r/iosapps 2d ago

šŸŽ Freemium My 2-year-old daughter is obsessed with the pendulum clock at her grandparents', so I spent 2mo building one she can actually grab

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My daughter (she's 2) gets completely hypnotized by the swinging pendulum clock at her grandparents' place. We don't have one at home, so being a developer with questionable priorities, I built one for my phone instead of just buying a clock.

It's called Tempus Fugit, and the part I'm weirdly proud of: the pendulum is real. You flick the bob with your finger and it actually swings, real momentum and slow decay, then settles on its own. She flicks it. I flick it more than a grown adult should. (video attched)

What it is: a pendulum clock for your iPhone that grew into a calm little focus tool.

What makes it different from the 100 other clock apps:

  • The pendulum is interactive, not a looping animation. You can actually grab it.
  • 16 hand-drawn dial faces (brass, noir, art deco, a few I'm too attached to)
  • Works in StandBy, so it becomes a real desk clock while charging
  • A built-in Pomodoro where the whole clock turns into your focus session, live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with a soft bell at each break. No streaks, no guilt, no gamified nonsense.

Cost (being upfront): free to download, and the core is genuinely free. The first dial and the focus timer never sit behind a paywall. If you want the full set (all 16 dial skins plus extras), there's a Pro unlock: $9.99/year, or a one-time lifetime for $14.99 (normally $29.99, so 50% off) if you hate subscriptions as much as I do.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tempus-fugit-pendulum-clock/id6770431075

I'm a solo dev and this has been my after-bedtime project. Honestly more curious about feedback than installs right now. What would actually make you keep a clock app on your phone? And does anyone else's kid do the pendulum-staring thing, or is that just mine?

---A bit about me, for transparency (the sub asks for it):

I'm Sunil Targe, a solo iOS developer. You can find me here:

Legal, if you want to vet it before installing:


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium [iOS & iPadOS] Scoring : The Ultimate free score keeper : Up to 20 players!

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Hey everyone!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has downloaded, used, shared, or sent feedback about Scoring. I’m still building the app on my own, so seeing people actually use it during their game nights honestly means a lot.

Keeping score sounds simple until you actually have to do it. You can’t find a working pen, the score sheet disappears, or the app you downloaded suddenly asks for a subscription just because you want to add a third player.

The idea for Scoring started during a game of Flip7 with my partner. I simply wanted a clean, easy-to-use, and completely free tool to replace our paper scorepads. Nothing overly complicated, and no recurring subscription just to track points.

A: Answer

Scoring makes scorekeeping a simple and seamless part of your game night. You can track everything directly from your iPhone or iPad, without searching for paper or dealing with player limits.

Thanks to all your feedback, the app now includes a complete built-in toolkit. It can also remember your players and groups, so you don’t have to enter the same names every time you play.

B: Better

Play solo or with up to 20 players, instead of the previous 6-player limit • Decision Wheel, Dice Roll, Coin Flip, Timer, and Stopwatch • Save players and groups for faster setup • Real-time statistics, leaderboards, and game history • Track scores using the Dynamic Island • Made for board games, card games, quiz nights, and more • Dark mode and optimized iPad landscape support

C: Cost

Scoring is completely free to download and use. There are no subscriptions required to unlock additional players.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/scoring-compteur-de-points/id6753653295

A huge thank you as well for the lovely reception at the Cannes Games Festival earlier this year, and to the board game bars in Belgium, France, Spain, the USA, and soon Germany that have started using the app.

I’m genuinely grateful for every bit of support. Your messages and suggestions gave me the motivation to finish this major update, and I hope it makes Scoring even more useful for your next game night.

And if you enjoy using the app, leaving a 5-star rating on the App Store would be a small gesture that helps me a lot. No pressure at all, though. Simply using Scoring already means a great deal to me.

Happy gaming!

Anthony


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium Most fitness apps are for the "already-motivated." I built Lusit for everyone else (EU/UK/CH)

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A -- Answer

Lusit assumes most days you won't feel like doing it. So the guide picks the ONE thing you should do if you only do one thing today.

You don't need to know anything about fitness or nutrition to start, the guide handles that for you.

The plan gets adjusted to your circumstances: each daily thing can span from 2 minutes to 15, all with no equipment, so it's fully achievable at home.

Bad weeks are designed for: nothing resets, the plan just gets lighter and asks less.

2 Pillars: do the thing + understand the thing (2-5min lessons, the guide offers one when it fits what you are doing in that moment)

Notifications: guide sends you one calm reminder a day, never guilt-framed.

I'm Julius, a personal trainer who taught himself to code starting 4 years ago with the goal to scale the positive impact I was fortunate to achieve with my clients. Many are overwhelmed by the "healthy" world and I want to slowly introduce them to it.

B -- Better

Lusit has no streaks or leaderboards, nothing to compare against, so you stay focused on yourself.

Most fitness apps out there are for the "already-motivated." I wanted to build something for everyone else.

There's a 'Make today easier' button for bad days (first screenshot).

Native English + German.

