10 Awesome iOS Apps You've Never Heard Of!

[@snazzy]

EUREKA! A fine pal has told me you can set Opener to create a default app by long-pressing on the app of choice from the share sheet. Hyper unintuitive but it does indeed work! mastodon.social/@crichton007/110435896881737372

[@raktimsaikia1476]

Recommend some for Android also

[@magumataishi1]

So, is Find hidden? Because I can not find it in the app store. Can you put links to these apps? I have wasted at least a half hour of my life looking for these apps. I went to your twitter,your webpage and searched with filters on/ off iPhone only.thanks.

[@timonus]

Developer of Opener here, I was gonna come here to say this haha. Thank you so much for the shoutout! Really appreciate it.

[@snazzy]

@@magumataishi1 links to the apps have been in the description since the video launched.

[@SpeedyTubaGuy]

Hyperweb can also do a similar thing to open it in any supported app but without having to use the share button. Means it only works in Safari though

[@aheze]

Developer of Find here. Sorry about the crashes - I will get to them :) My internship at apple ends in 2 months, so until then I'm not allowed to push updates, but I should be able to get away with critical fixes. Also, great video. You introduced everything great about Find way better than I could have. Really appreciate it!

[@sherlockmaverick]

Great app! All the best!

[@jskuzma]

Thanks for chiming in! Does Apple actually limit you from working on your own apps while in the employment?

[@Blarnix]

Dude, your app is genuinely amazing so far. It looks great and feels great to use and I am just envious of your design style. If my developments could look 1/100 as cool as yours I’d be happy with life. Also Findcraft is probably the best touch I’ve ever seen in any app.

[@gstpierre69]

@@jskuzma Unfortunately i bet he can’t answer that:(

[@TreyHam27]

Find craft is 💯 💯 💯!!! Nice addition!!

[@lenn55]

I prefer to pay for apps once and not a yearly subscription.

[@snazzy]

I’m generally the same except for with stuff like Setapp that over-delivers on value.

[@hauslerful]

Up Ahead offers the option, but it's 30 bucks...

[@Luxor12354]

Anyone willing to share the liftime suscription to up ahead?

[@VTFarmCam]

I miss star ratings in Music/iTunes. I had so many smart playlists based on YEARS of meticulously rating songs.

[@mrketanprajapati]

Remember adding magnifier markup while editing photos back in ios 16? Its back we have much better alternative app name "Photo editor with magnifier" You must cover this app in your upcoming video

[@orion10x10]

I don't even try to look for iOS apps, they're all subscription based and it's so annoying. I love my MacBook because it has tons of free and open source software for it, I will take a slightly worse app that I can just buy and not have to worry about paying for it forever, on iOS that often isn't possible. Serious buyers regret almost a year after I bought this iPhone 14 Pro Max

[@Daphoid]

Well lots of the apps here (Set App aside) aren't subscription based. They do exist :)

[@orion10x10]

@@Daphoid Right yeah that's why I have to come here lmao, I can't just search them, every single one is a subscription and I need a KZbinr to find one's that aren't. many of these have subscription versions they're trying to upsell you on and I'm so done. I just want good open source software like on my Mac without constantly being sold something, it's exhausting and turns my phone (a tool I use every day) into a leech on my bank account

[@edacenarc9841]

This video was great! I would love if you could do some more iOS/iPadOS videos as it would broaden your content a bit and connect with more people. Thanks for your amazing work!

[@charliebrown331]

For Opener you can set the default app! Slide towards the left on the open dialog and set Apollo as default and you’ll never see that screen again:)

[@Neon_SilverFox]

You just cleared about 80% of my bookmarks in Safari on my iPhone with MusicBox. Thanks.

[@boyscout244]

Dang, watching you make this kind of video again reminds me of the days of "ThatSnazzyiPhoneGuy" when I was looking for good apps for my iPod Touch

[@melvinsoto]

Have you used Reelgood? Would love to see a comparison between that and Sequel!

[@andy_warb]

I’m looking forward to trying Find! My wife and Ai have a shared library with over 20 years of pictures with over a hundred thousand pics!

