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App Store Deals – 21/12/2015

December 21, 2015 · 09:28

The discounts are really starting to roll in before Christmas. A few Apple Design Award winners can be found below too… I’ve included a few notes on the various apps that I use personally next to them.

★ Agent A: A puzzle in disguise – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Alto’s Adventure – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.991 →
★ Blek – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.992 →
★ Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Carmen Sandiego Returns – iOS – Education – €1.99 > €0.00 →
★ Clear – Tasks, Reminders,To-Do – iOS – Productivity – €4.99 > €1.993 →
★ Day One – iOS – Lifestyle – €4.99 > €0.994 →
★ Day One – Mac – Lifestyle – €9.99 > €6.995 →
★ DuckTales: Remastered – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.996 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.995 →
★ FlightTrack 5 – iOS – Travel – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Gneo: To Do Task List and Calendar – iOS – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Goat Simulator – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Hitman GO – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.998 →
★ I am Bread – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Leo’s Fortune – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.999 →
★ Notability – iOS – Productivity – €5.99 > €0.9910 →
★ PAUSE – Relaxation – iPhone – Healthcare & Fitness – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Procreate Pocket – iPhone – Entertainment – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Rogue Star – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Scanner Pro – iOS – Business – €2.99 > €0.9911 →
★ Ski Safari 2 – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →

  1. Probably one of my favourite games ever. ↩
  2. Purchased, but haven’t yet had time to play it. ↩
  3. Some people I know swear by this app. ↩
  4. This is probably the best personal journalling app out there. Syncs with the Mac version and supports publishing to the internet. ↩
  5. As above. ↩
  6. Another fan favourite. ↩
  7. As above. ↩
  8. Waiting to find time to play this title. ↩
  9. This one too… ↩
  10. Great app, especially useful on the iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. ↩
  11. This is my go-to app for all my scan-to-PDF needs. ↩

App Store Deals — 19/12/2015

December 19, 2015 · 22:08

A few good apps are discounted today. If you’re looking for a great minimalistic writing app with Markdown support, then you should take a look at Ulysses. It’s currently my go-to software for writing, on both iOS and Mac. Please note that the app is now iPad only and that the next update will add iPhone support for free. The Mac version [App Store] will not go on sale this year, so don’t wait if you need it now.

Update (22:18): Added both Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale to the list.

★ Autumn Dynasty Warlords – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition – Mac – Games – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ Baldur’s Gate II:EE – iOS – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Baldur’s Gate II : Enhanced Edition – Mac – Games – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ CHRONO TRIGGER – iPhone – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Civilization Revolution 2 – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ FINAL FANTASY VI – iOS – Games – €15.99 > €7.99 →
★ Find–the–Line – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition – Mac – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ NBA 2K16 – iOS – Games – €7.99 > €3.99 →
★ Oceanhorn – iOS – Games – €8.99 > €4.99 →
★ Patterning – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €7.99 →
★ Sid Meier’s Starships – iPad – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Small World 2 – iPad – Games – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ Splendor – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ Surgeon Simulator – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Ulysses – iOS – Productivity – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ XCOM®: Enemy Within – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →

App Store Deals — 18/12/2015 — A Lot of Great Discounts Today

December 18, 2015 · 11:53

Still haven’t had time to play most of what I purchased… so I bought a few more.

★ AmpliTube – iPad – Music – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ AmpliTube – iPhone – Music – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ Awesome Note 2 – iPad – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Awesome Note 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €3.99 > €2.99 →
★ Bastion – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Civilization Revolution 2 – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ FINAL FANTASY VII – iOS – Games – €15.99 > €10.99 →
★ Heroes of Might & Magic III – HD Edition – iPad – Games – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Hitman: Sniper – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Infinity Blade II – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ Infinity Blade III – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ Infinity Blade – iOS – Games – €5.99 > €0.99 →
★ Lara Croft GO – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Photo Editor Movavi – Mac – Photography – €14.99 > €0.99 →
★ Thomas Was Alone – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Wizards and Wagons – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →

App Store Deals — 17/12/2015

December 17, 2015 · 10:03

A few great apps/games are on sale today, including a few from the Best 25 Games & Apps of 2015 for iPhone & iPad list.