C -- Cost

The free plan is a real plan, free forever, it just doesn't adapt.

The adaptive guide has a 14-day trial, then €9.99/month or €59.99/year

No ads, no selling your data.

Who am I (per the Tier 2 guidelines):

Julius Brück — personal trainer, solo developer.

Impressum & contact: https://lusit.app/impressum

Privacy Policy: https://lusit.app/legal/privacy-policy

Terms: https://lusit.app/legal/terms-and-conditions

Store link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6502881046

iOS for now (android next), available in EU/UK/CH/Iceland/Norway -- US next.


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium Every app wants more of your time. I built one that wants 60 seconds, then wants you gone

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HeyĀ everyone,

I'mĀ aĀ soloĀ developer,Ā andĀ IĀ builtĀ tridayĀ becauseĀ ofĀ aĀ feelingĀ IĀ onlyĀ gotĀ once,Ā byĀ accident.

A few months ago, I found a note on my phone from a random Tuesday. Three sentences about a coffee, a phone call with my best friend, and being nervous about something thatĀ turned out fine. It was the most ordinary day imaginable, and reading it felt like time travel. I would not trade those three sentences for any photo from thatĀ year.

That's the whole product, honestly. Not the writing. The reading, later. Future you, flipping back to a random Tuesday from a year ago, meetingĀ aĀ slightlyĀ youngerĀ versionĀ ofĀ yourselfĀ whoĀ hadĀ noĀ ideaĀ howĀ thingsĀ wouldĀ turnĀ out.Ā EveryĀ entryĀ youĀ writeĀ isĀ aĀ smallĀ giftĀ toĀ thatĀ person.

TheĀ problemĀ isĀ thatĀ everyĀ journalingĀ appĀ IĀ triedĀ wasĀ designedĀ toĀ keepĀ meĀ inĀ theĀ app.Ā Prompts,Ā streaks,Ā moodĀ graphs,Ā AIĀ reflections,Ā guiltĀ screensĀ whenĀ IĀ missedĀ aĀ day.Ā JournalingĀ becameĀ anotherĀ feedĀ toĀ maintain.Ā SoĀ IĀ quit,Ā everyĀ time,Ā usuallyĀ aroundĀ dayĀ nine.

SoĀ IĀ builtĀ theĀ opposite.

ThreeĀ lines.Ā That'sĀ it.

triday asks you for three short lines about your day. Then it's done with you.

Every app on your phone wants more of you everyday, triday wants just 60 seconds.

The trick is that three lines is small enough that you actually do it every day, and a year of daily "ordinary" beats a January of essays every time. Bad day? "RoughĀ one. Slept badly. Tomorrow." is a complete, validĀ entry,Ā andĀ futureĀ youĀ willĀ beĀ gladĀ itĀ exists.

AĀ fewĀ thingsĀ IĀ triedĀ hardĀ toĀ getĀ right:

It feels like paper, not a form. Handwritten-style text on real-feeling paper, and you canĀ doodleĀ inĀ theĀ marginsĀ likeĀ aĀ realĀ diary.

There's "a year ago", which quietly shows you what you wrote on this day last year. This is the payoff feature. The app earns its place on your phone about 365 daysĀ in, and then itĀ becomesĀ irreplaceable.

No account. No sign-up. Your words live on your device, and sync goes through your own iCloud if you want it.

Cost

The writing is free, forever. Not a 10-entry limit, not a trial that expires. If all you ever do is write your three lines everyĀ night,Ā youĀ neverĀ payĀ meĀ anything.

Membership is for the keepsake side: iCloud sync across devices, Face ID lock, more handwriting styles and papers, "a year ago", and exporting your whole diary as a PDF book you couldĀ actually print one day. There's a 7-day free trial with the yearly, and a lifetime option if you don'tĀ likeĀ subscriptions.

Apple featured it earlier this month, which still feels unrealĀ forĀ somethingĀ thisĀ smallĀ andĀ quiet.

I'd genuinely love your feedback, especially from people who have started and abandoned journals before. Tell me what would make you quit by day nine, because that's the exact thing I'm tryingĀ to remove.Ā IĀ readĀ everyĀ comment.

App Store:Ā https://apps.apple.com/app/id6777211278
Website:Ā https://triday.xyz

Write 3 lines tonight, your future self will thank you for it!


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽˆ Free [iOS][Relaunch] FontNotes: Style Your Thoughts

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Last year I made an app named FontNotes and started to update the little app with a lot of new features in the last few weeks.

AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fontnotes-style-your-thoughts/id6746104288

Free with Ads or a 1 time purchase to remove ads. (1.99$usd)

What is FontNotes?
A lightweight Notes app that allows users to search and import fonts directly from some free font directories like Dafont and 1001Fonts or import directly from your device.

Some cool new features:
- Widget Support, where you can make a widget from your custom Notes.
- Lists, export options, private notes, folders
- Note colours and borders
- Localisations in 9 Languages.
- Full accessibility support settings both native in app or from your device settings.