[@ViPR3MiX]

Although I didn't download anything today, I really enjoy these videos and glad to see your making an IOS version now!

[@orionzspark]

That launcher app feels like the kind of thing that would have only been possible with a jailbreak many years ago, awesome!

[@cali4niabandito]

Just a heads up, but Apollo has the functionality to recognize and open Reddit links opened in Safari in Apollo natively. The native option even has an “auto-launch when detected” option, which Opener was missing!

[@wapbamboogie7213]

Oh Apollo 😢

[@thekingoflordagames3517]

@@wapbamboogie7213 ): Lemmy is great tho...x

[@PossibleJothamChin]

Thank you for those Mac videos! Now many of them like hot keys and menu bar x are a vital part of my work flow:)

[@MyReviews_karkan]

What's up with all these apps wanting subscriptions? What happens to the one time payment thing?

[@f52_yeevy]

Thanks for making me discover MusicBox! I've been spending hours trying to build a satisfactory system within an Excel spreadsheet (which might still work better for youtube videos, maybe), but that app is SO much better!

[@jornstobbe6735]

That’s an interesting idea re: YT video inventory. Of all the apps mentioned above music box sounds a whole lot of fun and super useful . Only now that I’ve read your comment I realise sth similar for YT videos could also be very convenient. What type of headings / categories have you chosen? Any tips on what works well etc. I might look into doing sth similar unless an app for YT videos already exists outside of YT folders. Cheers.

[@f52_yeevy]

@@jornstobbe6735 I forgot to say that, of course, filters and automatic sorting have a BIG role in this. The Genre and Subgenre tabs serve specifically the role of containing keywords for my searches, that's what allows me to have all different kind of things inside a single table

[@f52_yeevy]

​@@jornstobbe6735 @jornstobbe6735 Thank s for your interest, I also think that a personal yt videos archive would be a great app! Anyway, my setup is very much subject to change, as I'll remove superfluous features and optimize others. I use this system both for recording what I've listen to and what I still have to listen to but isn't available on Apple Music/has more interesting and complete resources (eg. score videos for classical music) on other platforms). I have a main worksheet, where I insert every piece/album etc on a new row and have the following columns: NR: this is just for tracking the growth of my list over time, and also having hyperlinks leading me to the second worksheet I, which I'll talk about later. LISTENING STATUS: a combination of dropdown menus and conditional formatting (if any of these things are new to you, please ask) allows me to update with two clicks the color of each cell to visually represent whether I have listened to, have listened to just partially, haven't listened to at all, or I haven't listened to at all AND really want to listen to it asap. AUTHOR TITLE TYPE: is it a piece? an album? a compilation or playlist? something else entirely? MACROGENRE: eg. classical, jazz, rock, electronic, very broad terms to categorize my music SUBGENRE: eg. baroque, bebop, ambient, progressive rock and many more specific terms I use just for reference, since trying to be perfectly precise in this column would pretty much impossible unless I wasted my life on it YEAR LENGTH isFAVORITE?: colored checkboxes for my favorite pieces (don't use normal Excel checkboxes, they're slow af. you can find a forum article with some very useful VBA code (a macro) that does just the same, but better RB: "Recommended By, for writing some friends or others who have recommended specific things. Miscellaneous NOTES: it varies. Of course, I do not compile every column for every entry, I'd say that only the first four are essential, I might deletes some of the other ones. The next worksheet instead contains links to score videos, interviews, articles, analyses etc related to the entries. I use formulas to automatically transcribe each title from the previous worksheet at the beginning of each row, so that I always know where to write what. Then, I have a worksheet for other reference links related to music but not necessarily specific artists or albums, such as tutorials, cool KZbin channels. I won't delve on the organization of this last part in this comment, it's already long enough. Finally, there's one that I use for generating formulas and testing solutions.

[@avgguy7129]

Just dropped at the time I needed

[@munkycoolgaming]

Does anyone know what weather app Quinn was using to get that weather widget, it looked beautiful.

[@tylertypewriter]

Snazzy being a Caroline Polachek and M83 fan is great to see.

