Appstories

John is joined by Stephen Hackett to compare and discuss their Mac menu bar apps.

Federico and John consider the elements that make an app a pro app.

Federico and John discuss the world of apps for viewing, organizing, marking up, editing, and creating PDFs.

Federico and John discuss the apps they use to manage large projects like the MacStories and AppStories coverage of the App Store’s 10th anniversary and Apple’s fall OS releases.

Federico and John are joined by Team Alto members Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt.

Federico and John interview Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards about iOS app design.

Federico and John are joined by independent game developer Zach Gage the creator of hit games like Ridiculous Fishing, SpellTower, Really Bad Chess, Typeshift, Flipflop Solitaire, and Pocket Run Pool to discuss the App Store’s effect on gaming.

Federico and John interview Becky Hansmeyer, the creator of Snapthread and Heidi Helen Pilypas, the designer of Stamp Pack and the upcoming Capsicum.

Federico and John interview Marco Arment, the creator or Instapaper and Overcast and David Smith who has many apps including health and fitness apps such as Pedometer++, Workouts++, Activity++, and Sleep++ about building sustainable businesses over the past decade of the App Store.

Federico and John interview Craig Hockenberry of The Iconfactory and James Thomson, the creator of PCalc and DragThing, about the earliest days of the App Store.

It’s storytime on AppStories. Federico and John tell some of their favorite personal stories about apps and the App Store.

Federico and John clear up confusion about SiriKit and discuss the apps that support it.

Federico and John take a close look at the tools coming in iOS 12 to help monitor and control time spent on iOS devices and compare those to what they wished for in Episode 56.

Federico and John discuss the new and updated apps announced at WWDC 2018.

Federico and John discuss the apps on their current iPhone X Home screens.

Federico and John look at what Apple could do to use iOS and its large developer community to revitalize the Mac app ecosystem.

Federico and John go in-depth on two recently-updated apps. In this installment of Pick 2, Federico covers Spark 2, which has added app integrations into the iOS version and team collaboration to the iOS and Mac versions while John covers 1Password 7 for the Mac, a significant redesign that expands the functionality and flexibility of features like Watchtower and Vaults.

Federico and John talk about managing time spent on smartphones, including what manufacturers like Apple and Google are doing to address the issue, what users can do, and how they deal with being on their iPhones too much.

Federico and John discuss their wishes for Apple’s iOS system apps.

Federico and John pick two apps they use regularly to discuss. In this installment of Pick 2, John covers GoodNotes and how he uses it for planning and editing, and Federico explains how he and the MacStories team use Working Copy to collaborate on articles.