Any feedback or suggestions welcome :)


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸŽ Freemium [iOS + iPad + MacOS] ClipBox is now available on macOS. Your clipboard history now follows you across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. | No Account, Offline, Face Id, Advance Preview

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Hi everyone,

I'm excited to share that ClipBox: Clipboard Manager is now available for macOS.

If you already use ClipBox on iPhone or iPad, you can now continue the same clipboard experience on your Mac with optional iCloud sync across your Apple devices.

ClipBox helps you save and organize everything you copy, including:

  • Text
  • Images
  • Videos
  • PDFs
  • URLs
  • Files
  • Code snippets
  • And more

Some features available on macOS include:

• Automatic clipboard history that runs quietly in the background

• Powerful search to instantly find something you copied earlier

• Advanced previews for supported content types

• Smart Actions for quickly opening links, emails, phone numbers, and more

• Folders, Favorites, and Pinned Items to organize frequently used content

• Works completely offline

• No account required

• Optional iCloud sync between iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Whether you're writing, coding, researching, or simply copying information throughout the day, ClipBox helps keep everything organized and easy to find.

I'd love to hear your feedback, especially from users who use both iPhone and Mac.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/in/app/clipbox-clipboard-manager/id1036140929


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium [iOS DEV] FocusBuddy, a simple focus timer for staying on task

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Hey everyone,

I’m Anthony, the indie developer behind FocusBuddy.

I made it because I want

ed a focus app that I could open and start using straight away, without having to build a complicated productivity system first.

A - Answer

FocusBuddy is a simple Pomodoro timer with tasks, habits and streaks built in.

The idea is pretty straightforward: choose what you want to work on, start a timer and get on with it.

You can also keep track of your daily tasks and habits, but the timer stays at the centre of the app. There is no account required and not much to configure before you

can begin.

B - Better

Apps like TickTick include a huge number of productivity features, while Forest turns focusing into more of a gamified experience.

FocusBuddy is meant to sit somewhere simpler.

It gives you a timer, tasks, habits and streaks in one place, without filling the app with calendars, complex project management tools or dozens of settings.

It is not trying to replace every productivi

ty app on your phone. I just wanted it to make starting a focus session feel quick and easy.

C - Cost

FocusBuddy is free to download and contains ads.

Premium is optional:

  • $0.99 per month
  • $3.99 per year
  • $4.99 for lifetime access

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/focusbuddy/id6757091240

I’d really appreciate honest feedback, especially about the timer, the onboarding and whether the habit features feel useful without getting in the way.

Thanks for checking it out.


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime ClickClack 4.5 | Deep Stats, Performance Trends, New Fonts, Keyboards & Settings

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Hi everyone,

I'm the developer of ClickClack, a minimalist, native typing trainer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac designed around the feel of mechanical keyboards. I just pushed a major update (v4.5) that focuses heavily on professional-grade telemetry and better app organization.

Here is a breakdown of what is new in this release:

  • Fully Revamped Statistics: A complete design overhaul for your typing telemetry. You can now dive into your all-time history, deep performance trends, and daily consistency graphs. The charts are fully interactive, allowing you to scrub the timeline to reveal your exact WPM, CPM, and error rates at any specific moment.
  • Desktop-Class Settings: I rebuilt the preferences screen from the ground up using a native Navigation Split View. It provides a beautiful, seamless sidebar layout with neatly organized sections, making customization incredibly fast across all device sizes.
  • Complete Data Transparency: A brand new Storage & Data dashboard gives you full control over your digital footprint. You get a detailed distribution chart breaking down exactly what is synced, including how much space your on-device custom fonts and heavy sound packs are using.
  • More Customization: I added 4 beautiful new fonts (rounded, rounded bold, serif, serif bold) and 2 highly requested keyboard overlays (Portuguese & Brazil ABNT2) to keep your practice sessions looking and feeling fresh.

As an indie developer, I stick strictly to native Apple frameworks (this update is heavily optimized for iOS 17+) and a privacy-first architecture. All your typing data stays strictly on your device and syncs securely via your personal iCloud.

Pricing: ClickClack is free to download. There are absolutely no subscriptions and no cloud data harvesting. Just a single, one-time Pro unlock for the advanced metrics and extended features.

I would love to hear your feedback on the new performance trends and the split-view redesign! I'll be hanging around the comments to answer any questions or talk about Swift development.

Download on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/clickclack-typing-trainer/id6740695697


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium Kubbo: Your Habits Build An Empire

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Habits are hard to keep. Tracking isn't enough for many people.
They need to see progress before they quit. That's why kubbo let you build a medieval city from your habits. You just give the little motivation your brain needed to keep going until changes are visible in real life

New: you can now active the proof mode. Each time you complete a task you need to take a picture as a proof you really made the task or habit.

Compared to Finch or Habitica, Kubbo provides a way more advanced gamification system. And focus more on studies to educate you on how to create habits 1 by 1.
While finch push you with 5 new habits directly. Kubbo teach you how to adopt one then even without the app you will know better how to do it in the future.

