iOS Apps Megathread: The best app is actually IFTTT

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Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Werdsmith's update finally came out, and the feature that I paid premium for a few months ago is now a subscription-only feature, so gently caress that.
Can anyone recommend an iOS Universal app that lets me offline-sync text notes (drawings not important, colouring in certain words would be nice but optional) without needing a subscription?

Being able to sync with Dropbox would be ideal so I can keep working on files on my PC.

Pages would have been perfect with the iCloud syncing, but since it's creating proper documents as opposed to simple text files, the word wrap obviously doesn't adapt depending on what device I'm reading things on, which makes stuff tricky to read between my iPhone and iPad.

The offline syncing is the main feature as I'm outside of a decent signal a lot of the time, so being able to update my iPhone/iPad to the latest version of each file before I leave the house is very handy.

edit: Elements looks pretty good, any goon got it and could comment?

Question Mark Mound fucked around with this message at 17:29 on Dec 19, 2012

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 17:25

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 17:44

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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xzzy posted:

But how do you use that app in a dark room where they warn you a half dozen times before the movie starts to shut off your drat phone?

The app looks pretty dark, if your brightness is turned right down you might be able to be pretty discreet about it. Plus the description says it'll vibrate when it's time to pee.

# ¿ Dec 19, 2012 17:29

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I would love one of those "Smart" alarm clocks to wake me up at a good time, but I really don't want to give up the soothing tones of Uniqlo Wake Up's voice telling me the time and the weather first thing in the morning.

Do any of the sleep cycle apps have a nice voice that can read out time and weather on wake-up?

Also, do most people leave their phone plugged in and move the phone underneath the bedding, or how exactly is the best way to put it? I'd want to keep my phone charging overnight, but would they be sensitive enough to be placed in one corner of a double bed even if I happen to have moved onto the other side in my sleep?

edit: So long as I'm asking questions, how well do they work in Do Not Disturb mode?

Question Mark Mound fucked around with this message at 12:32 on Dec 21, 2012

# ¿ Dec 21, 2012 12:15

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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jojoinnit posted:

I've owned sleep cycle since it was released back on the OG iPhone and I haven't used it since Uniqlo. It's so lovely to wake up to.

Well that sounds promising! I'm gonna try that free version of Smart Alarm Clock over the Christmas holidays to see if that kind of thing makes me sleep any better and if it's good, I'll go with Sleep Cycle.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2012 14:57

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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IUG posted:

Are you against using your computer for it? Because I just manipulate my songs in Audacity before exporting them into iTunes, having iTunes convert them to m4a files (or maybe I have Audacity skip this step), rename the file to a .m4r file, and then import it back into iTunes again.

I think I had to download a plugin for it but Audacity can save as .m4a so you just need to rename it to m4r and you're set

# ¿ Dec 28, 2012 00:34

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I'm hoping one day to find a decent cataloguing app for keeping track of my DVDs/games (what I own, what's been lent out to friends, etc.).

iCollect has stopped development so won't get native iPad or iPhone 5 support.
SortIt apps nickel and dimes everything out of you, to the point where if you want to view your catalogue you have to pay for an IAP twice - once each for the iPhone and iPad versions.
MyStuff2 seemed okay if quite ugly in comparison to the other two, but I've found the barcode search pretty inconsistent for UK products that the other two apps would always pick up.

Any suggestions, or am I basically stuck with an unsupport app, one that will cost a fortune in the long-run, or one without a great barcode database or pretty looks?

# ¿ Jan 7, 2013 16:39

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Minidust posted:

Blu-ray.com has a great collection app. You set up a collection on the website and the app syncs with it, although you can add movies (via search or barcode scanner) directly through the app as well. DVD movies and games for Xbox 360/PS3 are also supported. You can label each entry as "owned," "ordered," "rented," "loaned," "for sale," or whatever custom category you create via the website. It's free and has been updated fairly regularly since its release!

That looks awesome, thanks! I'll give it a go and start scanning some of my games and movies this week. I'd wasted enough money on all those other collection apps with all their IAPs and just got sick of having to keep paying to keep up basic functionality, this Blu-Ray.com app looks like it should do the trick.

Kind of a shame I can't cover PS2 and DS games as well, but I'll survive. Can't seem to find an iPad version, but I suppose I had to live with iCollect's lack of native iPad version for this long too.

# ¿ Jan 7, 2013 19:15

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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suboptimal posted:

I thought Delicious Library was killed because Amazon wouldn't allow the devs access to their API for a mobile app. I was helping my dad use it to catalog novels he's read and ended up just doing the web app export for him.

~~Apple~~ ~~Nintendo~~ Amazon is loving us again :argh:

# ¿ Jan 8, 2013 12:30

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Question Mark Mound posted:

SortIt apps nickel and dimes everything out of you, to the point where if you want to view your catalogue you have to pay for an IAP twice - once each for the iPhone and iPad versions.

