Mac apps by indie developers

Tempus Fugit: Pendulum Clock

Sunil Targe

A pendulum clock for your iPhone with a swinging pendulum, a sweeping second hand, soft hourly chimes and 16 dial skins.

JollyPod Podcast Player

Simon Z

A podcast player for finding and following shows. Sort new episodes with an Inbox and Queue, and use chapters, variable speed and skip controls.

Pebble Mind

Aditi Maheshwari

Run language and multimodal AI models on your own iPhone or iPad with llama.cpp. No account or API key is needed.

Tracker, Reminder - CareClinic

CARECLINIC SOFTWARE INC.

★ 4.22.3K

Tracks symptoms, medications and habits to help people with chronic conditions spot patterns and plan daily actions.

Bluestodon - Thread splitter

Ziga Dolar

A posting tool for Bluesky and Mastodon that splits long text into threads, previews each platform, and posts to both at once.

Whiteboard - Infinity Canvas

Endless AI LLC

★ 4.3954

A simple whiteboard with an endless canvas, used for teaching, brainstorming, meeting presentations and quick sketches.

Pocket Screen - Window PiP

Masaki Iino

Turns any Mac window into a small live picture-in-picture view that stays visible while you work in another app.

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

Translucent LLC

★ 4.8364

Pomodoro timer that blocks distractions during work sessions and reminds you to rest. Track time by day, week, or project.

Copilot: Track & Budget Money

Copilot Money, Inc.

★ 4.831K

Tracks your money — spending, investments, net worth — all in one place, with no ads.

Fantastical Calendar

Flexibits Inc.

★ 4.225K

Write events naturally and they parse into your calendar across all your apps.

Bear Markdown Notes & Journal

Shiny Frog Ltd.

★ 4.76.9K

The notes app people leave Notion for. Plain Markdown, sync that works, and a typographic eye you almost never see outside of print.

Iconfactory Tapestry

The Iconfactory

★ 4.6328

Weaves Bluesky, Mastodon, Tumblr, RSS feeds and podcasts into a single chronological timeline.

Pastel

Steven Troughton-Smith

★ 4.71.4K

Color palette library for developers and designers. Extract dominant colors from photos, build collections, drag into other apps.

Grindstone

Capybara Games Inc.

★ 4.77.3K

Puzzle game where you slash through creeps to climb the mountain. 200+ levels from the Superbrothers team.

Gorogoa

Annapurna Interactive

★ 4.62.3K

You solve hand-drawn puzzles by arranging illustrated panels. Deceptively simple.

Florence

Annapurna Interactive

★ 4.58.8K

An interactive storybook about a young woman's first love. Built by the lead designer of Monument Valley, told through a series of mini-games.

Old Man’s Journey+

Broken Rules

★ 4.82.8K

A handcrafted world where you shape the landscape to guide an old man through memories. Puzzle and narrative intertwine.

80 Days

inkle

★ 4.5618

Race around the world in 80 days against the clock and other players. A branching narrative where your choice of transport reshapes the story.

Alto's Odyssey

Snowman

★ 4.43K

A sequel that's endless sandboarding. The desert generates infinitely, and there are temples hidden everywhere.

Longplay

Adrian Schoenig

★ 4.6170

Album browser for your music collection. Sort by color, listening frequency, or how long it has been sitting unheard to rediscover forgotten albums.

Tripsy: Travel Planner

Tripsy LLC

★ 4.75.7K

Imports flights, hotels, and activities from your email and organizes them into one trip.

Flighty – Live Flight Tracker

Flighty LLC

★ 4.8160K

Flight tracker that alerts you to delays 2 to 90 minutes before airline apps know. Pilot-grade data means faster gate predictions and reliable forecasts.

Play: Save Videos Watch Later

Loop Apps LTDA

★ 4.7509

Save YouTube videos for later, manage subscriptions, and sync across your Apple devices without the app trying to autoplay you into the next thing.

Anybox - Bookmark & Read Later

Anybox LTD

★ 4.7525

Bookmark manager with Spotlight search, nested tags, and iCloud sync. No accounts, no tracking.