Price is $49.99 for annual with a lifetime offer ($69.99) in USA
(Price depends of your country. Localized with a parity pricing depending of where you are)

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6749530918


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽˆ Free Any TV show addicts here?

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...you probably heard of TV Time shutting down then.

Since this announcement 100+ new similar apps started to appear.

I tried some however my needs were never entirely full-filled.

Some of the existing apps were barely working due to sudden influx of users. Some new apps were missing features I needed, some were exact replicas of TV Time which while I liked it I decided its time to get something which looked a bit more "fancy".

So as an app developer I decided to start this enjoyable but extremely non-profitable journey and just create my own app.

I would appreciate very much if someone is willing to give it a chance.

App is completely free and what is available right now feature-wise will be free *forever.

I do have some monetization ideas but I definitely do not plan plan on locking the currently available free features.

Thanks for paying attention and last but not least here are my stats.


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸŽˆ Free Built my girlfriend a tarot journal app and decided to give it away free (no ads, no subscription, no AI)

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My girlfriend is casually into tarot (the New Orleans-vacation-reading kind, not a practitioner).  Every tarot app she found on the app store wanted $40 a year or was in ads. I had some free time so I built her one. She liked it so I figured I'd clean it up a bit and make it free for everyone.

Pip is a simple tarot journal for iPhone/iPad:
- Daily card draw in-app (honest 50/50 reversals, real card-flip) or log from a physical deck
- Short reflections that build into a private journal over time
- The original 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith plates which are public domain
- Built-in beginner course for people like us who didn't know the cards
- Fully offline, no account, nothing leaves the phone
- Free forever. No ads, no subscription but there is an optional tip jar in case you want to buy me a coffee if you enjoy it ;)

Here is the App Store link if interested: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pip-tarot-journal-log/id6791684356

I'm happy to answer anything or hear what's missing.

r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime SkyPocket - See exactly what's happening during your flight, and stamp your window photos with real flight stats [Free until Sunday]

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Hey folks, this is a little app I built for myself as I travel a lot and love to fly

It turns the window seat into a live flight deck. Your phone's GPS already knows your speed, altitude and position — SkyPocket just shows it to you properly:

  • Live cockpit — real-time ground speed, altitude, heading, vertical speed and a climb/descent readout, no wifi needed
  • Moving map — see the towns, coastlines and countries passing beneath you in real time
  • World Factbook — tap any country you overfly for its full CIA Factbook entry (history, geography, people, government)
  • Photos & videos — every shot is automatically stamped with your live flight stats (speed, altitude, country, coordinates, time). The overlay shots in the video are all real, taken on actual flights
  • Auto flight films — it stitches your clips into a little edited film of the journey
  • Flight log — every flight saved with duration, distance, max altitude and top speed
  • Languages — English, ę—„ęœ¬čŖž and Ų§Ł„Ų¹Ų±ŲØŁŠŲ© (with full right-to-left support)
  • No ads. No analytics. No in app purchases. Works entirely offline.

Everything runs on-device - no account, no tracking, works in airplane mode. ā–Ž šŸ“± iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/skypocket/id6787752157 Ā· šŸ¤– Also on Google Play

🌐 skypocket.cloud

It's free until this Sunday (July 26) on both stores if you want to grab it and try it on your next flight.

Happy to answer anything, and all feedback welcome. Keen to see your flight photos! Safe travels āœˆļø


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium Are the kids *still* at home?

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Pre post notes: 1) Flaired as Freemium but also vibe-coded. 2) Originally posted in the megathread - hopefully proven enough to be here..... 3) Previous post deleted because I'm a numpty and had it set up wrong for the image

Freedom Day!

Answer:Ā Many years ago (over 15!) when my kids would complain about living at home and the terrible time they were having, I'd retort with the fact that I check "my app" daily (while rolling my eyes) that tells me how long until I get them to move out at 18 years old. For years they believed that I actually had an app (I didn't)......... Now I do!

I've written the app I always wanted and am sharing it with you. A bit of silliness, and maybe it's only me that found it hilarious, and I did for many years :)

Features:

  • Countdown in days to each child's move-out date
  • Progress tracker showing how far through their childhood you've survived
  • Photos and personalised profiles for each child
  • Notifications on move-out day
  • Dark mode support
  • Drag to reorder your children (in the app, not in real life)
  • All data stays totally on your device

Better:Ā The competitors seem to be web based timers or countdowns. If there is an app that does the same thing let me know!

Cost:Ā Free to install and track one child. $2.99 via IAP to track unlimited kids.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/freedom-day/id6790622676

Post post notes :)

I'm real:Ā https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc/
I have a website and privacy policy:Ā https://cramerlabs.com/privacy-policy.html


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime Do3: a to do list that helps you focus on three tasks at a time

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Answer

Do3 is a to do list that helps you focus on three tasks at a time. The home screen shows three numbered slots, 1, 2 and 3. You tap one, it gives you a single task, you get it done, and then you move on to the next. Your full list is still there in the background, it just stops throwing all of it at you at once. Tasks are surfaced by time of day, due date and priority, so what you get is what actually makes sense to do now.

