Best app to create app like instances of websites

Looking for something like Unite 6 that lets you create an app instead of using a website directly.

Not really loving Unite 6 or the ability in Safari.

Any suggestions

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I just launched my app Upyng Go for iPhone & iPad

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Free Dynamic Island for Mac (Boring Notch)

I was looking into the various dynamic island options available for mac when I stumbled upon Boring Notch. I loved the app at first as it looked cool and the best thing - it's free. But there is one serious issue
When Boring Notch is running, it completely hides the native macOS volume HUD. However, it doesn't provide its own replacement. This means when I change the volume, I get no visual feedback on the screen. It's impossible to tell what the volume level is, which is a huge step back in usability. Can I somehow fix this, if not what are the good free/cheap alternatives to Boring notch

https://redd.it/1o67m3i
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FocuSee backtracking on "Lifetime Free Updates" promise for early adopters? Looking for thoughts.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to get the community's thoughts on an issue I'm having with the screen recording software FocuSee and hope to give a heads-up to other users.

I purchased a one-time plan for FocuSee back in 2024. A major selling point for me was their explicit policy on updates for early buyers. Their official policy stated:

https://preview.redd.it/fguuey2az0vf1.png?width=1286&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc1eefcc73b65be3e739c988551b57622c59bae2

https://web.archive.org/web/20241223181209/https://focusee.imobie.com/pricing.htm?ref=header

Now that Version 2 has been released, the software is prompting me to pay for the upgrade. I reached out to their customer support, provided my proof of purchase and a link to their policy on the Wayback Machine.

This was their response:

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Here's my concern:

1. The offer is only for V2.0. The original promise was for "V2, V3, and all future versions!" Their response feels like a one-time fix to quiet me down, not an acknowledgment of the lifetime policy. I'm worried that when V3 comes out, I'll have to go through this all over again.
2. The AI Credits. Their support response also noted that the free upgrade would not include AI credits.

It feels like they are not honoring the spirit or the letter of the agreement made at the time of purchase. Am I misinterpreting their response, or is this a red flag? Has anyone else who bought FocuSee before 2025 run into this?

TL;DR: FocuSee promised lifetime free updates (V2, V3+) for anyone who bought before 2025. Now they're asking for payment. Support offered a free upgrade to V2 only, ignoring the "all future versions" part of the promise.

https://preview.redd.it/ox4le0nbz0vf1.png?width=1844&format=png&auto=webp&s=1730a184224cc20cc8a61026854a93446d595a91



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Video player for SD cards

Hi all, looking for some help finding the right app.

We use SD cards in our game cameras and they take videos instead of pictures. When we open the SD cards on a Windows machine, we can click right or left to go to the next video without closing the video player. It is incredibly useful when watching hundreds of 20 second videos in a row.

However, on my Mac, the only way I have found to view all the videos without opening up a new window for each one, is to use the quick preview function. This is less than ideal for a number of reasons.

Does anyone know of an app that would allow you to scroll through videos like you would scroll through pictures on a Mac?

(Downloading the videos to the Mac is not an option)

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Don't buy NotchNook

If you are considering to buy it, don't. The current versione is draining battery in an extreme way. You can have a refund only in the first 2 weeks and all they say is "download the previous version". Nothing more.
I hope I can save someone before the purchase

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Aeronaut for Bluesky — TestFlight testers wanted!

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Bloom has replaced a bunch of other software for me.

First off, I have no financial connection with Bloom (Mac File Manager) or its developer but I felt compelled to share a little of my experience with it and why it has replaced all my other file management utilities.

This review is completely unsolicited but I'm retired so why not write some reviews for software that I like. I'm rarely excited by the YAFM (Yet Another File Manager) genre of apps anymore but Bloom is an exception. Prior to using Bloom, I was bouncing back and forth between Finder, Path Finder, QSpace Pro, but mainly using ForkLift which I had pretty much settled on for years.

After having Bloom for a couple of months, I don't really use any other File Managers anymore. When I first bought Bloom, it was missing a few features that kept me going back to one of my other apps. For example, I was still using QSpace Pro when I needed a three or four quadrant file manager which is surprisingly often. Bloom has different layouts available which can be persisted as Workspaces. I use this feature a bunch. No more QSpace Pro for me.

There were some other features that I needed that missing though. Mainly, many file managers don't give you the ability to display and/or soft by dimensions for pictures and video. Bloom added that recently and the ability to use the width and height in the rename dialog. I no longer need Name Mangler for this.

Also missing, I thought, was support for keyboard shortcuts to mimic the F5/F6 that I used previously in ForkLift to Copy/Move files. It's there under settings now in Bloom. And the implementation is really nice given the complexity of dealing with multiple layouts.

Also, looking through the settings, I found several features that I had never seen before which made my workflow much more efficient. I'm constantly amazed to find software features for many Mac Apps that I didn't know about until I spent time perusing the settings dialog.

The developer has done a great job of adding features that I requested. It's rare to find a developer so responsive to user feedback.

Check out the (pinable) Portal and Sync Browsing feature. I didn't understand their purpose at first, but they are very useful features.

Is Bloom perfect? No, but it's close enough for me. I have a few more minor features/tweaks I'd like to see added to the software. I'm going to submit to the developer for consideration in the near future.

https://redd.it/1o6hufc
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Marketing for apps

We started helping developers so as to sort marketing and distribution for them. Be it content for YouTube, Insta, TikTok we do it all, from video production to posting to tracking, so that you can focus on development and it started working, our clients saw results and were better relaxed as they did not have to worry about reels and edits and postings etc.

https://redd.it/1o6jugn
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One Year of DeskRest – Thank You for Your Support! 🎉

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