★ Card Crawl – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Dropzone 3 – Mac – Productivity – €9.99 > €1.99 →
★ Gamebook Adventures 11: Songs of the… – iOS – Games – €5.99 > €1.99 →
★ PDFpen 2 – Highlight, Markup, Edit… – iOS – Productivity – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ Prune – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €2.99 →
★ SimCity: Complete Edition – Mac – Games – €29.99 > €9.99 →
★ Sneaky Sneaky – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Transistor – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 →

App Store Deals — 14/12/2015

December 14, 2015 · 23:10

Another day, another set of deals. I strongly recommend getting Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure — I know I am — and Workflow, more of which you can find here. If you haven’t purchased Tweetbot 4 for iOS and Tweetbot for Mac, you can still get them discounted now, although I’m beginning to believe this ‘promotion’ won’t end anytime soon.

★ 868–HACK – iOS – Games – €5.99 > €2.99 →
★ AirAttack 2 – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Blockr – Privacy, Media and Ad Blocker – iPhone – Utilities – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Duet Display – iOS – Productivity – €15.99 > €9.99 →
★ Goal Master – goals and performance – iOS – Business – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ Home Design 3D GOLD – iOS – Productivity – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ Maps 3D PRO – GPS Tracks – iPhone – Navigation – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ NAVIGON Europe – iOS – Navigation – €79.99 > €49.99 →
★ QuickPlan Pro – Project plan – iPad – Productivity – €17.99 > €5.99 →
★ QuickPlan Pro – Project plan – iPhone – Business – €7.99 > €2.99 →
★ Space Age: A Cosmic Adventure – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Splashtop Wired XDisplay HD – Mirror – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €6.99 →
★ Tweetbot 4 for Twitter – iOS – Social Networking – €4.99 →
★ Tweetbot for Twitter – Mac – Social Networking – €12.99 > €9.99 →
★ VoxelCity – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ WBS – Project work breakdown structure – iPad – Business – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ Workflow: Powerful Automation – iOS – Productivity – €3.99 > €2.99 →
★ XenoShyft – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →

Thoughts on the iPad Pro On-Screen Keyboard

December 14, 2015 · 14:51

Since getting my iPad Pro a few weeks ago, I’ve been writing on it a lot, using mostly the software keyboard, but also helping myself out with an external one. I bought an Origami Workstation a few years ago, and since it’s in perfect working order, as is the Apple Wireless Keyboard it contains, I’ve been using that combo quite often. This might change when my Smart Keyboard finally arrives, but in the meantime, I’ve been thinking about the iOS 9 on-screen keyboard a lot.

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Best of 2015 for Mac

December 10, 2015 · 14:37

Apart from the best apps and games for every platform, Apple also published a list of the runner-up apps and games of the year. The list contains a few excellent pieces of software, some of which I use, including Fantastical, Reeder 3, Ulysses, and many others.

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Workflow for iOS – Publishing Linked Posts to WordPress

December 1, 2015 · 12:21

I bought Workflow for iOS [App Store] on the day it came out. The app was already amazing back then, but lacked a few features which could help me use it on a daily basis. The most recent update added WordPress support however. It took me a little over thirty minutes to put together a rough workflow for publishing linked posts on Infinite Diaries. I’ve been perfecting that workflow ever since and I’m finally ready to share it with the world.

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Cyber Monday App Store Deals

November 30, 2015 · 09:13

Cyber Monday is upon part of the world and while I’m sure there is more to come, there already are a few sweet apps to be had for a lower price. I highly recommend Notability — I’ve only been using it for a few short days, but it really is a great app for taking notes — and Kingdom Rush Origins, if you like tower-defence-type games.

