# Traits about software that are important to me
- Mac and iOS compatible
- Web based version
- User Experience
- Data Ownership
- Data portability
- Software ownership (Entity and Country of Origin)
# The Tools I Use
Here is a list of [[Setapp Apps I use]] regularly as a part of my workflows.
# Interesting Apps
## Apps
- [Bookly](https://getbookly.com/): For tracking reading. Recommended by [[Kara Monroe]]
- [Clear Spaces](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clear-spaces/id1532666619): minimalist launcher for phone
- [FloatingPlayer](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/floatingplayer-music-player/id1601556396): Floating music player for iOS
- [FlowSavvy](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flowsavvy-ai-schedule-planner/id1620112581) ([[Productivity]] app)
- [Mailtemi](https://mailtemi.com/): mail client that supports JMAP. Currently iOS, but hoping to expand to Mac.
- [Whisper Memos](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-memos-speech-to-text/id6443658039): Speech to text for iPhone ([[AI]] Tool)
- [Supernotes](https://supernotes.app/changelog/)
- [Soda](https://getsoda.app/): Passive capture Mac app. Observes work context (calls, apps, conversations) and remembers details without manual input. Can surface info mid-call and push to CRM automatically. Private beta.
- [Rize](https://rize.io/): Time tracking ([[Productivity]] focused [[AI]] Tool)
- [Recall.ai](https://www.getrecall.ai/)
# Games
- [Threes](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/threes/id1551561086) Casual iOS game
## Web Apps
- [Suppose.tv](www.suppose.tv): Tool for picking the right steaming package depending on the channels you need.
- [Lazy.so](https://lazy.so): A quick capture tool that [[Mike Schmitz]] is playing with (Jan 2026)
- [Projection Lab](https://projectionlab.com/) and [Boldin](https://www.boldin.com/) for retirement planning. As shared by [[Michael Porter]] during [[2026-Q1]] review.
- [Meco](https://meco.app/): a newsletter aggregator.
# #### [[Matt Birchler]] Apps Worth Checking out:
- Accents (Change Mac’s Accent Colors)
- Broadcasts (Radio and live stream broadcasts)
- Cursor (Visual Studio fork with AI)
- Figma (for design)
- Floorp (firefox based browser Matt doesn’t use)
- Ghosty emulator(Terminal)
- iTerm (terminal)
- IINA (Video Player)
- Hyperspace (John Siracusa app)
- ==keyboard Meastro== (made video)
- Sim Daltonism (Simulate Colorblindness)
- Surf (Web Browser)
- The Unarchiver
- Ullysees (write and publish to Ghost)
- Zen Browser