State of the Apps 2023

2023's yearly breakdown of the apps and digital services I use.

1. Storage
2. Productivity
3. Communication
4. Reading & Writing
5. Design
6. Development
7. Finance
8. Media
9. Utilities

I. Storage

Dropbox

My home in the cloud.
Web: dropbox.com
Price: Dropbox Plus $9.99 / month (dropbox.com/plans)
Download: dropbox.com/downloading

Google Drive

Work files & docs.
Web: drive.google.com
Price: Business Starter $6 / user / month (google.com/pricing.html)
Download: drive.google.com

II. Productivity

Fantastical

Similar to (Apple) Calendar, but with more customization options.
Web: flexibits.com/fantastical
Price: Free
Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/fantastical-calendar-tasks

Apple Reminders

My personal task manager.
Web: icloud.com/reminders
Price: Free
Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/reminders/

Asana

Project management for teams.
Web: asana.com
Price: Premium Plan $10.99EUR / user / month
Download: asana.com/download

Clockify

Time trackimg app.
Web: clockify.me
Price: Freemium (clockify.me/extra-features)
Download: clockify.me/apps

Calendly

Meetings scheduler.
Web: calendly.com
Price: Freemium (calendly.com/pricing-plans)

III. Communication

Spark

Email client.
Web: sparkmailapp.com
Price: Freemium (sparkmailapp.com/pricing)
Download: sparkmailapp.com/download

Telegram

Personal instant messaging.
Web: telegram.org
Price: Free
Download: telegram.org

Slack

Work instant messaging.
Web: slack.com
Price: Freemium (slack.com/pricing)
Download: slack.com/downloads/mac

IV. Reading & Writing

Feedly

RSS reader.
Web: feedly.com
Price: Freemium (feedly.com/i/pro/welcome)

Pocket

Save pages for reading later.
Web: getpocket.com
Price: Freemium (getpocket.com/premium?ep=1)
Download: getpocket.com/apps/desktop

Apple Books

eBooks library.
Web: apple.com/apple-books
Price: Free

Obsidian

Note taking.
Web: obsidian.md
Price: Free
Download: obsidian.md/download

Grammarly

Grammatical correction.
Web: grammarly.com
Price: Premium $30 / month (grammarly.com/premium)
Download: grammarly.com/desktop

V. Design

Figma

UI Design.
Web: figma.com
Price: $12 / editor / month (figma.com/pricing)
Download: figma.com/downloads

Adobe Photoshop

Image editing.
Web: adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
Price: $20.99 / month (adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html)
Download: adobe.com/products/photoshop/free-trial-download.html

VI. Development

Github

Version control.
Web: github.com
Price: Pro / Team Plan $4 / user / month (github.com/pricing#compare-features)
Download: desktop.github.com

VS Code

Text editor for programming.
Web: code.visualstudio.com
Price: Free
Download: code.visualstudio.com/Download

Filezilla

FTP client.
Web: filezilla-project.org
Price: Free
Download: filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client

Namecheap

Hosting & name registrar.
Web: namecheap.com
Price: Stellar Plus Hosting $2.98 / month (namecheap.com/hosting/shared)

MAMP

Local server
Web: mamp.info
Price: Free
Download: mamp.info/en/downloads

VII. Finance

Wise

Virtual wallet.
Web: wise.com
Price: Free

Revolut

Virtual wallet.
Web: revolut.com
Price: Free

VIII. Media

Spotify

Music.
Web: spotify.com
Price: Premium Family $15.99 / month (spotify.com/uk/premium/#plans)
Download: spotify.com/us/download/mac

Netflix

Movies & Series.
Web: netflix.com
Price: Premium $11.99 / month (help.netflix.com/es/node/24926)

Youtube

Video stream.
Web: youtube.com
Price: Premium €9.55 / month (youtube.com/premium)

VLC

Video player.
Web & Download: videolan.org/vlc
Price: Free

Apple Podcasts

Podcast client.
Web: apple.com/apple-podcasts
Price: Free

Plex

Media server.
Web: plex.tv
Price: Freemium (plex.tv/plex-pass)
Download: www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads

LiteraVOX

Audiobook library.
Price: Free
Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/literavox

IX. Utilities

CleanMyMac

Maintenance.
Web: macpaw.com/cleanmymac
Price: $39.95 one-time fee (macpaw.com/store/cleanmymac)
Download: CleanMyMacX.dmg

1Password

Password manager.
Web: 1password.com
Price: $2.99 / month (1password.com/sign-up)
Download: 1password.com/downloads/mac

Unarchiver

Compressed files.
Web: theunarchiver.com
Price: Free
Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-unarchiver

Caffeine

Don't let your mac enter Sleep mode.
Web: caffeine-app.net
Price: Free
Download: caffeine-app.net/download/sonoma

f.lux

Screen tone correction based on time to avoid eye strain.
Web: justgetflux.com
Price: Free
Download: justgetflux.com/dlmac.html

Rectangle

Window manager.
Web: rectangleapp.com
Price: Free

ChatGPT

AI chatbot.
Web: chat.openai.com
Price: Freemium (openai.com/pricing)

Endel

White noise.
Web: endel.io
Price: Freemium
Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/endel-focus-sleep-relax

Alfred

Search bar and command line.
Web: alfredapp.com
Price: Free
Download: cachefly.alfredapp.com/Alfred_5.1.4_2195.dmg

AltZab

Window manager.
Web: alt-tab-macos.netlify.app
Price: Free
Download: github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/releases/download/v6.63.0/AltTab-6.63.0.zip