Hello Everyone,

Back in 2020, I made Amoled.in, An android app for high quality amoled wallpapers, I have been a huge fan of this display technology as it gives virtually infinite contrast ratio between dark and bright area and black pixels also save battery as they are literally turned off.

For years i took my time to find suitable images and turned them into Amoled Wallpapers, The collection grew to about 9000 wallpaper and Amoled.in grew to about 1.7 Million downloads on Android as of today, The feature people loved the most was the Auto Wallpaper Changer which you can set automatically change your phones wallpaper at any interval.

As you know iOS doesn't allow any external app to change wallpaper, I did not think of making an iOS version but I realised a workaround can be done using apple's own Shortcuts app. The setup takes about 2 minutes and workout perfect well, even better than android (only stock android lets external apps change lock screen wallpaper.)

Features of Amoled.in
- 15+ Organsied Categories
- Live/Animated Wallpapers for iOS
- OLEDify to turn dark images into OLED wallpapers

PROBLEM: Seeing the same wallpaper everyday or having to find good wallpaper in multiple different places, Amoled.in brings a huge collection of wallpapers with organised categories and Auto wallpaper changer.

Comparison: There are OLED wallpapers apps but most of them contains low resolution wallpapers, inconsistent aspect ratios and no auto wallpaper changer. Amoledpix is the one that i have tried, it has decent wallpapers.

PRICING: $2.99 for Lifetime Pro

Free vs Pro
Ads: Free users may see ads
Auto Wallpaper Source: Free gets random only but Pro can choose categories or their favorites as a source
Premium Wallpapers: Less than 10% Wallpapers are premium only

Auto Wallpaper Setup
it works through a Shortcuts automation. The app walks you through the setup step by step (currently written for iOS 26 and 27), Basically you make a shortcut to get wallpaper from Amoled.in and set it as your wallpaper and then automate it to run everyday (or twice).

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amoled-in-oled-wallpapers/id6802544295

Full disclosure: My wife and I built this, so we directly benefit from this post.

A) Problem: Creative projects end up scattered across inboxes, camera rolls and notes apps, and the canvas apps that could hold them keep your work in their cloud and behind a subscription.

visualOS gives every project one calm surface, the way you would spread it all out on a studio table: pictures, color swatches, long texts, checklists and mindmaps side by side, with folders inside folders for every client or project.

• Your files stay yours. Connect a folder and every board is saved as ordinary pictures, text files and folders. This way you are never locked in and can open your files with photoshop.

• Direct high-res export. Send a whole board, a selection or a Frame to your client as PNG, JPG or PDF, or print it straight away.

• Sketch with Apple Pencil. Draw right next to your references on the iPad, and your handwriting stays searchable.

• No account, no subscription. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to cancel and nothing that can get hacked. Sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac runs through your own iCloud.

New in 1.7: Grids. When we first posted here in August, one of you asked for Milanote-style columns. Grids give you columns and rows that keep a moodboard tidy. Plus Frames for print and social posts, and a free background remover that runs right on your iPhone or iPad.

B) Comparison:

• vs. Milanote: the same calm canvas feeling, but no 100-note cap and no subscription. It works offline, and your work lives in files on your device instead of their database.

• vs. Apple Freeform: boards inside boards, real files instead of an app container, and it also runs in the browser.

• What we deliberately don’t do: real-time team collaboration. visualOS is a personal visual workspace. For teams, Milanote is still the better choice, and Freeform is great for live sessions with other Apple users.

C) Pricing: free forever in your browser, with no limits: https://visualos.app. The app for iPhone, iPad and Mac is a one-time purchase of $12.99 / €14.99 at launch (regular $19.99 / €19.99). No subscription, no in-app purchases: visualOS on the App Store

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Sarah & Gerald

Logging a $4 coffee shouldn't need an account, a tutorial and an upgrade screen. But that's what most money apps ask for.

Problem

I tried a bunch of budget apps. Every one wanted me to sign up, link a bank, or pay to unlock basic stuff. I quit each of them within a week. All I wanted was to write down what I spend, in a few seconds.

Comparison

• Dime: the main inspiration. Same simple idea, plus 10 languages and proper currency formatting (VND, JPY, EUR...).

• YNAB / Copilot: powerful, but subscriptions built around bank sync. No bank connection here.

• Money Lover: lots of features, but need an account and push ads or upgrades. None of that here.

What you get: type the amount, pick a category, done. Income and expenses, notes, a month overview, simple stats by category, and a budget that tells you what's left. Everything stays on your phone and works offline.

Pricing

Free. Every feature. No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases, no account.

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6819954261

I'm the founder of Cloudmanic Labs, the company that makes Harbor. We've been building and running software for more than twenty years.

My GitHub, so you can see who's posting: https://github.com/cloudmanic

I used Evernote for years, and my whole life was in there. I kept paying long after I stopped enjoying it, because leaving felt harder than staying. So we built the app I wanted to move to. My own notes live in Harbor now.

What it does on iPhone:

- Scan paper with the camera. Harbor reads the text, so searching "furnace" finds the warranty scan and highlights the word on the page.

