A. What it solves

Sleep apps assume you sleep at night. If you work nights, they score you against a clock you don't keep. The 90 minute nap before a 12 hour night shows up as a bad night, and the sleep you get after the shift is split across two calendar days.

AfterShift starts from your roster. A day is the gap between the end of one shift and the start of the next. Sleep and naps from Apple Health inside that gap count toward a recovery score for your next shift, and sleep debt is tracked per shift cycle.

You set your rotation once (4 on 4 off, 2-2-3, fixed nights, or your own cycle of any length) and it fills in the next 8 weeks. If your shifts are already in a calendar, it can import them from there. Caffeine cutoff, wind down and nap reminders fire relative to when your next shift starts.

The images are the widgets: next shift countdown, readiness, tonight's plan, roster, sleep graph, rhythm and sleep debt. Small up to the iOS 27 full page size, plus Lock Screen widgets and a Live Activity for naps.

B. Compared to the alternatives

* RISE ($69.99/yr) is built around a regular sleep rhythm, and its own help centre says it doesn't record daytime sleep automatically. AfterShift counts day sleep and naps without you logging them. If you keep regular hours, RISE is the more complete app.

* Timeshifter ($6.99/mo or $69.99/yr) plans light, caffeine and melatonin to move your body clock. It doesn't track sleep. If shifting your clock is the goal, use Timeshifter. AfterShift tracks how you actually recovered.

* ShiftSleep is a manual log with Apple Health import behind Pro. AfterShift reads Apple Health on the free tier.

No account, no analytics SDKs, and the data stays on the phone. The App Store label is "Data Not Collected". Health access is read only.

Automatic import needs something that writes sleep to Apple Health, like a Watch or another wearable, because an iPhone alone no longer records sleep. You can also enter sleep by hand.

C. Cost

Free: roster, sleep import, recovery score, shift-timed reminders, and the Next Shift, Readiness, Shift Plan and Roster widgets.

Pro adds the Sleep Graph, Rhythm and Sleep Debt widgets, background sync for multiple calendars, overtime tracking, and explanations written on device by Apple Intelligence.

* $3.99 / month

* $24.99 / year

* $39.99 one time, lifetime

Family Sharing on all levels.

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

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6757163182

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

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

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

Thanks for reading!

Bibliophile keeps track of what you're reading, what you've finished and what you want to read next, without the friend requests and feeds other book apps push on you. Add a book by scanning its barcode or searching, log your page in a couple of taps, and rate it when you're done.

Key features: - Reading stats and a reading streak, plus a year-in-books recap you can share to your Stories - Book lists you can send to friends with a link, which they can add to their own library in one tap - An optional AI librarian that recommends what to read next based on what you've actually read and rated

Price: Free. All the tracking is free with no ads. Premium is an optional subscription at US$2.99/month or US$24.99/year (varies by country) and adds cloud sync, shareable lists and the AI librarian.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6790371908

I'm the solo developer, so any feedback is welcome.

ANSWER

TypeUps is a quiet place to write one short thought anonymously and discover thoughts from other people that are connected by meaning.

Write up to 180 characters, post without creating an account or public profile, and then choose where the thought takes you.

BETTER

Most social platforms organise content around people, profiles, followers, likes and comments. TypeUps removes those elements.

Instead, it connects thoughts into three possible directions:

• The closest related thought
• The same feeling in a different situation
• A different but relevant direction

The thoughts you follow form a journey saved on your device. The focus remains on the thought rather than the identity or popularity of the person who wrote it.

COST

TypeUps is free to download and use. No account is required.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/typeups-thoughts/id6813353557

Developer: Threestart Limited
Website: https://www.typeups.com
Privacy: https://www.typeups.com/privacy
Terms: https://www.typeups.com/terms

I would be interested to hear whether the connected-thought journey feels meaningfully different from a conventional anonymous feed.

A: Practice and personal signals

iKima guides your breathing on iPhone with visual cues and haptic guidance. On Apple Watch, you can follow the breathing phases with wrist taps, so you can practice without watching the screen.

You can optionally use your iPhone camera for a pulse check-in before and after a practice. iKima uses the camera’s pulse signal to calculate RMSSD when both readings meet the app’s quality requirements. This is separate from Apple Watch HRV: Watch HRV and resting heart rate come from Apple Health.

The free version includes a basic post-practice body signal. Premium adds your relaxation trend, including changes in camera-measured RMSSD across eligible sessions, plus Watch HRV and resting heart rate in the context of your personal range. These are personal observations, not a diagnosis.

B: Free and Premium

Free

• 60-second guided belly breathing, with haptic guidance
• Available on iPhone and Apple Watch
• Complete practice history, streaks, and practice progress
• Basic post-practice body signal

Premium

• Four additional breathing practices: 4-7-8, box breathing, resonance breathing, and physiological sigh
• Personal insights and recommendations based on your practice patterns
• Relaxation trends, including RMSSD changes from eligible iPhone camera readings
• Apple Watch HRV and resting heart rate shown against your personal 30-day range

C: Cost and privacy

The app has a free version and an optional Premium subscription. US 4.99/month; US 29.99/annual

I’d love to hear what feels useful or confusing, especially if you try iKima with just an iPhone or with an Apple Watch.

iKima is currently available in most markets, with EU availability coming soon.
App link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6782253976

Isai launched on 19 Oct, and today it appeared in the App Store Editors’ “Great apps on iPhone Duo” collection (Singapore & Malaysia I am unsure whether it is featured elsewhere), but honestly, seeing it there at all made my whole day!