[@Yeah_Buoy]

This is the contact I love to see from snazzy lives

[@WaterlessIce]

i just spent an hour adding 90 albums to music box 2 minutes into the video 2:00

[@antoniosanzr]

Do you recommend an alternative to CapCut? A video editor with good transitions

[@jebaker2]

You were very brave searching for “screw” in your photos. 😂

[@talharoxen]

4:55 sometimes if u search in spotlight it will show the desired picture/ more results than in gallery app

[@NaeemTHM]

What a fantastic video!! I'm downloading almost all of these apps. Thanks!

[@JMilMovies]

Sequel seems like a more visually appealing TV Time.

[@snazzy]

Definitely.

[@javabk]

Man! MusicBox is going to change my life :) especially for radio episodes that I keep the ones I like in notes! It’s beyond me that Music has no way to favorite or do anything useful with radio episodes!!

[@Deury._mota02]

Hello I’m a iOS user I downloaded many apps I keep trying to try out many I hope I can watch as many informative and educative videos to know the amount of apps I should have downloaded on my phone

[@eleventhvolume9362]

Another great video, many thanks Quinn. Please consider covering Marvis Pro in a future video, it's such a brilliant, incredibly adaptable alternative to the default Apple Music iOS app. I'm not affiliated in any way with it, just a very happy user.

[@BLKMGK4]

Was skeptical but glad I clicked, I've now installed a few of these including Finder and was impressed the author posted. Sadly for Apollo Reddit has screwed the pooch - bummer. Good video, appreciate the suggestions and feedback about the various apps :)

[@ShelterCats]

My favorite type of videos you do.

[@benwaardenburg]

Just so you know the new Dan Croll record is wonderful.

[@ryandirajlal2855]

my most underrated app is All-Caps. So simple yet incredibly helpful

[@rohitalexander]

Legit thought that was Chandler Bing at 4:17.

[@PizzaGoat323]

Run pee was never a meme app for me about about 8 years ago when I was going to the cinema loads and didn't want to miss anything

[@atahanyilmaz9154]

Turkish Movie theaters have 10-15 minutes breaks in the middle. When I found out that the States did not have them, I was surprised. That also meant extra couple of commercials, but I did not mind them.

[@SeanTube2099]

Damn, I would hate a break in the middle of a good film. I just go toilet beforehand.

[@atahanyilmaz9154]

@@SeanTube2099 I guess I have normalized it since that’s always been my theater experience until I moved to The States. They usually find the most dull frame to cut the movie. I usually enjoyed being able to chat about the movie during a break or go get popcorn. Even sneak out during a really bad movie without bothering other people. It definitely kills the vibe for horror movies. Funny part is I always thought it was an American thing since it meant extra opportunities for capitalism.

[@MrHaydnSir]

i miss when i used to ask siri what song i could hear and then she would add it to a list in itunes for me to buy later ..but now siri just uses shazam it’s only good for letting me know in the moment, but not in a way i can return to

[@bzaz]

Shazam has a setting to add songs to a playlist

[@MrHaydnSir]

@@bzaz i appreciate that ..but i’ve never used shazam in my life and that doesn’t allow me to just find the songs in itunes i’m guessing for this i’d have to download shazam .. and then manually go search for the songs - which is an awful user experience for something i used to do with ease, so seamlessly - with zero effort

[@snazzy]

If you have the Shazam app installed, Siri searches will be stored in the app.

[@jasshans]

if you use shazam from control center if you hold on the icon it shows the history

[@theowlandthepen]

Really a great fan to Find and When Did I, I’m downloading it right away. Hopefully you release similar videos in the future.

[@lgor]

Sequel is everything I’ve been loking for

[@anietiearchibong1939]

Hey Snazzy Labs, thanks for a great video. I appreciate your work. I downloaded the free version of PDF Search but somehow I am not able to add documents and textbooks I already have on my computer. Please how do I add pdfs to the PDF search. I don't seem to be able to add textbooks in PDF format already on my computer to this app. Do I need a paid version? thanks .