★ ALONE… – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Cyclop – iPad – Music – €24.99 > €14.99 →
★ Dispatch: Email meets GTD – iOS – Productivity – €6.99 > €2.99 →
★ Dodonpachi Resurrection – iPhone – Games – €7.99 > €1.99 →
★ Due – Reminders, Countdown Timers – iOS – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Elder Sign: Omens – iPhone – Games – €3.99 > €0.99 →
★ Forgotten Forest: Afterlife – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Incredible Numbers by Prof. Stewart – iPad – Education – €9.99 > €2.99 →
★ Kingdom Rush Origins – iPhone – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Notability – iOS – Productivity – €5.99 > €3.99 →
★ Notability – Mac – Productivity – €5.99 > €3.99 →
★ Opener ‒ open links in apps – iOS – Utilities – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Solar System – iPad – Books – €13.99 > €2.99 →
★ Typeeto: remote bluetooth keyboard – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €1.99 →
★ Warhammer: Arcane Magic – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →

Also, most of the Black Friday deals are still valid, so don’t forget to take a peek… I’ve added some of the good ones below.

★ 2Do – iOS – Productivity – €14.99 > €7.99 →
★ 2Do – Mac – Productivity – €49.99 > €24.99 →
★ Broken Age – Mac – Games – €24.99 > €7.99 →
★ Broken Age – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 →
★ DaisyDisk – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Deliveries: a package tracker – iOS – Utilities – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Deliveries: a package tracker – Mac – Utilities – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ iA Writer – iOS – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Lara Croft GO – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Pixelmator – Mac – Graphics & Design – €29.99 > €14.99 →
★ Pixelmator – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Scrivener – Mac – Productivity – €44.99 > €24.99 →
★ SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition – Mac – Games – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ Threes! – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →

Black Friday 2015 App Store Deals — A Few Awesome Apps Included

November 27, 2015 · 10:17

Black Friday was always a crazy time on the App Store, but today seems to be wilder than ever. A few great apps are heavily discounted — if you haven’t tried them yet, I strongly recommend you take this opportunity to give them a shot. I added a few notes to specific apps below.

