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Apps for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS power our modern world. 9to5Mac will update you on the latest news, review, and updates for all types of apps. “There’s an App for that”.

The term came became part of our vocabulary when Steve Jobs announced The App Store as part of the iPhone 2.0 software update in 2008.

Over the years, the term has become as common as kleenex for describing applications on all of our devices. Apple’s platforms have apps for just about anything from finance, banking, sports, social media, podcasting, music, and more. We have a guide for helping you discover the best ones as well. Apps are now on everything from our TV, to our smartphones, on our laptops, and all the way down to our wrists.

As new ones are released or existing ones have major updates, the team here at 9to5Mac will bring you the latest news and reviews. If you want to follow along with video footage, be sure to follow 9to5Mac on YouTube. Scroll down below our latest updates on all things relating to applications on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

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‘Punkt’ app simplifies the process of keeping a personal journal on your iPhone

Filipe Espósito Jun 30 2020 - 3:33 pm PT

There are several apps in the App Store for people who like to keep a personal journal on their iPhone, and recently, I found a new app called Punkt. The app makes it easy and fun to register what you’ve been doing every day with different categories of emotions and more.

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AnyList explains ten problems with Sign in with Apple; won’t be supporting it

Ben Lovejoy Jun 30 2020 - 5:11 am PT

Problems with Sign in with Apple

Shopping list and recipe app AnyList has explained in a lengthy blog post no fewer than ten problems with Sign in with Apple.

It says there are five problems for users, and five for developers, and consequently the app will not be supporting the login method …

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Apple reveals eight winners of the 2020 Apple Design Awards following WWDC

Chance Miller Jun 29 2020 - 6:07 am PT

Following a full week of WWDC announcements, Apple today has officially announced the winners of the annual Apple Design Awards. The goal of these awards is to recognize developers for “outstanding app design, innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement.

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‘Lockne’ is a camera app designed to help you create wallpapers that fit the iPhone screen

Filipe Espósito Jun 19 2020 - 3:46 pm PT

When you set a photo as a wallpaper in iOS, sometimes the system automatically applies alignment adjustments that make the photo not look as good as you expected. That’s why developer Jonathan Ruiz created Lockne, a different kind of camera app that lets users create and test iPhone wallpapers in real-time using the camera.

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New ‘WatchGit’ app lets you access GitHub from your Apple Watch

Filipe Espósito Jun 16 2020 - 6:00 pm PT

Popular development platform GitHub offers an app for iPhone and iPad that allows users to manage code from anywhere. But if you’ve missed compatibility with a specific Apple device, you no longer need to worry about it. WatchGit is a new third-party client for GitHub that lets you access the platform from your wrist with the Apple Watch.

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Create custom Apple Watch screenshots with ‘Watchshot’ app

Filipe Espósito Jun 15 2020 - 2:32 pm PT

If for some reason you ever needed to create a custom screenshot with an Apple Watch frame, you know it’s not the easiest thing to do on an iPhone or iPad. With the new Watchshot app, not only can you create these screenshots easily, but you can also combine them with a range of Apple Watch models.

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Apple Developer app updated ahead of WWDC 2020 with macOS version

Filipe Espósito Jun 15 2020 - 10:33 am PT

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WWDC 2020 will begin next Monday, on June 22, and Apple is getting ready for its first totally virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparation for the event, Apple has just released a new update for its official Apple Developer app, which will let users and developers watch the entire sessions online.

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‘Originate’ app lets you create AR parallax drawings with your iPhone and iPad

Filipe Espósito Jun 12 2020 - 1:57 pm PT

There are several professional art tools available for iPhone and iPad, but sometimes you may just want an app to create something fun. With Originate, which is from the same developer of the Cosmicast app, you can create drawings in parallax and interact with them in AR.

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New ‘Pastel’ app lets you create and save custom color palette collections for your projects

Filipe Espósito Jun 9 2020 - 10:22 am PT

If you’re a designer or a developer (or maybe both), you probably work with different colors in your projects, and it may not be so easy to remember each one. Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has created the new Pastel app for iPhone and iPad, which lets you create and save custom color palettes with advanced tools.

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Tripsy lets you organize everything you need to plan a great trip

Filipe Espósito Jun 4 2020 - 2:42 pm PT

Traveling requires us to think about several details, such as which places we will go first, where those places are located, and what we need to take with us. And if you’re planning a great trip for when this pandemic ends, the Tripsy app for iOS is getting a big update today to make that process easier and more intuitive.

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Classical music app ‘Concertino’ for Apple Music now available for iOS

Filipe Espósito Jun 3 2020 - 6:38 pm PT

We have already covered Concertino here on 9to5Mac, which is an app focused on transforming “Apple Music into a magical classical music jukebox.” Previously available only as a web app, Concertino is now available for iOS on the App Store.

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AirParrot 3 released with HomePod integration on Windows, improved mirroring latency, more

Chance Miller May 26 2020 - 6:05 pm PT

AirParrot is a popular utility on Mac and Windows that allows you to wireless mirror your screen or stream media files to other devices. Today, AirParrot 3 has been released for Mac and Windows, bringing performance improvements, HomePod integration, and more.