What it does:

- Bit-perfect playback of FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and DSD
- Streams straight from your own MEGA, Dropbox or WebDAV (Nextcloud, Synology), no server in between and no transcoding. You can also add your Local files and Apple music as a source
- DSD goes out as DoP to DACs that support it, and is carefully converted to PCM for everything else
- On Mac, Isai takes exclusive access to your DAC, matches its sample rate and bit depth to the file
- Play On: control the Mac/iPad wired to your good DAC from your phone on the sofa, all on your local network
- Pure Music on iPhone Duo: the app becomes an 80s style cassette player, CD player or turntable, and the cover screen turns into the player when folded
- Works across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV with iCloud sync

Pricing: free for local files and Apple Music. A one-time Pro ($9.99) purchase unlocks cloud sources, Play On and Pure Music. No subscription, no ads, no data collected.

Alternatively, if you prefer only the Pure music mode with retro themes, you may unlock it through an in-app purchase of $2.99.

Some of you might notice similarities with Deck-Man. I'd been working on a similar idea for a while too, and honestly I'm really happy for its dev. It's great to see more people building music apps with this much love for the old hardware. Go check it out as well.

The real inspiration was dedicated music players like the Sony NW-A100 and the FiiO M21. That said, the retro theme is only the part people notice first.

"Isai" means music in Tamil.

Happy to answer questions, and feedback is very welcome.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6808984060

Note: I am aware of a problem with streaming DSD, so I am submitting an app update, version 1.0.5.

Read more: https://arrcade.dev/apps/isai/
https://arrcade.dev/blog/isai-pure-music-mode-iphone-duo

Download Cofy chat (cofychat.com)

• Cofy Chat (Inspired by coffee chats) is a quick 6-minute catch-up call with your friends.
• Talk, laugh, and play games together (Chess, Wordy, Connect 4, Tic-Tac-Toe) in the same call.
• The best part: it automatically connects you with friends you haven't talked to in a while, on a weekly or monthly basis, so you are now always in touch with your friends, colleagues and family members.

Every tap connects you with someone new to talk to and play with. Every call is a surprise: call and neither of you knows who's on the other end until it connects. By the end of the month, you'll have quick coffee calls with your old friends, family, cousins, nieces, colleagues, buddies, and everyone your loved and cared for.

The app is strictly private by design. No one can call you unless you've added them to your weekly or monthly list. Your phone number and your lists are always hidden, even from the friends you've added and you can set quiet hours, so no one can disturb you during work hours.

Why Cofy Chat?

• Just six minutes keeps you updated to the lives of the people you love.
• It automatically finds whom you haven't talked for a while and who is available in the moment and connects you for a quick coffee call.
• A familiar voice brings a warmth and comfort that a message can't.
• Play games and have fun.
• Share your worries, talk through problems, and feel lighter.
• Share good news and learn from each other.

The UI/UX is coffee-cup themed, inspired by nature, with realistic ball physics, motivational quotes, short stories and calming raindrop effects.

📲 Download COFY CHAT on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cofy-chat-6-min-calls-games/id6773146696

How to Redeem ?

- Please visit cofychat.com/gift to get 1 year free access.

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Making small calls, but often, that's how friendships grow stronger across years and distance. Talk, Laugh, play with your buddies, celebrate little moments together and stay in touch with your friends.

A (What is it?): Remindly is an iOS reminder app designed to keep your daily routines and to-dos organized cleanly.

Remindly helps people create everyday reminders quickly without repeatedly configuring the same details.

B (Why use it?): Remindly combines several reminder workflows without forcing everything into a recurring schedule

-Templates are for reminders you want to reuse whenever needed.
-Routines launch an entire sequence of reminders.
-Voice Reminder provides a quick starting point while still letting you verify every detail.
-Calendar Import shows suggestions rather than automatically copying everything from your Calendar.
-Custom snooze actions let you choose the postponement times that suit you.

*Versions 5.4 and 5.5 also add expanded Siri support in supported regions and languages, plus a new Expanding Pills tab selector with interactive Liquid Glass on newer iOS versions that is inspired by apple iOS mail app.

C (Cost) : The core reminder experience is free, including regular and recurring reminders, standard snoozing, Calendar view, widgets, Apple Watch support, Siri and Shortcuts, urgent alarms, and up to two reusable templates.

Remindly Premium costs $4.99 as a one-time lifetime purchase. There is no subscription.

Premium removes the small bottom banner ad and unlocks Voice Reminder, Smart Calendar Import, routines, unlimited templates, customizable snooze options, Premium themes, adaptive icons, additional notification sounds, and all tab styles.

Download

V 5.6
I’ve been looking forward to designing for the new form factor. It's a fun challenge to make sure reminders and to-dos feel natural on a different screen layout instead of just stretching the existing UI.