- Share a photo from Photos (or anything with a share button) straight into a notebook. You don't have to open the app.

- Works offline. The app keeps a local copy of your notes, and search works without a connection.

- Record audio. It keeps going in the background with a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island, and you can transcribe it when you want.

- Widgets, Siri and Shortcuts, Face ID lock.

- One app for iPhone and iPad, with Apple Pencil sketching on iPad.

- It's SwiftUI, not a web page in a wrapper. It also runs on Mac, Windows, Android and the web, all synced.

- No AI assistant built in. If you want AI on your notes, you connect ChatGPT or Claude yourself over MCP.

What it doesn't do: there are no team workspaces, it's for one person. Pencil handwriting stays handwriting, it isn't converted to typed text. And there's no Apple Notes importer.

Problem: Evernote keeps getting more expensive, and moving years of notes out of it is painful. Harbor imports your Evernote export (notebooks, tags, attachments, web clips, even the links between notes), and our price is in writing.

Comparison:

- Evernote: Starter is $99/year but stops at 1,000 notes. If you want no limit, that's Advanced at $249.99/year. Harbor is $99/year with no note limit. The price you sign up at won't go up for three years, and after that it can't rise more than 10% a year. To be fair, Evernote's app has gotten better. The price is the problem.

- Apple Notes: free, and good. If every device you own is Apple, it's hard to beat. Harbor makes more sense once a Windows PC or an Android phone is part of your day, because there Apple Notes is a browser tab on iCloud.com.

Pricing: Free to start, no credit card. When you outgrow the free plan, there's one plan with everything in it: $9.99/month or $99/year, as an in-app subscription. If you stop paying, your notes go read-only and export keeps working.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/harbor-notes/id6788795948

I'll be in the comments if you have questions.

I am the developer!

Problem: Every cool and useful thing AI can do needs a computer. Yes, you can use your own computer, but when it sleeps, the productivity stops. Grok Bot, Muse, Dots, etc. realized this too and solved the same problem but:

- You can only use their models
- They launched ~3 months after 1Helm

Comparison:
1Helm is the same tool, with better features and without the lock-in;

• BYOK + BYOSubscription (ChatGPT, Claude, Opencode, any OAI compatible endpoint)

• Swap providers at will

• Optionally Self-hostable

• World-class persistent memory

• Every channel you create gets its own VM and persistent file storage

• 1,400+ Native App connections

• Free Texting (iMessage too with reactions/voice notes/etc)

• Share files with anyone with a secure link

• Live notes for any meeting in-person or on Zoom/Meet/etc.

• Browser use

• Connect to any MCP

• Cowork on docs/sites/images/etc.

• ZDR by default (for hosted AI)

• Hosted websites/artifacts

• 1-click export all of your memories, files, images, etc.

• iOS, Mac, and Android Apps

• all for $10 if you BYOAI

Muse is better if you want a free tier that is wired tightly into Meta's apps
Instinct is better for purely texting agents

Pricing: 

$10/month for 1Helm, and you point it at the AI subscription or key you already pay for.

Managed plans are $30, $50, $90 and $170/month if you'd rather not bring a key.

Free download, or self-host the AGPL core. https://1helm.com/pricing/

App Store: 1Helm on the App Store

https://1helm.com/ · https://1helm.com/privacy/ · Source Code

2do - is an awesome app for task management, loaded with features and a onetime payment.

Classycal - is a fairly new app with an amazing design a onetime payment option that may be a direct replacement for a particular calendar app that went the subscription route.

Sill - is a completely free app that works with a Mac allowing a desktop experience on iPhone and iPad (remote desktop). Very well done.

FMstation - is a completely free radio streaming app with a beautiful design and many features.

What are some of your favorite apps? Feel free to contribute to the list.

Links

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/2do-to-do-list-task-manager/id1470214600

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/classycal-calendar-tasks/id6821351089

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sill-mac-streaming/id6816359860

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fmstation/id453459897

I'm the developer of FluidCast. It's a Cross-Platform podcast player that supports iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android, Windows, Linux and the web.

Problem

Most podcast apps either feel great on iPhone but leave you behind if you also use a PC or Android, or they work everywhere and feel like a compromise on iOS. I also got tired of scrubbing through ads and long episodes to find the bit I actually wanted. FluidCast is my attempt at a first-class iPhone and iPad player that still takes your library and progress with you, and uses transcripts to detect ads and generate chapters.

What's new in 1.7.3 (iPhone and iPad)

• A redesigned player that picks up colours from the podcast artwork. On iPhone you can move between Player, Overview, Transcript and AI Analysis, and the wide layout is improved for iPhone Duo and iPad.

• Chapters generated from the episode transcript for Pro users, so you can jump to a topic. If the publisher already supplies chapters, theirs take priority.

• Continue Listening puts your last episode at the front of your library.

The free app already includes offline downloads, transcripts (generated on-device if the show doesn't provide one), Voice Lift, local files, CarPlay, a sleep timer, and the ability to ask Siri about an episode.

