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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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RulerPhone: measuring a photograph with a known reference
Explore Ben Kamens’ original RulerPhone and what a reference object contributes to a photo-based measurement.
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Food-additive apps: read the ingredient information behind the colour code
An evidence-focused guide to food-additive references on iPhone, separating ingredient lookup from personal health advice.
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G FORCE on iPhone: understand the meter before trusting the number
A sourced introduction to the early motion-meter app, with a focus on interpretation and measurement limits.
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IQ Boost: separate a memory game from a claim about intelligence
A careful look at the early dual n-back app and why progress inside a puzzle is not a clinical assessment.
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Save Benjis: comparing online prices from a store aisle
Sol Robots’ Save Benjis used the iPhone to connect in-store shopping with online prices and reviews. Here is the context behind the…
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iCalc Auto Loan Calculator: an early iPhone tool for comparing inputs
Powapps’ iCalc began with an auto-loan calculator. Revisit its original purpose and distinguish a calculated payment from an actual financing offer.
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BigTipper by PureBlend: splitting a restaurant bill on iPhone
Revisit the original BigTipper calculator and the small interface choices that make a shared bill easier to check.
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Bubbles on iPhone: a simple touchscreen toy with a long history
Jesse Grosjean’s Bubbles turns drawing and popping into a small, direct interaction; here is how to read its history and current listing.
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Remember The Milk on the early iPhone: a task list away from the desk
The June 2008 page covered Remember The Milk’s iPhone web interface. Its lists, tags and notes showed how an existing task service…