My app has had a “month view” feature for a while now, so it made sense to make it always there when unfolded. Version 5.6 with iPhone Duo support is out now!

A — Answer:

I built Mealify because I kept staring into my fridge with no idea what to cook. You take one photo of your pantry, it figures out what you have, suggests meals you can actually make, and builds a shopping list for whatever's missing.

B — Better:

New in 2.0 (all of this came from comments on my last post):

- Receipt scanner: photograph a grocery receipt and the items go straight into your pantry

- Shared pantries: one pantry for the whole house, live sync so everyone stays updated

- Smart recipe parsing + HTML importer: paste recipe text or import from a site and it's organized for you

Already in the app:

- One-photo pantry scan, no manual entry

- Missing-ingredient detection before you start cooking

- Weekly meal plans built from what you already have

- No data collected, nothing tracked or sold

C — Cost:

Free to download and use. The free version includes 3 pantry scans per week and automatic meal planning from your pantry inventory.

If you end up using it a lot, there's an optional one-time lifetime unlock for unlimited scans. No subscription, ever. It's $4.99 right now instead of $24.99 until Friday, but there's no pressure, try it free first, you can also come back and redeem it!

Download (free): https://apps.apple.com/app/id6746368726

Lifetime unlock code, if you want it: MEALIFY2

Redeem link: https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?ctx=offercodes&id=6746368726&code=MEALIFY2

Every NEW feature above started as someone's comment. If you want something built next, tell me.

Answer, Better, Cost

• Answer: how much energy do you have left today? Stressy turns your Apple Watch's sleep, heart rate and HRV into one number, your reserve, from 0 to 100%. Sleep fills it, stress drains it.
• Better: one number instead of a dashboard, and it carries on from day to day instead of resetting every morning. Everything is calculated on your iPhone and Apple Watch: no account, no servers, no analytics. Built only with Apple's frameworks and Liquid Glass, and made for iPhone Duo too.
• Cost: $4.99 once. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads.

Hi everyone, I'm Ervo, the developer of Your Stressy.

Let me introduce Your Stressy, an app with a flawless UI/UX (Swift, Liquid Glass and more), crazy haptics, and 120 Hz ProMotion optimization (CADisableMinimumFrameDurationOnPhone), made for iPhone and Apple Watch.

What it does

Using your Apple Watch's sleep tracking, it gives you battery-like feedback on your health stats through the day: one number, your reserve, from 0 to 100%. On top of that you get readiness for training and bedtime coaching, with great charts for your reserve and stress. There are widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch in several variants, so it's all customizable to your preference.

What's new since launch

I've shipped nine free updates in the first week, most of them from feedback:

• Body Age: how old your fitness and habits look, in years. It compares your cardio fitness, resting heart rate, steps and sleep with what's typical for your age and sex, and turns the difference into years the way phenotypic age does. The page shows every step and the studies behind it, so it's not a black box.
• Workouts: your route on a map, pace, heart rate, elevation, and time in each heart rate zone, matching Apple's Workout app.
• Sleep: your night by stages (Awake, REM, Core, Deep) with recovery, HRV and heart rate asleep.
• Steps and distance: hour by hour, with new Steps and Distance widgets for iPhone and Apple Watch.
• How it works: a page that explains the reserve in plain words, and a "Why?" under the bedtime coach that shows how tonight's bedtime is worked out, step by step.
• iPhone Duo: open it and the tank sits on one side, your whole day on the other.
• Share: turn any day, workout or your Body Age into a story video or image.
• Now runs on iOS 26 and watchOS 26 too.

How it calculates

The whole calculation algorithm is custom made. The data comes from Apple Health: sleep, HR, RHR, HRV and other parameters go into the formula that calculates your stress, battery and readiness. Everything is calculated on your iPhone and Apple Watch, and your health data never leaves them.

Price

A fixed price of $4.99. I personally don't like in-app subscriptions, and I think a one-time payment is the fairest option, so Stressy will never have a subscription. Every update above was free, and the next ones will be too.

A lot more features are coming, and some are already in the pipeline.

A bit of history, and how it was made

A year ago, after 11+ years as a software engineer, I decided to slowly start learning Swift. These days it's so much easier to learn any programming language with the help of Claude: the syntax, which used to cost a lot of time, is now almost instant. I always wanted to build native app experiences. As mainly a frontend person, I know that Flutter and similar frameworks can never get you to a 100% native experience.

If you have any feedback, positive or negative criticism, anything, I'm all ears.

Thanks!

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/your-stressy/id6822681002

Official landing page: https://stressy.ervo.rocks/

I'd really appreciate it if you could share any feedback you have, for sure it will be handled in the next few builds. Thanks.

TL;DR

• No weather forecast is the most accurate everywhere. The best one changes from city to city, and VeriSky shows you which one wins at your location.
• It's now checked against real airport weather stations. Apple Weather usually lands mid-table. VeriSky's Blend beat it at almost 9 out of 10 airports
• New: a free Apple Watch app, lock screen widgets, light mode and a (Liquid) glass look.

