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Skeptical.me

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I'm not too sure if others experienced this, however, when I first used an iPhone (4) I was blown away by the Apps. I couldn't believe the things you could do with them. What was the last App that you downloaded that made you feel a similar way (if you've ever experienced this)?
 

david122

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I really enjoyed an app called Memrise. It is quite popular so I believe that many of you know it. It is about learning foreign languages by using game motive. You plant your seed and need to care about it - water it (do a specified amount of exercises). I think it is a great way to forget about boring learning process and to enjoy learning.
 

Skeptical.me

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Tunity: Point your camera at a TV, let the app scan it and voila, you now have that TV's audio on your device's speakers! Magic!


I'm definitely checking this one out, wow.
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If you have a dual lens iPhone you NEED focos.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Apple eventually bought this app and implemented it into their photos app.

Amazing

Yup, just found my new photo app. I think thats one of the best Photo apps I've used. Worth the purchase.Thanks. :)
 

Skeptical.me

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Tunity: Point your camera at a TV, let the app scan it and voila, you now have that TV's audio on your device's speakers! Magic!

Tunity is awesome, unfortunately I'm outside of the US but I stream my friends DirecTV using a VPN so I get to watch US channels often. However, given I'm so far away and using a VPN there seems to be a delay greater than 3 seconds. The audio in Tunity seems to stream at least 10 seconds ahead of the video live stream. Bummer, because when my Bose headphones run out of power late at night Tunity would have been perfect. Amazing app nevertheless.
 

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Music tube: background audio on YouTube. F you google !!

YES!

I wonder how long until youtube blocks this app. This app basically provides main functionality of youtube premium since they won't give us PIP on the ipad.
[doublepost=1534033197][/doublepost]This thread is slowly becoming my favorite thread.
 
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david122

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I really enjoy camera apps as well. The default camera app on your phone is probably more than capable, but sometimes it can be helpful to have a few more settings and options to play with. App called "Moment" gives you those controls, adding full manual mode with control for ISO shutter speed, white balance, and more. The app also lets you shoot in RAW format, which is perfect for photographers out there who want to edit their photos. Definitely worth to try it.
 

Skeptical.me

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Everyone has probably heard of these, but when I first used these Apps I was blown away ... OmniFocus 2, ProCam, FiLMIC Pro, Standard Notes (Premium - it has great extensions & features and its open source e2e), Apollo, Cryptomator, Signal (Love it for the fact its FOSS and e2e), CyMath (it completes complicated math equations and breaks down the equation step by step and explains the reason for each step, just amazing), IFTTT, TextGrabber (blew me away the first time I used it), Debit & Credit (simple but really effective money management tool), HeartWatch. There are many more but off the top of my head these are some.
 
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Everyone has probably heard of these, but when I first used these Apps I was blown away ... OmniFocus 2, ProCam, FiLMIC Pro, Standard Notes (Premium - it has great extensions & features and its open source e2e), Apollo, Cryptomator, Signal (Love it for the fact its FOSS and e2e), CyMath (it completes complicated math equations and breaks down the equation step by step and explains the reason for each step, just amazing), IFTTT, TextGrabber (blew me away the first time I used it), Debit & Credit (simple but really effective money management tool), HeartWatch. There are many more but off the top of my head these are some.

OmniFocus Pro 2.0.2 is at the top of its class. Unless you’ve really got to have that AppleScript support, the basic version is sure to serve you well. If $40 still seems a bit dear for a task manager, download the trial version. You’ll find that the design, capabilities, and documentation make it a very good value.
 
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KarimLeVallois

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OmniFocus Pro 2.0.2 is at the top of its class. Unless you’ve really got to have that AppleScript support, the basic version is sure to serve you well. If $40 still seems a bit dear for a task manager, download the trial version. You’ll find that the design, capabilities, and documentation make it a very good value.

Things 3 for me to be honest, not a fan of OmniFocus and well overpriced for what it is.
 

Skeptical.me

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OmniFocus Pro 2.0.2 is at the top of its class. Unless you’ve really got to have that AppleScript support, the basic version is sure to serve you well. If $40 still seems a bit dear for a task manager, download the trial version. You’ll find that the design, capabilities, and documentation make it a very good value.

I have the full version of OmniFocus 2 ... its brilliant. The other one I liked and used for awhile was 2DO, but I returned to OmniFocus 2, I also use other Omni Apps. I'm not convinced I need to update to OF 3 yet.
 

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There are a few that continue to amaze me but I'd have to go with Calendar. I can make entries on any device - iPhone, iPad, MacBook etc. and they instantly appear on all the devices I own. Having had a lot of hospital appointments in the last 6 months, I feel safe knowing how reliable Calendar is.
 
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