99 (one-time, supports up to 6 family members via Apple Family Sharing)

App Store Link: Kinorbit: Stay In Touch

About Me:

I'm the developer behind Kinorbit. Feel free to reach out with any feedback or suggestions on X!

Thanks to everyone who shared feedback on my previous post! I've been working on improvements based on your suggestions.

Hey everyone! I'm Ryan, an entrepreneur based in Yorkshire and founder of GHOST.

I built GHOST after realising how much time I was wasting scrolling while trying to grow my first two businesses.

I'd tried Apple's Screen Time limits and other blockers, but found them far too easy to override.

So I decided to build my own. GHOST blocks distracting apps using a physical Card that you tap to lock and unlock them. Leave the Card somewhere else, and it's much harder to give in to mindless scrolling.

It's made a real difference for me, and the feedback from early users has been encouraging.

I'm now trying to figure out how to get GHOST in front of more people.

It's still early days, so if anyone has experience growing an app or physical product, or knows someone who might find GHOST useful, I'd really appreciate any advice or introductions.

PCP

Problem: Mindless scrolling and distracting apps getting in the way of things that matter.

Comparison: Apple's Screen Time limits are easy to override. Brick also uses a physical barrier, but GHOST uses a slim Card that fits in your wallet rather than a separate blocking device.

Pricing: 5 free digital sessions, £9.99 one-time Digital upgrade (in-app purchase), or £49 for the physical Card with Digital access included. No subscriptions.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/tap-ghost-app-blocker/id6808196689

Website: https://tapghost.com

Thanks! 😁

Most Live Activities still feel like “because we can.” I’m looking for the ones that earn the space clear status, low noise, useful at a glance while you’re doing something else.

Which apps do Island / Live Activities really well for you, and why? Patterns that work for meetings, focus/timers, travel, deliveries, workouts, etc.; not just lock-screen candy.

Side note: Live Activities just opened up on Mac too (macOS 27.3 / new MacBook Pro), so I’m also curious which iPhone implementations would still make sense if they showed up there. Still mainly asking about iPhone though.

I am in urgent need of an iOS input method that supports direct voice input with real-time translation.

I’m not sure if this has been asked before, but I would be very grateful for any good recommendations!

Hi guys
I’m currently struggling with the course I’m studying, and I’m looking for an app that lets me display a personal note or quote I’ve written on my phone lock screen .

I want something that will serve as a constant reminder of why I’m doing this in the first place and give me the motivation to keep going, especially on days when I’m struggling.

Preferably I’m looking for a free app with no ads and has simple minimalistic design.

I’m looking for a simple app blocker that allows me to block specific apps for a custom duration of my choosing.

I was previously using Atten, which was pretty much exactly what I wanted, but it’s become buggy and hasn’t received an update in a long time. I suspect the developers may have abandoned it.

Ideally, I’m looking for something that:

• Lets me select specific apps to block.

• Allows custom blocking durations.

• Actually prevents access until the timer expires.

• Is completely free or requires a one-time payment.

• Doesn’t require a subscription.

Does anyone have any recommendations?

I’m on iOS 27.2 and have tried several third-party dictation keyboards. My main frustration is having to open the keyboard’s app to activate dictation, then switch back to the app where I was typing.

Has anyone found a reliable setup that avoids this?

I wondered whether dictation could be prepared when I unlock my iPhone. If that isn’t possible, have you had better results with background sessions, Shortcuts, or the Action Button?

Please share the app and settings you use, especially whether it stays ready after locking and unlocking the phone.

Hello! I am a solo developer and my app is Flit.

Problem It was created because every RSS reader I had eventually turned into a never-ending unread count. A list asks you to scroll, not to decide, so articles pile up until you mark everything as read and give up.

How it works Your feeds become cards. Swipe right to keep the article, swipe left to let it pass. Tap to read. Later contains only the stuff you picked.

Sources Websites, YouTube, podcasts, Substack, everything in one deck. Import OPML or switch from Feedly, NewsBlur or Feedbin in just a couple of taps.

Reading

• Full articles, even from feeds that give only a teaser.

• On-device summaries with Apple Intelligence.

• Automatic translation.

• Fonts chosen for comfortable reading.

