

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.
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Jul 15, 2018 • 41min
An Interview with Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt of Team Alto
Federico and John are joined by Team Alto members Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt.
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Links and Show Notes
Alto’s Adventure
Alto’s Odyssey
Alto’s Adventure influences:
Subway Surfers
Ski Safari
Tiny Wings
Ecco
Shadow of the Colossus
Journey
Snowman
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Harry Nesbitt on Twitter
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Jul 14, 2018 • 57min
Interviews with Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards
Federico and John interview Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards about iOS app design.
This episode is sponsored by:
OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day
Links and Show Notes
Michael Flarup
Outside: Even If It’s Raining, It’s Beautiful.
Northplay
Michael’s icon work discussed on the episode:
Working Copy
Castamatic
The App Icon Book
Apply Pixels
Michael’s Website
Michael on Dribbble
Michael on Twitter
Marc Edwards
iStat View
Skala View
Bjango
Marc on Twitter
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Jul 13, 2018 • 46min
An Interview with Zach Gage
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.
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OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day
Links and Show Notes
Show Notes
Synth Pond
Unify
Sentences on Conceptual Art, Sol LeWitt
Pocket Run Pool
Sage Solitaire
Flipflop Solitaire
Bit Pilot
Halcyon
Getting Over It
App Store Interview with Zach Gage
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Jul 12, 2018 • 45min
Interviews with Becky Hansmeyer and Heidi Helen Pilypas
Federico and John interview Becky Hansmeyer, the creator of Snapthread and Heidi Helen Pilypas, the designer of Stamp Pack and the upcoming Capsicum.
This episode is sponsored by:
OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day
Links and Show Notes
Becky Hansmeyer
Snapthread
Beginning iOS Programming with Swift from AppCoda
Ersatz Free Trials
Becky on Twitter
Heidi Helen Pilypas
Stamp Pack
Capsicum beta signup
Heidi on Twitter
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Jul 11, 2018 • 1h 3min
An Interview with Marco Arment and David Smith
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.
This episode is sponsored by:
OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day
Links and Show Notes
Marco Arment
Overcast
Instapaper Acquired By Betaworks
Instapaper 4.1
Marco on Twitter
David Smith
Pedometer++
Workouts++
Activity++
Sleep++
David on Twitter
Under the Radar, Marco and David’s podcast on Relay FM about independent app development
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Jul 10, 2018 • 57min
An Interview with Craig Hockenberry and James Thomson
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.
This episode is sponsored by:
OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day
Links and Show Notes
James Thomson
PCalc
TLA Systems
James on Twitter
Craig Hockenberry
Twitterrific
The Iconfactory
A Lot Can Happen in a Decade
Craig on Twitter
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Jul 9, 2018 • 31min
App Store Storytime
It’s storytime on AppStories. Federico and John tell some of their favorite personal stories about apps and the App Store.
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Links and Show Notes
John
My App Story
Local kids create iPhone application
MacBreak Weekly 140: The $30,000 Question
Freedom: Kids Design iPhone App
Kid Entrepreneurs Build iPhone App
Federico
The very first MacStories article: Stainless & Cruz, two new Mac browsers
Reinventing iOS Automation: Editorial Review
Instagram: A New Social Paradigm for iPhone Camera Apps
Workflow Review: Integrated Automation for iOS 8
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Jul 2, 2018 • 34min
Demystifying SiriKit
Federico and John clear up confusion about SiriKit and discuss the apps that support it.
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’
Links and Show Notes
WhatsApp
Airmail
TwIM
Skype
Things
Todoist
OmniFocus
Streaks
SnipNotes
DEVONthink
PayPal
Square Cash
Venmo
Lyft
Uber
Visual Codes
Pinterest
TheFork
Workouts++
Slopes
Zones
Nike+ Run Club
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Jun 25, 2018 • 34min
Attention Revisited: iOS 12 Notifications, Do Not Disturb, and Screen Time
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.
This episode is sponsored by:
1Password - Go ahead. Forget your passwords.
1Password remembers them all for you.
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MindNode - Visual brainstorming for iOS and Mac.
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Mac App Store
iOS App Store
Links and Show Notes
AppStories, Episode 56 - Controlling the Time Spent on Your iPhone
Apple’s iOS 12 preview
iOS 12: The MacStories Overview
Federico’s tweet demonstrating Notification interactions

Jun 18, 2018 • 39min
The Apps of WWDC 2018
Federico and John discuss the new and updated apps announced at WWDC 2018.
This episode is sponsored by:
1Password - Go ahead. Forget your passwords.
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DEVONthink – Document management reinvented for Mac and iOS.
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Links and Show Notes
iOS
Apple’s iOS 12 preview
Apple’s ARKit 2.0 preview
AR MeasureKit
Shortcuts: A New Vision for Siri and iOS Automation
iOS 12: The MacStories Overview
Favicons. Finally.
macOS
Apple’s macOS Mojave and new developer framework sneak peek
macOS Mojave: The MacStories Overview
watchOS
Apple’s watchOS preview
watchOS 5: The MacStories Overview
CarPlay and Challenges
Apple says CarPlay will now support third party navigation and mapping apps
Chalenges
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