★ 2Do – iOS – Productivity – €14.99 > €7.99 1 →
★ 2Do – Mac – Productivity – €49.99 > €24.99 2 →
★ AG Drive – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Air Login – iOS – Business – €0.99 > €0.00 →
★ Alternote for Evernote – Mac – Productivity – €6.99 > €3.99 →
★ BattleLore: Command – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €3.99 →
★ Boom – Experience the best audio, always! – Mac – Music – €99.99 > €9.99 →
★ Boom 2: Best Audio Enhancement App – Mac – Utilities – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ Broken Age – Mac – Games – €24.99 > €7.99 3 →
★ Broken Age – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 3 →
★ Carcassonne – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €6.99 →
★ Commander One PRO – Mac – Utilities – €19.99 > €0.99 →
★ CP 1919 – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Cursed Ship, Collector’s Edition – iPhone – Games – €4.99 > €0.00 →
★ The Cursed Ship, Collector’s Edition HD – iPad – Games – €6.99 > €0.00 →
★ Curtis – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ D&D Lords of Waterdeep – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €2.99 →
★ DaisyDisk – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €4.99 5 →
★ Deliveries: a package tracker – iOS – Utilities – €4.99 > €2.99 6 →
★ Deliveries: a package tracker – Mac – Utilities – €4.99 > €2.99 6 →
★ Door Kickers – iPad – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Downwell – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Elder Sign: Omens HD – iPad – Games – €6.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Elements in Action – iOS – Reference – €3.99 > €0.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – Mac – Productivity – €39.99 8 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 8 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 8 →
★ Fighting Fantasy: The Forest of Doom – iOS – Games – €5.99 > €1.99 →
★ Folx GO+ – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €1.99 →
★ Fugue Machine – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Galaxy Trucker Pocket – iPhone – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Galaxy Trucker – iPad – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Geekbench 3 – iOS – Utilities – €0.99 > €0.00 →
★ Geekbench 3 – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €5.99 →
★ Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 →
★ Graphic – illustration and design – iPad – Productivity – €8.99 > €3.99 →
★ Graphic – vector illustr. and design – iPhone – Productivity – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Hey, That’s My Fish! HD – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Hitman: Sniper – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 11 →
★ Home Design 3D – Mac – Productivity – €10.99 > €0.99 →
★ HoPiKo – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €0.99 →
★ Hydra – Amazing Photography – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €2.99 12 →
★ iA Writer – iOS – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 13 →
★ Infinity Blade – iOS – Games – €5.99 > €0.00 14 →
★ iThoughts (mindmap) – iOS – Productivity – €11.99 > €5.99 →
★ iThoughtsX (mindmap) – Mac – Productivity – €49.99 > €24.99 →
★ iTranslate Voice – iOS – Productivity – €6.99 > €2.99 15 →
★ Jump Desktop – Mac – Business – €29.99 > €14.99 →
★ Just Press Record: Audio Recorder – iOS – Utilities – €2.99 > €1.99 →
★ Just Press Record: Audio Recorder – Mac – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Kingdom Builder – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Koder Code Editor – iOS – Productivity – €5.99 > €2.99 16 →
★ Lara Croft GO – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 17 →
★ Leaf – RSS News Reader – Mac – News – €7.99 > €0.99 18 →
★ Leo’s Fortune – HD Edition – Mac – Games – €6.99 19 →
★ Linky – Share webpage’s, images – iOS – Social Networking – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ liquivid – Mac – Video – €19.99 > €1.99 →
★ LongScreen – iOS – Utilities – €2.99 > €0.99 20 →
★ Lost Within – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ Molecules – iOS – Education – €13.99 > €2.99 →
★ Money Pro – Mac – Finance – €29.99 > €2.99 →
★ MoneyWiz 2 – Mac – Finance – €19.99 > €14.99 →
★ OCRKit – Mac – Productivity – €34.99 > €29.99 →
★ PAC–MAN Championship Edition DX – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ PDFpen 2 – iOS – Productivity – €19.99 > €10.99 →
★ PhotoPills – iOS – Photography – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Pixave – Mac – Graphics & Design – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Pixelmator – Mac – Graphics & Design – €29.99 > €14.99 21 →
★ Pixelmator – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €1.99 21 →
★ PocketWings: Discovery Island – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.00 →
★ Pomodoro Time Pro – iOS – Productivity – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Pomodoro Time Pro – Mac – Productivity – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ ProCamera + HDR – iPhone – Photography – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ ProTube for YouTube – iOS – Entertainment – €2.99 > €1.99 →
★ Prune – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ ReadKit – Mac – News – €9.99 > €4.99 23 →
★ Rules! – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Screens VNC – Remote Access – Mac – Utilities – €29.99 > €14.99 24 →
★ Screens VNC – Remote Access – iOS – Utilities – €19.99 > €9.99 25 →
★ Scrivener – Mac – Productivity – €44.99 > €24.99 26 →
★ SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition – Mac – Games – €19.99 > €9.99 27 →
★ Steam™: Rails to Riches – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €2.99 →
★ Super Sharp – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ Sworkit Pro – Custom Workout – iOS – Healthcare & Fitness – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Tales From Deep Space – iPhone – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Tales From Deep Space – iPhone – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ TextTool – iOS – Productivity – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Earth by Tinybop – iOS – Education – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Elements – iOS – Books – €13.99 > €2.99 →
★ Threes! – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 28 →
★ Til Morning’s Light – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ To–Fu Fury – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.00 →
★ Toca Tea Party – iPad – Education – €2.99 > €0.00 →
★ Todo – To–Do & Task List – iOS – Productivity – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Transistor – Mac – Games – €19.99 > €4.99 →
★ Transistor – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 →
★ Ultimate Guitar Tabs – iPhone – Music – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Unclutter – Mac – Utilities – €5.99 > €1.99 →
★ Vee for Video – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Virtual Trainer Stretch – iOS – Healthcare & Fitness – €1.99 > €0.00 →
★ VisualDiffer – Mac – Utilities – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Weather Line – iPhone – Weather – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Week Calendar – iPhone – Productivity – €1.99 > €0.00 →
★ Yoink – Mac – Utilities – €4.99 > €2.99 →