Later: Read Later & Bookmarks

Xavi Moll

★ 4.5173

Save articles and links to read later privately. No tracking, no accounts, no ads. Synced via iCloud.

Unread: An RSS Reader

Golden Hill Software

★ 4.6443

An RSS reader built around gesture navigation and typography. It's the app where you actually want to read.

Mona 27 for Mastodon

Junyu Kuang

★ 4.369

Mastodon client built for iOS. Smooth scrolling, iCloud sync for drafts and reading position across devices, fully VoiceOver accessible.

Ice Cubes for Mastodon

Thomas Ricouard

★ 4.82K

A Mastodon client with live timelines, push notifications, and quote toots. On iPad you get a full notifications column that stays open while you read.

Mercury Weather

Triple Glazed Studios LLC

★ 4.51.1K

Weather charts, rain forecasts that work, hurricane tracking, and an Apple Watch app.

Taio - Markdown & Text Actions

颖 钟

★ 4.6669

Edit markdown and run text workflows across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Pay once for all three.

iA Writer: Get Focused

Information Architects AG

★ 4.61.5K

Where writers go when they need to focus. Markdown-first editor with distraction-free design and sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Agenda: Notes meets Calendar

Momenta B.V.

★ 4.63.7K

Notes have a way of disappearing into folders. Agenda keeps them on a timeline with your calendar, so you remember why you wrote them and what you decided.

MindNode: Mind Map & Outline

IdeasOnCanvas GmbH

★ 4.6334

Visual thinking tool that turns scattered thoughts into connected maps, outlines, and plans.

Prompt 3

Panic, Inc.

★ 4.3379

Terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Vision Pro. SSH, Mosh, and your servers synced everywhere.

Data Jar

Simon B. Støvring

★ 4.9870

A key-value data store designed for Shortcuts. Store what native dictionaries can't, sync with iCloud, and access files from the Files app.

Timery: Time Tracker

Joseph Hribar

★ 4.81.1K

Toggl tracker front-end for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Save frequent timers, start with one tap, edit entries anywhere.

Parcel - Delivery Tracking

Ivan Pavlov Pty Ltd

★ 4.823K

Tracks packages across 300+ carriers and auto-adds deliveries from Amazon.

Structured: Daily Planner Todo

unorderly GmbH

★ 4.8168K

Visual timeline planner that blocks your day with intention. 1.5 million users. Built for ADHD brains and busy people who need structure.

one sec | screen time + focus

riedel.wtf apps S.L.

★ 4.824K

Adds friction instead of a block: a breath before the app opens, and the option to close it again. The developer puts the drop in usage at 57%.

Actions

Sindre Sorhus

★ 4.8522

Extends Shortcuts with additional actions Apple left out. If you've ever thought Shortcuts should just do X, it probably does.

Sofa: Downtime Organizer

Astrio, LLC

★ 4.73.1K

Track your shows episode by episode, organize books and games in lists, and plan trips. Syncs across all your Apple devices so you know what's next.

Ivory for Mastodon by Tapbots

Tapbots

★ 4.83.9K

Tapbots spent over a decade building the Twitter interface nobody got. Now they've built it for Mastodon, with the same attention to design and speed.

Due - Reminders & Timers

Due Apps LLP

★ 4.72.8K

The reminder app that won't let you forget. Keeps nagging until you actually act, reschedules nearly instantly.

Deliveries: a package tracker

Junecloud LLC

★ 4.634K

Tracks your packages from order to door. Notifications, maps, and a home screen widget keep you posted.

Streaks

Crunchy Bagel

★ 4.827K

The to-do list built around habit building. Your goal is a streak of consecutive days.

Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor

Bergen Co.

★ 4.829K

Photo and video editor with AI-powered depth detection and object selection. Desktop-class editing tools on your phone.

Mela - Recipe Manager

Silvio Rizzi

★ 4.6887

Save recipes from any website into your collection, subscribe to blogs, and cook step by step. Syncs via iCloud.

Reeder.

Silvio Rizzi

★ 4.3908

One inbox for RSS, podcasts, videos, and social posts. Your reading position syncs across all devices.