Apps of the Week
Every week we pick a few indie apps and take their App Store screenshots apart: what the first three frames get right, what they cost, and the one change worth making. Free to submit.
Week 45, 2026
TrailMapper: GPX Routes
Verified
Žiga Porenta
A focused GPX app: import a route, plan your own on the map, see every climb and follow it.
Navigation Read the teardown →
Ideon: Scroll Your Own Ideas
Verified
Mo Abdelsalam
A private feed for your ideas, links, files and notes that you scroll, not a pile of decks.
Productivity Read the teardown →
DopamineOS
Konrad Kern
A tiny fake phone inside your real one: pretend apps, pretend currency, none of the manipulation.
Entertainment Read the teardown →
Week 44, 2026
The Slowsteader
GK Press (Pty) Ltd
A calm companion for slowsteading: a garden journal, seasonal recipes and a daily prompt, from author Renata Roberts.
Lifestyle Read the teardown →
Tovak
Tovak
Find nearby tow trucks and roadside help on a list or a map, then call a provider directly or request quotes.
Navigation Read the teardown →
Sprout
Template OÜ
Psychology tests on anxiety, stress, sleep and personality, with results in plain words and small practices to try.
Health & Fitness Read the teardown →
Week 43, 2026
Nubnote
Nicholas Palmer
A notes app that files each thought into a category and gives it a title, so you can find it again.
Productivity Read the teardown →
Voice Fun Changer
JYStudio
Record or import audio and turn it into a robot, squirrel, ghost or giant voice, then share the clip.
Entertainment Read the teardown →
We Wins!
The We Wins team
A family chore app: kids earn Stars for finished chores, parents approve them, and Stars unlock rewards.
Education Read the teardown →
Week 42, 2026
Number Harbor
Nathan Ryan (JuJu LLC)
Park your old phone number in one app and keep getting the codes and texts that still go to it.
Utilities Read the teardown →
Fitmer: HIIT Interval Timer
Vitaly Vivchar
A no-nonsense interval timer for Tabata, EMOM, AMRAP and For Time that you set up in seconds.
Sports Read the teardown →
REGIME: Daily Habit Tracker
Ilias Aberkane
A strict daily habit tracker: one checklist, a streak that resets if you miss a day, and eight ranks to climb.
Lifestyle Read the teardown →
Week 41, 2026
Biostacks: Supplement Tracker
Hmujo LLC
A supplement tracker for iPhone with no account to create and barcode scanning built in.
Health & Fitness Read the teardown →
Radialday: Day Planner
A&C Solutions UG
A day planner that draws your 24 hours as a dial instead of a list.
Productivity Read the teardown →
LifeWise - AI Family Hub
Ruchit Lukhi (Axoryte Infosoft)
One app for a family's medicines, bills and appointments.
Productivity Read the teardown →
Week 40, 2026
Vidmoat: AI Video Editor
Buzz Innovations Ltd.
A real mobile video editor with an AI agent you talk to in plain words.
Photo & Video Read the teardown →
ScanPop: QR Code Scanner
Muhammed nedim Ipek
A QR and link scanner that checks for threats before you open them.
Utilities Read the teardown →
MoodGarden: Mood Tracker
Alperen Guntekin
A mood tracker where every feeling you log grows a plant in your garden.
Lifestyle Read the teardown →
Week 39, 2026
GramBook: Witty AI Captions
Hmujo LLC
Turn one plain thought into ten unhinged captions.
Entertainment Read the teardown →
Spectrum Sync Keyboard
BROCK JAMES HALL
An AI keyboard that catches your tone before you hit send.
Productivity Read the teardown →
Taptico: Haptic Fidget Toys
BROCK JAMES HALL
A pocket set of metallic fidget toys, powered by the Taptic Engine.
Utilities Read the teardown →
Week 36, 2026
Trender AI
SharePlace LLC
An AI content workshop that turns a topic into a carousel, a reel script and a set of hooks.
Photo & Video Read the teardown →
Breaker: Conversation Starters
Alperen Guntekin
A deck of conversation starters you shuffle through when a room goes quiet.
Entertainment Read the teardown →
OfficeTime Time Keeper Pro
Productive Monkey Ltd
A time tracker that has been on the App Store since 2011, shown with a listing that still looks it.
Productivity Read the teardown →
Week 35, 2026
Golf & Mini-Golf Scorecard
Jade Lizard Software LLC
A universal scorecard for golf, mini golf and disc golf, with one tap scoring.
Utilities Read the teardown →
Photo Cleaner - Swipe
Mohamed Fakiri
Swipe through a full camera roll and delete what you do not want, one photo at a time.
Utilities Read the teardown →
Receipt Scanner - Receipto
AppWrapp
Photograph a receipt and get the line items back without typing any of them.
Finance Read the teardown →
Week 34, 2026
Tip Calculator & Split Total
Thaer Zori
A tip calculator with Apple Watch support and bill splitting features
Utilities Read the teardown →
Invoice Maker Pro - QuickBill
Alperen Guntekin
Invoice generator app that creates professional bills in under 30 seconds with payment tracking
Business Read the teardown →
AI Girlfriend Chat & Romance
Alperen Guntekin
AI companion chat app with virtual girlfriends for conversation and emotional support
Social Networking Read the teardown →
How we pick
- We read every submission, and we run only a few. A list that takes everything is worth nothing to the apps on it.
- We look at the screenshots first. That is the thing we know well enough to be useful about, and it is what the feature is built around.
- The teardown is honest. If we would change something, we say so. A page full of praise convinces nobody.
- A small app is not a disadvantage. Download counts are not how we choose. Plenty of well-made apps have almost none yet.