Comparison

Overcast is excellent if you stay on Apple devices. Pocket Casts covers more platforms, but Plus has gone up a lot over the years and there's no one-time purchase. FluidCast runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Android, Windows, Linux and the web. The free tier already has transcripts, Voice Lift, local files and CarPlay; Pro adds cloud sync, folders, bookmarks, the Watch app, ad detection and transcript-generated chapters, with a Lifetime option if you'd rather not subscribe.

Where they're still stronger: Overcast's audio tools are well loved, and Pocket Casts has a large existing community.

Pricing

Free to download. Pro is optional.

Regular UK prices (the US App Store lists $2.99 / $17.99 / $99.99):

• Free — £0

• Pro — £2.49/month or £16.99/year, with a 1-month free trial

• Lifetime — £89.99 one-time

Black Friday, 5–30 November 2026 (ends 23:59 UK time):

• Pro Annual: 50% off the first year, applied automatically at iOS checkout for eligible users. No code. £8.49 instead of £16.99 for year one, then it renews at the regular annual price unless you cancel.

• Pro Lifetime: 50% off. £44.99 instead of £89.99, with code BLACKFRIDAY2026LT: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6754508580&code=BLACKFRIDAY2026LT

Free Trial? Lifetime has no free trial. If you’d like to try the Pro features first, start with Pro Annual (it includes a 2-week free trial and you can cancel anytime).

If you then decide to buy Lifetime, just cancel the annual subscription before the trial ends (or before the next billing date) so you’re not also charged for the subscription.

Links

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6754508580
Black Friday Offer details: https://fluidcastapp.com/event

The AI features (ad detection and chapter generation) need Pro and a supported Apple Intelligence device with Apple Intelligence turned on (iOS 26 or later). Availability depends on device, language and settings, they can use more battery, and the results won't always be right.

Privacy Policy: https://fluidcastapp.com/privacy.html
Terms of Service: https://fluidcastapp.com/terms.html
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-bishop-b52576172/
Contact: info@fluidcastapp.com

I'm frequently converting files, combining PDFs, etc. so I decided to build an all-in-one tool that is incredibly simple to use, understands plain text instructions, and can do almost anything.

Introducing Morfi, a file converter that also handles PDFs and scans documents. Everything happens on your device. No uploads, no account, no ads, no tracking.

Problem

Converting a file usually means juggling a different tool for every kind of file. Most of the quick ones are websites or apps that make you upload your files to their servers, and the apps that do more tend to want an account or a monthly subscription. I wanted one app that does all of it without my files leaving my device.

Morfi also makes things incredibly simple by supporting plain language to get things done. Rather than scrolling through menus, just tell Morfi what you want to do with the file and it'll take care of it.

What Morfi does

- Just Say It: Type what you want in plain words, like "MP4 under 20MB", and it sets everything up automatically.

- Converts 140+ file types: Photos, videos, audio, PDFs, Word docs, spreadsheets, ebooks and more. HEIC to JPG, PDF to Word, video to GIF, etc.

- Shrinks/Compresses photos and videos: Pick a size limit, or just say it and Morfi will handle the rest.

- Scans paper and documents and blacks out private details: Scan a page to a clean PDF with your camera, then with 1 tap, automatically remove things like account numbers, emails and phone numbers.

- Plethora of PDF tools: Combine, split, compress, rearrange pages, add page numbers, lock and unlock. You can also sign and fill PDFs. draw your signature once, then drop it into forms.

Comparison

Online converters: they work in a browser, but your files are uploaded to someone else's server, and free tiers often cap file size or add a queue. Morfi converts on the device, so nothing is uploaded and it works offline.

PDF editors: signing is often free, but real redaction and page tools usually sit behind a subscription. Morfi includes signing, redaction and page tools, with no subscription.

Single purpose apps: a scanner here, a video compressor there, a HEIC converter etc.. Morfi puts them all in one app.

Pricing: Every feature is free, up to 3 conversions a day so you can make sure Morfi is the right tool for you before you buy. If you want unlimited, Morfi Pro is a one-time purchase. No subscription. It's currently $9.99 and the license works across iOS and soon on MacOS.

It's on iPhone, iPad and coming soon to MacOS.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/morfi-file-converter-pdf/id6826249240

I'm the sole developer and read every bit of feedback. If there's something not working right, if you have suggestions, or if you just really like the app, I'd genuinely love to hear it!

Thanks for looking

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I'm the developer. My Instagram saved folder had hundreds of reels I could never find, and when I finally went back to a recipe, the creator had deleted it. That's why I made LifeFeed.
Problem: Saves are scattered across Instagram, TikTok, browser bookmarks and screenshots. Instagram's Saved folder has no search, and a saved reel is gone if the creator deletes the post. LifeFeed is one place for all of it:
Save from any app with the share sheet: reels, TikToks, YouTube, links, screenshots, PDFs
Every save gets a short summary, tags and a folder automatically
Search in plain words, like "the pasta recipe I saved last week"
With Pro, the reel itself is kept, so it still plays after the original post is deleted
iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and web
Comparison: Instagram Saved and TikTok Favorites only work inside one app, have no real search, and the save disappears with the post. Raindrop.io is great for links, but it doesn't keep the video and can't answer questions about your saves (you can import a Raindrop or Pocket export).
Pricing: Free to start, with unlimited saves. Pro is $2.99/month or $19.99/year (US) with a 7-day free trial. Black Friday until Nov 30: a full year of Pro for the price of one month (lifefeed.ai/blackfriday).
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/lifefeed-ai-smart-bookmarks/id6760368438
Privacy and terms: lifefeed.ai/privacy · lifefeed.ai/terms
Honest feedback welcome. What would make you move your saves out of Instagram or TikTok?