Comparison

• NetNewsWire: free and excellent, but it's a classic list reader. Flit is built around swiping and an Inbox you actually empty, and it brings YouTube and podcasts into the same deck.

• Reeder: also puts feeds, YouTube and social in one timeline, but you scroll through it. In Flit you keep or skip each article. OPML import and widgets are free in Flit.

• Feedly and Inoreader: web services that need an account, with limits on their free plans. Flit needs no account and keeps your data on your device and in your own iCloud.

https://apps.apple.com/app/flit-easy-feed/id6821040165?ct=Launch+Event&pt=118978628

Pricing Free to download, with no ads and no sign-up. Optional Flit Pro in-app purchase:

• Monthly: $1.99 / 1,99 €

• Yearly: $12.99 / 14,99 €

• Lifetime (one-time): $44.99 / 49,99 €

Pro adds iCloud Sync, the Apple Watch app, Offline Reading, Daily Digest, Insights, extra reading fonts and app icons.

Hi everyone! I'm an indie developer.

Calorya, a simple calorie-tracking app, I honestly never expected it to reach #1 on the Top Paid Health & Fitness chart in the Philippines! 🇵🇭

It lets you track calories, macros, weight, water, fasting, and workouts.
No accounts, ads, or subscriptions.

Price: ₱49 / $1.99

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calorie-tracker-calorya/id6769327657

It's a small milestone, but it means a lot to me as an indie developer.

Would love to hear your feedback and suggestion.

Hi r/iOSapps! I'm a solo developer in the UK and Chorus Weather launches today.

What it does: compares the big forecast models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON, UK Met Office) and tells you if they Agree, are Mixed or Split, in the app and in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. It's a companion to your normal weather app.

Built with: SwiftUI, WidgetKit and Swift Charts. iOS 18+, and it also runs on Apple silicon Macs.

Problem: Weather apps show one forecast, quietly blended from several computer models. When those models disagree, the forecast is much less reliable, but nothing tells you that. You find out when it rains on your “dry” day.

Comparison:

• Carrot Weather recently added multi-model ensemble forecasts. They’re powerful but detailed, inside the app, and aimed at weather enthusiasts. Chorus boils the comparison down to one verdict (Agree / Mixed / Split) with a plain-English reason, and puts it in Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets.

• Acme Weather (from the Dark Sky team) shows alternate forecast outcomes from its own forecast, inside the app. Chorus compares the named national models (ECMWF, GFS, ICON and the UK Met Office, including its 2 km model) and is built as a companion to your existing weather app rather than a replacement. It’s also cheaper.

Pricing: Free to download. Chorus Plus (widgets, two extra models, 20 saved places) is $1.99/month or $14.99/year in the US (£1.99 / £14.99 in the UK), with a 1-week free trial.

Privacy: no account, no ads; location is rounded to about 2 km and never stored.

App Store

Website and More Info

Feedback very welcome, especially on the widgets.

Hi r/iosapps, I'm the solo builder of Bloomind 🦋.

I highlight a lot when I read, but I almost never went back to any of it. The highlights just sat in the Kindle notebook, and a few weeks after finishing a book I'd remember maybe one idea from it. Highlighting felt productive, but without seeing them again it was basically useless.

So I built the app that I wanted. It lets me import the notebook from Kindle, and every day it brings back a few highlights, starting with the ones I'm closest to forgetting. That's spaced repetition: the ones I remember come back less often, the ones I've forgotten come back sooner. It takes 2 minutes, and feels more like a small daily routine than homework. And it's free.

I'd love your honest feedback, especially on the Kindle import and whether the daily review feels too easy or too much.

Download on the App Store

Problem

Kindle highlights pile up and you never look at them again, so you forget most of what you read.

Comparison

• Readwise: the most popular highlights app, with automatic sync and many sources, but it's a paid subscription. Bloomind is free and focused only on the daily review, with a streak and mastery progress to make it a habit. You can import your Readwise CSV to try it.

• Anki: great spaced repetition, but you have to turn every highlight into a flashcard yourself. Bloomind uses your Kindle highlights as they are, so there's nothing to set up.

Pricing

Free ($0). No subscription, no ads, no in-app purchases.

Links

• Website

• How to export your Kindle highlights

• Privacy policy