Appstories

Federico and John cover how they use the Apple TV and highlight a handful of notable Apple TV apps.

Federico and John consider the pros and cons of do-everything and single-purpose apps.

Federico and John conclude their series on information overload with a discussion of how they save content for consumption later.

In part one of a two-part topic, Federico and John explore the apps they use to manage information overload and interruptions.

Federico and John take a deeper look at two favorite apps. In this installment: Bear and DEVONthink.

Federico and John interview filmmaker and YouTuber James Rath, who is legally blind, about accessibility on Apple’s platforms.

Federico and John look at the apps Apple has acquired over the years and where they are now.

Federico and John look back at where health, fitness, and quantified self apps have been, where they’re going, and how hardware and software advancements are changing the way we track and gain insights about our health and fitness.

Federico and John interview two members of Team Alto, Harry Nesbitt and Ryan Cash, about Alto’s Adventure, the challenges they faced in following it up with Alto’s Odyssey, the creative process of making games, and the mobile game industry.

Federico and John talk about the trends and app culture surrounding mindfulness and meditation apps.

Federico and John follow up their RSS app and service episode with a closer look at how each of them uses RSS for work and pleasure reading.

The RSS sync service and reader app landscape makes it difficult to find the perfect combination of features for the way you read the news. Federico and John sift through the many options and highlight what they look for in modern iOS and Mac RSS clients.

Nearly five months into iOS 11, Federico and John take a look at how iOS 11 has changed not only the way they work, but also how it has impacted their use of lifestyle, health and fitness, media consumption, and other types of apps.

Federico and John discuss their TV and movie watching habits, hardware, and how they use apps as part of the process.

The Mac App Store has fallen behind the iOS App Store. Federico and John discuss the Store’s problems and consider how Apple might address them.

Federico and John interview James Thomson about the origins of PCalc and DragThing, life as an indie developer, selling apps on the App Store and Mac App Store, and more.

Federico and John discuss the features that their ideal iOS and Mac email clients would have and what they are using now.

Federico and John discuss app pre-orders, a new feature introduced by Apple that has interesting implications for developers and their customers.

Federico and John interview Christian Selig, the creator of the popular iOS Reddit client Apollo about the development and design of the app, incorporating Redditors’ feedback, the complexities inherent in building a Reddit app, and working in Swift.

Federico and John pick two apps they’ve been experimenting with recently and discuss how it’s going so far. In this installment of Pick 2, John covers macOS image editor Pixelmator Pro, which was released last week, and Federico explains how he’s integrated Things 3 for iOS into recent projects.