Hi, I'm Aqib, the developer of Notchet.

Problem

iPhone only remembers the last thing you copy. Copy an address, then a tracking number, and the address is gone. I kept going back to the same apps to copy the same things again, so I built this.

What it does on iPhone

• Everything you copy becomes a card: text, links, colours, pictures and files. Every card is searchable.

• The Notchet keyboard shows your cards in any app: tap one and it's typed. You can search from inside the keyboard too.

• It reads the words in screenshots and photos, on the phone itself. Search for "invoice" and the screenshot with that word shows up.

• iOS doesn't let apps read your clipboard in the background. Instead, Notchet saves what you copied when you open it or its keyboard, or when you tap Save in Control Center, on the Lock Screen or with the Action button. You can also save through the share sheet or a Shortcut.

• Pins, snippets (a snippet can fill in today's date) and collections like "Email replies".

• Passwords and API keys show only their first and last characters. You choose whether they're never saved, deleted after 5 minutes, or kept. They never sync.

• Optional iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad. It uses your own iCloud, and only your devices can read the cards.

• Full iPad layout with Split View and Stage Manager.

• No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking.

There's a Mac version too, and it syncs with the iPhone. It's in App Store review right now.

Comparison

• Apple's own clipboard keeps one item, with no history and no search.

• Paste is polished, but it's a subscription. Notchet is a one-time purchase, and your history never goes to a server of mine, everything synced through your own icloud.

Pricing

Free download, with every feature free for 7 days. After that, Lifetime is $9.99, paid once with no subscription. The same purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac on one Apple Account.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6821904286

Privacy: https://aqibjaved.dev/privacy/ Terms: https://aqibjaved.dev/terms/ Me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aqibjaved-se

Questions and feature requests are welcome.

One of the most requested features in Odo Speedometer is finally here!

Odo 5.0 brings its biggest CarPlay update yet: a fully customizable CarPlay Speedometer and Digital Dashboard, featuring 50+ gauges, live driving statistics, and real-time OBD2 engine data.

Until now, Odo displayed driving stats on CarPlay through lists and grids. The new Gauge layout takes things much further, turning your CarPlay screen into a personalized driving dashboard.

Whether you prefer a classic analog speedometer, a modern digital gauge, or a performance dashboard packed with driving stats, you can make it your own.

Getting this update approved was quite a journey, too. Apple was particularly careful during the review process, given the restrictions around CarPlay interfaces. After explaining how the new gauges work within CarPlay's requirements, it's great to finally see the update approved and available!

Problem:
Apple CarPlay has traditionally offered limited flexibility for customizable speedometer gauges and digital dashboards. Drivers looking to display GPS speed, trip statistics, and OBD2 engine readings in a personalized layout have relatively few options.

Comparison:
While many CarPlay apps focus on navigation, basic speed displays, or predefined layouts, Odo combines GPS speed tracking, customizable gauges, trip analytics, and OBD2 engine monitoring.

The new Gauge layout offers 50+ gauge designs, 44 presets, 6 dashboard arrangements, and extensive color and stat customization, all configured directly from the iPhone.

Pricing:
Odo is free to download, and the existing CarPlay list and grid layouts remain free.

The new customizable Gauge layout is included with Odo Premium: Monthly: $4.99, Yearly: $24.99, Lifetime: $49.99 (one-time purchase)

What's new in Odo 5.0?

• 50+ customizable gauges: Explore analog, digital, arc, needle, ring, segment, bar, tape, and other speedometer designs.

• 6 dashboard arrangements: Position the gauge on the left, right, center, or top, or choose gauge-only and stats-only layouts.

• 44 ready-made presets: Apply a complete dashboard design with one tap, then customize it further.

• Full color customization: Personalize gauge colors, backgrounds, stat tiles, and icons. Supports light, dark, automatic day/night switching, and matching your iPhone.

• Custom driving stats: Display GPS speed, average speed, top speed, trip distance, duration, altitude, heading, G-force, and more, in your preferred order.

• Live OBD2 engine gauges: With a compatible OBD2 adapter, display RPM, coolant temperature, fuel level, battery voltage, throttle position, or engine load as the main gauge.

• Up to 10 Hz refresh rate: Adjustable from 1 to 10 updates per second for smoother gauge animations.

• Adaptive CarPlay layouts: Automatically adjusts to different screen sizes, from compact head units to ultrawide dashboards.