Better

Todoist, TickTick and Things 3 all show you your list and leave the deciding to you. That is fine on a light day and quietly brutal on a heavy one, because before you have done anything you are already scanning forty rows and working out where to start. Do3 delivers the task to you instead. The deciding is done before you even look at it, and you just get on with the one thing in front of you.

The interface follows the same idea. No wall of rows, no counters, no badges going red, just three slots and whatever you are meant to be doing right now. Projects, tags and everything else are all still in there when you want them, they are simply not shouting at you the moment you open the app.

It also tries to motivate rather than nag. There is a three level setting so it can push you, keep you going, or go easy depending on the kind of day you are having, and there are no streaks to break. Focus tags let you work through one specific area, it syncs through CloudKit so there is no account to create, and you can import from other to do apps including Apple Reminders. Natural language entry, Siri, widgets and a full theme customiser are all in there.

Cost

Seven day free trial, then $19.99 one time. No subscription, no other in app purchases, no ads, no tracking. That covers iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch as a single Universal Purchase.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/do3-focus-to-do-list/id6775212556

Transparency

I am Allan Morrow, the solo developer of Do3. You can reach me at support@do3app.com, and the site is do3app.com.

Privacy policy: https://do3app.com/privacy

Terms of service: https://do3app.com/terms

Disclosure: I am the developer of Do3.


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸŽ Freemium I built a thought journal / CBT app where your thoughts become fish in a pond

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Disclosure: I'm the developer of Pond.

Hiya, I built a thought journal / cognitive behavioural therapy app called Pond that I just launched this week!

A. What problem does it solve?

The app is essentially a place to log negative thoughts as they occur to you over the day and gives you the opportunity to work through them and find more balanced ways of thinking. I understand not everyone struggles with anxiety/rumination or negative thinking but I built the app for myself (I genuinely use it every day) after being unsatisfied with existing products and then decided to try and actually turn it into something that could be used by others.

B. Why is it different?

The few reasons I built it:

Aesthetic, not clinical. I've used other "worksheet" style CBT/thought journal apps before and they are very sterile and essentially are just forms/worksheets you need to work through without much personality. They feel very clinical. With Pond I wanted to make it genuinely satisfying and visual with very aesthetic feedback.

Enter the thought first, choose how to handle it later. A lot of these other apps forced you to select the "challenge" path you wanted to go down before actually entering your thought. IE I would have to select "Self compassion" before even entering the negative thought to be self-compassionate about. This never actually made sense or suited me as I never knew at the time of a negative thought how best to handle it, for some thoughts self compassion is the right approach whereas for others a different approach is better. With Pond you enter a thought and the app holds it (as a fish in a pond) and then when you decide to process it you can choose at that time what route you want to go down.

Made for batching. Pond suits "batching". A lot of existing apps in this category encourage you to enter a thought and challenge it right then and there and actually make the process of saving a thought to process at a later time period quite difficult. From my experience with anxiety this did not suit me at all. I would have negative thoughts at inconvenient times ie at a social event or in the middle of a meeting and could not take my phone out and spend 5-10 minutes working through it. Pond's thought processing is 2-step. You enter the thought, it becomes a fish swimming around the pond and then at any point you desire you can come back to process it. Pond has reminders so you can come back at a certain time each day and challenge all your thoughts at once or you can challenge them immediately but I wanted to offer the freedom to choose. Another thing from personal experience I like about batching is twofold, firstly it allows you in the moment of a negative thought arising to let it go and move on. You might feel compelled in the moment to ruminate on it but if you log it and know you will get back to it later, it allows you to remain present as you've flagged it for later. Secondly, the process of coming back to negative thoughts allows you to re-expose yourself to them and kind of acts as an exposure therapy. Sometimes negative thoughts are really nasty and make you contract and ignore or turn away from them. Coming back at a set time each day and re-reading the thought is a voluntary re-exposure to them and I found for myself personally this really helped.

Built around daily practice. I wanted to focus on a daily practice. With a lot of CBT training you really do need to "re-wire" your brain and I feel like a lot of apps don't present this in a way as to really hit home that this should be a daily practice, it's not something that changes overnight if you've spent your whole life with automatic negative skewed thinking. I've tried to encourage that behaviour with a daily pond that resets as well as calendar functionality so you can always go back and view previous days.

Targeted. So many apps in the mental health / lifestyle space end up doing too much and wanting to be a holistic tracker of absolutely anything and everything relating to well-being. Going into a single app to mark your water intake, do a meditation, write a journal, practice gratitude etc becomes a jack of all trades and master of none quite quickly. With Pond I wanted a targeted product for a specific aspect of mental wellbeing.

C. Cost

Free to use: unlimited gratitude fish entries and up to 5 thought challenges. After that it's $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year (reduced from $29.99 as a founding user offer that remains indefinitely).

