Competing with iOS System Apps

John and Federico consider the pros and cons of competing with, and what it takes to succeed against, Apple’s free, built-in system apps and highlight some of their favorite alternatives.

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Links and Show Notes

Notes Competitors

• Bear
• 1Writer
• Drafts
• Ulysses
• iA Writer
• DEVONthink

Reminders Competitors

• Todoist
• OmniFocus
• 2Do
• Things
• Sorted
• Picnic
• AnyList
• Taskpaper
• Taskmator
• Editorial

Calculator Competitors

• PCalc
• Calcbot
• Calca
• Soulver
• Tydlig

Music and Podcasts Competitors

• Picky
• Ecoute
• Cesium
• Overcast
• Castro
• Pocket Casts

Weather Competitors

• Dark Sky
• Weatherline
• Weather Underground
• Hello Weather
• RadarScope

Mail Competitors

• Airmail
• Polymail
• Spark
• Outlook
• Inbox

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