[@cnelson2008]

Ended up downloading find immediately, and will probably buy when did I…? Neat finds, thanks for sharing

[@KaytonSummers-g8f]

There's a way to make reddit urls open in Apollo as well. I believe it's an Apollo setting.

[@feelckins]

I recommend you to give TV Time a try, it’s just like Sequel but better because of its social network format.

[@Rohit.Dhawan]

Also tv time offers reminders for free...

[@BabaWadj]

The design though

[@U2haveanicedayty2]

Quinn Awesome video and great info .Hope all is going well with New Place . Thanks for sharing ✌️

[@eraab6459]

When Did I.... - Wow. When you started to talk about that one I straight up stopped what I was doing and audibly said "uh, that's cool." Because it is cool!

[@aaronjtRAW]

‘When Did I…’ - is actually such a nifty little app. Got it right now!

[@3myth]

are there any free alternatives for musicbox?

[@BenSwoloest]

I really do appreciate these types of videos.

[@pauldestefano7073]

New levels, new devils is a 10/10 album. You should get that into your library asap

[@AnuragKumar380]

Greatest style of app review ever

[@BoomChockolaca]

Musicbox is amazing! I wanted to find something like this for a while. Immediate purchase, thanks Quinn

[@chicagofan4eva23]

Can you do a video with free apps? I’m poor

[@snazzy]

There are some free ones!

[@esausse]

Full of gems this video, Thanks! I’ve adopted Up Ahead (w/ a subscription), it’s fantastic! When Did I Last will follow.

[@fenzimattia8015]

16:20 you don’t need opener, apollo has an extension that automatically opens apollo when a reddit link is clicked

[@snazzy]

I want to open more than just Reddit.

[@sharonortizz]

11. Boost App Social

[@lunaacampbell]

Boost App is a gem! I've boosted my engagement massively using it. 🔥

[@mohamedezawi6815]

Thank for the video. My top apps now are: Habitica, Librivox, Obsidian, and How We Feel. I rarely close them.

[@Slimothy]

*I know you claim you're an audiophile but I didn't see any Pooh Shiesty in your library*

[@numerounotg]

Love those videos. I use so many great apps thanks to you Quinn 🙏

[@eronbhyseni]

Okay for the Run Pee app how do i know at what minute/hour the movie is. They dont show the time

[@thomasgunn4146]

You have great taste in music sir 😌

[@AndiKola]

Why am I watching this? I don't even have an iPhone. ... ... Oh right, because it's good content.

[@snazzy]

[@bradhaines3142]

i have an ipad, so its sorta relevant

[@MaciejTrebacz]

1:54 You definitely want to add G.O.A.T. (along with other Polyphia bangers like Ego death) to your music library.

[@ionaspolitis]

Why can't I add this video to a playlist? I have a "Snazzy Apps" Playlist with mac apps and more and I wanna add this as well... But I can't...

[@Macusercom]

For Opener I assume it can't detect which apps are actually installed. So that might be an API limitation

[@doncristianugalde]

I feel the urge to splurge $50 on apps I may not use after a week

[@snazzy]

This is an urge I have every day-it's a curse, reallly.

[@davidbillberg2203]

Another great video about apps!

[@iamjoshroper]

Great video as always

[@razvardan]

Quinn is a certified Ethel Cain stan letsgooooooooo

[@pychang]

OMG Opener is such a handy app!! Don't know why but sometimes iOS built-in redirection just not working at all like when I tap a twitter link it just opens the witter app but not directs to the specific tweet@@ This app solves the problem!🙏

[@luckyguntausky]

love these videos from you!

[@EricRosenfield]

Seems like you can just make a “listen later” playlist and add stuff to that

[@snazzy]

There’s almost always free ways to do thing less conveniently.

[@martin-qc6tg]

Music Box: ever heard of Spotify?

[@Mooooooof]

The last one is a great idea but I would need an app to remind me when I last opened it and used it 😛

[@CliffR]

what are the icons next to phone and Safari?

[@FelipeZavan]

Haelos. A man of culture.

[@Ghostzy01]

I can’t believe none of the Movie Watch lists etc have collaborative Watch lists.

