r/iosapps • • 13d ago

💎 Megathread [Megathread] The App Shelf — October 2026

16 Upvotes

# Welcome to The App Shelf

You must promote your apps here if you do not qualify to post in the main feed through Trust or Transparency, as explained in our [Phase 2 Moderation Update](https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/comments/1u9aw0f/).

You are also required to limit promotion to this megathread if you:

* Do not yet have 10 local community karma in r/iOSApps.

* Are promoting an app that uses Generative AI or is an AI-wrapper.

* Are promoting a "Vibe Coded" app (AI-generated without manual validation).

# 📋 Required Format

All promotion MUST follow the ABC format or it will be removed:

* \[App Name/Title\] (Screenshot encouraged!)

* A — Answer: What problem does your app solve?

* B — Better: Name a competitor(s) and explain what you do better.

* C — Cost: Pricing details (Free/IAP/Sub/Lifetime) + App Store Link.

P.S. Promotion here counts towards the 30-day limited promotion rule (Rule 2).

# ⚠️ WARNING

There is a high probability that Reddit’s filters will auto-remove your comment here if:

  1. You have not verified your email in your Reddit profile.
  2. Your very first interaction in this sub is a promotional link.

For the Community: Please remember to upvote gems and downvote spam/clones. Your feedback in this thread will directly influence which apps we highlight in future community showcases!


r/iosapps • • Jul 27 '26

📢 Announcement Clarification of Trust and Transparency

22 Upvotes

I'd like to further explain the rules found here since many people keep asking why their posts are removed:

https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/comments/1u9aw0f/riosapps_moderation_update_phase_2_trust/

Snippets below.

To qualify for the main feed, you need to satisfy 10 local karma requirements firstly. But this is what it means to be on the 2 tiers above Megathread:

Tier 1 — The Trust Path → Main Feed

Any one of these signals qualifies you for the main feed (as long as you also meet the 10+ community karma minimum):

  • App Store track record — your app has 20+ ratings/reviews on the App Store (number subject to change).
  • Established GitHub project — a real development history (100+ stars on any GitHub repo).
  • Recognized Developer — you've been granted an app-name developer flair (already well-known / trusted in r/iOSApps, at moderator discretion).

If you have any of these, you've already earned a measure of trust. Post to the main feed.

You have established yourself and the mods recognize that. We trust you to do the right thing for the goods of the subreddit. But do not abuse it.

Tier 2 — The Transparency Path → Main Feed

Not in the App Store yet and not an established developer? You can still qualify for the main feed by being open about who you are and giving users real reasons to trust you.

Posts on this path must include BOTH:

  1. A real-life identity and real contact details — your actual name and a way to reach you (an established company or business presence, a portfolio, LinkedIn). This shows you're not a throwaway account dropping unknown software.
  2. A website with a published Privacy Policy and Terms of Service — linked directly in your post. This is not a replacement for the App Store link, but rather in addition to.

This is the middle ground: you may not have a major reputation yet, but you're willing to stand behind your app in public. What we look for is the developer history or in the case of company, the willingness to take financial responsibility for it.

Not a throwaway account, not an app social account, not something people can spring up within an afternoon (gmail address, website without domain, etc.)

Thank you for your understanding to make the sub a better place for everyone. We would all benefit from the filtered visibility for quality apps.


r/iosapps • • 12h ago

🎈 Free I wanted Minesweeper to feel genuinely beautiful on iOS, so I built Onyx :)

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Hey everyone! I’m Mark, the developer of Onyx. I’ve always loved Minesweeper, but I wanted a version that felt calm, thoughtful and truly at home on iPhone and iPad.

A - Answer

Onyx keeps the logic of classic Minesweeper while giving it a more considered experience: fluid touch controls, logic-only and random boards, daily puzzles, smart hints, custom themes, infinity mode and focused Find the Mine challenges.

B - Better

Apps on iOS tend to lean into nostalgia, and others keeps things very traditional. Onyx takes a different direction: quieter, more modern and shaped around deduction, customisation and smooth mobile play. I am trying to make it look appealing, feel smooth, clean and clear.

There are different modes to play around which are classical field, puzzles to find mine(s) or empty space(s) and infinity! Also keeping all the stats, times and other records.

The app has grown enormously through player feedback, and I’m still carefully improving every detail.

C - Cost

Completely free, with no ads, subscriptions or in-app purchases. It also works fully offline.

I’d genuinely love to hear what you think, especially about the design, controls and overall feel. Thank you so much if you decide to try it!!!

Link :) - https://apps.apple.com/app/onyx-minesweeper/id6790800332


r/iosapps • • 5h ago

🎈 Free [FREE] TeleCam: Capture Distant Subjects with Up to 100x Zoom

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[FREE] TeleCam: Capture Distant Subjects with Up to 100x Zoom

I once went to a concert and ended up sitting pretty far from the stage. I wanted to get some good shots of the performers, but they were just too far away😮‍💨\ Since cameras aren’t allowed at many concerts, I started wondering if I could make better use of my iPhone’s camera to capture things farther away💪

🎉That was the idea behind TeleCam

A - What it does 📸

TeleCam is an iPhone camera app that lets you zoom in up to 100x to capture distant subjects.

Whether you’re using a Pro or non-Pro iPhone, TeleCam helps you make the most of your device’s camera. Even without a dedicated telephoto lens, you can use it to capture distant subjects.