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Parents can now see their kids' Spotify listening history

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Parents can now see their kids’ Spotify listening history, and block songs

Ben Lovejoy May 12 2020 - 6:33 am PT

Spotify Kids launched in the US in March, providing curated family-friendly content. The app today adds parental controls, including the ability to review your children’s Spotify listening history, and block individual songs and stories…

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Meeter is a new Mac app for quickly joining Zoom meetings, Google Hangouts, and more

Bradley Chambers May 9 2020 - 6:17 am PT

If you’re working from home like me at the moment, your calendar has gone from a list of places to be to a list of virtual meetings to join. I found a new app that is going to be perfect for this time period. Meeter is a new macOS app that, once installed, will live in your Menu bar. It allows you to quickly join your scheduled calls for services like Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc.
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Comment: What’s the best screen annotation tool for macOS?

Bradley Chambers May 3 2020 - 6:00 am PT

During COVID–19, I’ve still been working hard to support the teachers at my school during our distance-learning efforts. I’ve always been the type person who was willing to try a new app to improve my workflows and provide a better result. One of the tasks I found myself doing a lot more than before is a screen recording and screen annotations. After spending some time with them, it’s clear that macOS screen annotation tools is an area Apple should invest more in.
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Camtasia 2020 adds new templates, library sharing, and more for high quality screen recordings

Bradley Chambers Apr 28 2020 - 5:06 am PT

Camtasia is my favorite app for screen recording on macOS. It’s easy to use, extremely powerful, and produces a quality end product that doesn’t require you to be a trained video editor. During the time I’ve been working from home over the past five weeks, I’ve used it daily to share tutorials with the staff at my school on various distance learning processes. Today, Camtasia is launching its new version for 2020, and I can’t wait to start using it.
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CleanMyMac X makes Mac App Store debut to assist with macOS maintenance, remove malware, and more

Bradley Chambers Apr 28 2020 - 5:00 am PT

There’s a lot to like about the Mac App Store for consumers and developers, but there’s also a lot to dislike as well. Due to sandboxing rules and limited options for upgrade pricing, some popular applications are still not available for purchase. Over time, Apple has been working to tweak the rules to allow popular apps to enter the App Store, though. In early 2019, we saw Microsoft Office come to the App Store with the option to purchase a subscription using in-app purchase. It’s clear Apple hasn’t given up on the Mac App Store, and today, another popular app is making its first appearance. MacPaw’s CleanMyMac X, one of the best macOS maintenance applications, is finally on the Mac App Store.

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Zoom alternative Houseparty consistently tops App Store social network charts

Ben Lovejoy Apr 15 2020 - 6:41 am PT

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We suggested Houseparty as an alternative to Zoom earlier this month, and a report today indicates that it has seen 50 million sign-ups in the past month.

It has been the most popular social networking app in the App Store every day since March 20, giving it more daily downloads than Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp…

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Popular note-taking app GoodNotes launches universal version for iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Cam MacMurchy Apr 14 2020 - 5:25 am PT

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The infrastructure to support universal apps has only been available for a couple of weeks, but some app developers are wasting no time linking their iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps as a single purchase. Fans of GoodNotes, the popular iPad notetaking app, is among the first to benefit from the change. A new, universal version of GoodNotes 5 is rolling out today for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The app costs $7.99 in the US app store for use across all three platforms.
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Bar None, a new free utility for macOS, helps you avoid accidental Touch Bar taps

Bradley Chambers Apr 13 2020 - 8:28 am PT

I’ve been using a Mac laptop with a Touch Bar since last summer, and while it’s not my favorite Apple invention of all time, I do see its usefulness in specific applications. If you despise the Touch Bar, you are in a difficult spot at the moment if you need a Pro level laptop. The 13-inch MacBook Pro (with/without a Touch Bar) hasn’t been updated with the new Magic Keyboard, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro only comes equipped with a Touch Bar. If you are finding yourself accidentally triggering Siri or other application shortcuts, you’ll want to check our Bar None.

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Soulver smart calculator app for Mac adds new ‘QuickSoulver’ feature, time zone conversions, more

Chance Miller Apr 6 2020 - 10:45 am PT

One of my favorite Mac apps is Soulver, which is a sort of hybrid between a calculator app and a text editor. A new update today brings Soulver for Mac to version 3.3 with new features like QuickSoulver, time zone conversions, and much more.

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iMazing releases Apple Configurator alternative and a new configuration profile editor

Bradley Chambers Apr 3 2020 - 5:33 am PT

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iMazing, the popular tool that consumers use to back up data from their iOS devices that Apple doesn’t support, has released two new tools for Apple IT administrators: iMazing Configurator and iMazing Profile Editor. These new tools will be handy for system administrators to keep around when configuring iOS devices in bulk.
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These apps and services are responding to coronavirus pandemic with free information

Chance Miller Apr 2 2020 - 3:28 pm PT

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A handful of useful applications and services are going free for the coming weeks in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These include at-home fitness applications, news outlets, and much more. Read below for all of the details.

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New ‘Broadcasts’ app lets you listen to streaming radio on the go with iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Chance Miller Apr 2 2020 - 2:28 pm PT

Developer Steve Troughton-Smith’s new universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, called Broadcasts, is out this week. The app is a new version of his app HCC Radio, which allows users to listen to radio stations on the go now across all three platforms.

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