Apps & services

A full video editing experience on iPad, but fiddly by touch and much better with a keyboard attached.

A drinking game app with a predatory weekly subscription that cost him about £110 after he forgot to cancel the free trial.

Once revolutionary and cheap, Netflix now has tiered pricing and adverts, though he says it isn't the worst offender.

Arun says Uber has gone from cheap and convenient to expensive, tiered and exploitative, with misleading fees and a pointless subscription.

Arun pays for Uber One but finds the perks, free delivery and delivery guarantee underwhelming and misleading.

Arun demonstrates Uber Eats charging up to 100% markups and stacked fees, with delivery taking about 70% of an order's value.

Arun still relies on Amazon's delivery but says Prime has been diluted by minimum spends, ads and pre-selected slow delivery.

Arun found it impossible to buy a single month and the cancellation process was deliberately buried in console settings.

Mentioned as the only smartphone-style app currently working on the Humane pin.

Presents a run of facts about TikTok's size and usage without giving a personal opinion on the app.

Sold vulnerable users' data to advertisers and had to pay $7.8 million in refunds.

A social app valued at $1.2 billion that turned out to be 95% bots.

Dynamic pricing, fees and a crashing site during the Taylor Swift sales earn it 5 out of 10.

A $1 billion streaming service that offered little beyond free CNN and shut after 32 days.

Musk's changes cut value by over half, so he gives it the worst score, a 10.

Modern iOS wins on dynamic wallpapers and customisation, though its flat icons lack the personality of the originals.

Original iOS had a satisfying slide to unlock and characterful icons, but offered no customisation at all.

He thinks FaceTime is getting a lot better in iOS 17, with fun gesture reactions, automatic lighting adjustment and the ability to leave me…

Strips recipes down to what you need, without the ads and life stories, and converts units for you.

A home screen widget that shows photos from close friends and partners without opening an app or showing ads.

His go-to wallpaper app, with a clean interface, high quality wallpapers and a fair one-off price to remove ads.

Stores all tickets and codes in one place and reminds you before they expire.

Adds the missing ability to shortcut into apps from the iOS lock screen, which helps him act on key notifications.

Cheap surplus food that helps businesses and the planet, though availability depends on your area.