B - What makes it different 🔭\ Rather than focusing only on zoom, I wanted to give users more ways to get the shot they want.

🔭 Up to 100x zoom for concerts, sports, wildlife, the moon, and other distant subjects.\ 📱 Make the most of your iPhone’s camera. Designed to help you get more out of the camera hardware you already have, including on models without a dedicated telephoto lens.\ 🎛️ Manual camera controls. Adjust ISO, shutter speed, white balance, exposure, and focus when you want more control.\ 🎥 High-quality video. Record up to 4K at 60 fps, with video stabilization.\ 📸 Multiple photo formats. Save photos in HEIC, JPEG, PNG, or RAW.\ 🪄Automatic photo enhancement. TeleCam automatically optimizes image quality after you take a photo to help bring out more detail.

I’ll keep improving TeleCam to deliver a better shooting experience and better photo results over time. ✨

C - Cost💰\ 🎁TeleCam is free to download and use!

👉 App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6807319282


r/iosapps • • 19h ago

🎁 Freemium [FREE LIFETIME] I built an Apple Watch sleep & recovery app — giving away 500 Lifetime Premium licenses ($34.99 → FREE)! 🎁

40 Upvotes

Hi everyone! 👋

I’m an indie developer, and I’ve been working on my app, Watch Wrist Temp Tracker, for quite some time.

What originally started as a simple app to track Apple Watch wrist temperature has grown into a more complete sleep and recovery tracking experience.

What problem does it solve?

Apple Watch collects useful health data while you sleep, but I wanted a simpler way to see everything together and understand how my sleep and recovery change over time.

My app brings together:

  • 🌡️ Overnight wrist temperature and baseline trends
  • 😴 Sleep duration and sleep stages
  • ❤️ Sleeping heart rate
  • ⚡ Daily Health Score and Recovery Score
  • 📊 Weekly, monthly, and yearly health trends
  • ⌚ Apple Watch complications and iPhone widgets
  • 📁 Data export and additional insights

The goal is to make Apple Watch sleep data easier to understand through a clean, simple interface.

How is it different from alternatives?

Apps like AutoSleep, Athlytic, and Bevel offer their own approaches to sleep and recovery tracking.

Watch Wrist Temp Tracker started with a specific focus on overnight wrist temperature and gradually expanded to include sleep, heart rate, health scores, and recovery trends.

My approach is to keep everything simple and easy to understand, with a dedicated Apple Watch experience and clear visualizations.

I’m continuously improving the app based on user feedback.

Pricing

The app is free to download, with some basic features available for free.

Premium options:

  • Monthly: €3.99 (7-day free trial)
  • Yearly: €19.99 (7-day free trial)
  • Lifetime: €34.99 (one-time purchase)

Prices may vary by country.

🎁 Giveaway Update

I recently shared 500 free Lifetime redemption codes, and all of them have now been claimed!

I’m genuinely overwhelmed by the response. Thank you so much to everyone who downloaded the app, left a comment, or shared feedback.

I’m sorry to everyone who missed out. ❤️

An Apple Watch is required to collect wrist temperature and sleep data.

📱 App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6740745491

I’d love to hear your feedback, especially from people working night shifts or rotating schedules, as I’m still gathering feedback about those sleep patterns.

Thank you for supporting independent developers! ❤️


r/iosapps • • 14h ago

🎈 Free [FREE] Pucks – College Hockey App for Live Scores, Schedules & Standings (NCAA Men’s + Women’s)

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I’m a college hockey fan and solo dev. I always found the existing college hockey sites clunky on a phone, so I built Pucks a few years ago and just shipped a big redesign for the new season.

It's got live scores, schedules, standings, stats, etc. for D1 men's & women's hockey. I'm working on a new build to ship D3 men's & women's shortly!

Pricing: it's free with no ads or subscription. There’s an optional tip button if you want to support it, but everything works without it.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pucks-college-hockey/id6743086852

I’d love honest feedback & obv a positive rating goes a long way!


r/iosapps • • 7h ago

🎁 Freemium I built Cohestry, a private second brain that connects your notes and maps them in 3D

2 Upvotes

I built Cohestry because I wanted my notes to actually come back when they became relevant, instead of disappearing into folders. It’s a native Markdown library and second brain that automatically links related notes, resurfaces old ideas, and lets you explore everything through a 3D graph. Your library stays on your devices and syncs through iCloud.

Compared with tools like Obsidian, I wanted the basics to feel much more Apple-native and require less setup. Notes, Markdown editing, PDF export and iPhone ↔ Mac sync are free. The Mac app is coming shortly with Apple Notes import and an optional MCP bridge for Claude, Codex and other agents.

Cohestry is freemium. Pro is $5.99/month, $39.99/year or $99.99 lifetime, with a 3-day trial. I’m the developer. My LinkedIn is https://linkedin.com/in/kingbillion1

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cohestry-second-brain/id6811573132
Web: https://cohestry.app


r/iosapps • • 16h ago

💎 Lifetime I built Heart Rate Insights to compare years of Apple Health heart-rate data

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Hi! I’m the developer of Heart Rate Insights, an iPhone and iPad app for exploring the heart-rate history already in Apple Health.

