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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 29 MIN

An App Swap Challenge

from AppStories · host Federico Viticci, John Voorhees

This week on AppStories, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We’ll be checking in on how it’s going each week with a final roundup of the results of the experiment after WWDC. On AppStories+, we each pick aspirational apps and OS features that we wish we used more but don’t. Also available on YouTube here. Subscribe here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about an AppStories+ subscription, visit our [Plans page](macstories.net/appstories-plans/, or read the AppStories+ FAQ. This episode is sponsored by: Steamclock: We make great apps. Design and development, from demos to details. Links and Show Notes An App Swap Challenge: Pick Three apps for each other to try for a month and report back John’s Picks for Federico Dropzone 5 Zed PastePal Federico’s Picks for John Cora Subscription Day Habitify AppStories+ Post-Show Aspirational Apps and Features We’d Like to Use More John Bend Copilot Money Federico Apple Journal Home Screen widgets iPhone’s Stand By mode Leave Feedback for John and Federico AppStories Feedback Form Follow us on Mastodon AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Bluesky AppStories MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Join Annual $50/yearJoin Monthly $5/month

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