  1. I’ve had my eye on 2Do for a while now, and I think I’ll finally pull the trigger. The problem is my to-do apps need to-do apps… ↩
  2. If I pull the trigger, I’ll go for both platforms. ↩
  3. I have both the Mac and iOS version of this game — I bought it when it came out, but I haven’t yet had the time to play it. ↩
  4. I have both the Mac and iOS version of this game — I bought it when it came out, but I haven’t yet had the time to play it. ↩
  5. I run this app when I’m looking for culprits taking up my disk space. ↩
  6. Love this app — use it to track all my packages. Syncs via iCloud between Mac and iOS. ↩
  7. Love this app — use it to track all my packages. Syncs via iCloud between Mac and iOS. ↩
  8. One of the best calendar / reminder apps out there. ↩
  9. One of the best calendar / reminder apps out there. ↩
  10. One of the best calendar / reminder apps out there. ↩
  11. Have this, never had the time to play it. My life sucks. ↩
  12. I use this from time to time to edit my photos. ↩
  13. One of the best minimalist Markdown editors for iOS and OS X. Currently using it alternatively with Ulysses. ↩
  14. I still remember the demo of this game during one of Apple’s conferences. ↩
  15. This app help my wife and I talk to a taxi driver in Morocco. He was shocked and fascinated at the fact that he talked in Arabic and we understood most of what he was saying. Would have helped it he wasn’t speaking a dialect… ↩
  16. This app saved my ass one day, after I updated my site, and left my apartment with just my iPhone. ↩
  17. No time to play, but I have it. Recent update supposedly makes it even better. ↩
  18. An interesting and quite popular alternative. ↩
  19. Brand new. Not really a deal, but this is a great game which just got ported to the Mac. ↩
  20. Great for combining multiple screenshots into one. ↩
  21. Probably one of the best Photoshop alternatives out there. I have both the Mac and iOS versions. ↩
  22. Probably one of the best Photoshop alternatives out there. I have both the Mac and iOS versions. ↩
  23. Another nice RSS reader alternative with a few unique features. I currently use Reeder. ↩
  24. Great app. ↩
  25. This is my go-to software when I need to connect to my Mac at home for some reason. ↩
  26. One of the best word processors for the Mac, focused for book writers. Supports Markdown. ↩
  27. A classic. ↩
  28. I spent hours playing this in my free time when I have just a few minutes to spare and nothing to do. Love it! Must have! ↩

App Store Deals — 26/11/2015

November 26, 2015 · 08:23

More and more deals are popping up over the past few hours, including the amazing Fantastical 2 for iPad and iPhone, my go-to Screens VNC as well as a few other great apps and games, including Scrivener and Lara Croft GO. Make sure to take a look at yesterdays price cuts — that software is still discounted and it includes the excellent Pixelmator for both Mac and iOS.

★ BattleLore: Command – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €3.99 →
★ Boom – Experience the best audio, always! – Mac – Music – €99.99 > €9.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – Mac – Productivity – €39.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPad – Productivity – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Fantastical 2 – iPhone – Productivity – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Hitman: Sniper – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ HoPiKo – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €0.99 →
★ Lara Croft GO – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Lost Within – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ Screens VNC – iOS – Utilities – €14.99 > €9.99 →
★ Scrivener – Mac – Productivity – €44.99 > €24.99 →
★ Til Morning’s Light – iOS – Games – €6.99 > €1.99 →
★ To–Fu Fury – iOS – Games – €1.99 > €0.00 →
★ Virtual Trainer Stretch – iOS – Healthcare & Fitness – €1.99 > €0.00 →