On-device analysis. No account required. The app doesn’t automatically upload your health data. You decide whether to export, copy, or share anything.

A — Answer

Apple Health can collect years of readings, but I wanted to ask questions beyond one day’s chart: How did two periods compare? Were workdays different from days off? Was a difference visible throughout the day, or only at certain hours?

I built this to compare those periods while showing typical ranges and how much data each comparison is based on.

B — Better

Compared with Apple Health’s built-in views, Heart Rate Insights focuses on flexible comparisons:

  • Compare two periods, workdays with days off, or custom times of day.
  • Switch between trends, typical-day patterns, and distributions.
  • Inspect standout weeks alongside nearby weeks.
  • Create PDF reports to share with your doctor, or CSV exports for your own analysis.

The optional Prompt feature prepares text you can review and choose to share with an external AI service. No AI model runs inside the app.

It’s for personal review, not diagnosis or live monitoring.

C — Cost

  • Free, with no expiration: most views cover the latest 60 days, Patterns up to 90 days, and one export (PDF or CSV) is included.
  • Optional 14-day Pro trial: all available history, long-range patterns, and unlimited PDF/CSV exports, with no automatic charge. Afterward, Free limits return unless you buy Pro.
  • Lifetime Pro: $14.99 USD once for all available history, long-range patterns, and unlimited PDF/CSV exports.
  • One Report Export: $0.99 USD if you only need another export.

No subscription. Local App Store prices vary.

Download Heart Rate Insights

I’m xcv58 on GitHub, maintainer of Tab Manager v2.

Website · Privacy · Terms · Support

All screenshots use synthetic sample data. What comparison would you want to try with your own Apple Health history?


r/iosapps • • 18h ago

🎈 Free iOS] PicPost EZ – $1.99 → Free (Limited Time)

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6 Upvotes

[iOS] PicPost EZ

– Capture, Note & Share! 📸

A – Answer: What does PicPost EZ do?

I just launched PicPost EZ, a simple app that combines a camera, photo album, and notes in one place!

Ever taken a photo and wished you could remember exactly what you were thinking at that moment?

With PicPost EZ, you can capture your moments, add notes to your photos, and share everything easily without switching between multiple apps.

📸 Camera & Album — Take photos, browse them in the built-in album, or import existing photos from Apple Photos.

📝 Photo Notes — Add text notes to individual photos and keep your memories, experiences, and thoughts together.

🔗 Multiple Photos & Notes — Select multiple photos and automatically combine their individual notes into a single text, ready to share.

🧵 Threads — Share your selected photos and combined notes directly to Threads, with the text automatically included in your post.

📱 Instagram & Facebook — Share your photos with the combined notes automatically copied to your clipboard, ready to paste into your post.

💬 Messaging Apps — Share photos and their combined notes with friends and family through messaging apps.

☁️ Apple Photos Integration — Photos you take are also saved separately to Apple Photos.

🌎 40+ Languages — Available in more than 40 languages for users around the world.

B – Better: What makes PicPost EZ different?

No more switching between your camera, photo album, and notes app just to prepare a social media post.

From capturing a moment to sharing multiple photos and their notes, PicPost EZ brings everything together in one simple app.

Capture the moment. Save your thoughts. Share them together.

C – Cost: How much does it cost?

💰 Regular Price: $1.99 → Free for a Limited Time!

PicPost EZ is currently available for free for a limited time.

Download it during the free promotion, and you can keep using it for free!

Developer Transparency

I'm JAESIK YOUN, the independent developer of PicPost EZ and the owner of CEglobal, a registered business.

PicPost EZ is currently published under my personal Apple Developer account.

Official website: https://ceglobal.org/

🍎 App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/picpost-ez/id6821620482

I'd love to hear your feedback!


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

🎁 Freemium Plans – notes that turn into tasks, now with your Calendar events and a fresh new look

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Hi community! I'm the developer of Plans. Some of you might remember it from my earlier posts. This update is the biggest one so far, so here's a quick intro for anyone new.

A – Answer (what problem it solves)
Most to-dos start as a note: a trip you're planning, a call to make, an idea after a meeting. Then they get stuck there, because notes, tasks and your calendar live in three different apps.

Plans keeps them together. Write a note, tap "Make it a task", and it shows up in Today. You can always jump back from the task to the note with the details.

New in this update:
• Your iPhone Calendar events (Google Calendar too, if it's added to your iPhone) now appear right next to your tasks in Today and Upcoming
• A fresh new look: new app icon and a calmer slate accent in the light and dark themes
• Tap Today again to see only today's tasks, with overdue ones out of the way
• Plans now works on iPad
• Copy a task's text right from its menu

B – Better (compared to alternatives)
• Apple Notes + Reminders: two separate apps with no link between a note and the task it became. In Plans, a note becomes a task in one tap and stays connected to it.
• Todoist / TickTick: powerful, but much of the good stuff sits behind a subscription, and they're built around productivity systems. Plans is intentionally minimal: Today shows only what matters now, and Upcoming fits the whole week on one screen.
• Your data syncs through your own iCloud. I don't run servers that store your notes or tasks.

C – Cost
Free to download and use: notes, tasks, Today and Upcoming, calendar events, widgets, Siri, iCloud sync, plus the light, dark and Lavender themes and the Lavender icon.

