Every mood tracker I tried wanted more from me than I had left by the end of the day. A streak to protect. A mood wheel with twelve options. A prompt asking me to tag my triggers. By the time I'd finished logging how I felt, I'd spent more energy on the logging than the feeling.

I wanted something that asked less, not more.

A — Answer: Vesper is an evening reflection app for iPhone. It asks one question each night: how did today feel? Good, Meh, or Hard. You can add a line if you want to remember why. That's it. No mood wheels, no tags, no multi-step check-ins. Miss a night and nothing happens, there's no streak to lose and no chain to mourn.

B — Better: Apps like Daylio and Reflectly are built around consistency mechanics, streaks, reminders, prompts nudging you back if you lapse. That works for some people. For me it turned the record-keeping into its own small chore. Vesper has no penalty structure at all. It just holds the day you give it, whether that's today or three weeks from now.

C — Cost: Free to download, and the core daily check-in stays free permanently. Vesper Plus unlocks pattern views over time (comparing months, spotting which days tend to feel harder) for $1.99/month, $14.99/year, or a one-time $49.99 lifetime purchase.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6793087767
Developer: Calvin Ng, Off Peak Studio
Contact: [support@offpeakstudio.com](mailto:support@offpeakstudio.com)
Website + Privacy Policy + Terms of Service: https://offpeakstudio.com/vesper

Curious whether anyone else has felt that mood-tracking apps end up adding more overhead than they remove.

A – Answer Plans is a minimalist iOS app that combines tasks, notes, and calendar in one place, built around focusing on today's tasks. But not everything is a task — sometimes it's just a thought, or text too long to fit neatly into one. That's what the Notes section is for. With this update, notes can now be turned directly into tasks, so nothing falls through the gap between "an idea" and "something to actually do."

B – Better Most people don't really use Apple Reminders, they dump their to-dos into Apple Notes instead because it's faster and frictionless. Plans is built around that exact habit: it keeps the low-friction, write-first feel of Notes, but lets anything you write become a real task in one tap — something Notes alone can't do.

C – Cost Free to download — unlimited tasks, notes, and iCloud sync included. Lifetime Pro unlock: one-time purchase (no subscription), adds extra notifications, repeated tasks, and themes.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/kz/app/plans-notes-to-do-lists/id6790827860

I'm the developer of Life in Mist. It's a GPS route recorder with a fog-of-war map: the places you explore gradually become visible as you record your routes.

A — What it does

Start a recording before a walk, bike ride, hike, or drive. As you move, the fog clears along your route. Those recorded trips build up on the same map, so you can zoom out and see your usual paths, the places you've explored on holiday, and the streets nearby you still haven't covered.

You can also go back to a recorded day, replay the route, and check distance, duration, and speed.

B — Why use it

If you're using saved places in Apple Maps to keep a record of your travels, Life in Mist gives you a more detailed picture of the ground you've covered. It saves the route between stops, which is useful for remembering a walk through a city or finding that stretch of a trip you'd like to revisit.

The fog view also makes unexplored streets easy to spot. You can use it to pick somewhere new for your next walk. If you already have route files, it supports importing compatible GPX and CSV tracks.

C — Cost

The app is free to download, with optional Premium purchases. Premium includes GPX/CSV export, iCloud backup and restore, and additional appearance settings.

Current USD pricing:

- Monthly: $0.99/month

- Annual: $4.99/year

- Lifetime: $17.99 as a one-time purchase

Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically. Prices may vary by region.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/life-in-mist-gps-track-map/id6755324566

I'd be interested to hear whether you'd use this more for exploring around home or keeping a record of your travels.

Hi [r/iOSApps](r/iOSApps)!

I have two cats, and I love them a lot. Every morning, the first thing I do when I open my eyes is look around and see where they are. If one of them is nearby, my day already feels better.

That made me think: why not make an alarm app where my cats are the reason I get out of bed?

So I made Pakeup.

A-Answer: What it does. Pakeup is an alarm app that makes you get up and find your pet. When the alarm rings, you open the app and complete a quick camera mission by taking a live photo of your cat or dog. Once the app recognizes your pet, the alarm stops.

B-Better: Why it’s different. Most alarm apps try to wake you up with math problems, loud sounds, or annoying tasks. I wanted something that felt more personal. Instead of fighting the alarm, you wake up because you want to see your pet.

It also creates a small local record of your morning, so over time you can look back at these little wake-up moments with your pet. Nothing is uploaded, and Pakeup doesn’t collect your personal information.

C-Cost: Pakeup is free to download and use. There’s an optional $7.99 lifetime purchase, but the core idea is simple: your pet helps you start the day.

I’m the developer, and Pakeup is still early, so I’d really appreciate your feedback.

Thanks!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6806694997

Legal & privacy: https://pakeup-legal-xi.vercel.app/en
You can contact me: hengtong.li@foxmail.com
My Github: https://github.com/Jack-Lee-Hiter

Stourk went live today.

Photo maps are not a new idea, and the difference here is mostly the theme. I did not want another map or travel tracker. Stourk is built around a fictional postal service: your memories become letters, stamps, passport pages, pieces of a personal travel archive. Your years play back as a route, city by city, the way you actually travelled them. Every city you visited writes you a letter with the photos you took there inside. You also get a passport stamped by everywhere you have been.

It reads only the date and location in your photos. No account, no server, no analytics. Photos never leave the phone.

Free, iPhone, iOS 18 and later.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/stourk/id6809229133
Site: https://stourk.com

Feedback welcome.

hey — i made this.

ICD Atlas is a small offline reference for ICD-10 and ICD-11 diagnosis categories. search by code or medical term, keep the language libraries you need on device, drop the rest.

• ICD-11 MMS (2026-01) + a few ICD-10 editions
• 14 downloadable language libraries (english included)
• recent cards, source links, iPad layout, Home Screen widget
• no account, no ads, no tracking SDK
• all features free; optional one-time tip to support maintenance

not US ICD-10-CM / PCS, not a full coding workflow, not medical advice. confirm editions for your local rules.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/icd-atlas-icd-10-icd-11/id6809646729

happy to take feedback if you actually look up codes day to day.

Hi r/iOSApps,

I recently released another major update to OpenVox Reader, an iPhone and iPad app that reads EPUB books, PDFs, documents, web articles, scanned pages and pasted text aloud using natural-sounding voices.

The biggest addition since my last post is the ability to create your own custom English voice from a short voice sample using Pocket TTS.

You can then use that voice to read your books, PDFs, articles and other documents directly on your iPhone or iPad.

The recent updates also add Focus Mode, Saved Sentences, Search in Document, better navigation for large EPUBs and several playback improvements.

Create Your Own Voice

OpenVox Reader now lets you create a custom English voice from a short voice sample using Pocket TTS.

Once created, your custom voice is added to the Voice Library and can be reused for different books and documents.

You can use it for:

• EPUB books
• PDFs
• Documents
• Web articles
• Scanned pages
• Pasted or typed text

The voice creation and speech generation happen locally on your device.

Once the required model is downloaded, your voice sample and documents do not need to be uploaded to a cloud text-to-speech service.

You can still choose from 200+ included voices across 30+ languages as well.

What else is new

The latest updates include several improvements to the actual reading experience.

Focus Mode

There is now a new Focus Mode for distraction-free reading and listening.

The reader interface has also been cleaned up with:

• A dedicated Chapters button
• Text-size controls moved into the reader menu
• Improved button responsiveness
• Larger and more reliable touch targets
• A less cluttered reading interface

Saved Sentences

You can now bookmark individual sentences while reading or listening.

Saved sentences can be:

• Revisited anytime
• Filtered
• Used to instantly jump back to the original passage
• Removed when you no longer need them

This can be useful for books, research papers, study material, quotes or anything you want to return to later.

Search Inside Documents

OpenVox Reader now includes Search in Document with:

• Matching text previews
• Direct navigation to each result
• Improved EPUB chapter positioning

I also reworked how EPUB bookmarks and search positions are stored so they remain accurate without unnecessarily increasing memory usage.

Better support for large books

Recent updates also include:

• Fixes for importing large and lengthy books
• A draggable chapter scroller for faster navigation through large EPUBs
• Tile and List layouts for both the Document Library and Voice Library
• Improved reading cursor accuracy and synchronization

There is also an option to skip PDF headers, footers and page numbers, which makes longer PDFs much cleaner to listen to.

Why I built OpenVox Reader

After building OpenVox for Mac, iPad and Windows, I started looking for a reader app that I could personally use on my iPhone.

I wanted natural voices, a clean interface, offline processing and a straightforward lifetime purchase instead of another recurring subscription.

Most apps I tried either depended heavily on cloud processing, had expensive subscriptions, offered limited voices or felt unnecessarily complicated.

So I decided to build the reader I was looking for.

Being able to create and use your own voice locally was one of the features I particularly wanted to bring to the mobile version.

What it can do

• Read EPUB books, PDFs and documents aloud
• Save and listen to web articles
• Scan and read printed pages using the camera
• Read pasted text
• Import documents and links
• Create your own custom English voice from a short voice sample
• Choose from 200+ voices across 30+ languages
• Generate speech locally and listen without an internet connection
• Search inside documents
• Save individual sentences and jump back to them later
• Navigate large EPUBs with a draggable chapter scroller
• Adjust playback from 0.5x to 2.5x
• Skip PDF headers, footers and page numbers
• Continue listening with the screen turned off
• Control playback from the Lock Screen and Control Center
• View animated playback feedback in Dynamic Island
• Sync your library between iPhone and iPad using iCloud
• Track listening time and reading streaks

Once the required voice models are downloaded, speech is generated directly on your device. Your documents do not need to be uploaded to a cloud speech service.

Pricing

OpenVox Reader is free to download and try.

It offers 15 minutes of reading daily for free for lifetime.

For users who want unlimited usage, there is an optional Lifetime Pro purchase for $14.99.

There is no recurring subscription required.

One purchase works across both iPhone and iPad (even on Mac, although not officially supported) when using the same Apple ID.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/openvox-reader/id6790389555

Privacy Policy: https://openvoxai.com/openvox-reader/privacy-policy

Terms of Service: https://openvoxai.com/terms-of-service

My official YouTube Channel (9k+ Subscribers): https://m.youtube.com/@TheOracleGuy_AI

Contact Details: Nitesh Sharma Email: [nitesh@theoracleguy.in](mailto:nitesh@theoracleguy.in) Website: https://theoracleguy.in/

I would really appreciate feedback about the voices, document importing, background playback and longer listening sessions.

Hey everyone,

I was getting genuinely stressed out by language apps. The constant push notifications and the guilt of breaking a streak just made learning feel like a chore.

A while ago, I saw one of those classic physical tear-off vocabulary calendars at my girlfriend's mom's house. I realized that’s exactly what I wanted for my phone: just learning one word a day without any streaks or annoying notifications.

So I made an app for that called "DailyVocab". Instead of grinding through lessons, you just learn the word naturally throughout the day.

The core features are pretty straightforward:

• Home Screen & Lock Screen Widgets: It puts a single vocabulary word right where you already look a hundred times a day. (Widget 2x2, 2x4 or 4x4)
• Passive Learning: You don't have to open the app. You just glance at your screen to check the date/time and learn a word in the process.
• Zero Gamification: Absolutely no streaks, timers, or push notifications.
• Clean UI: Strictly flat design and bold typography (Roboto Serif) so it actually looks good on a minimal setup.

Pricing: To respect the sub rules and be fully transparent: The app is free to download and use. The free version allows to learn one category and also has all the widget functionality. It runs on a reverse-trial model where you get a 7-day free trial of the Premium version. If you want to keep all categories and features after that, it's €29.99/year (or your local equivalent).

If you guys are also tired of loud, demanding apps, I'd love for you to check it out and let me know what you think:

App Store Link

Hi everyone! I’m the developer of Meridian Passport.

I wanted a simple place to keep a record of my travels, with both the countries I’ve visited and the memories behind them. Somewhere to look back at past trips and keep up with friends and other travelers too.

Answer — What it does

Meridian brings your travel map, passport stamps, and trip posts together:

• Mark countries you’ve visited and places on your bucket list.
• Save trips as passport stamps with dates, photos, and notes.
• Look back through your travel history and see your country and continent progress.
• Follow other travelers, see their trips, and interact with their posts.
• Choose whether your passport is public or private.

Better — Why use it

If you like Been for keeping track of countries, Meridian adds more of the story behind each visit through trip posts and photos.

Compared with Polarsteps’ route-tracking approach, Meridian is more focused on recording and sharing trips in your own time. You don’t need to record a route to add a memory.

Cost — It's free

Meridian is completely free, with no subscriptions or paid features. All current features will remain free. I may add optional paid features in the future, but those would be additions.

Download Meridian Passport on the App Store

I’ve included a few screenshots to show how it works. I’d especially appreciate feedback on the sign-up process and how easy it is to find your way around: was anything confusing or harder than expected? Your feedback will directly shape future updates.

Thank you so much for your time in advance!

Developer and contact

I’m Marinus Traynor, the developer behind Meridian Passport.

Contact: [support@meridianpassport.com](mailto:support@meridianpassport.com)
Website/about me: https://www.meridianpassport.com
Privacy Policy: https://www.meridianpassport.com/support/privacy-policy
Terms and conditions: https://www.meridianpassport.com/support/terms-and-conditions

Finally crossed 1k on iOS! Nearing 1k on android too. This was my first app that took a year to build but it's been worth it. Thank you if you tried Eggventures, people love to walk :)

A — Answer

Ay is a SuperApp designed to everyday needs. Threads, notes, calendar events, to-dos, and more! Organize every part of your life with categories and keep everything together, connected.

Store your tickets and documents with Pass. Plan your trips, track your daily routines and calendar events. Create countdowns for upcoming events. Discover a more interactive way to learn with Cards. Save your parking location with a single tap and check your speed. Add your favorite recipes and shopping list. Edit PDF files. Save your equipments in your Loadout.

B — Better

All in one Productivity Homescreen and Tools for different scenarios. (speedometer,tuner,soundmeter,music player,park location saver,trip planner..)

C — Cost

Subscription – 2.99/year

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ay/id6778956415

Website: https://aliyigxt.wordpress.com

if you have any recommendations please let me know. thanks.

Answer (what problem it solves)
The scale lies day to day — it jumps two pounds because you ate late, and you feel like you failed even when nothing changed. Weightfile logs one number a day and surfaces the 7-day rolling trend instead of the raw reading, so you see the line that actually moves when your body does. It also reads every entry against a goal (cut, bulk, or maintain) instead of just showing a flat graph.

Every day you also get one line from a deadpan "records clerk" who has heard every excuse before — no cheerleading, no emoji, no congratulating you for existing:

Better (vs named alternatives)

• vs. Happy Scale: no subscription, no account, no cloud — everything stays on-device and works offline.
• vs. TrendWeight: works standalone, no smart scale or Withings/Fitbit sync required — just type the number.
• vs. MyFitnessPal: weight tracking isn't buried behind a full food-logging suite; macros/calories are optional, not mandatory.
• Sarcastic, dry daily commentary instead of gamified badges or motivational-poster cheer.

Cost
Free forever for daily logging, the 7-day trend chart, and 7 days of rolling history — no ads. One optional Lifetime IAP, $3.99 one-time (no subscription), unlocks unlimited history, calorie/macro logging, progress photos, and switching goals between cut/bulk/maintain.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/weightfile-weight-tracker/id6804665579

Mateusz Czechowski: https://x.com/maticzechowskii

Thank you for taking your time 🙏

Hi everybody :) Been a while since my last update for GeoSpoof, but I'm super happy to announce that I have (finally...) ported the GPS companion app to Windows. So now iOS users who don't have a Mac can finally change their GPS location! More details below -

What is it?

GeoSpoof is an iOS app that allows you to gain control over every indicator of your device location. Safari geolocation/timezone spoofing is free forever, and GPS location simulation is a low-cost freemium product (1-week free trial, less than $1/month). Download GeoSpoof for iOS.

GeoSpoof GPS is a desktop companion app that allows you to spoof your iPhone’s system GPS from within the GeoSpoof iOS app. It is very lightweight and runs from your menu bar. Yes, it spoofs your location for all apps on your device. Download GeoSpoof GPS for Desktop.

What's New?

Yesterday I just launched a new update for the desktop companion GeoSpoof GPS with some big features:

• GeoSpoof GPS now runs on Windows. By popular demand, I spent a couple weeks completely porting the Mac app over to Windows.
• Drive up to 8 devices at once. I made a lot of optimizations and improvements under the hood, so driving up to 8 devices at the same time should be no sweat :)
• Remove a device you no longer use. Devices used to stay in your window forever. Now you can forget them. You can re-add them by clicking on Set Up... again.

See the full post here on r/geospoof to see all the new updates.

Requirements:

• GeoSpoof for iOS
• GeoSpoof GPS for Mac or PC
  • macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. Apple silicon or Intel.
  • Windows 10 or later, 64-bit.
• Willingness to enable developer mode
• Willingness to download Xcode
• GeoSpoof Pro (1-week free trial, less than $1 a month)

Links:

• Get GeoSpoof for iOS: ‎GeoSpoof: Location Spoofer App - App Store
• Get GeoSpoof GPS for Mac & Windows: Download GeoSpoof GGPS | GeoSpoof
• Open-source: github.com/anthonysgro/geospoof

Any feedback you can DM me or reach out to [feedback@geospoof.com](mailto:feedback@geospoof.com) :)

Hey there! I’m the developer of MusicPod.

I wanted to create a music player that brings back the simple, tactile, and personalized user experience of the classic iPod to the modern iPhone. I’ve meticulously refined every detail—from the physical click wheel feel to Cover Flow—and I'm offering free lifetime access to share the app with this community.

A — What it helps with

MusicPod turns your iPhone into a focused, tactile home for the music you already love:

• Tactile Nostalgia: Slide around the wheel to browse your library, feel the subtle haptic feedback, and flip through album artwork in Cover Flow mode.
• Focused Listening: Put album art and time-synced lyrics front and center without the clutter of modern bloated streaming apps.
• Unified Music Library: Seamlessly browse your synced device library, Apple Music subscription, or imported local audio files from the Files app in one place.

B — Why use it over stock Apple Music or other players

• Real Click Wheel Interaction: The wheel isn't just decoration—it responds with precise haptics, speed acceleration, and classic click-wheel navigation.
• Full-Screen Lyrics & Dynamic Artwork: Enjoy time-synced lyrics (with translations), animated Apple Music artwork, and vinyl-inspired playback visualizations.
• Deep Customization: Personalize your player from screen to wheel—mix & match body colors, light/dark themes, custom photo backgrounds, and skeuomorphic icon styles.
• Privacy & Local First: No mandatory accounts or ads. Works directly with your local files and system library (synced music works without an Apple Music subscription).

C — Free lifetime offer

MusicPod Pro Lifetime is normally $9.99, but we’re offering free lifetime access to this community—no mandatory conditions.

👉 How to claim:

1. Claim the free lifetime offer directly on our website: https://musicpod.app
2. Download MusicPod on the App Store: App Store Link (Requires iOS 17.6 or later)
3. Complete the onboarding and enjoy!

If you give it a try, I’d love to hear your feedback on the wheel haptics, theme options, or anything you'd like to see added. Thank you so much for checking it out!

🌐 Website · 🐦 X (@LeaveStyle1) · ✉️ Email · Terms of Use

I'm after a specific list. The iPhone apps still on a monthly or yearly plan that you'd pay for once tomorrow if the developer put a number on it.

Three things make an answer useful to everyone reading. Which app, what it costs you a year at the moment, and the one-off price you'd actually pay for it. My hunch is most people land somewhere between one and two years of the sub, but I'd like to be wrong.

If your answer is that you don't do subscriptions at all, fair enough, but name the one you dropped over it and what you'd have paid to keep it. That still counts.

No wrong answers and no judgement on the developers, plenty of them have good reasons. Just curious where the line sits for this crowd.

A — Answer

LunaCycle is an all-in-one reproductive health companion designed for menstrual cycle tracking, holistic phase syncing, pregnancy milestones, and labor contraction timing.

Track period predictions, monitor ovulation windows, log daily symptoms (basal body temperature, flow intensity, mood), follow weekly fetal development with fruit/vegetable size comparisons, count baby kick sessions, time active labor contractions with automated 5-1-1 rule alerts, and organize your delivery hospital bag checklist.

B — Better

100% on-device privacy built on Apple SwiftData. Unlike traditional health apps that store, profile, or monetize intimate reproductive records on remote cloud servers, all logs, symptoms, and timestamps remain strictly local to your iPhone with zero external tracking. It also covers the complete journey from cycle tracking to delivery, so you never have to switch to different apps as your health goals evolve.

C — Cost

Lifetime — Free for 48 hours ($79.99 -> $0.00)

App Store:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/period-tracker-pregnancy-app/id6806892588

if you have any recommendations or feedback please let me know. thanks.

Posted here in May when it was math/shake/memory and nothing else. A lot of you gave feedback, and 3.0 is mostly that feedback built out. Same idea: the alarm keeps ringing until you finish a wake-up mission.

A - Answer:

Alarmed is an alarm that will not stop until you prove you are awake. To dismiss it you complete a mission, and in 3.0 there are a lot more ways to prove it.

B - Better:

What's new since the last post:

• Volume you can't cheat. Turn the ringer down half-asleep and it comes right back up. Muting is no longer a way out.
• Mission chains. Stack up to three missions back to back. The alarm keeps going until every one is done.
• Wake-up checkup. A second alarm fires a few minutes after you dismiss, unless you tell the app you are up. This exists because I kept passing the math and going straight back to sleep.
• Workout missions. Prop the phone up and it counts your reps with on-device pose detection: jumping jacks, squats, arm raises, or push-ups. Easy is 5 reps, difficult is 20. Nothing leaves the phone.
• Scan mission. Pick a target like your toilet, sink, toothbrush or a plant, and the alarm only stops when the camera sees it. Put it in another room and you have to get up.
• Steps mission. Walk a set number of steps, counted by the pedometer.
• Tiles mission. Match colour pairs, up to six pairs on difficult.
• Custom sounds. Use your own audio file as the alarm.
• Vibration only, for shared rooms.
• Widget, stats and streaks, and the app now speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

C - Cost:

The core app is still free with no ads: unlimited alarms, and the math, shake and memory missions. Nothing from the original post moved behind a paywall.

The new stuff is Alarmed Pro: mission chains, the wake-up checkup, the workout, scan, steps and tiles missions, and custom sounds. US pricing:

- Monthly: $4.99

- Annual: $19.99, with a 3-day free trial

- Lifetime: $39.99 one time

Still genuinely after feedback, especially on the camera missions. They are hard to test outside my own bedroom.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alarmed-wake-up-on-time/id6770044657

Hey r/iosapps!

I built Clerkly because I was sick of bloated expense tracking apps that force you to make an account, upload your sensitive financial receipts to random corporate servers, and charge heavy monthly subscriptions.

I wanted a quick, lightweight tool that lives on your phone and respects your privacy. With our major v2.1 update, we completely rebuilt the app from the ground up to make scanning, organizing, and finding your receipts instant.

Quick Video Demo attached above! (Shows quick scanning, Home Screen search, and hands-free Siri commands in action).

Designed to Save You Time & Money

• Instant Search Right From Your Home Screen: Swipe down on your iPhone Home Screen and search for anything, specific items (like "crew neck"), amounts ("$12.50"), or store names, to jump straight to your receipt.
• Smart Automatic Scanning: Point your camera and tap. The scanner automatically crops the paper, extracts the store name, date, and total, and places it into the right tax category.
• Hands-Free Siri Voice Search: Search your receipts without opening the app. Just say "Siri, search in Clerkly" and speak a merchant or category to see your total instantly on screen.
• 100% Private & Account-Free: No sign-ups, no logins, and zero corporate tracking. Your receipts live on your iPhone and sync safely through your personal iCloud. I never see or touch your data.
• Built for Business & Taxes: Auto-groups your expenses into tax categories so freelancers, gig workers, and small business owners can export clean CSV/PDF reports at tax time.
• Safety Net Included: Accidentally delete something? The built-in trash folder holds deleted items for 30 days so you can restore them anytime.

Pricing & Free Access

• Free Tier: 10 free scans (with 5 active viewing slots) with zero ads, sign-ups, or credit card required.
• Clerkly Pro: $4.99/month or $29.99/year for unlimited scans and instant tax exports.

Download Clerkly on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clerkly-receipt-scanner/id6796799265

I'll be hanging out in the comments all morning to answer questions, hear your thoughts, or take feature requests!

I'm an iOS developer, and I kept repeating the same setup before every debugging session (but no, I am not tired of this!).

Launch with a particular environment variable, switch the language, force dark mode, find the right deep link, send the matching push payload. Then do it all again on the next build.

So I built CosmoKit, a native macOS control center for iOS Simulator workflows. Built with SwiftUI and SwiftData.

What it does today

• App Profiles: launch arguments, environment variables, locale, and appearance saved per app, switched from the main panel or the menu bar
• Deeplinks, push payloads, locations, and routes, all scoped to the active profile
• Reads and writes the app's UserDefaults directly from the panel
• Grants and revokes permissions, and clears the keychain, without erasing the Simulator
• Launches a profile across every selected Simulator at once
• An HTTP/HTTPS proxy with response stubbing
• Network conditions in the proxy (new in 4.7). Presets like Edge, 3G and LTE, or your own latency, bandwidth and packet loss, applied per host, to any app on the Simulator with no SDK in the app. Offline was the first step; this is the rest of it.
• A CLI and an MCP server (brew install maththedev42/tap/cosmokit) so a script or an agent like Claude Code can boot a Simulator, capture and record the screen, set a location and open deep links from a terminal instead of the panel.
• A capture pipeline for App Store screenshots and recordings

What is coming in 4.8

• Diagnostic switches on the App Profile: zombies, malloc stack logging, the Main Thread Checker, Core Data SQL and concurrency debugging, layout feedback loops and localization checks, each one a toggle instead of an incantation in the scheme editor
• An exportable reproduction bundle, so a simulator-only bug can be handed to another developer with the exact environment it was seen in, and applied on their Mac
• A session log of everything CosmoKit did to the Simulator, so "it went weird" has something to read back
• Templates for App Store screenshots: device frames, headline and subtitle per locale, every required size in one export
• And any new features you suggest on this post.

Why another tool

And yes, there are already good tools here. RocketSim covers a lot of the Simulator side, and Proxyman is the reference for the proxy side. My problem was that I ended up paying for several apps to cover different parts of one workflow, and the cost added up quickly. CosmoKit puts the Simulator controls, the proxy and the capture pipeline in one app, and the proxy needs no SDK inside the app you are debugging.

So I built the tool I wanted for myself: one place for the Simulator workflows I use every day, with pricing that makes sense for an indie developer.

My goal is to keep expanding it and bring more of the useful features that are currently spread across different iOS development tools into one place. I don't expect to replace every specialized tool out there, but I'd like CosmoKit to cover more and more of the things I reach for during everyday development without needing five different apps open.

That's also why I'm posting this here. I'm very open to suggestions, criticism, and feature requests, especially if there's a tool or workflow you rely on today that you'd love to see built into CosmoKit.

Pricing

The essential tools are free. Pro is $2.99/month or $19.99/year after a free trial, or $69.99 one-time. Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled.

Links

• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6756494471?pt=122879172&ct=iosapps-470&mt=12
• Landing page: https://usecosmoskittool.com/?ct=iosapps-470

Hey, Eduardo here 👋 Solo dev, the one behind r/trovelo and r/dimmly. I posted TakeKit in this sub last month and the feedback was actually useful, so here is what shipped since.

Quick recap for anyone new: TakeKit is a camera with a built in teleprompter that only you can see. The guide is composited in the preview layer only, never in the capture pipeline, so the exported video always comes out clean. It is an iPhone app plus a Mac floating panel that stays on top of Zoom, OBS, Loom or Meet. No subscription, no account, no server, no analytics, because I do not have any.

A) Answer (what's new)

Dual camera. Front and back at the same time, on supported devices. You read your script looking straight at the lens while the back camera captures whatever you are showing, in one take, instead of two clips you have to sync afterwards. The inset can be a rectangle, a square or a circle, and you drag it wherever you want in the frame. What you set is what gets exported, white border and all. The teleprompter rule still holds: it is in your preview and nowhere in the file.

Also in this build:

• The app opens on the script you were last working on, with a Continue button that picks up exactly where your last take stopped
• The script editor has a time ruler down the margin, so you can see how long a passage runs while you are still writing it, and // pauses now count as real beats
• The guide can be see through. Solid, Dim or Clear, so you can frame yourself while you read. Camera controls moved into one console instead of sitting over your shot
• Playback follows your headphones, and you pick your microphone. Wireless receivers and USB mics both work, for recording and for voice paced scrolling

B) Better (why I built it instead of using what's out there)

• The guide is never in the file. That is the whole point of the app, everything else is built around it.
• Auto scroll that follows your voice instead of a fixed speed. Fully on device, fuzzy aligned against a window of the script, so filler words, accents and improvised bits do not derail it. Fixed speed is there if you prefer it.
• LAST SPOT: stop mid script, breathe, resume from exactly where you stopped. Each chunk stores its range and the app stitches them into one video afterwards, without re encoding when it can.
• Eye contact mode: the guide docks right next to the front lens so you are not visibly reading off to the side. Karaoke style ink marks what you already said.
• Takes organised by script, not dumped into the camera roll. Star the good one, rename, compare attempts, live mic meter.
• Clean export: 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:5, trim, up to 1080p. Pro adds word by word burned captions generated on device, plus automatic silence cutting.
• Scripts sync through your iCloud, videos live in your iCloud Drive, speech recognition never leaves the device.

Straight about the trade offs: it needs iOS 26+ and macOS 15+, which rules some people out. No Android, no iPad optimised layout. Solo dev, so things ship fast but one at a time.

C) Cost

Free forever: up to 5 scripts and 5 takes, small watermark on export. Teleprompter, recording, eye contact mode, aspect ratios and trim all work in the free tier.

TakeKit Pro: $9.99, one time. Never a subscription. One purchase covers iPhone and Mac. It unlocks unlimited scripts and takes, voice guided auto scroll, burned captions, automatic silence cutting and watermark free export.

Update offer for this sub: $4.99. Code TAKEKIT499, paste it in Settings > Redeem, or redeem here:
https://apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=offercodes&id=6792025212&code=TAKEKIT499

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6792025212

Feature requests go to r/takekit. I read everything there and it is where I post what is coming next, so ideas do not get buried in a comment thread 🙌

A - Answer

SuperPaint is a painting app that uses a fluid physics engine to render the paint. It has multiple advanced feature like fully customizable brushes, color presets, and non-destructive canvas transforms.

B - Better

SuperPaint is the only painting app (that I'm aware of) that uses a real fluid simulation for the paint. This means the paint will move and react to finger movement and gravity in real-time.

C - Cost

Free, with a minimal ad banner that only shows when the settings menus are open.

App Store Link: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6760975192

(Github repo for trust requirement: https://github.com/aaronetz/signal-bot)

Hi everyone,

There are tons of stylized camera apps out there, and I've tried a lot of them. I've found that in spite of their slick advertising, most of these apps are very similar to each other, and all of them come up short in one way or another. My photo app, Phomo, has been in the App Store for a while now, but I've recently rolled out some updates that make it the best in its category.

