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Wagetap iPhone app review: wage advances and bill splitting in Australia
Wagetap is a Winter 2022 YC iPhone app for Australian wage advances and bill splitting.
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Univerbal for iPhone: AI conversation practice for language learners
Univerbal is a YC Winter 2023 language-learning app for speaking practice, instant feedback, and personalized conversation drills.
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Travel apps for iPhone: maps, itineraries and offline preparation
The best travel setup on an iPhone starts with three jobs: keeping reservations together, finding your way, and having essential information available…
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School supply lists on iPhone: buy what the classroom actually needs
Turn a school’s requirements into a clear shopping list, with quantities, ownership and checks for items you already have.
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NZ metMate: a New Zealand weather web app for the early iPhone
NZ metMate brought local forecasts and rain radar into an iPhone-friendly web app. The developer’s 2009 launch discussion preserves the details.
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PhotoToMac: moving early iPhone photographs over Wi-Fi
Revisit Galarina’s PhotoToMac and the distinction between transferring an image and preserving all of its information.
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TonePad: making music with a grid of light
The original TonePad turned a sixteen-by-sixteen grid into an approachable musical sketchpad.
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Be Nice to Bunnies: checking cruelty-free products on iPhone
The historical PETA app put a shopping database on a phone. Its useful lesson is to check the current source behind a…
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PocketScore by Electric Ears: early music notation on the iPhone
PocketScore explored composing a melody on a phone. Contemporary music educators documented its one-staff approach and the limits of a small touchscreen.
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RDM+: controlling a Mac or Windows desktop from an early iPhone
SHAPE Services’ RDM+ paired a mobile remote-control client with software installed on the target computer.
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Lucky Gambling Days 2009: an astrology app, not a winning system
What the original luck-calendar app claimed, why a horoscope cannot establish gambling odds, and how to read its surviving historical record.
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Brain Fit: separate a puzzle score from a health claim
A cautious guide to interpreting brain-game marketing, with the original 2009 app identity still unverified.