Plans Pro is a one-time purchase, $4.99 in the US. No subscription. It adds reminders ahead of time, repeats on any days you choose, five color themes and app icons, note fonts and Markdown export.

Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/plans-notes-to-do-lists/id6790827860

I'd love your feedback, especially the critical kind!


r/iosapps • • 23h ago

🎁 Freemium I made Stride — turn your daily steps into weekly leagues and races with friends

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Hi r/iosapps! I’m the developer of Stride: Step Counter.

I wanted everyday walking to be enjoyable, so I built an iPhone step counter with weekly leagues and races you can share with friends. Your steps move Bib, a hand-drawn mascot, along a track toward your daily goal.

What you can do:

* Climb weekly walking leagues from Bronze to Elite
* Race friends: most steps over a few days, or first to a target
* Build daily goal streaks and see your step history

Stride reads steps from Apple Health and does not record your location or routes.

It’s free to download. Core leagues, streaks, and friend races are free, with up to two open races you create. Optional Pro adds widgets, customization, unlimited races, and more stats/history.

Pricing:
Monthly: $2.99/month
Annual: $14.99/year
Lifetime: $19.99

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6816761374

I’d love feedback: would you be more motivated by a weekly league or a race with a friend?
My x account: https://x.com/ash001_?s=11


r/iosapps • • 19h ago

💎 Lifetime MusicDrops 2.0: release tracker for artists you follow, now with daily/weekly digests and monthly recaps

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I'm the dev of MusicDrops.

Apple Music's own new-release notifications never worked reliably for me. With about 20 favourite artists I was missing roughly 4 in 5 releases (especially singles), and I found one album almost two months after it came out.
MusicDrops checks the artists you follow and tells you when they release something.
It uses Apple's MusicKit, so there's no separate login, and you can import your artists from your library.

I built it narrower than the big all-in-one trackers (MusicHarbor covers more ground, like concerts and news).
MusicDrops is about one question: did it drop yet?

Update 2.0 is huge! It adds control over how loud that is:
- Notify right away, once a day, or only a weekly recap
- Monthly recap of everything your artists released, shareable as an image
- Deluxe and alternate editions that only exist on the iTunes Store now show on the release page
- Every screen redesigned, with iPad and iPhone Duo layouts
And so many smaller things, check out the update notes in the App Store.

It isn't perfectly instant. iOS decides when apps get to run in the background, so a surprise drop shows up at the next check, not to the minute.

No account, no ads, no analytics. Sync goes through your own iCloud, so there's no server of mine.

Free for up to 10 artists, with all features available.
Unlimited is €1.99/month, €14.99/year (about €1.25/month) or €44.99 once. Family Sharing works on all of them.

If you follow a lot of artists, which would you actually use: instant, daily or weekly?
And if it misses a release for you, tell me the artist and the record. That's the bug report I care about most.

View in App Store

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r/iosapps • • 1d ago

💎 Lifetime FileBox, from 1.0.20 to 1.0.36: ebook and comic readers, upgraded media playback, and direct folder access

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Hi, I’m J.J., the developer of FileBox. The last time I shared it here, it was on version 1.0.20. Version 1.0.36 is now live.

Since then, I’ve improved file management and playback, added ebook and comic readers, and built several new file tools. Thanks to everyone who tried the app and shared suggestions. Here’s what’s changed.

A — Answer

FileBox is a file manager for iPhone and iPad with built-in media playback, document and ebook readers, and file tools.

You can store files inside the app or grant access to existing folders on your device to browse, play, and manage their contents directly.

B — Better:

Direct access to existing folders

Someone on my previous post asked whether FileBox could manage existing folders without importing another copy. It now can. Choose folders through “On My iPhone/iPad” to work with their files in place.

A new bottom space switcher makes it easier to move between your main space, private space, and authorized device folders.

Upgraded video and music playback

The video player supports formats including MKV, AVI, and WebM, plus audio track switching, dual subtitles, external subtitles, customizable subtitle styles, and press-and-hold playback speed controls.

The redesigned audio player includes artwork, lyrics, playlists, and Lock Screen controls. You can also edit song details, artwork, and lyrics, including in batches.

Ebook and comic readers

The new EPUB reader supports chapters, bookmarks, search, and saved reading progress.

The comic reader opens CBZ, CBR, and image folders, with two-page layouts and continuous scrolling. You can also turn images into CBZ comics.

More file and image tools

Batch renaming supports sequential numbering and regular expression replacements. Storage analysis helps locate large and duplicate files, including in authorized device folders.

Image redaction detects faces, QR codes, and common sensitive details on-device, letting you choose what to redact. It’s available directly from the Photos share sheet. Share-sheet tools also support webpage captures, image stitching, and long screenshots from screen recordings.

Transfer and iPad improvements

Nearby Transfer lets you send and receive files with nearby devices. Browser-based Wi-Fi transfer has also gained improvements to file management and previews, and works with Windows computers too.

On iPad, an adaptive workspace improves browsing, reading, and playback while multitasking or using smaller windows.

C — Cost:

Free to download with a 14-day full-featured trial. After the trial, you can choose a monthly subscription, yearly subscription, or lifetime purchase. All three unlock the same premium features.