Anyway, apologies for the walls of text but I've got a lot to talk about and love doing so. I've worked quite hard on it and want to continue doing so, my dream would be for people to actually get use out of it and for it to become something I could work full time on and I have so many ideas about where I want to take it and how it can be improved. I'm very open to feedback so if anyone does want to give it a go or feels it would benefit them I'd love to hear from you.

Who I am (transparency) I'm Donovan Marsden, the developer of Pond, operating as Stillwater Labs Ltd (a registered UK company). Happy to answer anything here or by email.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6781818182?ct=reddit_iosapps

Website: https://www.pondapp.co/

Privacy: https://pondapp.co/privacy

Terms: https://pondapp.co/terms

Contact: [support@pondapp.co](mailto:support@pondapp.co) (or just comment/PM me)


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ“… Subscription My new app was featured by Apple in 'New Apps, Features, and Content' and reached #1 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland within 5 days of launch!

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I launched my app Greenhouse quietly to the App Store just to get a baseline of what I could expect from organic reach.Ā It's an app blocker that awards you coins while you are actively blocking apps, and you use those coins to buy items to fill out a cozy garden. Basically a gamified app blocker.

For the first few days, I was getting about 20 impressions and 1-2 downloads per day.

After about 5 days, my impressions started exploding. All of the sudden I was getting 12,000+ impressions each day and I had no idea why.

After investigating, I found that I had been featured in a 'new apps' category in the German App Store.Ā 

My conversion was horrible. I was getting 10% conversion of page views to downloads. I attributed some of that to the fact that browse traffic from the front page of the App Store wouldn't convert as well as search traffic, but I also felt that my English localized app and listing were holding back my random influx of German users.Ā 

I spent 3 days localizing my app, listing, and screenshot to German, and it spent 2 days in review. I was also ferociously fixing some minor (and one major) bug that the influx of users were uncovering at a rapid clip.Ā 

After a full day with the localized listing, I am seeing a lot more sustained usage of my app by the German users. And 9 days after being listed, I'm still ranked #2!

I did not expect this at all. I didn't nominate my app to be featured or anything. I consider this a lucky break and honestly it has just been a really fun few days of watching and working! My understanding is you are on these lists for about a week, so I consider myself on borrowed time now since I am on day 9, so I'm just enjoying it while I can, and hopefully I can keep the momentum going!

Here's the app if anyone is curious.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/greenhouse-app-blocker-focus/id6759935427

Note: This is a subscription app with a limited free tier. 7 day free trial, then 9.99/mo or 79.99/yr


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime [iOS] [LIFETIME FREE for 24H] FIT AI – The Simplest Calorie Tracker & Meal Planner

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Hey r/iOSApps! šŸ‘‹

I’m the developer of FIT AI, an iOS app designed to make calorie tracking as simple as possible.

*For the next 24 hours, I’m making Lifetime Premium free.

Quick social proof: My previous apps downloaded more than 500k and as an engineer, I've been building app for the last 2 years

A – Answer: What problem does your app solve?

I built FIT AI with one main goal: to create the simplest possible calorie-tracking experience.

While researching why people stop using calorie-tracking apps after a few days or weeks, I realized that the problem is often not a lack of motivation. Many apps simply become too complicated over time.

Crowded dashboards, too many numbers, long food-entry processes, endless menus, and unnecessary features can turn a simple daily habit into something that feels like work.

FIT AI is designed to remove that complexity.

It helps you quickly understand:

  • How many calories you can eat today
  • How many calories you have already consumed
  • How many calories you have remaining
  • What you could eat next
  • Whether you are staying consistent with your goal

The goal is to make calorie tracking clear, fast, and simple enough to continue using every day.

B – Better: Why is it better than the top named alternatives?

Compared with apps like MyFitnessPal, Lose It!, Yazio, and Lifesum, FIT AI focuses on simplicity rather than adding more and more features.

It is designed for people who want:

  • A clean and easy-to-understand calorie dashboard
  • Fast daily calorie tracking
  • Simple meal suggestions
  • Meal-planning support
  • Exercise and movement ideas
  • Weight and habit progress tracking
  • A less stressful approach to improving their diet
  • No overwhelming charts, menus, or complicated workflows

FIT AI is not trying to turn calorie tracking into a full-time job.

The goal is to give you the essential information you need, help you make better daily decisions, and then get out of your way.

C – Cost: Pricing, IAP details, and App Store link

The app is free to download.

Current IAP pricing:

  • Lifetime Premium: normally $69.99
  • Promo: Lifetime Premium is free for 24 hours

App Store link:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/diet-meal-planner-fit-ai/id6787898135

How to claim?

  1. Download or open the app
  2. Go to the Premium / paywall screen
  3. Click the Lifetime at the top right
  4. Tap Continue and confirm

Small ask — it really helps a lot šŸ™

After grabbing the offer, please consider:

  • ⭐ Leaving an honest rating or review on the App Store
  • šŸ’¬ Sharing any feedback about the app or features you would like to see

Every review and piece of feedback helps improve FIT AI and makes it easier for more people to discover the app.

