

AppStories
Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories' Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.
Episodes
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Sep 17, 2018 • 32min
Our Favorite Apps with iOS 12 Features (Part 1)
This week, Federico and John dig into some of their favorite iOS app debuts and updates highlighting iOS 12 features.
This episode is sponsored by:
Warby Parker - Quality eyewear at a fraction of the usual price. Order your FREE Home Try-On kit today
Linode - High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’
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Show Notes
Follow-Up
Chirp
iOS 12 Apps
CARROT Weather
Overcast
Ulysses
GoodTask
Daily Dictionary - Coming soon to the App Store.
Scriptable
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Sep 10, 2018 • 37min
Exploring Twitter Apps
This week, Federico and John explore Twitter clients, other specialized Twitter apps, and how they use them.
This episode is sponsored by:
Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy.
Timing - Stop worrying about time and focus on doing your best work instead.
Links and Show Notes
Follow-Up
Grocery
2Do (iOS and macOS)
Twitter Clients
Tweetbot (iOS and macOS)
Twitterrific (iOS and macOS)
Chirp
TwIM
Other Twitter Apps
Linky
Charm
Hootsuite
Buffer
TweetStory
Opener
Birdbrain
Crowdfire
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Sep 3, 2018 • 32min
Expanding Apple’s Reminders with Third-Party Apps
This week, Federico and John take a look at apps that integrate with Apple’s iOS Reminders app, which besides being a default app, is also a system framework.
This episode is sponsored by:
Casper - The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘APPSTORIES’.
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’.
Links and Show Notes
Apps Discussed
GoodTask 3
Federico’s GoodTask shortcuts are available to Club MacStories members in Issue 141 of Club MacStories Weekly.
Reminder
Fantastical
Due
Eventail
Drafts
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Aug 27, 2018 • 34min
Our Favorite Share Sheet Extensions
Federico returns from vacation to discuss the share sheet extensions that he and John use on their iOS devices.
This episode is sponsored by:
Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy.
Simple Contacts - Contact lens prescriptions from home. Use offer code APPSTORIES for $20 off your first order of contact lenses.
Links and Show Notes
Apps Discussed
Slack
WhatsApp
Group Text+
Shortcuts and Workflow
GoodTask
Linky
Instapaper
Keep It
Things
GIFwrapped
Deliveries
1Blocker
Blink
Annotable
Opener
Feed Hawk
Gladys
Working Copy
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Aug 20, 2018 • 45min
I Set Up a Fake Child
John is joined by Merlin Mann to discuss managing family tech use and the upcoming iOS 12 Screen Time family features.
This episode is sponsored by:
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’
Links and Show Notes
Waldorf education
Eero
Moment
OpenDNS
RescueTime
Gyroscope
Exist.io
Merlin Mann
Do By Friday
Back to Work
Reconcilable Differences
Roderick on the Line
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Aug 13, 2018 • 36min
Fixing John’s Mixed Up, Messed Up, Broken Home Screen
John is joined by Alex Cox in an attempt to fix his messy iPhone screens.
This episode is sponsored by:
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’
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John’s iPhone screens:
Alex’s iPhone screens:
Apps Mentioned
holedown
Pokemon GO
Airmail
Fiery Feeds
Inoreader
lire
OmniFocus
Things
Slack
CARROT Weather
Birdbrain
Hootsuite
Buffer
Alex Cox
Podcasts
Do By Friday
Roboism
The Robot and the Unicorn
Supercomputer
Twitter
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Aug 6, 2018 • 35min
Show Me Your Mac Menu Bar Apps
John is joined by Stephen Hackett to compare and discuss their Mac menu bar apps.
This episode is sponsored by:
Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy.
Working Copy - Git powers for iOS.
Links and Show Notes
Menu Bar Apps Discussed:
iStat Menu
Blink for macOS (not yet available)
Fantastical
Alfred
CARROT Weather
Rocket
1Password
Tweetbot
Copied
Dropbox
Hazel
iMazing
ToothFairy
Quitter
High Sierra Media Key Enabler
Stephen Hackett
Relay.fm
512pixels.net
YouTube
Twitter
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Jul 30, 2018 • 35min
What Makes an App a Pro App?
Federico and John consider the elements that make an app a pro app.
This episode is sponsored by:
Linode – High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’
Daylite – The Mac CRM that makes your business run smoother.
Links and Show Notes
PDF App follow-up
PDF Viewer Pro
PDF Viewer Offers a Pro Pack with Advanced PDF Editing and Collaboration Tools
MarginNote 3
MarginNote 3 Video Demo
Voice Dream Reader
Weekend Read
Examples of Pro Apps
DEVONthink (Mac/iOS)
iThoughts (Mac/iOS)
Drafts 5
Workflow
Affinity Photo (Mac/iOS)
Affinity Designer (Mac/iOS)
OpenTerm
MindNode
iCab Mobile
GoodTask (Mac/iOS)
2Do (Mac/iOS)
Airmail (Mac/iOS)
Keep It (Mac/iOS)
OmniFocus (Mac/iOS) and other Omni apps
Editorial
1Writer
Fiery Feeds
BBEdit
Scrivener (Mac/iOS)
Ulysses (Mac/iOS)
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Jul 23, 2018 • 33min
PDF Apps
Federico and John discuss the world of apps for viewing, organizing, marking up, editing, and creating PDFs.
This episode is sponsored by:
Mack Weldon - Smart underwear for smart guys.
Get 20% off your first order with the code APPSTORIES.
ETA - Your personal travel assistant.
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Links and Show Notes
PDF Expert (Mac/iOS)
PDF Expert 6 Adds Powerful Editing Tools and More
PDF Expert 2 for Mac Adds Powerful PDF Editing Features
PDF Viewer (iOS)
PSPDFKit
PDF Viewer 2.1 Adopts iOS 11 Document Browser
PDF Viewer Delivers Free PDF Viewing and Editing Tools
PDFpen (Mac/iOS)
LiquidText (iOS)
LiquidText 3.0: A Uniquely Digital PDF Experience
Video Demo
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Jul 16, 2018 • 41min
Apps for Managing Big Projects
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.
This episode is sponsored by:
Casper - The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘APPSTORIES’.
iTubeDownloader - Download YouTube videos, channels, or entire playlists. Get 10% off until July 25th with the code: APPSTORIES18
Links and Show Notes
Apps discussed:
DEVONthink
DEVONagent
DEVONthink To Go
Keep It (Mac/iOS)
Taskpaper
Trello (Mac/iOS)
Slack (Mac/iOS)
Google Docs
Spark (Mac/iOS)
Dropbox
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