  • Monthly subscription: $1.19/month
  • Yearly subscription: $11.99/year
  • Lifetime purchase: $19.99, paid once

Link:

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6765818194

GitHub: https://github.com/dogegg-cc

Privacy: https://filebox.dogegg.cc/privacy

Email: [jiaojian412@gmail.com](mailto:jiaojian412@gmail.com)

If you tried an earlier version, I’d love to hear how the current one works for you and what still needs improvement. I’ll be reading the feedback here.


r/iosapps • • 23h ago

💎 Lifetime TakeKit: Teleprompter camera, now also on iPhone Duo

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Hey, Eduardo here 👋 Solo dev, the one behind r/trovelo and r/dimmly. I posted TakeKit in this sub last month and the feedback was actually useful, so here is what shipped since.

Quick recap for anyone new: TakeKit is a camera with a built in teleprompter that only you can see. The guide is composited in the preview layer only, never in the capture pipeline, so the exported video always comes out clean. It is an iPhone app plus a Mac floating panel that stays on top of Zoom, OBS, Loom or Meet. No subscription, no account, no server, no analytics, because I do not have any.

A) Answer (what's new)

Dual camera. Front and back at the same time, on supported devices. You read your script looking straight at the lens while the back camera captures whatever you are showing, in one take, instead of two clips you have to sync afterwards. The inset can be a rectangle, a square or a circle, and you drag it wherever you want in the frame. What you set is what gets exported, white border and all. The teleprompter rule still holds: it is in your preview and nowhere in the file.

Also in this build:

  • The app opens on the script you were last working on, with a Continue button that picks up exactly where your last take stopped
  • The script editor has a time ruler down the margin, so you can see how long a passage runs while you are still writing it, and // pauses now count as real beats
  • The guide can be see through. Solid, Dim or Clear, so you can frame yourself while you read. Camera controls moved into one console instead of sitting over your shot
  • Playback follows your headphones, and you pick your microphone. Wireless receivers and USB mics both work, for recording and for voice paced scrolling

B) Better (why I built it instead of using what's out there)

  • The guide is never in the file. That is the whole point of the app, everything else is built around it.
  • Auto scroll that follows your voice instead of a fixed speed. Fully on device, fuzzy aligned against a window of the script, so filler words, accents and improvised bits do not derail it. Fixed speed is there if you prefer it.
  • LAST SPOT: stop mid script, breathe, resume from exactly where you stopped. Each chunk stores its range and the app stitches them into one video afterwards, without re encoding when it can.
  • Eye contact mode: the guide docks right next to the front lens so you are not visibly reading off to the side. Karaoke style ink marks what you already said.
  • Takes organised by script, not dumped into the camera roll. Star the good one, rename, compare attempts, live mic meter.
  • Clean export: 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:5, trim, up to 1080p. Pro adds word by word burned captions generated on device, plus automatic silence cutting.
  • Scripts sync through your iCloud, videos live in your iCloud Drive, speech recognition never leaves the device.

Straight about the trade offs: it needs iOS 26+ and macOS 15+, which rules some people out. No Android, no iPad optimised layout. Solo dev, so things ship fast but one at a time.

C) Cost

Free forever: up to 5 scripts and 5 takes, small watermark on export. Teleprompter, recording, eye contact mode, aspect ratios and trim all work in the free tier.

TakeKit Pro: $9.99, one time. Never a subscription. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac. It unlocks unlimited scripts and takes, voice guided auto scroll, burned captions, automatic silence cutting and watermark free export.

Update offer for this sub: $6.99. Code TAKEKIT699, paste it in Settings > Redeem, or redeem here:
https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6792025212&code=TAKEKIT699

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6792025212

Feature requests go to r/takekit. I read everything there and it is where I post what is coming next, so ideas do not get buried in a comment thread 🙌


r/iosapps • • 20h ago

💎 Lifetime Pajdo: a goofy little buddy whose mood comes from your Apple Health data

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0 Upvotes

Pajdo ("buddy" in Croatian) is a goofy little guy whose mood comes from your Apple Watch and Health data. Tap him to see the charts behind it. Everything stays on your phone.

Price: free, with an optional Pajdo Pro in-app purchase ($7.99/month, $39.99/year or $69.99 lifetime).

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6811650058


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

💎 Lifetime [v1.1 Update] Kinorbit: An interactive, visual way to stay in touch with people who matter

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15 Upvotes

Answer:

If you have ever opened your contacts, felt overwhelmed, and closed it again without calling anyone, Kinorbit was built for that moment. It is a private, highly visual way to keep in touch with the people who matter most without turning relationships into a chore.

Kinorbit is an interactive relationship manager built around a strict 50-person limit across 3 intentional circles:

- Core (up to 5 people): Who you want to hear from every week.

- Close (up to 15 people): Who you want to stay meaningfully connected with each month.

- Wider (up to 30 people): Who you want to keep in your life across the year.

When a circle is full, Kinorbit asks you to make room instead of letting it quietly grow. You decide who moves.

Better:

Start with the people you already have

Import as many as you like from Contacts in one multi-select pass, or add someone by hand in a few seconds. Either way, Kinorbit only ever touches the people you choose. Your full address book is never scanned or uploaded.

One suggestion a day, not a backlog

The Today screen shows who is due next and why, one person at a time. Set your daily Social Energy (Low, Balanced, or Open) and Kinorbit will never show you more than you asked for. No streaks, no overdue counts, no red warnings, no guilt.

