Avec turns a Gmail inbox into a swipeable card stack
Avec wins App Store praise for voice replies that draft a Gmail response from a few spoken points, though Outlook and iCloud users are still left out.
Apps
Honest reviews and picks for the apps that actually earn a slot on your Home Screen.
Eva planner tops your calendar with a 30-plus-block digest
Eva's digest runs past weather into biorhythms and a natal chart, but one App Store reviewer still asked for a Pomodoro timer Eva already ships.
Granola writes meeting notes and keeps no audio
Even App Store reviewers who love Granola's transcripts report calls that never uploaded, and with no recording on file, those meetings don't come back.
Darkroom rebuilt its engine and split its longtime fans
For all of PetaPixel's praise of the Darkroom 7 engine, App Store reviewers since December count broken histograms and failed exports.
Finch turns self-care into raising a tiny bird
Finch's gentle accountability earns years-long streaks, but App Store reviewers describe streaks reset to 1 and a closet of bird clothes lost to a bug.
Taio pairs a Markdown editor with a clipboard manager
Even frozen since September 2023, Taio still holds up, with wikilinks, clipboard actions, and a JavaScript automation engine in one app.
Country Count maps visits from photo GPS
Country Count ships a retroactive approach: it reads GPS from your existing photo library to build your visited-countries map automatically.
stoic. adapts prompts by time of day
stoic. adapts journal prompts to time of day and what you've written, though App Store reviewers flag that quick entries take more taps than they should.
Brass brings icon themes and widgets to the home screen
Brass ships a large themed icon and widget library, but custom icons route through iOS Settings profiles and add a one-second delay on every launch.