All 'AppStories' Episodes

AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.


Our WWDC Automation Wish List

This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their WWDC automation wishes.

Then on AppStories+, they share more details on their research setups for the summer.

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AppStories Episode 487 - Our WWDC Automation Wish List

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Our macOS 27 Wishes

This week on AppStories, Federico explains how he’s using the recently-released Notion developer platform before he and John share their wishes for macOS 27.

On AppStories+, John asks Federico about the technical underpinnings and evolution of the Shortcuts Playground project that he published last week.

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AppStories Episode 486 - Our macOS 27 Wishes

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Our iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes

This week on AppStories, we share our wishes for iOS and iPadOS 27, and for AppStories+ subscribers, we tackle Visual Intelligence and whether there are any use cases that aren’t creepy.

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AppStories Episode 485 - Our iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes

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34:04

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  • Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details.
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An App Swap Challenge

This week on AppStories, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We’ll be checking in on how it’s going each week with a final roundup of the results of the experiment after WWDC.

On AppStories+, we each pick aspirational apps and OS features that we wish we used more but don’t.

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AppStories Episode 484 - An App Swap Challenge

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29:12

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Codex as a Productivity Super App

This week on AppStories, John shares his tip for moving files with Taildrop before he and Federico dig into Codex and its unique capabilities.

On AppStories+, Federico and John have both returned to Apple Reminders and discuss why and how they’re using it.

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AppStories Episode 483 - Codex as a Productivity Super App

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Filling the App Gap

This week on AppStories, John and Federico cover Apple’s executive transition, follow up on OpenAI’s super app, and share the apps they’re looking for and give each other suggestions on how to fill their app gaps.

On AppStories+, we round up the tools we’ve built for ourselves that fill gaps, for which we haven’t found apps.

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AppStories Episode 482 - Filling the App Gap

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Apple Frames 4 and the AI Multiplier

This week on AppStories, we draw from Federico’s experience creating the Apple Frames 4 shortcut and CLI to discuss the multiplier effect that AI agents can have in the hands of someone with deep domain expertise.

On AppStories+, we share our AI agent mishaps and horror stories along with additional details on a John’s ongoing HomeKit makeover project.

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AppStories Episode 481 - Apple Frames 4 and the AI Multiplier

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OpenAI’s Everything App Trap

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This week, on AppStories, we return to a topic that’s an old favorite: the Everything App in honor of OpenAI’s announcement that they are building a Super App.

On AppStories+, Federico consolidates the tools and services he uses.

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AppStories Episode 480 - OpenAI’s Everything App Trap

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Revisiting the Text Editor Landscape

This week on AppStories, John and Federico revisit the state of text editors on Apple platforms and how they use them.

On AppStories+, John and Federico dig deeper into their writing workflows and the apps they’re using to write.

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AppStories Episode 479 - Revisiting the Text Editor Landscape

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38:37

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This episode is sponsored by:

  • Steamclock – We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details.
  • Claude – Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today.

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