Reminders that explain themselves

Every notification names one person and why they came to mind, so you can act straight from the lock screen. Pick a Voice for how reminders sound: Warm, Gentle, or Playful.

Reach out however you actually talk

Message, call, or FaceTime with one tap, or use Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Messenger, TikTok, Discord, and more, right from a person's card. Kinorbit keeps its own copy of contact info, so even someone you add manually can be reached instantly. No Contacts permission required.

Birthdays, handled on their own

Special dates arrive in the morning with enough notice to act on them, and never count against your Social Energy or your circles. Set one in Contacts and it comes across on its own.

See it, don't just scroll it

Browse your circles as a list, a grid, or a floating visual you can drag people through. However you look at it, the picture underneath is always the same.

Make everyone look like themselves

Give a person a photo, a monogram, or pick from 58 hand-illustrated avatars in your favorite color. A photo can become a clean cutout sticker too, subject only, background gone.

Widgets that stay current

Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show who is coming up next, and update the moment you reach out. No need to open the app.

Private by design

Your circles live on your device and sync through your own iCloud account. There is no Kinorbit account and no server holding your people.

WHO KINORBIT IS FOR

If you have opened your contacts, felt overwhelmed, and closed it again without calling anyone, Kinorbit is built for that moment. It is for people who moved away from family and old friends, who have a demanding job or a new kid, or who just want fewer, better-kept relationships instead of a longer list they never look at.

Inspired by research on the natural limits of close relationships. Kinorbit is a personal tool, not a clinical or scientific instrument.

What is New in Version 1.1:

  • Interactive Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
  • Reminders now recall your last note to give instant context before you reach out.
  • New Connections Widget with warmth rings to show relationship activity at a glance.
  • One-tap action directly from notifications to open chats in Messages, WhatsApp, Messenger, and more.
  • Visual enhancements including Liquid Glass effects, Tinted and Clear Home Screen support, and preference memory for names.

Cost:

Kinorbit Pro unlocks unlimited people, smart notifications, premium widgets, custom avatars, theme colors, and iCloud sync:

  • Annual: $14.99/year
  • Monthly: $2.99/month
  • Lifetime: $29.99

App Store Link: Kinorbit: Stay In Touch

About Me:
I'm the developer behind Kinorbit. Feel free to reach out or send feedback anytime through X 

I would love to hear your feedback, thoughts, or feature requests in the comments!


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

🎈 Free After working out and having no idea what to eat, we built Crésipe: a completely free nutrition app that helps you track your calories, steps, and create recipes by taking a photo of ingredients in your fridge!

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Hey r/iOSApps! New developer here :)

A few friends and I have been building Crésipe, a free nutrition app, because we wanted something that did more than tell us what we already ate.

Most nutrition apps start with: “What did you eat?”

We wanted to also answer: “Okay… what should I eat now?” without paying the $20 monthly subscription.

A — Answer

Crésipe combines food tracking with actually figuring out what to eat.

You can:

  • log meals and track calories, macros, and micronutrients
  • scan ingredients you already have and find meals you can make with them
  • get recipe ideas adapted around your preferences like high protein, quick & easy, just overall balanced, etc.
  • see your daily nutrition in one dashboard, with steps (through Apple Health) and sleep (if connected to a smartwatch)
  • build streaks and progress through ranks
  • connect with your friends and see each other’s progress, post your meals, like & comment!

The idea is that you shouldn’t need one app to track food, another to find recipes, create step and sleep goals and then stare into your fridge wondering what to eat.

B — Better

We know nutrition tracking is a crowded category, so we’re not pretending we invented calorie tracking.

The part we’re trying to make different is the loop:

what you already have → what you could make → what you eat → what that means nutritionally,

while connecting friends and gym buddies alike.

Instead of making perfect logging the entire experience, we’re trying to make Crésipe useful before you eat too.

And we know diet is not the full picture. Physical activity and sleep play a big role in overall healthy habits, so we wanted to include steps and sleep as part of our app so people can have all the health goals possible.

We’re also a team of high school students, and I’ve been doing most of the development, so getting the app from an idea to something actually on the App Store has been pretty surreal.

C — Cost

Crésipe is currently completely free.

No subscription or premium tier right now. I believed that because I wanted an accessible nutrient app, I felt that it was unfair to make other people pay for it.

What I’d genuinely love feedback on

If you try it, I’m especially curious about:

  1. Is the purpose of the app obvious within the first minute?
  2. Does the food-logging flow feel fast/comfortable enough that you’d actually keep using it?
  3. Which features feels genuinely useful, and what do you like?

I’d much want to hear real feedback and early users (only been less than a month since release) and the feedback that actually helps us improve it.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cr%C3%A9sipe/id6803229721

Website: https://cresipe.app/

Thanks for checking it out!


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

🤖 Vibe Coded I built a golf app that measures strokes gained versus your personal goal handicap

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I'm a scratch golfer and built ShotLog because the strokes gained apps I tried either needed sensors, made me tap every shot on a map, or compared my stats to tour pros.

ShotLog works out where each shot finished from what you'd already note after a round, and shows where you're losing strokes: off the tee, approach, around the green, and putting.

