What Apps I Use In 2025

I remember in the early days of blogging on LiveJournal I’d join a ton of trends and lists. Someone made a list of 50 completely random questions? OF COURSE I’LL ANSWER THEM.

In the days of blogging that trend has mostly moved to microblogging services. I rarely come across any now a days, other than the occasional #introduction, or my favorite, #7FilmsToKnowMe. When I saw Matt Birchler’s post about the apps he uses and the trend I started filling it out before I finished looking at the list. 😂

• ✉️ Mail service: Gmail
• 📬 Mail client(s): Gmail (Web & Mobile)
• ✅ Tasks: Todoist (41k Karma!)
• 📰 RSS service: NetNewsWire
• 🗞️ RSS client: NetNewsWire
• ⌨️ Launcher: Apple Spotlight
• ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud
• 🌅 Photo library: Apple Photos + Synology Photos
• 🤳🏻 Photo editing: 
• 🌐 Web browser: Chrome on Desktop, Brave on Mobile
• 📆 Calendar: Google Calendar
• 📖 Reading: Physical copies, Kindle
• 💬 Chat: Messages
• 🌤️ Weather: Carrot Weather
• 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast
• 🎶 Music: PlexAmp, YouTube Music
• 🛹 Clipboard manager: None
• 🔐 Passwords: 1Password
• 💸 Budgeting: Tiller & Google Sheets
• 💬 Transcriptions: None
• 🐘 Mastodon: Ivory
• 💁🏻‍♂️ Social: BlueSky & Reddit
• 🖼️ Screenshots: CMD+SHIFT+4 and Skitch
• 🎞️ Video editing: ScreenFlow
• 📝 Notes: Apple Notes
• 🧮 Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
• 👨‍💻 Code Hosting: GitHub
• 👨🏻‍💻 Terminal: Terminal (Mac) 😅
• 🔎 Search: Duck Duck Go
• ✈️ Flight tracking: Delta (SLC is a Delta hub)
• 📦 Package tracking: Whatever
• 🛍️ Grocery List: Pen and paper
• 🍴 Recipe Management: Apple Notes
• 🥗 Food Tracking: LoseIt
• 🍿 Movie discovery/tracking: Letterboxd
• 📚 Book Tracking: Hardcover

Reading this over, I’m amazed at how much I’ve slimmed down my custom apps over the years. I used to have a bunch more elaborate solutions but over the years I’ve moved back to the popular apps in many categories.

Any app recommendations for me you think I should try to switch off anything here? Let me know on Blue Sky.