Update @ 9:15

★ Hydra – Amazing Photography – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Leo’s Fortune – HD Edition – Mac – Games – €6.99 →
★ Money Pro – Mac – Finance – €29.99 > €2.99 →
★ Prune – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Screens VNC – Mac – Utilities – €29.99 > €14.99 →
★ Week Calendar – iPhone – Productivity – €1.99 > €0.00 →

Update @ 13:11

★ Broken Age – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €2.99 →
★ Carcassonne – iOS – Games – €9.99 > €6.99 →
★ Downwell – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Graphic – illustration and design – iPad – Productivity – €8.99 > €3.99 →
★ Graphic – vector illustration and design – iPhone – Productivity – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Tales From Deep Space – iPhone – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ The Earth by Tinybop – iOS – Education – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Toca Tea Party – iPad – Education – €2.99 > €0.00 →
★ Unclutter – Mac – Utilities – €5.99 > €1.99 →
★ Weather Line – iPhone – Weather – €3.99 > €1.99 →

App Store Deals — 2015/11/25

November 25, 2015 · 15:09

There’s still a few days to go before Black Friday hits, but various app promotions are already here. Feel free to skim the list below — you might find something you’ll like — but I strongly recommend you get Pixelmator for Mac and iOS. It’s a great Photoshop alternative and pretty cheap in comparison.

★ AG Drive – iOS – Games – €3.99 > €1.99 →
★ Air Login – iOS – Business – €0.99 > €0.00 →
★ Alternote for Evernote – Mac – Productivity – €6.99 > €3.99 →
★ Boom 2: Best Audio Enhancement App – Mac – Utilities – €19.99 > €9.99 →
★ CP 1919 – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Cursed Ship, Collector’s Edition – iPhone – Games – €4.99 > €0.00 →
★ The Cursed Ship, Collector’s Edition HD – iPad – Games – €6.99 > €0.00 →
★ Curtis – iPad – Music – €9.99 > €0.99 →
★ Door Kickers – iPad – Games – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Folx GO+ – Mac – Utilities – €9.99 > €1.99 →
★ liquivid – Mac – Video – €19.99 > €1.99 →
★ LongScreen – iOS – Utilities – €2.99 > €0.99 →
★ Pixave – Mac – Graphics & Design – €9.99 > €4.99 →
★ Pixelmator – iOS – Photography – €4.99 > €1.99 →
★ Pixelmator – Mac – Graphics & Design – €29.99 > €14.99 →
★ PocketWings: Discovery Island – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €0.00 →
★ Todo – To–Do & Task List – iOS – Productivity – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Linky – Share webpage’s, images – iOS – Social Networking – €3.99 > €1.99 →

iOS 9.2 Beta 4—What’s New?

November 19, 2015 · 12:00

Apple released iOS 9.2 beta 4 yesterday, adding few new features and instead focusing on bug fixes. The most notable features were added in beta 1 to Safari View Controller: Action Extensions and the ability to long press the reload button to either reload the page without content blockers or to request the desktop version of the site.

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Tweetbot 2.2 for Mac is out!

November 18, 2015 · 19:02

Apple finally approved Tweetbot 2.2 for Mac, with a few new interesting changes and bug fixes. Most notably, the conversation view now follows Tweetbots for iOS’ behaviour, with the newest Tweets on top, and the app now supports Split View and fullscreen mode in OS X 10.11 El Capitan.

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PointOut Updated to 1.3 with iOS 9 Multitasking and iPad Pro Support

November 16, 2015 · 12:25

I recently wrote about the future of PointOut for iOS, expecting to wait at least a month or two before its next update, but lo and behold—1.3 is here with support for the iPad Pro, a simplified landscape view on iPhone, full landscape support on iPad, and most importantly, Split View and Slide Over functionality. You can find my full review of PointOut over here.