Hi! I'm Nick, the solo developer of VeriSky. I built it because I kept checking several weather apps before going sailing or planning something outside, and I could never remember which one had actually been right last time. So VeriSky keep track of that: it saves what every forecast predicted, compares it with what really happened, and scores them for your location.

I shared it here a few months ago and got a lot of great feedback. Here is how I implemented it

A: Answer

The biggest criticism back then was fair: I was checking forecasts against a model's reconstruction of the weather (which takes measurements as input), but not real measurements. So my server now compares every forecast with what (airport) weather stations actually measured, at 154 weather stations around the world. You can also add your own personal weather station or start tracking one nearby you.

Ten different forecasts came out on top for temperature somewhere. A model that's great in New York can be mediocre in Amsterdam. Picking the right one for your spot matters more than which app is the biggest.

B: Better (the things you asked for)

• Apple Watch app (free): today at a glance, yesterday's forecast check, temperature and rain complications
• Lock screen widgets
• A Drift tab that shows how the forecast for a day changed each day, next to what actually happened
• A score map showing which forecast wins where at any location in the world
• The Today tab just shows the Blend, for those who said "just pick the best one for me"
• Light mode, Liquid Glass and 16 languages

C: Cost

Free, no login, no data collection. Everything that was free stays free, including all national models, the scores, the maps, widgets and the watch app. Pro ($2.99/month or $19.95/year) adds Apple Weather and the other commercial forecasts, rain nowcast and sports windows, which covers the API and server costs.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759251875

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Disclosure: I'm the developer of this app.

A (Answer): BikeComputerApp turns your iPhone into a bike computer. Start a ride and see your speed, distance, elevation and heart rate live on screen. When you finish, review your stats, replay your route on the map and keep a full history of every ride. Around 4,000 cyclists are using it today.

Features:

• Live GPS tracking
• Speed, distance and elevation
• Heart rate tracking
• Full ride history with detailed stats
• Route replay on the map
• Weather conditions saved with every ride
• Apple Health integration
• GPX export, with the option to hide the start and end of your route for privacy
• Milestone celebrations as your distance and ride count grow
• Weekend ride alerts when the forecast looks good
• Gentle reminders based on when you usually ride
• Dark and Light mode

B (Better): Most ride trackers push you into an account, a social feed or a monthly subscription before you see your own numbers. BikeComputerApp skips all of that. No sign up, no paywall, no ads. Your rides sync to Apple Health, you can export GPX whenever you want, and the privacy zone keeps your home location out of shared files. It's built to stay out of your way so you can focus on riding. Available worldwide, including the EU.

C (Cost): Free, with no limits and no locked features. There's an optional tip jar inside the app if you'd like to support development, and that's it.

BikeComputerApp on the App Store

Many of the features above came from user suggestions, so I'd love to hear what you'd want next.

Transparency

• Developer: André Moura
• Website: https://www.humanmetrics.work/bikecomputerapp
• Privacy Policy: https://www.humanmetrics.work/privacy
• Terms of Service: https://www.humanmetrics.work/terms
• Contact: [reddit@humanmetrics.work](mailto:reddit@humanmetrics.work)

Hey r/iosapps! I'm a solo dev and I just released Rove on the App Store.

I kept checking four apps to figure out whether I'd had a good day: sleep in one, steps in another, Screen Time in Settings, mood in a journal. Rove puts it all into one number out of 10 and shows you exactly what moved it.

How it works

- Every day starts at a neutral 6.5. Sleep, steps, screen time, workouts and mood each move it up or down.

- Tap the score and it comes apart, so you can see what lifted it and what cost you, in tenths of a point.

- Missing data is left out, never counted as zero, so forgetting your Watch doesn't drag you down.

- Mornings aren't judged as a full day: steps are compared against how much of the day has passed.

Features

- Your own targets for sleep, steps, screen time and wake-up time. Pick what you want to improve and it counts more.

- Week and month charts. Tap any past day to see how it added up.

- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets

- A morning reminder when your score is ready, plus an optional bedtime nudge

- Ask Rove: ask "why a 7.4 today?" and get an answer from Apple Intelligence, on-device

- Works with iPhone alone. Apple Watch adds detail.

Privacy

No account, no servers, no ads, no analytics. Your health data never leaves your iPhone. Screen time comes from Apple's Screen Time, and Rove never sees which apps you used.

Price

Free: the daily score, its full breakdown, mood logging, widgets and the last 7 days in Stats. Rove Pro ($4.99/month, or $29.99/year with a free week) adds sleep tracking, workout logging, your full history and unlimited Ask. No ads either way.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6823681913

Support: https://rove-beige.vercel.app/support

Contact: [adap08665@gmail.com](mailto:adap08665@gmail.com)

I'd love honest feedback, especially on how the score feels compared to how your day actually felt. Happy to answer anything in the comments!

Dev post: we made both.

Before planes had wifi, my inflight movie was my own camera roll. I'd delete my way through it, never finish, and next flight have no idea where I'd stopped. So we built Latent Photos, and later Latent Frames.

A: What they solve.

