Apps

Pixelmator 2.7 is out today with a modern redesign, support for Pixelmator Pro documents, and performance improvements, thanks to the use of Metal graphics.

The company warns that Pixelmator Pro document support is limited at present but promises more to come.

BeReal – a social media app that launched in 2020 – is quickly gaining popularity among users and generations. Touting an opportunity for people to “be real,” I downloaded the app to see if it was worth the hype, and, spoiler – it isn’t.

We have been covering Pestle since its introduction earlier this year, as it is a fun and intuitive app that lets you create and manage your cooking recipes on your iPhone and iPad. This time, the app has been updated with a new feature called “Households,” so that users can easily share their cookbook with others.

Nintendo Switch owners will soon have to make sure they’re running the latest version of iOS on their iPhones and iPads, at least if they want to continue having access to the Nintendo Switch Online app. The Japanese game company will no longer support older iPhone and iPad models in its app.

Apple Watch lets you do a lot of things without your iPhone nearby, like listen to songs, read, and send messages, and even answer calls. But if you want to do something like watch a video, you’ll probably need your phone – well, not anymore. With WatchTube, you can watch YouTube videos directly from your Apple Watch.

Fantastical, the powerful calendar app from Flexibits, added an all-new “Fantastical Scheduling” feature earlier this year. This feature allows users to easily manage their meeting schedules with things like “Openings” and “Proposals.”

A new update to Fantastical this week enhances that Scheduling feature with deeper video conferencing app integration, support for “Break Time,” and more.

Super Evil Megacorp, the company behind the popular Vainglory game, teased earlier this year its new battleground game Catalyst Black. Now the game is officially available for iOS and Android users around the world.

iOS has many ways to help you discover new songs, including the built-in Shazam integration. But what about when you can’t play that song at that moment for some reason? With the new MusicBox app, users can finally keep track of songs they want to listen to later.

A domestic violence app aims to provide help to victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), offering everything from an encrypted diary of evidence to a way to call police without the need to speak.

To guard against the risk of abusive partners recognizing the app, it takes a number of precautions – including having no name …

Grocery, a smart shopping list app created by independent developer Conrad Stoll, was updated on Monday to version 3.0. With the update, the app gets a refreshed interface, as well as new features and more options for users of the free version.

The popular privacy-focused web browser Brave released an update to its iOS app on Wednesday that brings a new “Privacy Hub” to its users. There, the app shows a summary of how visited websites collect and use personal data from the device.

Choosing a new wallpaper for your phone or computer is not always an easy task. iOS doesn’t exactly have many options available, and searching for good images on the web can be a nightmare. However, thanks to the new “Acrylic” app, you can now create your own wallpapers for iOS and macOS devices.

We recently covered an update to the recipe app for iOS “Pestle” that added new sharing options for users. Now indie developer Will Bishop, who’s also behind Chirp for Apple Watch, is releasing a major update to Pestle with a new editor, photo scanner, Quick Notes support, and more.

The popular cloud-based collaborative video editing platform Frame.io, which is now part of Adobe, this week announced a series of updates for its users. For instance, the platform now has a companion app for Apple TV as well as integration with FiLMiC Pro.

1Password 8 is now available as a public beta for iPhone and iPad, and it brings a number of major changes to the popular password manager. The update comes after 1Password 8 debuted for the Mac last year, with a controversial transition to a cross-platform electron core.

1Password 8 brings an all-new design, new features and customization options, and much more. Head below for the details.

We’ve covered the cord-cutting-friendly live TV app “Channels” a few times over the years, and it continues to get even more powerful. A new update to the app this week adds support for offline downloads on iPhone and iPad, allowing you to download movies and TV shows straight to your device.