HACKER Q&A
📣 fumblebee

Which iOS apps and services do you pay for?


I've recently landed $75 worth of Apple gift cards and don't know how best to spend it. All ideas welcome.

  👤 Nextgrid Accepted Answer ✓
News Explorer - RSS client that syncs via iCloud (as opposed to others where you need to host or subscribe to a third-party sync service).

AdGuard Pro - a good ad blocker which tends to be more up to date than the competition and I beloeve allows arbitrary uBlock-style filter lists.

Apollo - a good Reddit client without the user-hostility of the official one.

Pythonista - a Python interpreter for iOS, including bindings for certain UI and device features. A more powerful version of iOS' shortcuts.

👤 benrapscallion
AllTrails, 1Password, Due, Apollo (Reddit), Tweetbot (Twitter), PocketCasts, Unread (RSS feeds), Bouncie (car), Deliveries, ETA (mainly for their widget), Mozilla VPN, Stoop (newsletters), Weather Line, Wikipanion Plus, IFTTT
👤 bobsyeruncle
The useful apps I have paid for (but not subscribed to) are (1) Dark Sky, (2) Forest, and (3) WaterMinder.

If you have a gift card you can also put it towards an Apple product as well.

👤 nopmat
Paid for and use nearly daily:

ATracker Pro (time-logging)

Paprika 3 (recipe management)

Due (timed reminders)

Just Press Record (voice recorder)

Day One (journal)

Things 3 (task management)

Copied+ (clipboard manager)

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