And now as though they read these very forums, the latest update removes most of the bullshit where now any IAP purchase made previously will unlock all the functionality (barcode scanning, offline viewing, etc) for that app. Still downloading so I dunno if it crosses between iPhone and iPad, but it's a lot more palatable now. Hell, they even used the phrase "nickel and dime" in the changelog!

# ¿ Jan 9, 2013 22:40

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Watchlater will do that, but unfortunately I can't see a way to get the files back out of the app and onto your PC if you want to watch them on anything other than that iPad.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2013 00:17

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Suntory BOSS posted:

Anybody else using hip new app Vine?

It's a twitter-owned Instagram-for-video sorta thing, very clean interface, very simple and user-friendly, very responsive. Videos usually load instantly, and it's fun as gently caress making silly little videos with friends. I never felt there was a need for a video sharing application, but Vine will be my favorite app as soon as I can get some more of my friends on it.

A quick Google to see what the app is all about and pretty much every search result is a new story about how Vine is full to the brim with porn. :wiggle:

# ¿ Jan 28, 2013 09:52

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I've never got people who will always "f0ll0wb4ck" on Twitter - your feed just becomes a total mess of One Direction and Justin Bieber fans with no actual content. Is having ten thousand followers really that important to them?

Anyway, Vine looks neat, but it's missing some really obvious stuff that would've made it awesome, like front-facing camera options or the ability to record in chunks throughout the day. Or, worst of all, being able to save a video for later uploading if you don't currently have internet access.

# ¿ Jan 28, 2013 16:56

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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What don't you like about the sound management and alarm clock?

For alarm clock apps, you have to leave them active (though you can lock the screen) for them to function fully.

As for sound management, anything too in-depth and you'll possibly need to jailbreak, which isn't too bad since the 6.1 jailbreak just came out a few days ago.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2013 15:29

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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rotaryfun posted:

My media volume is constantly resetting to full volume. I like having sound profiles for night/weekday/weekend volume.

I can't edit my alarms. I have to make new alarms if I want something different. My job requires that I have a flex schedule and as such I would end up with 20 different alarms.

Unfortunately you can't do time profiles (other than daily Do Not Disturb times) without a jailbreak. As for the media volume constantly resetting, that's strange. Have you tried restoring your phone and seeing if it's still happening?

In what way can you not edit your alarms? On the Alarm screen, on the top-left there should be an Edit button which brings up little red circles to delete the alarms, but you can tap on the time to edit the alarm time, sound, recurrence, etc.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2013 16:01

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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rotaryfun posted:

Now see, that's good information. I didn't realize I could click on the time after hitting edit to change the settings. Thought I could only delete the alarm. After going and looking, I don't know why it wasn't apparent to me that I could though, because there clearly is an arrow pointing right showing that I could do so.

So long as you're getting used to iOS features, when you have the keyboard up, hold your finger on any character that might be accented or have alternate forums (e.g. elipses, degree signs, etc) and enjoy access to way more characters that are visible. This also works on the ".com" button on iPads for ".org", ".net", etc.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2013 17:00

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Siri is perfect for setting reminders when I'm pretty vague on when I want reminded. "Tomorrow afternoon" or "in around half an hour" are perfectly valid times to set reminders for.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2013 17:18

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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NZP posted:

Idea for an app, I want to know if it exists.

It basically allows you to specify when your phone goes from silent to not silent. Could this be done?

So like timed mute-profiles? You'd need to jailbreak, unfortunately.

# ¿ Feb 12, 2013 15:48

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I see Polaris Office (http://appshopper.com/business/polaris-office) is on sale today. Does anyone know if it's any good with formatted Word 2010 files? I've yet to see an office app that can open a docx file with properly laid out header1/header2 etc text.

# ¿ Mar 7, 2013 17:07

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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illBilliam posted:

I just bought it and it's displaying my .docx headers fine. Thanks for the heads up on this. Somehow Polaris went under my radar.

Thanks for taking the plunge! I bought it and it seems pretty good - Universal too which helps. It's a shame you can't add fonts into it, though - doesn't seem to have the default Header fonts from Word 2010.

# ¿ Mar 8, 2013 13:07

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Making the switch to The Old Reader. The page seems to look well enough on iPad so that's fine.

# ¿ Mar 14, 2013 10:46

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Bucket Joneses posted:

Then you're on the cutting edge of technology and you should just go along your merry way. I was just trying to inform people who may not have noticed it was released.

A look at the version release history on the store page implies that it's been out since May 2012.

# ¿ Mar 18, 2013 23:16

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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So is it worth making the switch back from Downcast yet?

# ¿ Mar 25, 2013 18:26

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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EugeneJ posted:

Is there anyway to change the Calendar setting so that events you've added don't disappear after the date has passed?

Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> (Calendars) Sync -> All Events

# ¿ Apr 22, 2013 14:32

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I don't wanna be "that guy" when it comes to automating that kinda stuff - but if your friends are worth wishing a happy birthday to then isn't using IFTTT to send a generic message to each of them pretty cold and emotionless?

# ¿ Apr 29, 2013 21:36

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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So essentially time-lapse photography?

http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/time-lapse-photography-apps
I can't vouch for any of the apps listed here, but it might get you started!

# ¿ Apr 30, 2013 12:36

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Downcast can do that. You copy the mp3 in via iTunes then there's an option in Tools called "File Import" or something like that.

# ¿ May 1, 2013 20:37

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Do all the streaming radio services block iOS access unless you have a paid subscription? I'd love to have a service where I can put in a few favourite artists/songs and it'll create stations for me. I don't want to pay a subscription since I wouldn't use it often, so I have no problem with the odd short advert being placed into the playlist every now and then.

Bonus marks if it has a good selection of Japanese rock and metal because I'm a nerd for that poo poo.

# ¿ May 14, 2013 16:23

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Sorry I should have specified, I'm in the UK. Unless there's been a change, I think Pandora got blocked in the UK?

# ¿ May 14, 2013 16:33

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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101 posted:

Unless it's changed recently (I can't tell because I'm a subscriber) I believe Spotify let's you use the 'radio' feature for free

That's awesome, thanks! For some reason I had it in my head that Spotify blocked you on a phone/tablet if you weren't a subscriber. It's given me 48 hours of free access so I'll see what happens after that runs out.

# ¿ May 15, 2013 12:25

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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DarkJC posted:

They have serious problems with the methodology Dark Sky uses for prediction. But to Dark Sky's credit they lay things out very clearly in their FAQ about how they are using their data, and even mention that most meteorologists are skeptical of their approach.

In practice it seems to work decently well for predicting rain near your location within the hour, but plurals of anecdotes are not data etc etc.

Isn't it basically a case that they take readings from a dozen of different services and more or less averages them out? I've only recently started using Forecast.io but if it simply is a case of taking the average of multiple trusted sources then I imagine it'd be reliable enough for normal day-to-day use if you don't need exact rainfall figures or whatever.

# ¿ May 29, 2013 17:02

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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In the UK we tend not to get a lot of extreme weather, mostly varying levels of drizzle, so I suppose when it comes to big poo poo like storms in America I can see why people are less convinced by it.

# ¿ May 30, 2013 15:38

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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PaganGoatPants posted:

Was Vine that much of a threat? Couldn't Facebook just keep it to pictures?

It didn't even occur to me that anyone had launched Vine after the first few days of launch.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2013 23:00

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I usually use SpeedTest.net's app

# ¿ Jun 24, 2013 22:07

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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empty baggie posted:

The speedtest.net app?

http://appshopper.com/utilities/speedtestnet-speed-test

# ¿ Jun 24, 2013 23:13

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Boris Galerkin posted:

Here's a GBA emulator that doesn't require a jailbreak or dev account to install. Go to page on your iDevice and press Install App. Hurry quick before their provisioning gets pulled.

I had no idea that app developers could do this. Is there a reason more "no-no" apps like emulators can't be installed in this kind of way?

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 23:00

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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I'm considering making the switch from Instapaper to Pocket after hearing that Pocket supports offline video. I've tried adding a YouTube link to my Pocket list but it still seems to cache it from the internet any time I go to play it. Am I doing something stupid or did I mishear about the offline video support?

If Pocket can do video, then I can scrap having separate apps for offline reading and viewing (Instapaper and Watch It Later, respectively) which would be handy.

# ¿ Jul 16, 2013 12:24

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Jigsaw posted:

For anyone wondering about the GBA emulator, it sounds like it won't install now, and for those who have it it'll stop working whenever it checks to renew the certificate: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2013/07/apple-revokes-gba4ios-signing-certificate.html

Ah, that'd explain it. I tried deleting and reinstalling this morning since it wouldn't launch any more. I wonder if developers using a similar trick will find a way to make an app never check for renewed certificates.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2013 10:07

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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If it's just an unordered list of things I have no idea why absolutely any note taking app like the default Notes wouldn't work. Do they need to be searchable or put into categories or something?

# ¿ Jul 21, 2013 11:56

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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duckfarts posted:

Calvetica doesn't change your calendar colors anymore; you need to use the default calendar app or google calendar to set your colors.

And even google calendar doesn't always work. I've changed one of mine from red to orange about two days ago and it still hasn't changed on my devices.

# ¿ Aug 10, 2013 11:03

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# ¿ May 11, 2024 17:44

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Can't you just set your screen to not shut off after a few minutes in Settings?

# ¿ Aug 13, 2013 15:28

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