[@DietVader]

Is there sequel kinda like app for android?

[@SpeedGio]

Great! Thank you.

[@user-qs7dp6yb2x]

5:13 only absolutes

[@FoxxFire]

Anyone watching this, do not check out before that last app suggestion. I'm sure there are other apps with similar functionality to which I am completely ignorant, but that When Did I app is such an amazing idea, especially with all the darn filters and cleanings and maintenance that I personally always forget when I last did. For a couple bucks, it's really a no brainer.

[@janik6n]

MusicBox was a great find!

[@dillonsukram9381]

16:14 Haha. I don't have Reddit either, or Facebook Twitter Or Snapchat because they suck. I used to use tons of launchers for my phone but stopped because sometimes I would try to make my phones look like Pixel until I got a pixel phone.

[@AAMPictures]

There’s two that I find bizarre - a metal detector and an emf detector. Which, for the most part, really work. 🤔

[@Call_Me_David]

I need an app like Musicbox, but on Android and works with KZbin Music.

[@TheBalkanSpy]

Tbh, I always use TV Time for my tv show tracking , free and already has all my history in there + it's app and website.

[@LucasWende]

Great taste in music, shout out to Magdalena Bay!!!

[@dsquareddan]

“My friends on mastadon” 🤣

[@Ivan-Kh]

I use Macs but Android phones due to the limitations of iOS. I've been considering trying an iPhone once they switch to USB-C, but I think your demo of Opener might keep me off of iOS for a while. Being able to open things in the right apps is such basic functionality that I didn't even consider that iOS might not have it built in. It's embarrassing that that app has to exist.

[@Crusader1089]

I am very much in the same boat. I have an iPad and a MacBook but an S23. The iPhone is huge and absurdly powerful but I can't have two apps open side by side? Bizarre limitations.

[@_adonisk]

The funny thing is, it gets even worse if you use 3rd party browsers like Chrome for example. I got the 14 pro and I'm absolutely baffled by some of the UX decisions on iOS.

[@joeykeilholz925]

Yep. Apple sucks ass right now.

[@jacquescoetzer-au]

@@Crusader1089 What's an example of you using two apps side-by-side? Genuinely curious, because I switched from Samsung many years ago and I don't miss the side-by-side feature at all. Like the iPhone processor is so fast at multitasking/swiping between apps using the home bar, that it becomes essentially a non-issue. I don't know that I've ever seen any of my friends or family with Android phones ever using the side-by-side functionality. It seems like such a niche-feature that's just carried over from desktops with larger screen real-estate and forced into a smaller screen but then again, Android folks love their gimmicky pointless features (I speak from experience cause I used to be like that).

[@Crusader1089]

@@jacquescoetzer-au I use it pretty much every day or at least several times a week having one app for notes and another for research. Or one app for puzzles and another for hints. It's not a "must have feature" but it is something I would feel frustrated and constrained not to have. Like, sure, I'd just adapt, but still It's a feature I cannot understand why iOS doesn't implement. It would be like if we still had someone using DOS saying "why would I want a desktop? I only ever run one program at a time"

[@undefined7141]

2:09 So, instead of another app. May I recommend Adderall?

[@vasylenk014]

Great video!

[@NickdeBey]

I wouldn’t ever peg you as an Ethel Cain listener WHOA. Also, FWIW, Quinnie is great!

[@mitchietorres_stan]

Snazzy listening to Ethel Cain EXACTLY

[@JRDev4All]

Who in their right mind would have over 17,000 photos stored on their phone?

[@kojot0976]

First time I’ve heard someone complain about Reddit app. Used it for couple years now with no issues.

[@LestifyYT]

6:48 Bros birthday is 4/20 🤣🤣🤣

[@sanderschat]

10 apps that just feel like an overkill on issues we should not have in the first place. or it is just me, getting a bit older. Thanks for the info, but nothing interesting this time.

[@SeanTube2099]

That's fine. Not everything is for everyone.

[@ryakkan]

Ok, First Two Pages of Frankenstein is a great album.

[@djr3386]

Wish you a safe journey 🙏