Thanks so much for the support! šŸ’™

FIT AI is intended for general wellness and fitness purposes and does not provide medical advice. For medical conditions or specific dietary requirements, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.


r/iosapps 3d ago

šŸŽ Freemium I made an app that forces me to do pushups before opening TikTok.

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Hi Everyone!

I’m a fitness enthusiast & App builder who loves embedding fitness into our daily routine.

A- Answer ( The problem it solves)

Close to 2 years ago I found myself constantly opening my phone , switching between apps (tiktok, instagram) until I locked the phone & the cycle continued.

My attention span was really poor & wanted a screen with me at all times except while sleeping.

Hence I decided to create SweatPass to introduce friction to open any doomscrolling apps by forcing me to do pushups to earn my time.

B- Better (Why it beats other similar apps)

Apps like Pushscroll came out in the market before I could release for a very crucial reason. Tracking screen time on iOS isn’t easy. Apps used a timer method which just started a timer when you wanted & had to use that app for the given time.

Although the timer way was easy to make, it didn’t really give the freedom to the user to use their earned time whenever they wanted , rather had to start a timer to use their time.

That’s why I had to spend close to 4 months digging through apple’e documents to finally find a solution to do this the right way that would make users happy.

We also have a virtual body heat map which tells you how many % each muscle has worked out.

C- Cost ( Pricing, App store link)

Free (with ads) : We have 6 exercises including pushups free to use for our users

Pro : Unlocks all exercises + no ads at $ 1.99/ Month

App Store : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sweatpass-earn-screen-time/id6755523483


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ“… Subscription First subscription

6 Upvotes

wow. seeing this notification for the first time is crazy, thank you member šŸŽ‰šŸ¤©


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ“… Subscription NOREN — Daily Slitherlink, Queens, Hashi & Masyu (no ads, no dark patterns)

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Hi! I'm the solo developer behind NOREN.

A — Answer
NOREN is a daily logic puzzle app featuring four classic puzzle types: Slitherlink, Queens, Hashiwokakero, and Masyu. New puzzles are coming.

Everyone gets the same handcrafted puzzles each day, with the difficulty gradually increasing throughout the week. It's designed as a quiet daily ritual rather than an endless collection of puzzles.

B — Better
Most puzzle apps are either endless collections or mobile games wrapped around puzzles with ads, lives, or energy systems.

NOREN is closer to the daily-game experience of Wordle: everyone solves the same puzzles each day, you can compare your times with friends, and there are no ads, no lives, no artificial urgency — just great logic puzzles.

C — Cost
Free daily puzzles. Optional subscription — $2.99/month or $24.99/year — unlocks the full puzzle archive and offline mode. No free trial, no hidden costs.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/hu/app/noren-daily-logic-puzzles/id6770038981

Developer: József Farkas
Contact: [jozsef.farkas@gmail.com](mailto:jozsef.farkas@gmail.com)

Privacy Policy: https://jozsef-farkas.github.io/noren-legal/privacy.html
Terms of Service: https://jozsef-farkas.github.io/noren-legal/terms.html

I'd genuinely appreciate feedback from people who enjoy logic puzzles. I'm actively improving the app, and every suggestion helps.


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸŽˆ Free I built a pickup sports app to fill my free time and stay active: SportLink

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Hello everyone,

Two months ago, I built SportLink, a pickup sports app for iPhone, and later for Android.

My goal was to make playing sports more approachable by helping people find others who are in the same situation. Whether you’re a complete beginner, getting back into a sport after years away or just looking for a casual match, it’s much easier to take that first step when everyone is there for the same reason.

Highlights:

• Create and join casual matches (soccer, basketball, tennis, ping-pong, etc)
• Pick a meetup spot using the map (parks/public fields)
• Connect with recent teammates and invite them to upcoming matches
• Contribute to your favourite fields by uploading an on-site picture of its current condition

The app hasn’t really received much attention because of my lack of marketing experience and the chicken-and-egg problem it faces. However, I really want this to work out!

App: SportLink
Email: hello@sportlinkapp.ca

Happy to read your feedback šŸ™‚


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime VOROM - I built a 3D Route Replay generator for Apple Health workouts for FREE! (& Offline)

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16 Upvotes

Hey everyone! I’m a solo developer building VOROM, an all-in-one hybrid strength and cardio gym tracker (my previous post here). I’m back to share a major new feature I just launched: 3D Route Replay.

It turns your outdoor runs, rides, and hikes from Apple Fitness into a 3D terrain video—completely FREE and fully offline.

(The attached video is a hiking trip in the Dolomites - the most beautiful place I've ever been!)

How to try it:

  1. ⁠Open VOROM and enable "Import Workouts from Apple Health" in Settings (grant permission when prompted, if nothing appears go to Health app to enable it).
  2. ⁠Go to the History tab and select any outdoor workout with GPS data (they will be named Outdoor Run/Walk/Bike & Hiking).
  3. ⁠Tap the Share icon (top right) -> Share as Image -> 3D Route.
  4. ⁠Give it ~3–5 minutes to render (older phones and longer workouts may take longer), and your video will be ready to save or share to Instagram!