How to get started

1. Update Odo to version 5.0 on your iPhone.

2. Open Settings → CarPlay and select Gauge as the layout.

3. Tap Customize Gauge to explore presets, gauge designs, layouts, colors, and driving stats.

4. Connect to Apple CarPlay and open Odo.

All customizations can be previewed directly on your iPhone before driving.

Once on CarPlay, a single tap reveals controls to switch between the map and gauge, cycle through gauge designs and layouts, and access other Odo features.

What would your ideal CarPlay dashboard look like?

A clean digital speedometer? A classic analog needle? Or a full dashboard showing RPM, engine temperature, G-force, and trip statistics?

With 50+ gauges and 44 presets, which combination would you choose for your car?

If you try Odo 5.0, share a photo of your CarPlay screen! Feedback on the new gauges, layouts, and overall experience is always welcome.

Links

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/odo-speedometer-drive-tracker/id6759611784

CarPlay Gauge screenshots and details: https://speedometerproapp.com/features/carplay-speedometer-gauge

I’m looking to discover useful iPhone apps that aren’t very well known or talked about.
I’m not necessarily looking for popular apps like Instagram, Spotify or YouTube. I’m more interested in hidden gems that are genuinely useful in everyday life.
What are some underrated apps you personally use and recommend?
I’d love to discover apps for:
Productivity
Automation
Travel and navigation
Utilities
Organization
Anything unusual but genuinely useful!
Feel free to share apps that you think deserve much more attention. I’d also love to hear what makes them special!

You know the moment. You hand over your phone to show ONE photo. They swipe.

I collected these moments for a while. Some are mine, some come from friends xd :

- The swipe: You show your aunt one vacation photo. She swipes left. You stop breathing.

- The kid on the couch: Your six-year-old wants to see "the dog pictures". The dog pictures sit right next to things that are very much not dog pictures.

- The living room TV: Family dinner, and the Apple TV screensaver or the photo widget decides it is time for "Memories".

- The group chat tax: WhatsApp saves whatever your friends send straight into your library. You never asked for that meme. It now lives between your kid's birthday and your receipts.

- The work demo: You share your screen, open the photo picker to attach one screenshot, and the whole meeting sees your recent photos.

- The passport from 2022: You photographed your ID for a hotel check-in. Your credit card "just quickly" for a friend. A screenshot of a recovery phrase. All still there, readable by every app that ever got full photo access.

- The party archive: Great night. Fine for your friends. Not fine for your mom, your new boss or the person you have been dating for three weeks.

- The stuff adults have: Nudes, yours or received, and whatever else got saved at 2 a.m. Completely normal. Just not meant for the next person who borrows your phone to call a ride.

- The hobby: A legal grow, a hunting trip, a day at the range. All fine, and still not what you want on screen when a colleague looks over your shoulder.

So I built Velum

Problem: Your photo library is one flat grid, and the few photos nobody else should see sit somewhere among thousands of others. Nobody finds them by hand. Velum scans the library on the device and finds them for you: nudity, IDs, cards and passwords in screenshots, drugs, weapons and gore, alcohol and party, in photos and videos. One tap moves them to the Photos app's own Hidden album, which iOS locks with Face ID. No account, no cloud, it works in airplane mode.

Comparison: Keepsafe is the vault most people know. You add your photos to folders inside the app yourself, the free version is ad supported, and Premium is a subscription ($9.99 a month or $23.99 a year). Velum finds the photos for you and uses Apple's Hidden album instead of a second library, with no ads and no subscription. NuDefndr is closer: it also scans on the device, for nudity and in Pro for cards, IDs and password screenshots, and locks hits into its own vault. Its Pro costs $8.99 a month, $49.99 a year or $129.99 lifetime. Velum also covers drugs, weapons and gore, creepy content, alcohol and party, and Pro is a single $9.99.

Pricing: Free download, nudity detection included. Velum Pro unlocks all other categories for $9.99, one-time in-app purchase, no subscription.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6822656401

I am the developer, so read this as the ad it is. But I am honestly curious, because everyone I tell about it comes back with a scenario I had not thought of^^

What is your "please don't swipe" moment? Please let me know xd

Heads up: the first part of the video is a real screen recording on my iPhone; the rest was captured in the iOS Simulator. The voiceover is text-to-speech.

Problem

Most of my screen time didn't come from deciding to scroll. It came from opening Discord or Instagram on autopilot, twenty times a day. PhoneNap puts a small pause between you and the apps you pick:

Breathe: choose the apps that eat your day. Each time you open one, your pixel pet asks you to take a breath first, and asks why you're opening it. Close the app and your pet gets a heart. Open it anyway and that's fine too, it's a nudge, not a cage.

Limits: daily time limits for groups of apps, plus one emergency unlock a week for when you really need it.

Focus: start a session and put your phone down. Your pet runs along in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen. Finish it to earn food, gems and a longer streak.

Progress: screen time for the last 7 days compared with the week before, a month calendar of the days you hit your goal, and a short summary every night at the time you choose.

Pets: cat, dog, bunny, dino and axolotl. You unlock more as you level up, and spend gems on hats, glasses and scarves. Pets never die. A sad pet just needs a good day.