Latent Photos is for a library too big to ever get through, in an app that should feel like it came with the phone. It runs on your Apple Photos library, so it's fully compatible: edit in Photos, view and organize here. Ask for a random 100 you haven't seen and go through them one by one, deleting what you don't need and tagging what you'll want again. Next time it deals 100 you still haven't seen.

Latent Frames is for photos in folders on a NAS, a PC, Dropbox or OneDrive. It opens them as a photo library by capture date, without moving a file, and stays smooth with hundreds of thousands of photos.

B: Why they're better.

Apple Photos can't go through your library a set at a time, and its search decides what a word means. In Latent Photos your own tags decide: Beach and Family but not Work, from 2019, is one filter, and every tag is a real album in Photos. Unlike Immich or Synology Photos, Frames installs nothing on the NAS, and it saves tags inside each photo as XMP, so Lightroom and digiKam read them too. Both put near twins side by side, with a line you drag to pick the keeper. No account, no server of ours: the first scan runs on your phone and takes a while.

C: Cost.

Browsing stays free. Each has a week free, then one in-app purchase, no subscription. The half-off links work through 2026.

Latent Photos [App Store]: Lifetime unlock at $20. 50% for r/iosapps through 2026

Latent Frames [App Store]: Lifetime unlock at $30. 50% for r/iosapps through 2026

Who's behind it: LT, Latent Snap LLC, [hello@latentsnap.com](mailto:hello@latentsnap.com). Privacy policies: Latent Photos, Latent Frames. Terms of Service.

Hi r/iOSApps — I last shared CodeMate here on September 25. Version 2.0.7 is a significant update, adding find and replace, Markdown preview, structured data previews, local project transfer, and several editing improvements.

A — Answer: What problem does it solve?

CodeMate is a native code viewer and lightweight editor for iPhone and iPad. It is designed for reading existing projects and making quick edits away from a desktop, without trying to reproduce a complete IDE.

New in recent updates:

• Find and replace with match case, whole word, regular expressions, replace, and replace all
• Markdown preview with tables, task lists, images, links, and syntax-highlighted code blocks
• Expandable JSON, XML, and YAML structure previews with validation and search
• Local project transfer: upload a ZIP from a computer on the same network, then browse and edit it in CodeMate
• Export syntax-highlighted source files as PDF
• Better external-keyboard input and reduced editor flicker

B — Better: Why another editor?

CodeMate focuses on code reading, navigation, and lightweight editing on a touch screen.

It supports syntax highlighting for 200+ file formats, multiple tabs, a minimap, Swift symbol navigation, jump to line, HTML preview with linked CSS and JavaScript, and access to iCloud Drive, Dropbox, and other storage providers through the Files app.

The structured previews are read-only views of the source, making large configuration files easier to inspect without silently rewriting them. Local transfer is useful when you want to move a project from a computer without first uploading it to a proprietary cloud service.

C — Cost

CodeMate is free to download and use for browsing and reading files. Editing and selected advanced features require Premium.

US pricing:

• Monthly: US$4.99
• Annual: US$29.99
• Lifetime: US$59.99

Prices may vary by region. A rewarded ad can also unlock Premium temporarily.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id680609457

Website: https://codemateapp.net

Full disclosure: I’m the developer. I’d especially appreciate feedback on find and replace, the structured previews, and the local transfer workflow.

Hi r/iOSapps,

BookWorm is now live on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bookworm-track-your-library/id6804252010

A while back I posted the TestFlight beta here and a lot of you tested it and sent feedback. Many of those suggestions are in this release, so thank you.

A – What problem does it solve?

I own a lot of physical books, I re-read things and I wanted to know how much I actually spend on books. BookWorm is a reading tracker built around that: your physical library, re-reads and stats.

• Library with shelves, series, genres, publishers, ratings and notes
• Reading sessions with a timer on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island
• Re-reads tracked as separate cycles, so a book read three times counts as three reads
• Tracking for what you spend buying books and what you get back selling them
• Stats, streaks, levels and achievements
• ISBN scanner, Goodreads import, and covers from Apple Books, Google Books or Open Library

B – Why is it better than the alternatives?

Compared to trackers like Goodreads or StoryGraph:

• It’s a fully native iOS app, built with SwiftUI. No web views, no account, no social feed.
• It tracks re-reads as separate cycles and keeps a budget of what you spend and earn on books.
• It’s made for physical and digital collections: shelves, series, publishers, owned copies and a wishlist.
• Reading sessions live on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
• Your data stays in your own iCloud. No ads, no analytics.
• The full version is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

C – Cost

• Free tier: up to 20 books, online book search, series, reading sessions, basic stats, 1 custom and 1 smart collection, and the Currently Reading widget.
• Lifetime: $12.99 one-time (no subscription). Unlimited books and collections, full stats (charts, calendar, mood), levels and badges, shareable Reader Card and Recap, all widget formats and bulk editing tools.

Happy to answer questions here. r/BookWormApp is where I post updates and collect bug reports.

Staying connected with family and close friends is easy. Coordinating with them - planning events, sharing locations, managing group tasks - still means juggling multiple apps.

I’m Gerard, the developer of Layers.

