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[Cyan]

Anyone have any recommendations for a good budgeting/personal finance app?
I'm in the UK, so Mint (which seems to easily be the best) is unfortunately not much good. Preferably something universal that syncs between devices. Everything that's free or has free versions I've tried has been garbage.

What's that you say? An opportunity to plug the Budgeting OT?

I use YNAB personally, though I haven't tried their mobile app. It's a great program, and the mobile version has some good reviews. Note that YNAB is a zero-based budgeting system (see the thread linked above for more info), so if that's not your thing, avoid.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Reeder app 3.0 (for iPhone) should be released somewhat soon:

https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/196988933681324034

A little update on 3.0 for iPhone: After some unexpected issues and some rewriting, I'm now back on track and the plan is to submit in May.

Can't wait, hope the iPad version gets updated as well shortly after.

 

[Jayayess1190]

Newsify An RSS reader gone free at the moment. It has thumnails when looking at the article list, something I wish reader had:

 

[brotkasten]

Spotify for iPad is out.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/2/2992333/spotify-for-ipad-review

 

[Awesome Animals]

Spotify for iPad is out.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/2/2992333/spotify-for-ipad-review

Oh finally!

 

[Good Job Bob]

God, Spotify is so shit.

 

[Danne-Danger]

What's the best app out there if I want rain sounds when sleeping? I'm currently using Sleepmaker Rain and it's quite alright, though I'm wondering if GAF knows something about this very specific niche.

Oh! And has anyone paid for Sleepmaker? Does it add anything worthwhile? The features don't sound that interesting.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Spotify for iPad is out.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/2/2992333/spotify-for-ipad-review

so you have to pay to use the application on the iPad?

I see I have a 48 hour trial?

 

[Rekwest]

What's the best app out there if I want rain sounds when sleeping? I'm currently using Sleepmaker Rain and it's quite alright, though I'm wondering if GAF knows something about this very specific niche.

Oh! And has anyone paid for Sleepmaker? Does it add anything worthwhile? The features don't sound that interesting.

I use this one http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/white-noise/id289894882?mt=8

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I use this one http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/white-noise/id289894882?mt=8

Why not just download some ocean wave/thunder/whatever music tracks or something?

 

[brotkasten]

so you have to pay to use the application on the iPad?

I see I have a 48 hour trial?

Spotify on mobile is a premium service.

 

[Zoe]

Is there a stocks app for the iPad that will show prices in the notification menu?

 

[Good Job Bob]

Here you go brotkasten:

Track 8

App Store

 

[noah111]

^Beautiful. I'm not a big fan of metro UI but I love that look on a tablet for simplifying the UI of specific utilities.

 

[devildog820]

Reeder app 3.0 (for iPhone) should be released somewhat soon:

https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/196988933681324034



Can't wait, hope the iPad version gets updated as well shortly after.

I really hope there is a "mark as read up to here" and a current position sync (a la tweetbot)

 

[brotkasten]

Here you go brotkasten:

Track 8


App Store

If only I didn't lose my new iPad yesterday. #fml

 

[MasLegio]

If only I didn't lose my new iPad yesterday. #fml

did you not activate find my ipad?

 

[mescalineeyes]

Here you go brotkasten:

Track 8


App Store

oh god, my sides. Metro has no business on the iPad.

Also, what's The Reminder doing surrounded by... I don't even know how to put this in way that won't get me banned.

 

[brotkasten]

did you not activate find my ipad?

I thought I did, but apparently I didn't. I don't even know why I'd have to activate it myself, that should be on by default. But whatever, I still have my OG iPad and now I'll probably wait for the next one in 2013. Can't wait.

oh god, my sides. Metro has no business on the iPad.

What does that even mean? Hiding Apple's iOS UI is the best thing every developer can do with their apps.

 

[Cheebo]

I thought I did, but apparently I didn't. I don't even know why I'd have to activate it myself, that should be on by default. But whatever, I still have my OG iPad and now I'll probably wait for the next one in 2013. Can't wait.

Well when you first turn the iPad on it asks if you want to activate find my iPad. You must have selected no.

 

[brotkasten]

Well when you first turn the iPad on it asks if you want to activate find my iPad. You must have selected no.

That doesn't make any sense. There's no reason why I wouldn't activate it and like I said, it should be just on by default. Whatever, I'm not even mad or trying to blame anyone. It's 100% my fault and I can live with it. It's just an iPad.