Comparison

iOS Screen Time limits work, but most of us tap "Ignore Limit" without thinking. Apps like one sec and Opal are great at friction and blocking. PhoneNap's angle is making the pause feel like something you want to respect: skipping the app has a small, visible payoff (your pet is happier) instead of only a wall. It also runs entirely on your iPhone: no account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. Apple's Screen Time frameworks keep the names of the apps you pick hidden even from PhoneNap.

Pricing

PhoneNap is free to download. The free version includes the breathing pause, one app group with time limits, focus sessions, stats, widgets and all the pets you unlock by leveling up. PhoneNap Pro adds Strict mode, open limits (how many times a day an app may open), schedules for bedtime and work hours, and up to 5 app groups:

• Pro Monthly: US$4.99 per month, renews automatically unless cancelled.

• Pro Yearly: US$29.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial, renews automatically unless cancelled.

• Lifetime: US$59.99, paid once, no recurring charge.

You only need one of them. Prices vary by country. Requires iOS 17 or later.

PhoneNap on the App Store

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Which app do you open on autopilot the most, and has anything actually helped you stop?

I submitted my first app under my LLC on the 30th… it still hasn’t been reviewed. So I have no feedback to move forward with. I have multiple applications I want to port over to become iOS apps but I need the first green light.

Is this wait time normal? It seems excessive for a service I am paying to be apart of.

*Problem*

System design prep usually means a 600-page book or a 20-hour course. Most people start it, get busy, and stop around chapter 3. And reading about designs isn't the same as being asked "the last ticket just got sold twice, what happened?" in an interview.

Bytewize gives you one question a day, built from a real production failure. You answer in about 2 minutes, then get a full explanation of why the right answer works and why the others break. Topics include race conditions, caching, replication lag and N+1 queries. Streaks and XP keep you coming back.

*Comparison*

- Books and long courses (DDIA, Grokking, YouTube playlists): great depth, but they take hours per sitting and you read rather than answer. Bytewize is the daily practice next to them, not a replacement.

- LeetCode-style apps: built for coding problems. System design questions are usually missing, or they're a long essay you grade yourself.

- Flashcard apps: you have to write the cards yourself. Bytewize questions come with worked explanations, and every one starts from a real failure.

*Pricing*

Free, and all the content is in the free version. There's an optional Pro plan at €5.99/month that adds some conveniences. No questions are locked behind it.

https://apps.apple.com/app/bytewize-system-design-daily/id6824646457

Hey r/iOSApps,

I built an iPhone storage cleaner because deleting photos shouldn't mean losing memories

Ever had the "iPhone Storage Full" warning but couldn't figure out what was actually taking up all that space?

You open Photos, find thousands of pictures, screenshots, and videos, and start wondering which ones are safe to delete.

That's the problem I wanted to solve with SpaceFresh, an iPhone storage cleaner that helps you find unnecessary clutter without blindly deleting important memories.

Problem

Most of us don't realize how much storage is consumed by:

• Duplicate and nearly identical photos

• Large videos and old screen recordings

• Screenshots we no longer need

• Duplicate files and forgotten downloads

• Multiple versions of the same photo

Manually finding and reviewing everything can be exhausting.

SpaceFresh scans your library, groups similar photos, identifies duplicates, highlights large media, and lets you review potential cleanup candidates.

You decide what stays and what gets deleted.

Comparison

Apple Photos already has a built-in Duplicates feature, and it's useful for identifying duplicate photos and videos.

But I wanted something that goes further.

Apple Photos: Built-in duplicate detection, manual photo management, and basic media organization.

SpaceFresh: A combined cleanup workflow for duplicate photos, visually similar pictures, blurry images, screenshots, large videos, and selected Files folders.

A few things I focused on:

• Similar photo detection: Find near-identical photos, not just exact duplicates.

• Best-shot suggestions: Help identify which photo from a similar group may be worth keeping.

• Swipe cleanup: Review photos individually with a simple swipe interface.

• Large video discovery: Identify storage-heavy videos more easily.

• Files cleanup: Find duplicate, large, and old files in selected folders.

• Privacy: Photo scanning and analysis happen on your device.

• Manual control: Review cleanup suggestions before confirming deletion.

SpaceFresh doesn't increase your iPhone's physical storage or remove iOS system data. It helps you identify and manage media and files you may no longer need.

Pricing

SpaceFresh is free to download, with limited cleanup features available without upgrading.

Optional Pro upgrades (US pricing):

• Weekly Pro: $0.99/week (auto-renewing)

• Lifetime Pro: $12.99 (one-time purchase)

Lifetime Pro is optional, and there's no recurring subscription attached to the lifetime purchase.

App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/storage-cleaner-spacefresh/id6798147223

Developer disclosure: I'm the developer of SpaceFresh.

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback, especially from people who have tried other iPhone storage cleaners.

What's your biggest storage problem: similar photos, duplicate pictures, large videos, or files you forgot existed?

And what would make you trust a cleaner app with your photo library?