A — What it does
Layers is a private chat app with coordination tools built in - shared calendars with weather forecasts, location sharing, group polls, shared to-do lists and real-time chat translation. Everything in one place, without switching apps.

Only people who have each other’s phone number saved in contacts can connect - so no strangers can reach you.

B — Why use it over something else
WhatsApp handles messaging well. Layers adds the coordination layer - geofenced automated messages, shared to-do lists, weather forecasts for event planning — all within the same trusted circle.

C — What it costs
Core messaging is completely free. Premium features (voice/video calls, geofencing, real-time translation, remote monitoring) are available via subscription or points earned through the app.

Download on the App Store

Who’s behind the app
Gerard Heng, solo developer at GLabs Solutions, Singapore.
Contact: [gerard@glabs.solutions](mailto:gerard@glabs.solutions)
Website · Privacy Policy · Terms of Service

Hey everyone,

I’m the developer of Aktenverwaltung, an app for iPhone and iPad. The name roughly means “case file management” in German, and it’ll be renamed to Aktennero with the next big update.
Let me get this out of the way first: it’s not a document scanner or a file organizer. It’s built for something those apps don’t really handle.
You probably know the situation. Your landlord won’t fix the heating. An insurance claim drags on for months. A seller ignores your complaint. A government office keeps asking for “one more document.” Over time this turns into a real case: letters back and forth, phone calls, emails, deadlines, different people involved.
Then someone, maybe your lawyer, asks: “When did you call them? What exactly did they tell you? Did you put it in writing?”
And you’re scrolling through your call log, searching your inbox and digging through a drawer, trying to remember.
That’s exactly what this app is for. You open a case and everything that happens goes into it:
A real case file: reference number, status, everyone involved, and a complete timeline
Everything in order: letters, emails, scanned mail, phone calls and notes from conversations, all in the order they happened
Deadlines that remind you: tasks and due dates live inside the case, with reminders ahead of time
Smart scanning: scan a letter and on-device AI fills in the date, sender, reference number and subject automatically. Nothing leaves your phone.
Letters from inside the case: write your reply, add your signature, and export a clean PDF
Profiles: if you also handle things for your kids, partner or parents

Private by design: your data stays on your device or in your own iCloud, with no ad tracking
You don’t need to be a lawyer or work in an office to use this. If you’ve ever had that one thing drag on and wished you had the whole story in one place, this is for you.
It’s free. No ads, no subscription.

One thing to know: the App Store listing is still mostly in German right now, so some text and screenshots might not appear in English yet. That’ll be sorted with Version 3.0.0 at the latest, possibly sooner with an in-between update. For the full English picture, check out the website. It already has English screenshots and goes into much more detail.
If you try it and it actually helps you, I’d really appreciate a 5-star rating. Feedback of any kind is just as welcome, whether that’s bugs, ideas or things that don’t make sense. I’ll be around in the comments.

Website (details, features, screenshots): https://akten-verwaltung.com/en/

Coming in Version 3 (end of 2026): https://akten-verwaltung.com/en/version-3/

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6765522429

Hi [r/iOSApps](r/iOSApps), I'm Michael, the solo developer behind Queststone. It's a free iPhone and iPad app where a family's chores, homework and everyday goals become quests. Grown-ups set the quests, kids earn gold for finishing them, and the family spends that gold on rewards it picks together.

A, Answer: It cuts down the everyday "did you do it yet?" back and forth. Quests can repeat on weekdays, weekends or any days you pick, a raven can remind everyone at a time you choose, and a quest can ask for a guardian's seal, so a grown-up taps Grant or Not yet before the gold pays out.

B, Better: A lot of family task apps are plain checklists, or want an account or a subscription first. Queststone has no ads and no accounts of its own, what you make stays on your devices and, if you turn it on, in your iCloud, and the rewards are ones your family chooses. Version 1.1 just came out with a cozy dark mode called Night Camp, gold for keeping a streak, and an iPad layout that puts a second page beside every tab.

C, Cost: Free, with no ads and no subscription. There's an optional tip jar (in-app purchases) that unlocks nothing. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/queststone/id6811295423

Who I am: Michael Silvera, independent developer and the seller named on the App Store. You can reach me at [queststonesupport@gmail.com](mailto:queststonesupport@gmail.com).
Website: https://queststone.app
Privacy policy: https://queststone.app/privacy
Terms of use: https://queststone.app/terms

I'm happy to answer questions in the comments.

A: What problem does it solve?

Numbers should never be hard to see, enter, or edit.

XCalc.io puts readability first, with Low Vision Mode, larger text, adjustable font weight, button shapes, operation emphasis, and high-contrast appearance choices.

Camera Number Scanner and Paste Numbers help bring numbers from a receipt, price tag, document, or copied message into your calculation without retyping. Review the numbers, choose what you need, and calculate.

Unit and currency converters, Quick Calculators, History, and Memory help you keep using those numbers without starting over. Math Mode supports editable expressions with fractions, roots, powers, and scientific functions.

B: Why choose it over an alternative?

Compared with Apple Calculator, XCalc.io’s focus is on making everyday calculations easier to read, revise, and reuse.