 

[MasLegio]

I thought I did, but apparently I didn't. I don't even know why I'd have to activate it myself, that should be on by default.
.

because then they would be slaughtered by personal integrity freedom fighters as well as probed by the free worlds governments

 

[mescalineeyes]

What does that even mean? Hiding Apple's iOS UI is the best thing every developer can do with their apps.

There are ways to design UIs that do not make the App feel like it doesn't belong on the device. See Tweetbot for example.

 

[brotkasten]

There are ways to design UIs that do not make the App feel like it doesn't belong on the device. See Tweetbot for example.

The best iPad apps look nothing like iOS or Apple apps in general. Quite telling.

 

[Good Job Bob]

They're still consistent with the UI conventions, which is all that matters.

 

[numble]

That doesn't make any sense. There's no reason why I wouldn't activate it and like I said, it should be just on by default. Whatever, I'm not even mad or trying to blame anyone. It's 100% my fault and I can live with it. It's just an iPad.

If you restored from backup, and never had activated it previously, it wouldn't have been on, I think. It wasn't available as a standard iPad feature until iOS 4.2, I think.

 

[Shurs]

Here you go brotkasten:

Track 8


App Store

Does it work with iTunes Match?

I hate the stock iPad music player.

 

[brotkasten]

If you restored from backup, and never had activated it previously, it wouldn't have been on, I think. It wasn't available as a standard iPad feature until iOS 4.2, I think.

Oh, this makes sense now. Like I said, I know it's my fault and I know where I lost it. It just kinda sucks that my budget is already planed for the next 4-5 months and unless I find a really good deal, I'll just wait for the new iPad.

Does it work with iTunes Match?

I hate the stock iPad music player.

I'm not in love with the iPad music app, but it's a massive improvement over the one in iOS 4.

 

[Vyer]

That doesn't make any sense. There's no reason why I wouldn't activate it and like I said, it should be just on by default. Whatever, I'm not even mad or trying to blame anyone. It's 100% my fault and I can live with it. It's just an iPad.

What'd you do, just leave it somewhere?

Shit, I'd be mad, I spent 700 for this thing. (well actually only 400 but it should have been 7)

 

[brotkasten]

What'd you do, just leave it somewhere?

Shit, I'd be mad, I spent 700 for this thing. (well actually only 400 but it should have been 7)

Yep, I left it somewhere. Really stupid, but it is what happened and there's nothing I can do about it. It was the 32 GB WiFi black, so it's only 600 for me. Problem is, I don't see the point in getting an iOS product 6 months after release, so I'll have to wait for the new one next year. I'm really gonna miss the retina display and the overall performance. *sigh*

 

[Vyer]

Yep, I left it somewhere. Really stupid, but it is what happened and there's nothing I can do about it. It was the 32 GB WiFi black, so it's only 600 for me. Problem is, I don't see the point in getting an iOS product 6 months after release, so I'll have to wait for the new one next year. I'm really gonna miss the retina display and the overall performance. *sigh*

It's only been like 2 months, hasn't it?

 

[brotkasten]

It's only been like 2 months, hasn't it?

Like I said, I already planned my budget for the next 4-5 months and there's no way I'll open the emergency cookie jar for a toy.

 

[caramac]

That track 8 music player looks really nice, the only problem is the only person in our household with an ipad is my eight year old son and he doesn't have music on it. ......I may have to tell him we've been burgled

What's the best app out there if I want rain sounds when sleeping? I'm currently using Sleepmaker Rain and it's quite alright, though I'm wondering if GAF knows something about this very specific niche.

Oh! And has anyone paid for Sleepmaker? Does it add anything worthwhile? The features don't sound that interesting.

Just out of interest I tried http://www.rainymood.com/ on my iPhone and it works, obviously with it being flash based you don't get the rain droplets running down the screen but the sound works.

 

[Vyer]

Like I said, I already planned my budget for the next 4-5 months and there's no way I'll open the emergency cookie jar for a toy.

oh i get you, missed that part. Damn that sucks sorry brotk

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Here you go brotkasten:

Track 8


App Store

Using it. I like it more than the stock player. Not much else to be said.

 

[BeeDog]

Track 8 looks really nice, but what's the probability that it will be banned from the store? I wouldn't want to buy a music player that can't be updated in the future.

 

[foomfoom415]

Problem is, I don't see the point in getting an iOS product 6 months after release, so I'll have to wait for the new one next year. I'm really gonna miss the retina display and the overall performance. *sigh*

One thing to keep in mind is that iOS products, especially the iPad, have a pretty absurdly high resale value right up to the announcement of the next device.

Using it. I like it more than the stock player. Not much else to be said.

