How to find the best iPad / iPhone apps for M1

[Henk van Ess]

Here's a quick way to find out if any app from iPhone/iPad you ever downloaded made it to your Mac. The mobile apps you already downloaded to your iPad or iPhone must, by default, interest you, because why else did you download them? Here is how to find those download AND find out if they made it to the M1:

1. Open App Store on your Mac

2. Bottom left: click on your own name or head

3. It will open by default on Mac Apps. Change that to iPhone & iPad Apps. Now you get the iPhone or iPad apps that made it to your Mac:

 

[Henk van Ess]

Even Captain Kirk made it to the M1

 

[Henk van Ess]

But VR stuff on M1 won't work

 

[Henk van Ess]

Amazon Fire TV has no native version for desktop (Intel or M1). But it works fine as iPad app via M1.

 

[Henk van Ess]

Here's an iPhone app that made it to the Mac, which is pointless

 

[Zazoh]

Chromebook has been on an Android experience journey for a few years. It isn't really working out great. So, if history repeats itself.

- Many apps require accelerometer or screen interaction that is best with a finger.
- Many App developers will find it hard to monetize the extra work to make it a good experience
- There may be an app or handful that work fine and usage makes sense, but even many iPhone apps are not that great on an iPad screen.