AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.
The App Customization Trend 
This week, Federico and John discuss the emerging trend of app customization, which along with app modularity, lets users control how apps work and look.
On AppStories+, Federico provides an update about the progress on his review, and John wonders why the Mac share sheet has been so badly neglected by Apple.
An Interview with Marcos Tanaka
This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing Marcos Tanaka, the creator of MusicHarbor and MusicSmart about the latest changes to Apple’s music-related frameworks, his apps, and more.
On AppStories+, Federico and John go behind the scenes about their OS preview stories, discuss Shortcuts for Mac, and Federico is searching for his Wii U.
Shortcuts Preview This week, Federico and John walk through all the changes coming to Shortcuts this fall, including changes to the Shortcuts editor and the new actions you’ll find in Shortcuts on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
On AppStories+, Federico explains his new iPad Home Screen for writing his annual iOS and iPadOS review and other Home Screens he’s considering and Federico and John discuss Shared With You.
Federico’s Research and Note-Taking Setup
This week, Federico and John dig into the latest iteration of the research and note-taking setup that Federico is using to prepare his annual iOS and iPadOS review, which features Obsidian.
On AppStories+, Federico and John catch up on post-WWDC rest and project planning.
2021 Apple Design Award Winners: The AppStories Interviews
For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of four 2021 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Winston Chen, creator of Voice Dream Reader; Esther Huybreghts, Mathijs Demaeght, and Melissa Cash from Pok Pok, creators of Pok Pok Playroom; Brian Mueller, creator of CARROT Weather; and Maria Sayans and David Fernandez Huerta from ustwo games, creators of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure.
On AppStories+, Federico and John consider what makes the apps that win ADAs special and Federico explains that he has restored his iPhone and is beta testing AudioOS 15 on the HomePod.
Three Features That Set iOS 15 Apart
This week, Federico and John cover the three features that will sell iOS 15 to most users: Focus Mode, SharePlay, and Live Text and share some of their recent audio gear purchases for lossless streaming and AirPlay. They also take questions from listeners who watched on Instagram Live.
On AppStories+, Federico and John say hello from their first-ever live recording of AppStories on Instagram Live.
WWDC 2021: Safari Web Extensions and Live Text
In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John discuss the sorts of tools that could be built with Safari Web Extensions and Federico explains how Live Text works and can be used in practice.
On AppStories+, Federico and John explain what they enjoyed about this year’s Apple Design Awards presentation.
WWDC 2021: Shortcuts’ Folder and File Actions, Quick Note, and Safari
In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John take a closer look at the new folder and file actions coming to Shortcuts, discuss the intriguing potential of Quick Note, and are skeptical about some of the Safari design changes.
On AppStories+, John hooks up his iPhone and iPad to his home stereo system to the Belkin Soundform Connect, adding AirPlay to his setup, and figures out a way to stream Apple Music lossless audio too.
WWDC 2021: Shortcuts for the Mac, iPad Keyboard Navigation, and Developer Tools
In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John cover Shortcuts for Mac, new ways to navigate the iPad using the keyboard, and developer tools, including TestFlight for Mac, Swift Playgrounds, and RealityKit 2’s Object Capture.
On AppStories+, Federico and John discuss the ‘work hangover’ caused by the WWDC keynote and catching up with the news emerging from the conference.
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