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All of these Apps are amazing, the issue I have is almost all of them have in-app purchases often leaning on subscriptions. I'm not one to shy away from buying an App that has value to me, even one that costs full pop at $70-$120 and supports the developer but subscription based are unacceptable. I'd rather pay full pop for an App and then 2 or 3 years later buy the next version of that same App at full pop again rather than spend a monthly amount. This way I have a choice on wether I want to upgrade to the next version. This way the developer needs to up their "game" on the next version they release and add features that will be worth my investment. Subscriptions in Apps are a sad state of affairs in modern day Apps, it's the equivalent of in-game purchases so many gamers have come to despise. I actually find it refreshing when a developer offers a "life-time" option for their App and I will 99% of the time pick that over a monthly or yearly option. Either way great video Chris, just a thought, maybe make one exactly the same as this one but for Apps that do not have hidden subscription fees?

Luminar intrigues me. I think more apps should follow suit what Affinity is doing i.e by having one off purchase but when there is major update, make it as 'version 2 and next'. With this model, they can still get money. We have the choice to buy the new version if it's worth it. We can also stay with the old version without updating yet.

Probs will never really use onetap but damn that keyboard feature is an amazing idea!

What happened with you almost yelling newsletter at 11:53 - I am laughing uncontrollably. Great video and thanks for the laugh!

Unless there is a backend for a service that requires upkeep a subscription service is absolutely unacceptable. If I am storing something in the cloud then subscription is understandable. If I am using a server that isn’t mine then a subscription is acceptable. Buying software is an absolutely sustainable way to run a company. Hell even adobe has been around since the 90s and they grew extremely large by just selling software. You can make an argument for subscriptions but your argument is absolute trash

One tap is what I was looking for, thank you!

Focus OS Is a great app but has one major flaw - you can turn it off. I currently need something that wont let me turn it off. Ive written a number of shortcuts/automations that if I launch the app and it's a certain time in the day it will turn the focus on. E.g Safari - if I launch that then it checks. I guess where you use Mode cut this would eradicate that issue for you somewhat.

Love the video man. Quick clarification I just downloaded clean email and went to unsubscribe from an email and I got a screen that offered a free trial. So there does seem to be a trial but it looks like you have to try to do something in the app to get the trial screen. Appreciate the video.

I can always count on you to showcase the best apps! Thank you sir.

niceeee, the thing tht when i checked, most of these apps were mainly made on an apple ui, such as swift ui, so its a very good apple supported app

don't you think the first app is a little useless, apple has their own focus modes

One tap link is bad? Can’t seem to find the one you are using.

Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day.

The Luminar UI is way too fancy. I can't get a clear expectation on the interaction feedback.

Knocked it out the park with this one! ☄

Shoutout for „For those who have heart“, Great Album :) And nice Video, clean email looks interesting

It’s interesting to see what other people find helpful. I check out stuff like this to see if I’m missing out on something helpful to me. Unfortunately, none of these peaked my interests. Nonetheless a good quick review on a handful of apps.

does ipad have a better clipboard manager app? i use Alfred on desktop. but looking for a replacement.

One of the most value per second channels

It’s probably a good thing that you didn’t show the before and after video that you put through Unsqueeze given that it doesn’t do anything 😂 smart move 👍

It looks like you ended up going with the Nano Texture iPad after all? I’d love to hear your thoughts on that decision after using it for some time now in a video or something since most creators really giving it the time of day seem to be artists or designers. Sorry this isn’t about the actual content of the video here - I found great productivity on the iPad by minimizing extra apps and clutter so I’m not in the market for new apps. I use shortcuts, Apple’s own apps etc.. my favorite non Apple app is probably Things 3.

Why does my Overlap widget of show the time? It’s just blank.

The concept of Clean Email for iPad seems absolutely essential. Terrible idea they don't provide "Try before you Buy". Probably a feature or design that Apple Mail should already have, given social engineering is a security problem apart from "cognitive load" also being a serious issue for people too. I have to agree with you concerning subs being the direction of the wind but it will mean I have to limit my apps I choose to download/use.

13:20 I hate not having a trial either. I was pretty interested in trying this for work not if there isn’t a trial. It’s just a red flag.

Are you using iPadOS 18?

Can proudly say first for once. Gonna check a few of these out. Especially the FocusedOS

16:39 what’s the small size widget in the top left with the world map?

Show us what’s in your iPhone next

I tried the first two apps. The first requires a 23€ subscription, and the second one asks for 60€ for basic functionality... I know making software is expensive, but I don't support the idea of paying THAT amount of money for an app that I could with like 10 of lines of code (and I'm a terrible programmer). I could buy 2 copies a year of Stardew Valley, an indie game that obviously took much longer to develop, or I could pay for an app that is just fancy parental controls. Soulver is, as you said, a fancier version of Apple's Math Notes. Why would I pay 40€ for an app that I already have?! Chris, I love your videos, and I've been a fan for 3 years, but I heavily dislike that you promote a bunch of expensive software with sketchy pricing models, instead of showing actually nice and interesting apps that everybody can use. How much money are you spending on subscriptions of apps that don't do that much? Almost all of this is just a different version of stuff you've shown before (SaneBox, Ochi...) that was expensive then and is expensive now. Look, all of this is moderately interesting, but I don't have the $300 to buy a pack of apps that I know half of them can be done with the Shortcuts app. Why don't you just show us how to do it with Shortcuts? Aren't you the Shortcuts guy? I'm pretty sure with an hour or two I could make you a couple of Shortcuts that would save you at least $100.

EFF you on subscriptions are necessary. No some are necessary, like a highly advance photo editing app, or video editing app, or web design app or something like that. A calculator app though, come on. People are adding subscriptions to the dumbest apps and then not only that but making the subscription $10 a month. Seriously. Yeah lets pay $120 a year for a PDF markup app!! WTF! Also some people arent using apps all the time. For example a PDF markup app. A lot of people need it once a year if that. Then theres people that may use it 10 times a day. Why not make it so that the heavy users are the main source of income and charge them, or give the option to pay once. Im more then happy to over pay for something if it means I get full use forever. Or at least several years. I dont think a PDF app should be more then a couple bucks but I'd be happy to pay $10 once instead of being charged $5 a month or some crap like that. Im sick of being nickle and dimed to death. The app makers treat all customers like they are heavy users and want the most up to date features all the time. Not only that I've figure out how to do returns and use the free trial periods for most of these apps and never pay them anything at all. So how does that help them. Yes Im sure im the minority but as people get smarter and more irritated they will start doing the same. So that doesnt help the developers either. I have no problem paying subscriptions or for devs time and creativity but the subscriptions have to change.

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Soulver, really? That app’s been around for more than 10 years…

eh.........

What’s your favorite iPad app right now?

I went with the 13 Pro 2 TB. Hopefully it handles my app usage without lag or overheating issues. I use the KZfaq app, MS Outlook App and some light porn on the weekends.