Software & AI

Tracks parcels from your email automatically and shows updates on the home screen.

Puts group travel plans, itineraries and research in one place, even if the content is sourced elsewhere.

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

Used for years for his photo editing, mentioned as a point of comparison for AI editing.

Mentioned in the cold open as an AI app that colourises old black and white photos.

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

Isolates vocals and instruments in any track using AI, which he finds almost unbelievable.

A growing library of Android home screen setups that tells you exactly what was used to make each one.

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

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

The most accessible and fun way to learn chess, getting you playing and then fixing mistakes.

A decluttered launcher that filters notifications, and the best compromise he has seen for staying focused.

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

Transcribes meetings and events and made their iPhone 14 launch video much quicker to produce.

His favourite phone game by far, loved for its tower-defence strategy.

He shares five handy WhatsApp tricks, calling the home screen chat shortcut probably the coolest one.

Samsung's Good Lock apps give customisation that iPhones can't match.

He calls IFTTT the choice of real tech masters and shares his go-to automations.

Unclear how it works and unreliable, so he does not trust its ratings.

A more advanced review checker he found pretty cool, but still not reliable enough to trust fully.

Calls it probably the biggest iPhone update ever, with contact posters, AirDrop, StandBy and Messages the highlights, though still in beta.

He feels Twitter has got worse, with more ads, bots, paid verification and viewing limits, so it no longer feels like home.

Seen as a highlight reel that is bad for mental health, but a well-run business with every feature built to maximise time spent.

He thinks Facebook is far worse than Instagram, packed with ads, irrelevant suggestions and poor reporting tools.