Made a mistake earlier in a calculation? Move the cursor back and correct it. Need to revisit previous work? Load a calculation from History and edit it. Undo and redo help you recover changes.

The other difference is control over readability. You can adjust the text and keypad appearance to suit you, or enable Low Vision Mode for a larger, bolder layout.

XCalc.io works on iPhone and iPad, with Apple silicon Mac compatibility and a focused Apple Watch calculator companion.

C: What does it cost?

Free to download. No ads. No subscription.

The everyday calculator and Low Vision Mode remain free. Free usage limits apply to History, Memory, scanning, Paste Numbers, converters, and export.

• XCalc Pro: US$6.99 once at launch, increasing to US$9.99 afterward. No subscription. Unlocks access beyond those Free limits, plus Pro themes and custom accent colors.
• Premium Themes: US$2.99 once. A separate appearance pack, not included with Pro and not required for Pro’s calculator features.
• Optional support contributions: US$9.99, US$29.99, or US$99.99. These unlock no features.

Prices are current US App Store prices and may vary by region.

No account is required for calculator use. Saved calculations and preferences are stored locally.

Download XCalc.io on the App Store

I created XCalc.io to make numbers easier to see and enter, calculations easier to edit, and useful results easier to find again. If these things matter to you too, I’d love to hear what works well and what could be improved.

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Hi Reddit,

I’m Timo, developer of LibreCam (https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/s/xviQzXNjoW) and other apps.

I am actively looking for iOS photographers with multiple iPhones, to test a new feature (remote shooting).

While using your Apple Watch as a basic view finder and shutter button has been added to the app a while ago already, now it’s possible to use another iPhone (with an encrypted device-to-device wireless connection) for a fully featured high quality remote view finder and focus device.

If that sounds like a use case that you see yourself to be able to give feedback for, I’d very much appreciate you joining the TestFlight beta for this feature, test it out and give feedback via the in-app feedback button.

Thanks a lot!

https://testflight.apple.com/join/ta9MRZAa

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/librecam-manuelle-raw-kamera/id6802275145

I’ve been working on Shinybox, a personal library for everything you save “for later” and then can never find again: links, notes, screenshots, PDFs, voice notes, videos, documents.I save a lot of things. The problem was that they ended up scattered across bookmarks, Notes, Photos and Downloads, and I could never find the one I needed.
So I built one place for all of it, where it’s quick to save and easy to find again.
What it does:

• Save from anywhere: the share sheet, a Safari extension that saves the whole page or just the passage you’ve selected, drag and drop, or paste.
On the Mac there’s a shelf on the edge of the screen: drop things onto it, and drag them back out into other apps, as well as service menu option.
• Links become something you can read: a clean reader view, reading time, highlights and “continue reading”.

It can keep a copy of each page in case the site disappears, and it flags links that have died.
• Search finds the words inside things: text in screenshots and scanned PDFs, transcripts of voice notes, even the captions of saved YouTube videos.

You can also search by meaning, so “that chair I liked” finds the photo.• Apple Intelligence does the filing: tags, summaries, and suggested lists. You can also ask your whole library a question and get an answer with numbered sources. You choose whether it runs on your device or on Private Cloud Compute.

• Organizing: smart lists that fill themselves lists locked with Face ID
◦ reminders on any item
◦ Rediscover, which brings back a few older saves each day
• Automation: 24 Shortcuts actions, Siri phrases, widgets and Control Center controls.
• Your data, both ways: if you have an old Pocket export, Raindrop or browser bookmarks, and export everything to JSON or Markdown (ready for Obsidian).

Problem: My saves were split between Safari’s Reading List, Apple Notes, the Photos screenshot album, the old Pocket, and my Downloads folder. Each one was fine on its own, but none of them could search the text inside a screenshot I took three weeks ago next to the article I read the same day.

Comparison:

There are plenty of apps like this, and some are excellent, so here’s how Shinybox fits in:
• Scrappy is the closest to Shinybox. It’s also on Mac, iPhone and iPad, with a Drop Shelf on the Mac as well, a reader view, smart lists, and search that finds text in images and scanned PDFs. It’s a subscription with a two-week trial. Shinybox is free, and adds Apple Intelligence on top: automatic tags, summaries and filing into lists, plus asking questions across your whole library with numbered sources.

• Anybox is a polished, Apple-only bookmark app with iCloud sync and smart lists, free with a Pro upgrade. Shinybox leans further beyond links: transcripts of voice notes and YouTube videos, a copy of every page you save, and alerts when a saved page disappears.

• Raindrop is the pick if you need Windows, Android, the web or shared collections. Shinybox is Apple-only and has no account: your library lives on your devices and in your own iCloud.

• GoodLinks is a great, focused read-later app for links. Shinybox has a reader too, but it’s built for everything else you save as well: screenshots, PDFs, audio, video and notes.
• Apple Notes is free, built in, and still what I use for long writing. Shinybox is for saving things rather than writing them, with a visual grid and the Mac shelf.Where the others are ahead:• Raindrop works across platforms.
• Scrappy and Keep It have years of polish.• Shinybox is brand new, and that’s exactly why I’d love feedback.

