Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week on AppStories, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We'll be checking in on how it's going each week with a final roundup of the results of the experiment after WWDC.
On AppStories+, we each pick aspirational apps and OS features that we wish we used more but don't
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Sponsored By:
- Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. — steamclock.com/appstories
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Links and Show Notes
An App Swap Challenge: Pick Three apps for each other to try for a month and report back
- John's Picks for Federico
- Dropzone 5 — aptonic.com
- Zed — https://zed.dev/
- PastePal — apps.apple.com/us/app/clipboard-manager-pastepal/id1503446680
- Federico's Picks for John
- Cora — https://cora.computer/
- Subscription Day — apps.apple.com/us/app/subscription-day-calendar/id6743316600
- Habitify — apps.apple.com/us/app/habitify-habit-tracker/id1111447047
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Aspirational Apps and Features We'd Like to Use More
- John
- Bend — apps.apple.com/us/app/bend-stretching-flexibility/id1513988468
- Copilot Money — apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-track-budget-money/id1447330651
- Federico
- Apple Journal
- Home Screen widgets
- iPhone's Stand By mode
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Timestamps:
0:00 - An App Swap Challenge
2:00 - Dropzone 5
6:41 - Cora
13:10 - Zed
16:35 - Sponsor: Steamclock
18:07 - Subscription Day
21:35 - PastePal
24:07 - Habitify
This week on AppStories, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We'll be checking in on how it's going each week with a final roundup of the results of the experiment after WWDC.
On AppStories+, we each pick aspirational apps and OS features that we wish we used more but don't
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Sponsored By:
- Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. — steamclock.com/appstories
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Links and Show Notes
An App Swap Challenge: Pick Three apps for each other to try for a month and report back
- John's Picks for Federico
- Dropzone 5 — aptonic.com
- Zed — https://zed.dev/
- PastePal — apps.apple.com/us/app/clipboard-manager-pastepal/id1503446680
- Federico's Picks for John
- Cora — https://cora.computer/
- Subscription Day — apps.apple.com/us/app/subscription-day-calendar/id6743316600
- Habitify — apps.apple.com/us/app/habitify-habit-tracker/id1111447047
AppStories+ Post-Show
- Aspirational Apps and Features We'd Like to Use More
- John
- Bend — apps.apple.com/us/app/bend-stretching-flexibility/id1513988468
- Copilot Money — apps.apple.com/us/app/copilot-track-budget-money/id1447330651
- Federico
- Apple Journal
- Home Screen widgets
- iPhone's Stand By mode
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Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2d235e3fe8d880129f22fb81cdd47acc?pvs=105
Follow us on Mastodon
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* Federico Viticci — mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci
* John Voorhees — mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
Follow us on Bluesky
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- Federico Viticci — https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees — https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
Affiliate Linking Policy — macstories.net/privacy-policy
Timestamps:
0:00 - An App Swap Challenge
2:00 - Dropzone 5
6:41 - Cora
13:10 - Zed
16:35 - Sponsor: Steamclock
18:07 - Subscription Day
21:35 - PastePal
24:07 - Habitify
