Inspired by Hemispheric Views and Robb Knight, here’s my list of default apps.

Personal:

  • Mail Client: Apple Mail
  • Mail Server: Gmail
  • Notes: Notes
  • To-Do: Reminders
  • iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera
  • Photo Management: Photomator
  • Calendar: Calendar
  • Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive/Files, OneDrive
  • RSS: NetNewsWire
  • Contacts: Contacts
  • Browser: Safari
  • Chat: Messages, WhatsApp
  • Bookmarks: Safari Bookmarks
  • Read It Later: Micro.blog Bookmarks
  • Password Management: Bitwarden
  • News: None
  • Music: Apple Music
  • Podcasts: Formerly Overcast, but just went back to the Podcasts app
  • Audiobooks: Bound
  • Socials: Micro.blog, Ice Cubes (Mastodon), X (I can’t get away from it for sports news)
  • Journaling: Trying the new Journal app, Q1 2023 I was handwriting for a bit
  • Reading: None, use a Paperwhite and physical books
  • Recipe Manager: Crouton
  • VPN: Mullvad

Work:

Thought I’d add a work one to show how Microsoft dependent my company is. It’s not the worst, except for Teams.

  • Mail Client: Outlook
  • Mail Server: Outlook
  • Notes: OneNote
  • To-Do: Reminders - have a Work section and a Personal section
  • Calendar: Outlook syncing to Apple Calendar
  • Cloud File Storage: OneDrive and NFS
  • Contacts: Outlook Contacts syncing to my iPhone
  • Browser: Chrome
  • Chat: Teams