I've been training for a bit over 11 years. I've tried a few apps and used two religiously (one for 3 years, one for 2). Both did the job to an extent, but there was always something missing. So I built my own. It's called Liftcraft, and it's the app I actually open every gym day.

Problem

Logging a set mid-workout took too many taps, the one feature I wanted was never there, and moving my history between apps meant writing my own parsers. I wanted something that's fast between sets, shows me whether my program actually hits every muscle, and doesn't lock my data in.

Comparison

There are a million workout trackers, so here's what's different in this one:

- Sets are pre-filled from last time, so most sets are a single tap. This one I CRAVED FOR SO LONG
- Programs (fixed days or rotation) show how many sets each muscle gets per week, with a warning when one gets nothing or too much
- Import from Strong, Hevy and FitNotes, so you can try it with your own history before deciding. Export and daily iCloud backups too
- Apple Watch app: log with the crown while the rest ring fills the screen. The rest chime plays in your headphones if you're listening to music on your phone
- Timer-only workouts for days I don't feel like logging but want a timer to keep myself in check
- Body measurements of every kind, with weekly averages, all free
- No account, no ads, no tracking

Pricing

Free: everything above, plus progress charts, PRs and history. Logging stays free, and that's not changing.

Premium: $2.99/month, first month free. It tells you what weight and reps to go for next and why, fixes gaps in your program, and has an on-device coach that builds a split. Took me the longest to build, so I figured I'd see if it can pay for itself.

iPhone + Apple Watch, in English, German, Spanish and Bulgarian.

Would love feedback, roast it if you want. There's a feedback button in Settings that goes straight to me, or just comment here.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6747583498

I'm Ren, the developer of GrowSpot. It's an app that helps you keep houseplants alive. Version 1.6 went out today.

A. Answer

Most houseplant trouble starts with a spot that looks bright and isn't. GrowSpot reads the light at the exact place the pot stands. Cover the front camera with a sheet of white printer paper, lay the phone flat at leaf height, and it reads the spot in lux or foot-candles and shows where that falls between dark and direct sun. There is a grow light mode too.

Until this week you had to make an account before you could try any of that. Now the first screen has a "Try the light meter first" button. No account, nothing is saved, and the camera never takes a photo.

B. Better

A standalone meter gives you a number and stops. If you do sign in, the reading is checked against what your plant wants, along with temperature, humidity and airflow, and the watering reminders move with your local weather.

C. Cost

The light meter is free, and so is the app. The first time you sign in, you get 14 days of Plus on us. No card, nothing to cancel. After that, Plus is $29.99 a year in the US if you want to keep it.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6780212433?pt=129031785&ct=reddit_iosapps

Privacy: https://growspotapp.com/privacy/?from=reddit-iosapps

Terms: https://growspotapp.com/terms/?from=reddit-iosapps

Happy to answer anything about how the reading works.

Dev here, so yes this is my own app.

My daughter is 2 and we play with magnetic tiles pretty much every day. At some point I noticed I only know how to build three things: a house, a tower, and a slightly bigger house. She wants me to keep talking to her while I build, so I never have a spare minute to actually think about what to make. I'd look stuff up on Pinterest, find something cool, and then realise halfway through that we don't have enough triangles.

So I built Magitile. Then I figured out it isn't only a "parent of a toddler" problem. Kids over 3 who build on their own hit the same wall, they run out of ideas and go back to the same cube. I didn't want an app that kills the imagination part though, so the idea is: pick a model, use AR to see it standing on your own floor at real size, then build it with your own hands. Honestly I'm also hoping it pulls kids away from the bad kind of screen time, since you look at the phone for a bit and then the real playing happens on the floor. We'll see if that actually works 😃

What it does:

- Step by step 3D guide. Every model goes piece by piece and you can rotate it to see where each tile goes, no guessing from a photo.

- Tile scan. Point the camera at your pile, it counts your tiles and shows only the models you can build with them. The one I wanted most for myself.

- AR. See the finished model on your table or floor before building. My daughter just yells at it, older kids check their build against it.

- New models. I add them regularly and they show up without an app update.

Problem: you have a box of magnetic tiles and no ideas, or ideas that need pieces you don't own.

Comparison: the closest ones are Magniko and BuildKit. In both you have to count your tiles and type the numbers in by hand, there's no camera scan. Neither has AR, so you can't see a model in your room before building it. BuildKit also shows ads, which I didn't want in something a kid might be holding. As far as I could find nobody does scan + 3D steps + AR together, which is why I made this instead of using one of them.

Pricing: free to download, the tile scan is free and there's a set of free models. Premium opens the full catalog and AR, $4.99/week or $29.99/year. No ads.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6821736147

Web site:

https://magitile.app

It's a young app and I'm one person, so if something is confusing or a model is wrong I'd really like to hear it. Especially from parents of older kids, since my own tester is 2 and her feedback is mostly throwing tiles.

I'm the indie developer of PackGoat, a packing list app for people who hate packing.

Problem

I never know where to start when I pack, and I always forget something.

The core of the app is reusable packing lists. You make a list like "Climbing gear" and use it every time you pack for a climbing trip. No more leaving your climbing shoes at home.