Is it able to access your home sharing library? Hell, are any apps allowed to do that, or is it another forbidden API?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Is it able to access your home sharing library? Hell, are any apps allowed to do that, or is it another forbidden API?

Not sure. I've never used home sharing before, so I can't help ya there.

 

[Heel]

So can we revisit video playback?

Video Stream is on sale for $1.99 and has streaming and local playback + retina support.

Air Video, streaming but not local playback.

AvPlayer HD does local but not streaming playback.

Is there a comparison of these somewhere online? Which of these is the best choice for the new iPad as far as handling 1080p video, etc? Is it a better idea to just convert my videos to a format that works in the stock player?

 

[Dreams-Visions]

So can we revisit video playback?

Video Stream is on sale for $1.99 and has streaming and local playback + retina support.

Air Video, streaming but not local playback.

AvPlayer HD does local but not streaming playback.

Is there a comparison of these somewhere online? Which of these is the best choice for the new iPad as far as handling 1080p video, etc? Is it a better idea to just convert my videos to a format that works in the stock player?

dunno if there are any online comparisons, but I have been using Air Video for 3 years. When neeeded, you can always tell Air Video to convert a particular video file into an iPad format. You can then sync the converted file normally in iTunes.

 

[Shurs]

Using it. I like it more than the stock player. Not much else to be said.

Does it work with iTunes Match?

 

[XOMTOR]

So I've been testing a bunch of different RSS apps over the past few days (Feeddler, Feedly, Newsify, Byline etc.) and I think I finally came across one that seems to do it all. It's called iReadG which is a rather odd name but I guess if it does the job. There's a free (ad supported) version so it's easy to tryout.

Anyway after playing with it, here's my mini review/features that stood out to me:

- thumbnails for feeds
- 2-way sync with Google Reader
- swipe up/down, left/right or both for next/previous feed
- Reader Play
- can add, delete and manage folders from app
- offline webpage & image caching
- startup syncing or manual sync at anytime by pulling screen down
- RSS searching
- fullscreen viewing
- vertical and landscape support
- multiple font and background colors
- displays profile pic on main screen (useless but kinda cool)
- able to add feeds from within app
- supports multiple Google Reader accounts

Here's a bunch of screens showing some of the UI. *And yes I did just discover the screenshot function.*
I also took shots of the settings menu but didn't post 'em cause it took 8 screenshots to show all of them; there's that many.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

Does it work with iTunes Match?

Sorry, I don't use iTunes match so I couldn't tell you. From what I can tell, it's not much more than a reskin of the regular iPod player. Like, if you swipe up to show the running apps, then left to see the volume and brightness controls, it shows the regular iPod app running instead of Track 8.

 

[AstroLad]

I'm getting Apple TV tomorrow to pair with my iPad. What are good apps for that? Here's what I gathered, please feel free to add. Pay or free doesn't matter:

-Remote
-Netflix (don't know how ATV works though am I supposed to use the app or the app from Apple TV?)
-PBS
-TED
-Showyou
-Qello

 

[dreamcastmaster]

I'm looking for a good music visualizer for iPad (retina if possible) Any recommendations? Does not matter if it's paid.

 

[Vyer]

I'm almost stunned at how good the eBay iPad app looks.

 

[OneEightZero]

I'm getting Apple TV tomorrow to pair with my iPad. What are good apps for that? Here's what I gathered, please feel free to add. Pay or free doesn't matter:

-Remote
-Netflix (don't know how ATV works though am I supposed to use the app or the app from Apple TV?)
-PBS
-TED
-Showyou
-Qello

If you already have AirVideo, it works amazingly with it. Better than connecting from the Mac/PC.

Netflix is already on the AppleTV itself.

 

[Shawsie64]

Anyone recommend an audiobook player with bookmark ect for the ipad?

 

[slothmeister]

Wow track 8 looks stunning, does anyone know, or can you test it to see if you can use this with home sharing. I haven't got any music on my iPad and would prefer to stream it from my computer like you can with the standard music app.

Thanks.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Instapaper 4.2

Other features:

All-new Fast Pagination mode, a complete rewrite from the old pagination code that greatly improves accuracy and page-turn speed
New draggable dot bar to replace the scroll bar in pagination mode
New two-finger-swipe gesture to close an article
Full-screen now has “Auto” mode to switch to full screen after a few seconds
The subtle Twilight Sepia color tint can now be selected at any time
Added sharing to Drafts and the upcoming Quotebook 2.0
Many bugfixes and performance improvements

I've noticed the page-turn animation isn't quite as nice and buttery smooth as iBooks' is.