  • Post-round entry, about 5 minutes. No GPS, sensors, or map tapping.
  • Strokes gained measured against the handicap you're aiming for, not tour players.
  • Practice plans and drills aimed at your weakest categories.
  • Coaches can set up a team, see every player's stats, and assign practice.
  • WHS-style handicap.

I'm a solo developer. Right now the app is only for iPhone.

Price: free to download with a 1-month free trial, then $5.99/month or $48/year through in-app subscription.

Really, I'm just looking for feedback on the onboarding, the round entry flow, or anything that feels clunky.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shotlog-golf-strokes-gained/id6798736520


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

🎁 Freemium Modraly, a private drink counter for people who still drink: units, spend and calories, no account, no streaks

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Hi r/iosapps, I'm Quentin, a solo iOS dev. This is self-promotion, so I'm flagging it up front.

A: What it solves

Most alcohol apps are sobriety programmes with a log bolted on. I wanted a plain diary that adds up what I actually drink in a week (standard drinks, money spent and calories) next to my country's official guideline, then gets out of the way. There's no coaching and no streaks.

Log a drink in a couple of taps from a widget, Siri, Control Center or the Action Button

An Apple Watch app with "Same again"

Local guidelines for 9 countries, including the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Writes to Apple Health but never reads from it

B: Why it's different

It isn't a recovery tool, and it won't guess your blood alcohol. It's built for people who drink socially and would simply rather know.

It’s a crowded niche, but most app out there are marketed specifically for sobriety and/or coaching.

C: Trust and transparency

App Store: Modraly: Drink Counter

Platforms: iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch (OS 26 or later)

Pricing: logging is free and unlimited, with 15 days of history. Premium adds unlimited history, widgets, CSV export and custom icons for $7.99 a month, $49.99 a year (7-day trial) or $79.99 lifetime.

Ads, data collected, account required: none

I'd love feedback, especially on how quick logging feels and whether the free tier is fair.

Thank you :)


r/iosapps • • 2d ago

🎁 Freemium I built BillVault, a bill tracker that tells you what is safe to spend until payday

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Hi r/iosapps, I'm David Long, the developer, so calling this out up front as self-promotion.

BillVault

A — Answer: Most bill trackers just list what is due. BillVault answers the real question: after counting every bill due before payday, what is actually safe to spend? It also drafts cancellation emails for subscriptions you forgot about and flags free trials before they convert to paid.

B — Better: Unlike budgeting apps that need your bank login, BillVault needs no account and no bank connection. It collects zero data, has no ads, and everything runs on your iPhone.

C — Cost: Free to download. Pro is $3.99/month, $29.99/year, or $79.99 lifetime. https://apps.apple.com/app/id6808041226

My site: https://app-developments.com Privacy Policy: https://dlong8484.github.io/billvault-support/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://dlong8484.github.io/billvault-support/terms.html Contact me any time at Dlong8484@icloud.com.

If you try it, I would love feedback on the safe-to-spend math.


r/iosapps • • 2d ago

Discussion Screenshots for the app store? I needed something simple.

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When I put up my first app for review on the app store I needed something to help me create screenshots and looked everywhere.

As with a lot of us here I thought "this isn't quite what I envisaged" or "that's nice, but I have no money" :)

I found a nice little web based tool - AppScreen by YuzuHub (https://github.com/YUZU-Hub/appscreen) that seemed to be the closest. It hadn't been updated for a while but luckily the licensing for it allowed me to tweak it to my liking so I've been playing around with it to get it just the way I like it.

Now, all the changes I've made have been focussed on iPhone screenshots and there has been no testing for other devices (and in fact I might remove them in the future) so YMMV

edit: all data is kept in your local broswer - but can be exported/imported

Since forking, we’ve added:

  • Device continuation - let a 3D phone bleed off one slide and flow seamlessly onto the next, so a pair of screenshots reads as one continuous scene. Pick which device sits in front or behind, and dial in an “App Store gutter” so the halves line up perfectly in the real store.
  • Combine export - stitch all, or a selection of slides into one wide image for websites, social, etc.
  • Smarter exports - choose where files save, named after your project automatically.
  • Under the hood - a unified render pipeline, fixed 3D artifacts, big performance gains, and a fully web-only build (no Docker, no desktop deps) that runs entirely in your browser.

I know that Claude/ChatGPT etc are getting way better at generating this stuff but as I said, simple and controllable but does what I need and others may find it useful.

· Free & open-source - fork away!

· Try it: cosmo-nz.github.io/appscreen


r/iosapps • • 2d ago

🎈 Free I built "one where" because “what was that restaurant we loved?” shouldn’t require scrolling through 20,000 photos

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Hi everyone—I’m the developer of one where.

My family has visited 35+ US states and 10+ countries, and we’ve accumulated tens of thousands of photos. But remembering where we ate, finding the photos, and sharing something useful with a friend still takes surprisingly much work.

The idea started around a New Mexico trip. A friend wanted to recommend places from his visit, but couldn’t find the details and ended up sending one Google Maps link. After our own trip, I understood the problem: our recommendations were scattered across photos, emails, and our heads.

A — What it helps with

one where connects your photos to the places and trips behind them. You can:

  • Explore your photos on a map and search for places, food, or things in the pictures.
  • Revisit trips as photo stories with map animations, and export a video.
  • Keep notes about places and share selected recommendations through a web link.