★ PointOut – iOS – free (with IAP) →

App Store Deals — 2015/11/15

November 15, 2015 · 01:55

I haven’t found anything truly interesting during these past few days to share, but I noticed that the first instalments of The Room series are currently on sale—I’ve been meaning to try them for ages now.

★ Alhambra Game – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €2.99 →
★ Focus 2 – Mac – Photography – €14.99 > €1.99 →
★ Syberia 2 – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Syberia – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →
★ Sygic Europe: GPS Navigation – iOS – Navigation – €24.99 > €19.99 →
★ Sygic North America: GPS Navigation – iOS – Navigation – €29.99 > €19.99 →
★ The Room – iPad – Games – €1.99 > €0.99 →
★ The Room Two – iOS – Games – €2.99 > €1.99 →
★ The Room Three – iOS – Games – €4.99 →
★ This War of Mine – iOS – Games – €14.99 > €6.99 →
★ Tweetbot for Twitter – Mac – Social Networking – €12.99 > €9.99 →
★ Worms™ 4 – iOS – Games – €4.99 > €0.99 →

Tweetbot 4 for Twitter Goes Universal; People Complain About The Pricing

October 2, 2015 · 12:40

Christmas came early this year—yesterday was Tweetbot 4 for Twitter Launch Day. Despite all the hate surrounding the fact that it’s a paid upgrade, it was a pleasure just watching all the excitement of the new users—some loved it, others had a few technical issues, but overall all was well with the world from where I was sitting. More importantly however, Tapbots invited me to their beta program, which gave me the chance to use Tweetbot for the past month or so. This in turn allowed me to prepare my review ahead of time. My single most beloved app and the chance to publish my review on launch? A dream come true.

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Ambient Light Compensation in OS X El Capitan Beta 7

August 22, 2015 · 10:31

When OS X 10.11 El Capitan’s was first released, I was curious as to what Ambient light compensation was, so I started searching what others had written. David Pogue mentioned that it allows for “the screen brightness to adjust with the room brightness,” which is probably incorrect, as that is controlled by the Automatically adjust brightness check box. A few minutes later I found Paul Robinson’s reply on Quora.

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Upload Photos to Instagram From a Browser with Insta-UP!

August 18, 2015 · 18:20

Many people consider Instagram to be a social network that should be reserved for images created on an iPhone or another compatible smartphone. I always saw it as just another place for posting my photos, similar to Flickr or 500px. This was quite easy since I have been syncing my iPhoto library with my iPhone since 2008, and has recently been made even easier with iCloud Photo Library and the new Photos for iOS and OS X.

But using a browser is even easier …

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Casey Neistat’s Beme—Cutting Through the Bullshit

July 19, 2015 · 17:06

Casey Neistat, a very charismatic individual known for his crazy off-road driving, killing hover boards, sneaking into various places, directing films, running, ad campaigns (for Nike and Mercedes amongst others), and his daily YouTube vlogs, has finally unveiled what he and his team have been working on for the past year. I was personally curious what his newest project was going to be for quite a long time now and both my suspicions were correct: it’s about video and it’s an app. Despite that, it’s not exactly what I suspected it would be…

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Tweetbot 2.0.1 Submitted to the App Store—Waiting for Approval

June 17, 2015 · 10:52

Paul Haddad of Tapbots posted a tweet informing that Tweetbot 2.0.1 for Mac has been submitted to the Mac App Store. The new version includes the following features:

  • support for the new tweet quote feature
  • support for “unlimited” DMs which Twitter announced will go live in July
  • fixed a problem that resulted in a crash when typing @mentions in the compose window
  • fixed a problem that caused a crash when uploading a new profile image
  • improved the speed of the app when switching accounts

I posted my short review of Tweetbot 2.0 for Mac a few days ago—it’s the best Twitter client in the world. In my humble opinion naturally.

★ Tweetbot 2.0 – Mac – €19.99 > €12.99 →
★ Tweetbot 3.0 – iPhone – €4.99 →
★ Tweetbot 1.0 – iPad – €2.99 →