I’m Joao Valente, the developer.

E-mail: joao.valente@outlook.com

X user: u/johnny_xx

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shinybox/id6821971735

Website: https://shinybox.net

Privacy and transparency: There’s no account and no Shinybox server. Your library syncs through your own iCloud, and the App Store privacy label is “Data Not Collected”.
Privacy policy: https://shinybox.net/privacy.html

Transparency: https://shinybox.net/transparency.htmlRequirements:

iOS, iPadOS or macOS 27.
The Apple Intelligence features also need a compatible device.

I’d love feedback.

As a preventive cardiologist, I see that many people fail to track their blood pressure. It only comes to attention after it starts affecting your heart and kidneys.

Tracking blood pressure is often more important than tracking heart rate. Even when people track BP, many fail to follow the appropriate steps or bring the necessary data to the clinic visit. So we built this app to help people track and diagnose blood pressure issues before it becomes a problem.

The consistency and time spent at target levels are more important than the average reading.

Over the past month, many of you had useful feedback. I have included almost all of it. There are some more features that will ship with the next update.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bp-log-track-blood-pressure/id6801130306

A: Answer

- Helps you track blood pressure based on the most recent guidelines (check twice a day, average two readings etc)

B: Better

- Current apps on the app store fail to track time in target, consistency etc. These things matter more than mean reading

- The PDF export presents report in a fashion that's easy for reviewing clinicians to get an overall picture of blood pressure control. A mean blood pressure of 120/70 is not useful if it's a mean of readings that vary from 90 to 150.

- You backup to your own iCloud and retain complete control over your data

C: Cost

$ 19 for lifetime

FREE LIFETIME: https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6801130306&code=59256

Website: https://bplog.cc

If you like the app, I would appreciate an app store rating. If you don't like the app, I would appreciate feedback.

Hi, I'm Richard, the developer of Tonaut.

What it does

Tonaut turns your iPhone or iPad into a small music studio you play like a piece of hardware. Pick a sound, tap out a beat, add a bass line and chords, and record it all to a built-in tape machine. You're making music a minute after you open it.

- 9 synth engines and over 500 sounds, plus 41 drum kits (or load your own samples)

- A chord mode and chord pad that plays the right chords for your song's key, so anyone can play great-sounding progressions

- An 8-lane sequencer to build songs, step by step or by playing live

- An 8-track tape recorder you can loop, reverse and stutter

- 16 effects (reverbs, delays, distortion and more) and a mixer

- Works with USB and Bluetooth MIDI keyboards

- Export your song as audio or MIDI, share a loop as a vertical video, or send the whole song to a friend

Why it's better

- One app instead of a pile of separate synth, drum and recorder apps

- One purchase covers both iPhone and iPad, each with its own layout

- No subscription, no account, no ads, and it collects no data

- Free updates. Next up is a plug-in version (AUv3) so it can also run inside other music apps like GarageBand and AUM

Cost

$19.99, one time. No in-app purchases. Needs iOS or iPadOS 26. (support for ios 18 coming in the next update, later this week)

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tonaut/id6812577930

More info and guides: https://tonaut.app

Happy to answer questions, and I'd love to hear what you think.

And adding the "Nothing" before opening app removes the open app animation so that's still not the best solution.

Developer here. Hydrate or Diedrate is the water tracker that swaps cheerful droplets for a skull quietly documenting your decline.

When I first posted here, a few of you asked for an Apple Watch app. I built it, put it behind the lifetime unlock, and submitted it. Apple sent it back: no charging for built-in iOS features. So the Watch app is free now, along with a few things that came with that decision.

A: Answer

Version 1.7 is out.

- Apple Watch app (free). Today's record on your wrist. One tap logs a drink. The phone is informed. Mis-tap? Undo it from the wrist.

- The Specimen (free widget). The skull, filling with water as you drink. With Preserved, it takes on the colors of whichever alternate icon you've chosen.

- Reminder times and dark mode are free for everyone now. AUTO follows your device.

- Reminders stand down once you hit your goal. The skull does not nag the compliant.

- Seasonal notices start Nov 20. Sample: "Drink water. Gravy alone will not stop the withering."

On January 1, The January Inquest opens: meet your goal on 20 of January's 31 days and the finding goes on your record. Free. It counts from the 1st, so arriving late still leaves you a case.

B: Better

Most watch water trackers are a blue ring. This is the same ledger as the phone: the percentage, the status, and the PRESERVED stamp when you get there. No confetti on your wrist either.

Still private by default. No account. Your record stays on your device.

C: Cost

Free download. Tracking, goals, streaks, reminders, Apple Health sync, the Watch app, dark mode and The Specimen widget are all free.

Preserved -- Lifetime Access is $6.99 one-time: watch complications, the other three widgets, Vessels (anonymous groups), custom quick-log amounts, full history and insights, alternate icons. No subscription.

Hydrate or Diedrate on the App Store

If you've been using it: the app has 22 ratings, and ratings are how a one-person app gets found. If the skull has earned it, a rating takes about ten seconds. If it hasn't, tell me here instead and I'll fix it.

The skull will not care. I will.