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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 Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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 Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

It’s storytime on AppStories. Federico and John tell some of their favorite personal stories about apps and the App Store. This episode is sponsored by: This episode of AppStories is sponsored by: OmniFocus 3 - Accomplish More Every Day Learn more at Inside Omnifocus 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 Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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 Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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. Get three-months free with AppStories today. MindNode - Visual brainstorming for iOS and Mac. Learn More 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

Federico and John discuss the new and updated apps announced at WWDC 2018. This episode is sponsored by: 1Password - Go ahead. Forget your passwords. 1Password remembers them all for you. Get three-months free with AppStories today. DEVONthink – Document management reinvented for Mac and iOS. Get 10% off DEVONthink Personal, Pro, or Pro Office for the Mac with the coupon code APPSTORIES. 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 Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

Federico and John discuss the apps on their current iPhone X Home screens. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – Document management reinvented for Mac and iOS. Soulver for iOS and Mac – It helps you work things out. Links and Show Notes John’s Home Screen: John’s Wallpaper: CorteX True Black Neon John’s Apps: Slack Tweetbot Spark Overcast Workflow Blink Pocket Run Pool Agenda Obscura Instagram Drafts Ulysses Day One Working Copy Federico’s Home Screen: Federico’s Wallpaper Federico’s Apps: Instagram Streaks Things Tweetbot TimeLogger Spark Week Cal Finances Drafts Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

Federico and John look at what Apple could do to use iOS and its large developer community to revitalize the Mac app ecosystem. This episode is sponsored by: Transmit 5, the gold standard of Mac file transfer apps from Panic. Use this link to purchase Transmit and receive 20% off automatically at checkout through June 11, 2018. Links and Show Notes Past AppStories Episodes AppStories, Episode 5 - App Subscriptions AppStories, Episode 20 – Ulysses’ Switch to Subscriptions and Apple’s to 64-Bit Apps MacStories Articles: Consistent Accessibility: How Apple Can Make iOS and the Mac More Accessible Introductory Pricing Coming to App Subscriptions Review Guidelines Added for Subscriptions, Stickers, and SiriKit Other Related Articles: Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience Scuttlebutt Regarding Apple’s Cross-Platform UI Project Illustration in the App Store Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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. This episode is sponsored by: Lambda School - A revolutionary new school that invests in you. Take the free two-week iOS development course. Inoreader - The place to discover, organize, and monitor the web. Links and Show Notes Spark 2 iOS Mac 1Password 7 for Mac Mac App Store Direct iOS version Additional Apps and Links The Fear Sparrow 1.6 for Mac Now Available, Adds POP Support, “True Unified Inbox” Mailbox for iOS Gets Auto-Swipe, Mac Beta Coming Soon Airmail

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. This episode is sponsored by: Techmeme Ride Home – Search for Techmeme Ride Home on your podcast app now. AutoWake - the world’s first haptic smart alarm for your Apple Watch. The first 11 people to tweet at @AutoWakeApp with the code word ‘Espresso’ will receive a free promo code. Links and Show Notes Time Well Spent Google’s Digital Wellbeing initiative: Everything you need to know Apps cannot use Push Notifications to send promotions, unless you’re Apple or anyone else Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees