It's the weekend again ya'll, and you know what that means: time for another Apps of the Week roundup! I can confidently say that this is one of my favorites of 2024 thus far, with a powerful learning app, a Markdown slideshow-maker, and an AI-infused sketch app. And as always, we've selected a fun new game for you to check out.
Apps
Proton Mail launches an end-to-end encrypted desktop app
The release of Proton Mail completes the company's suite of web and mobile email clients which make use of end-to-end encryption to keep your emails private.
Apple permits EU developers to distribute iPhone apps directly from their websites
Third-party developers from the European Union will be able to offer iPhone apps for download directly from their websites, bypassing the App Store altogether.
Mymind, JUSTYell!, Card Buddy, and other apps to check out this weekend
It's the weekend again people, and you know what that means: it's time for another edition of our Apps of the Week roundup! This week we have some great picks for you including an AI-infused bookmark client, an anonymous social app for venting, and a card-based mind-mapper. And as always, we've selected a fun new game for you to check out!
How to clear background apps and processes on Mac
In this tutorial, we’ll share various easy ways to find and kill apps and hidden system processes that are running in the background on your Mac.
Alternative stores will stop updating iPhone apps if you leave Europe for 30+ days
Are you traveling outside Europe anytime soon? If so, you’ll have to return after 30 days to receive the latest versions of apps downloaded from third-party app stores.
MacPaw’s new CleanMy®Phone app will declutter your Photos library
There's a new app in town from Ukrainian developper MacPaw, called CleanMy®Phone, that makes it a cinch to free up storage space on your iPhone and iPad lost to duplicates, screen recordings and other photo clutter.
How to prevent Mac apps from accessing your photos, location, camera, microphone, and more
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to view a list of apps that have access to your photos, camera, microphone, location, contacts, calendar events, Bluetooth, and other such things on your Mac. From there, you can revoke the app’s permission if needed.
TrollStore perma-signing utility updated to version 2.0.13 with minor improvements
TrollStore, the popular perma-signing utility by iOS developer Lars Fröder, received an important update early Sunday morning that brought the utility up to version 2.0.13.
Brickd, Guap, NutriNote, and other apps to check out this weekend
It's the weekend again everyone, which means it's time for another Apps of the Week roundup! This week we have some great selections for you including a platform for LEGO-lovers, a minimal budget tracker, and an AI-infused nutrition app. And as always, we have a fun new game for you to check out.
Apple backtracks, saying Home Screen web apps in the EU are here to stay
Apple’s iOS 17.4 software won’t prevent people in Europe from saving progressive web apps to the Home Screen of their iPhones after all.
MacPaw launching Setapp app store on iPhone in April; join a waitlist now
Setapp, MacPaw's macOS and iOS app subscription service, will launch an alternative app store on iPhone in the European Union (EU) in April.