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    AppStories

    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.

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    An App Swap Challenge May 11, 2026
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    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.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    An App Swap Challenge: Pick Three apps for each other to try for a month and report back
    • John’s Picks for Federico
      • Dropzone 5
      • Zed
      • PastePal
    • Federico’s Picks for John
      • Cora
      • Subscription Day
      • Habitify

    AppStories+ Post-Show

    Aspirational Apps and Features We’d Like to Use More
    • John
      • Bend
      • Copilot Money
    • Federico
      • Apple Journal
      • Home Screen widgets
      • iPhone’s Stand By mode

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    Codex as a Productivity Super App May 04, 2026
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    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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    Follow-Up: Moving Files Between Devices
    • Tailscale
    • Taildrop
    • Hyperduck

    Codex as a Productivity Super App
    • Codex
    • OpenAI acquires Software Applications Incorporated
    • Sky Acquired by OpenAI

    Claude Code Issues
    • An update on recent Claude Code quality reports (Anthropic)
    • Claude Code

    Federico’s Codex Workflows
    • Apple Frames CLI
    • Cardmarket
    • Monologue
    • Matter

    Other Mac Dictation Apps
    • Wispr Flow
    • Aqua Voice

    Remote Codex on iPhone
    • Remodex
    • Remodex Is the Best Codex Remote Client for iOS

    Open-Source Personal AI Assistants
    • OpenClaw

    AppStories+ Post-Show:
    • Apple Reminders
    • GoodTask
    • Remind Me Faster

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    Filling the App Gap Apr 27, 2026
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    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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    Apple Leadership Transition
    • Apple’s Executive Leadership Transition Announced
    • Community Letter from Tim

    OpenAI Codex and Computer Use Follow-Up
    • OpenAI Codex
    • Claude Code

    Filling the App Gap
    • HomeKit Automation
      • Controller for HomeKit
      • Home Assistant
    • Cross-Device Screenshot and File Transfer
      • CleanShot X
      • macOS Screen Sharing utility
    • Workspace Management
      • Workspaces+
      • Workspaces
    • Calendar Apps
      • Notion Calendar
      • Fantastical
      • Calendar 366
      • Dot
    • Bookmarking and Read-It-Later
      • Shiori, by Brian Lovin
      • Readwise Reader
      • Matter

    AppStories+ Post Show: Self-Built Tools and the Services Behind Them
    • ElevenLabs
    • Buffer
    • Google Gemini
    • Kokoro TTS
    • Defuddle
    • CrossPost (John’s cross-platform social media posting tool)
    • Research Feed (John’s ranked, filtered social media reader)
    • Dialog (John’s article-to-podcast converter using Defuddle, Claude, and Kokoro TTS)
    • Daily Star (John’s twice-daily magazine-style digest from Notion, RSS, and Matter)
    • Notion Daily Notes Appender (Federico’s quick-capture web app)
    • Notion Daily Notes Viewer (Federico’s horizontal tray viewer for open daily notes)
    • Ghost Reader (Federico’s Readwise Reader audio-preview tool using ElevenLabs)
    • CLI Chats (Federico’s session-log viewer for Claude Code and Codex)

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    Apple Frames 4 and the AI Multiplier Apr 20, 2026
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    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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    Links and Show Notes

    Apple Frames 4 and the Multiplier Effect
    • Introducing Apple Frames 4: A Revamped Shortcut, Support for Frame Colors, Proportional Scaling, and the Apple Frames CLI for Developers

    AppStories+ Post-Show:
    • Agent mishaps and horror stories, plus a peek at John’s ongoing HomeKit makeover.