B — How it differs from Apple Photos, Google Maps, or Polarsteps

Apple Photos helps me find pictures. Google Maps helps me save locations. Polarsteps is closer to the travel-journal experience, which I also love. But I need to jump across apps, not to say compose and share to friends.

With one where, I’m focusing on rediscovering experiences already captured in your photo library—even trips/stores you never deliberately documented. And unlock achievements and extract knowledge/fun facts from them automatically.

Sometimes you want to relive a whole journey. Other times, you just want to find that restaurant you loved, remember what you thought of it, and send a friend your photos, notes, and its location.

The goal is to make those memories useful again, without needing to start a travel journal before leaving home.

(Photo analysis runs on your device. Photos aren’t uploaded for analysis; content you explicitly choose to publish is uploaded for sharing. Personal memories don’t require an account; social features use Sign in with Apple.)

C — Cost

Currently free to download: one where on the App Store.

(You can find demo video and screenshot in https://onewhere.app/)

I’d especially appreciate feedback from people with large or iCloud photo libraries.

When a friend asks for travel recommendations, what do you usually send—and what’s frustrating about that process?


r/iosapps • • 3d ago

🎈 Free Elsehear - Be here, hear elsewhere

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Answer: I built Elsehear, an iPhone interface for an open art project. It lets you hear live sounds from real places around the world. Listen out of curiosity, while studying, or to fall asleep. It’s nonprofit for now.

Better: Elsehear brings you real places, live. I put a lot of work into the design to make exploring and listening feel simple. With over 9 years of music production experience, I balanced each stream’s volume and EQ to make switching places feel smoother.

Cost: Free. Background listening lasts 20 minutes per session. When 3 friends join with your invite code, unlimited background listening unlocks permanently.

App Store (Download)

Privacy Policy

Website

Preview Video

contact: [support.elsehear@gmail.com](mailto:support.elsehear@gmail.com)


r/iosapps • • 2d ago

🎁 Freemium I built an iPhone app where you design a vinyl and leave a song at a real place for a stranger to find

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Transparency: Hi, I'm Buğra, the solo developer of Plak

Download: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6817117279

A: Answer (what problem it solves)
Every song I love is tied to a place: the ferry I was on, the café where it came on at just the right moment. But streaming apps keep songs in a feed, and I wanted them to belong somewhere again. So I made Plak 💿

You press a song onto a vinyl, design the cover yourself, and leave it at a real venue. Nobody knows who left it or what song it is. When a stranger walks within 100 m, the sleeve slides open, the record starts spinning, and the song plays. I still get a little smile every time I see it happen.

B: Better (why try it over alternatives)
The part I spent the most time on, and love the most, is the cover design:

Draw on your cover with neon, watercolor, spray and calligraphy brushes, plus photos, GIFs and stickers (wiggle and mirror strokes just landed too!)
Write a little note on the back about why you chose the song

Pick your pressing: classic black, coloured, marble or splatter
Fill your own shelf with the records you find and make, and decorate your profile page however you like

Your location is only used while the app is open, never in the background, and nobody else can see it

C: Cost
Free to download, and all the core features are free. There's an optional in-app subscription called "Special Pressing" with extra brushes, limited sticker sets and animated backgrounds:

Monthly: $3.99
Yearly: $24.99

Prices are from the US App Store and vary by region. It's iPhone only for now, and the first venues are in Istanbul, each one picked and checked by me.

I made this for people who still get a little lump in their throat from the right song at the right place. I'd love to hear what you think: what would you draw on your first cover, and where would you leave it? 🎶


r/iosapps • • 1d ago

💎 Lifetime LiftLog: a gym tracker for iPhone you pay for once. No account, works offline, lots of widgets

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A. What it solves

Most of the popular lifting apps are free to start, then want an account and a subscription for the full feature set. LiftLog is a workout log that needs neither, and it works with no signal.

It logs your sets, fills in what you lifted last time and runs the rest timer between sets. There are 1,500 exercises with animated form guides and 40 programs you can start right away (StrongLifts 5×5, Wendler 5/3/1, GZCLP, PHUL and more). Progress charts, PRs, estimated 1RM and bodyweight are in there too, in kg or lb.
You can also have timed exercises wxample warmups, and also set different kind of automatic progressions between training sessions.

There are 10 Home Screen widgets plus Lock Screen ones, all in light and dark. On iOS 27, five of them can take up a whole Home Screen page. The Next Session one switches to a live view while you train, with the rest countdown and the next sets on it.

B. Compared to Strong and Hevy

  • No account. Your workouts stay on your phone, and the app doesn't track you.
  • You pay once. Every price tier unlocks the same app.
  • Works fully offline.
  • Siri and Shortcuts: "Start my next workout with LiftLog."
  • It can save finished workouts to Apple Health.

C. Cost

Free download with 7 days of full access. You don't need a card for the trial. After that it's a one-time purchase and you pick the price: $9.99, $19.99, $29.99 or $39.99. All four unlock exactly the same thing. No subscription, no ads, and Family Sharing works.

About me (transparency): I'm Antti, the solo developer of LiftLog.

- Website: https://lagerland-apps.github.io/apps/liftlog/

- Privacy Policy: https://lagerland-apps.github.io/apps/liftlog/privacy/

- Email: [lagerland.apps@proton.me](mailto:lagerland.apps@proton.me)