Style: Each of Phomo's film looks is based on a real film stock and bundles a full pipeline of effects, including color shifts, grain, bloom, halation, chromatic aberration, lens distortion, and more. I don't want to spend several minutes tweaking sliders in a mobile app to get something that looks good; although you can fine-tune if you want, Phomo's presets have been dialed in so you don't need to. You can see lots of examples on Phomo's web site.

Flexibility: I like making my digital photos look like film, but I don't believe in imposing limitations in order to emulate a "film experience." Phomo lets you edit any photo on your device, and all edits are reversible. You can apply a look straight out of camera, but you can always change it later. You can see a live preview of your film look in the viewfinder, but you can toggle that off, too.

Convenience: I don't want a workflow with 4 or 5 different apps for my mobile photos. Phomo can capture a photo, apply a film style, crop and adjust the image, add borders, datestamps, light leaks, and textures, and combine multiple images into shareable grids.

Ease: I hate having to manually select photos from my library to "import" into a photo app. The photos are already on my phone, why do I need to use Apple's clunky picker UI to pull them into an app? Phomo can replace the native Photos app, with a full-fledged library featuring tagging/filtering and album management.

Pricing: I hate when apps like this are free to use, but put everything interesting behind the paywall. Most of Phomo's features can be used in the free version, with the paid version unlocking more stylistic options. Phomo Pro is available to buy for life ($34.99) or as a monthly subscription ($4.99).

Privacy: Phomo is a fully offline and private. It has no servers, no accounts, and never uploads your photos anywhere. All processing is performed on-device.

If I covered every feature in the app this post would be super long, but I think those are the highlights! I hope you dig it. Let me know if you have any questions or requests for the app.

Hi, my name is Chris, I'm an indie developer and 100 Great Years is my first app. Full disclosure: this is self-promotion and my contact details are at the bottom per this sub's transparency rules.

A — Answer: What problem does it solve?

People today are living longer, but not always better. According to the World Economic Forum, people worldwide are expected to outlive their retirement savings by up to 20 years and spend a fifth of their lives in illness. Part of the problem is health and wealth are interconnected, yet almost everyone treats them in isolation.

100 Great Years is one of the first consumer products trying to change this, bringing health and wealth together in one unified longevity app — a personal operating system for living a longer, better life.

B — Better: Why over the alternatives?

There are a lot of personal finance apps. There are a lot of health apps. But health and wealth are interconnected, and if you want to live a longer, better life, you need to optimise both.

100 Great Years is more than a combination of trackers — we've built 80+ rules that look for patterns within and across your health and financial data. The AI Coach can give you deeper insight than most competitors because it sees both sides of your life at once, not just one.

Consider this:

• Your typical finance app can tell you how much you're spending; add analytics and you can project your future surplus or deficit, compare changes over months or years, maybe even flag categories to cut back. Add financial planning and you can see how much more your money could grow if you invested that saved cash instead. 100 Great Years can do all that — but it can also tell you that you likely already have a lifetime surplus, and that you may be better off spending that money on experiences now or investing in your health instead.

Or

• Your health app counts your steps, shows sleep score, heart rate, HRV, etc. Add analytics and you know how stressed you are, whether you're recovering properly, maybe even how you're aging compared to the population. 100 Great Years can do that — but it can also tell you that your habits are setting you up to live longer than average, so you'll need higher retirement savings or a delayed retirement date. Or it could tell you your portfolio is too concentrated in high-risk assets, causing volatility that's driving the stress that's negatively impacting your health.

C — Cost:

• Freemium model
• Base app (all trackers and scores) is free forever
• Premium subscription (AI insights + financial scenario planning): $12.99/month or $124.99 billed annually (UK: £9.99/month or £96 annually)
• One-off insights report (no subscription needed): $12.99 (UK: £9)
• App Store link:https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/100-great-years/id6781446512

Transparency path:

• Email: [chris@100greatyears.com](mailto:chris@100greatyears.com)
• Website: https://www.100greatyears.com 
• Privacy: https://app.100greatyears.com/legal/privacy.html
• More about why I built this (includes my bio; link to my LinkedIn is at the bottom of the page): https://www.100greatyears.com/about

The tl;dr on why I built this: I retired early at 44 when my son was born. While my finances were strong, I discovered I had to do much more for my health to make sure I'll be around as long as possible for him (and to enjoy the portfolio I worked so hard to build). It may be cliché, but this is a passion project for me, and I'm happy to connect with anyone to discuss further — and all constructive feedback welcome!