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    OpenAI’s Everything App Trap Apr 13, 2026
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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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    The Everything App Trap
    • OpenAI raises $122 billion to accelerate the next phase of AI
      • OpenAI Bets Big on Building an Everything App
      • Daring Fireball

    AppStories+ Post-Show:
    • Federico’s AI Tool Consolidation
      • Services and Apps Discussed:
        • Claude
        • Claude Code
        • ChatGPT
        • Perplexity
        • Google Gemini
        • Telegram
        • Firecrawl
        • SerpAPI
        • Parallel.ai
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    Revisiting the Text Editor Landscape Apr 06, 2026
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    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.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    Text Editors Discussed
    • Obsidian
      • Obsidian CLI
      • Obsidian Sync
    • Drafts
      • Drafts Action Directory
      • Drafts MCP Server
    • Notion
    • Panda
    • Bear
    • Zed

    Other Markdown and Plain Text Editors
    • iA Writer
    • Ulysses
    • Typora
    • MarkEdit
    • Clearly Markdown
    • Atlas
    • Runestone
    • FSNotes

    File Formats
    • TextBundle

    AppStories+ Post-Show

    Writing Workflow Tools
    • Claude Code
    • DropOver
    • Pandoc

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    An Orchestra Without a Conductor, Apple’s AI Dilemma Mar 30, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John draw from their experiences using AI agents to imagine the sort of agent Apple could build with tight hardware and software integration if it had a LLM to orchestrate the pieces already in place.

    On AppStories+, John asks where artificial intelligence falls on the spectrum of historical technology milestones.

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    Agentic AI Tools
    • OpenClaw
    • OpenClaw on GitHub
    • Claude Code
    • Claude Cowork
    • Claude Code Channels
    • Claude Dispatch
    • Perplexity Computer
    • OpenAI Codex

    Related News
    • OpenClaw, OpenAI and the Future — Peter Steinberger
    • OpenAI Reportedly Pivoting to a Focus on Business and Productivity Only (Gizmodo)
    • Anthropic Turns the Tables on OpenAI in Critical Revenue Category (Axios)

    Apple and AI
    • Apple Intelligence
    • App Intents
    • Private Cloud Compute

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    • Where does AI rank as a tech innovation?

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    Why Foldable Phones Matter: The Case for an iPhone Duo Mar 23, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico shares his experiences with foldable Android phones and what Apple might do for its first foldable hardware and its software.

    On AppStories+, Federico shares his experience using Samsung DeX.

    Also available on YouTube here.

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    Links and Show Notes

    AirPods Max 2
    • In a Surprise Move, Apple Announces AirPods Max 2

    Foldable Phones
    • Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close?
    • iPhone Fold looks like two of my all-time favorite products in one
    • Foldables Mentioned
      • Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7
      • Google Pixel Fold
      • Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
      • Oppo Find N6
      • Honor Magic V5
      • Samsung Galaxy Z Flip
      • Samsung Tri-Fold
      • Belkin UltraBoost

    AppStories+ Post-Show
    • Samsung DeX

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    The Fractal Fragmentation of AI Tools Mar 16, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at the confusing array of tools and naming conventions used by Anthropic and OpenAI.

    On AppStories+, John explains how he automated two unautomatable Mac apps.

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    The Fragmented World of AI Tools
    • Anthropic’s Claude
      • Claude for Mac
      • Claude Cowork
      • Claude Code
      • Claude Code on the web
      • Claude Code Remote Control
      • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
    • OpenAI’s Codex
      • ChatGPT for Mac
      • Codex for Mac
      • Codex CLI
      • GPT-5.4
      • GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark
      • Cerebras
      • Codex Skills GitHub Repository
    • Also mentioned:
      • Playwright
      • Todoist
      • Notion
      • Gmail
      • Pushover
      • Linear
      • GitHub
      • Brrr

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    • iZotope RX 11
    • Hush

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    Apple’s Big Neo Week Mar 09, 2026
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    This week on AppStories, Federico and John discuss Apple’s latest hardware announcements.

    Then on AppStories+, Federico explains Notion Agents and Workers and how he’s using them.

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    Links and Show Notes
    • Apple Takes the Wraps Off the MacBook Neo
    • Apple Reveals the New M5 MacBook Air
    • Apple Announces M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros
    • Apple Introduces Two New Studio Displays
    • Apple Unveils iPhone 17e
    • Apple Introduces M4-Powered iPad Air

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    • Notion AI
    • Notion Agents
    • Notion Workers

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