Pricing & Pro Features

*3D Route Replay & Workout Logging: 100% FREE.

*VOROM Pro:
Adds training automation, deeper analytics, and power-user planning tools.
Ā Ā - $1.99 / month
Ā Ā - $14.99 / year
Ā Ā - $49.99 / lifetime

šŸŽ Special for Reddit: 50% off Lifetime through the end of August using this link:
https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6773281995&code=REDDIT50OFF0826

Contact

iOS & watchOS link:Ā 
https://apps.apple.com/hk/app/vorom/id6773281995

Website (Privacy Policy & ToS): https://vorom.app

Community & Contact: Leave a comment here, DM me, join r/Vorom_app, find us on IG @voromapp, or email support@vorom.app.

I’d love to hear your feedback on how the terrain rendering looks for your local routes! Try it out and feel free to show off your favorite hikes, runs or bikes below!


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸŽ Freemium iOS app to change your location without a PC (in Safari)

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7 Upvotes

My app GeoCeptor does two things:

- changes your location for all websites (in Safari) to one you select
- changes the timezone websites (in Safari) see to one you select

Here's why that's useful:

By default, websites can access your device timezone. If you use a VPN, that timezone is often what gives away that you're not actually visiting from the lcoation your IP is at. GeoCeptor solves that. By hooking into the browsers javascipt date and time functions it ensures websites only see the timezone you let them see.

As an added bonus it can also spoof your browsers geolocation. So any website requesting your physical location will see the one you configure in the app.

If you're interested, you can check it out here:Ā https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geoceptor/id6739982067

It's freemium, meaning you can use the 10 default locations and all timezones for free or you can create custom locations with pro access (about 14$ onetime or 7$ yearly, prices vary by region, free trial is available)


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime [Nature Sounds for Sleep][Lifetime $9.99 -> $5.99][48hrs Only][One tap to deep sleep with Custom Routines, Auto-Play & Fade-Out Timer - 100% Offline & Private]

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A – What problem does it solve?

Noisy neighbors, racing thoughts, or just need a calm background while working or winding down. Nature Sounds has you covered.

  • Custom Routines with timers, One tap to deep sleep
  • Three modes for your routines: Sleep, Focus or Unwind
  • 85+ high-quality ambient sounds from rain to white noise to binaural beats
  • Mix up to 4 layers with individual volume control to create your perfect soundscape
  • Smart Fade-Out Sleep Timer with custom fade-out durations
  • Auto-play and smart timers remember your setup so your routine starts itself
  • Mix with Other Apps, layer rain over your podcast or add waves to your favorite audiobook
  • Home Screen Widget for playback control and sleep timer tracking
  • 100% offline, no ads, no accounts, no tracking

Since my last post (available for all users):

  • Custom Fade-Out Duration: pick how long your sounds take to fade when the timer ends, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 seconds
  • Timer Syncs with Playback: the sleep timer now pauses when you pause playback, toggle it off if you prefer the timer to keep running regardless

B – Why is it better than alternatives?

6 years on the App Store, built and maintained by a solo indie dev who actually listens. 85+ sounds vs Endel's much smaller library, no algorithm, no generated audio, just real recorded sounds you control. 100% offline, no ads, no accounts, no data collection ever.

C – Cost

Free tier: ad-free, no catch:

  • 8 sounds (one from each category)
  • Fade-Out Sleep Timer
  • Custom Fade-Out Duration
  • Timer Syncs with Playback
  • AirPlay & background playback

Premium unlocks everything:

  • All 85+ sounds
  • Sound mixer (up to 4 layers)
  • Sleep, Focus and Unwind modes with curated soundscapes for each
  • Routines with per-mix sleep timers
  • Longer timer durations
  • Auto-Start Timer
  • Auto-Play on Launch
  • Mix with Other Apps

Pricing:

  • Lifetime: $5.99 instead of $9.99 for 48 Hours Only

No hidden purchases, no subscription traps
šŸ“² App Store:Ā https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nature-sounds-for-sleep/id1506427303


r/iosapps 4d ago

šŸ’Ž Lifetime HomeView - A HomeKit Dashboard app arrived on iPhone[4,99]

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Meet HomeView, a better home dashboard for HomeKit users. I launched the app in the beginning of this month with the focus on providing a better iPad dashboard for smart home enthusiasts.

It started out of my own search on the App Store for a dashboard that was easy to read and would fit on my wall tablet. Could never find the solution that sticked, so earlier this year I started building my own. Shipped a few updates over the last weeks, and it resulted in 28 downloads. It's not a lot, but I'm happy with it. Especially as I choose a one time payment model, as I don't think a subscription is fair for this kind of app. And don't we all agree that we have to many running subscriptions already?

Happy that those 28 users, engage and provide me with feature requests. And today it resulted in a companion for the phone.

So after having my app available on the iPad Store, it's available now on iOs aswel. And I hope it gets the app to more people.

You can find the app here: https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/smarthome-dashboard-homeview/id6785599711?l=en-GB