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AppStories
This week, Federico and John reveal the winners of the 2024 MacStories Selects Awards, which celebrate the exceptional design, innovation, and creativity of apps across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Ruminate
Snackfishing, digital chicken pets, AI video. Plus adorable 3D-printed Mac Mini enclosures.
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AppStories, Episode 415, ‘The 2024 MacStories Selects Awards’ Show Notes
The 2023 MacStories Selects Awards
MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year
Lifetime Achievement Award: Transit
Best New App: Croissant
Runner-Up: Simple Scan
Best App Update: Sofa 4
Runners-Up: Remind Me Faster 5.2 and GoodLinks 2
Best New Feature: Play’s Channels Inbox
Runners-Up: Sequel Magic Lookup and Halide’s Process Zero
Best Watch App: Chronicling
Runners-Up: Peak and Zenitizer
Best Design: Shareshot
Runner-Up: Reeder
Best Mac App: Moom 4
Runner-Up: Bezel
Readers’ Choice: Play
Runner-Up: Sequel
App of the Year: Delta
Runner-Up: Raycast
Ruminate, Episode 199, ‘Start With Clear Tomatoes’ Show Notes
Tricked by a Fake Viral Food Product? You’ve Just Been Snackfished
KFC’s digital pet has you taking care of fried chicken.
Granola — The AI Notepad for meetings
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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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