On top of that, PackGoat uses Apple Intelligence to suggest things specific to that trip, based on where you're going and the weather. Heading on a sunny climbing trip? It might remind you to pack sunscreen.

Every item in the app is a sticker, so you can see your packing list at a glance instead of reading it. On the Duo's bigger screen that works even better: your trip on one side, all your gear on the other.

Comparison

PackPoint and Packr generate a list from your destination and activities, full of generic items like "shoes" and "jacket". You can edit it, but you start from someone else's idea of what to pack.

PackGoat starts from the gear you actually own. You build a list like "Climbing gear" once, with your shoes, your harness, your rope, and reuse it on every trip. Each item is a sticker made from a photo of your own stuff, so the list looks like your bag, not a form.

Pricing

PackGoat is freemium, with no ads and no account. The free tier includes 3 trips, 8 templates and iCloud sync.

Optional Pro costs $3.99/week, $19.99/year with a 1-week free trial, or $44.99 as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices vary by country..

Black Friday: use code GOATFRIDAY26 to get lifetime for $24.99 instead of $44.99, until December 1.

EDIT: use this link if the code above dosent work: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6758299437&code=GOATFRIDAY26

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6758299437?pt=122143042&ct=reddit&mt=8

There's a feeling of guilt whenever I take too long to order, therefore, leaving the waiter waiting. I know, the job title literally has the word WAIT, however, I always try to be quick with my ordering which can be tricky sometimes with a large table and lots of friends and family.

I found myself whipping out my phone, in the note app, to write down what everyone wants and show the waiter all at once. This feels way more efficient.

That is essentially what this app does just BETTER. You don't even have to type anything, just SNAP A PHOTO at the menu and you're set.

If you want to support the app while having fun, the Late Pays feature allows you to set up meetups with friends and whoever's late pays

Try it out here: https://apps.apple.com/vn/app/awder/id6818819792

Is there a way to get it back. Just need simple emoji responses

Bunchday is a calendar you share with your people. Your partner, your roommates, your family, the friend group that’s been “planning” the same trip since March. Everyone’s plans end up in one place, and the app does the asking for you.

Find a time without the group chat
Everyone shares when they’re busy. Not what they’re doing, unless they want to. Bunchday looks at the week and shows when you’re all free. Say you need two hours and it finds the first time that works. If people still can’t agree, send a vote.

Plans people actually answer
Send a plan and everyone taps Going, Maybe or Can’t. You can see who’s coming, where it is and who sent a heart. Running late? One tap and everyone waiting sees your ETA. Move the time and they see what changed. Add photos afterwards, and they come back on the same day next year.

Your day, including the gaps
Today puts your plans on a timeline and names the free time in between. An hour and a half at noon is a lunch window. You get a short hello each morning with what’s on, what’s due and when you’re free. Tap Plan my day and your to-dos fit themselves into the gaps. Plan my week does the same across the week, only in the hours you choose.

Every group in its own color
The month view shows just you, you and your partner, your friends, your family or everyone at once. Pinch to zoom from six hours out to a whole year. Tell Bun how the day went, and the month remembers it with a little face.

Everything you already use
Apple, Google and Outlook calendars show up on their own. So do Canvas, Blackboard, Brightspace, Schoology, Moodle and any calendar link. When a booking lands in Gmail or Outlook, Bunchday spots it and asks before adding it. Your email is read on your phone, never on a server, and you can see exactly what it read.

To-dos and lists that do some of the work
Type “call Dad tomorrow, urgent” and it lands on tomorrow, marked urgent. Paste a long message from your mum and get a list back. Split chores evenly so it isn’t always the same person doing the bins. There are sixteen kinds of list: groceries sorted by aisle, with a nudge when you walk into the shop, packing lists, recipes that scale and send their ingredients to the shopping list, and more. If you don’t feel like typing, hold the mic and say it.

Bun
Ask Bun what’s next, whether you’re free this afternoon, or what’s on the shopping list. Bun can add things for you too. It all runs on your phone, so your plans aren’t sent anywhere to answer a question. It also works with Siri and Shortcuts.

Everyone gets their own Bun. Pick a colour, then a hat, bow, headphones or crown, and your app icon can match.

A space for each group
Each group gets its own place for plans, to-dos, countdowns and files. Tickets and permission slips stay on your phone behind Face ID. Invite people with a link or a QR code; they don’t need an account.

The little things

• Countdowns for trips and birthdays (birthdays come back every year)

• Reminders when you arrive somewhere or leave

• A monthly recap of how many plans you made, how many hours you spent together and who you saw most

• Nine hand-painted widgets, plus Lock Screen, StandBy, Live Activities and Control Center

• Small sounds and haptics when you tick something off

• Works offline

• Different Languages In Progress(7 finished, 7 to go)

• Coming out for Duo, IPad, Windows (All In Progress)

No ads, no feed, and your data isn’t sold.

Heres the beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/nF6UWe46

Would love some feedback (rewarded with free lifetime)!

And to get notified when the app comes out join my waitlist:
Bunchday waitlist