Know what your child is doing on the internet, even on their phone. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
The internet is massive, weird, and full of things nobody should see, let alone children. As wild as the internet may be, it is also a resource that your kids will need to get familiar with, especially for school.
There's never been a more literal remote office than iScanner. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Your iPhone can be so many things: a way to talk to friends, to kill time, to do research. And now it can also be your office. iScanner packs a whole corner office into one app, so you won’t have to fiddle with outdated scanners, deal with clunky file editing software, or wait for big files to attach to emails people don’t check often enough. For $39.99, you can get lifetime access to this all-in-one office app, and you definitely won’t miss waiting in line for the scanner.
The Apple Design Awards celebrate the best iOS and iPad apps in a range of categories. Photo: Apple
The annual Apple Design Awards honor excellence in innovation, ingenuity, and technical achievement in iOS and iPadOS application and game design. A dozen winners were named Thursday in categories ranging from outstanding Interaction to apps that are just fun.
Bring the karaoke bar to your iPhone with this amazing app. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
There are only so many starter sourdoughs and online courses you can take before you start considering other options to keep yourself entertained. Once you’ve powered through your book list, you need to do something else to keep your imagination occupied.
Don’t miss out on these awesome iOS apps. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
There are almost 2 million apps available on iOS today, and yet in 2018, 10 years after the App Store opened its doors, developers continue to deliver new and unique titles that blow us away.
We’ve rounded up the very best from the past year right here. We have terrific text editors, fantastic photography apps, amazing utilities, and lots more.
The best and most useful apps for iPhone and iPad Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac
With our 50 Essential iOS Apps series, the goal was to help you find some of the best apps for iPhone and iPad. Picking the finest offerings from the more than 2.2 million iOS apps in Apple’s App Store proved challenging. But we highlighted apps that offer excellent features or make life easier in various ways.
To wrap up the series, we’ve sorted the apps by category to make the list easier to browse. We’re also showcasing Cult of Mac readers’ alternatives to our picks.
(You’ll find reader faves linked at the end of this post. That’s especially helpful since one of our must-have apps is about to die an unceremonious death.)
Pixelmator is a powerful, all-in-one graphic design app for photographers and designers alike Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
Since its introduction, the iPad has slowly won over new markets of people. Over the past couple years, photo and image editing apps have found a home on Apple’s tablet. Pixelmator for iOS takes photo editing and graphic design on iOS to a new level, bringing a photoshop-like experience to your fingertips.
Understanding your calendar, reminders, and events is fast and easy with Fantastical Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
Managing a busy schedule is something we all deal with from time to time. Relying on a calendar app makes it easier, but entering every meeting, project, or appointment can be a hassle. Fantastical is the best calendar app for adding events to your calendar and managing your schedule.
Twitter is going to show you lots of news, all through the app. Hopefully that's what you want. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac
A Twitter redesign will put breaking news and sports events at the top of your timeline. Expect updated iOS and Android apps to emphasize current happenings over casual chat.
Apparently being brushed under the rug are pictures of your cat. Twitter seems to want people to be consumers of Tweets, not creators.
Tweetbot for iOS is clean, easy-to-use, and isn't cluttered like the Twitter app. Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
Over the years, the Twitter app has changed significantly. What started as a container for Twitter’s mobile website has grown into the jumbled mess that it is today.
During that time, many third-party Twitter clients blossomed, providing a more streamlined, logical experience. While many faded away, a select few managed to stick around. For several years now, Tweetbot has been one of the best Twitter clients on iOS. It offers a clear design, simple gestures, and provides a better Twitter experience.