I’m sitting on an American Airlines flight, crammed in a window seat in economy class. I brought my iPad mini to catch up on some reading while I’m away, but at the last minute, I threw my Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard and a Twelve South Compass Pro. I cleared my task list for this trip,…
Read moreWidgle’s Four Photo-Based Widget Games Deliver Simple, Fun Interactive Diversions
Widgle is a collection of four simple puzzle games for the iPhone and iPad that integrate with your photos. As I mentioned in connection with Widgetsmith’s Tile game, interactive widgets’ system-imposed button and toggle limitation severely constrains the kinds of games that can be built as a widget, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still…
Read moreAirScrobble Greatly Expands Its Utility with Headphone Compatibility, Live Activity Support, and App Shortcuts
It’s time to take a brief break from widgets to bring you scrobbles. Scrobbling is Last.fm’s name for matching and logging the music to which you listen. The payoff of scrobbling is the in-depth statistics that Last.fm delivers monthly and annually to users. It’s also a great way to relive musical moments in your life…
Read moreTimery’s Updated Widgets Enable Starting and Stopping Timers, Pagination, and More
It’s interesting to compare Timery 1.6, Joe Hribar’s time tracking app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, with Widgetsmith. David Smith’s app uses interactivity across a wide range of different types of widgets, allowing for a highly personalized approach to your Home Screen. Timery is a little different. It’s just as customizable, if not…
Read moreAppStories, Episode 351 – iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review
This week on AppStories, we dig into Federico’s review of iOS and iPadOS 17. Sponsored by: Setapp – Power up your efficiency. Things 3 – Ready for iOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS 14 Daylite CRM – Spend less time managing your business and spend more time doing what you love. Regain control now! HelloFresh…
Read more