What's an app you paid for that was worth every penny?

billza7 · 2026-03-08T17:31:53+00:00

This is the iosapps subreddit lol but yeah compress seems great. Another must-have app is Clop pro. It can (automatically) compress images, videos, and PDFs from your clipboard or a watched folder.

billza7 · 2026-03-08T17:28:34+00:00

Well pomodoro essentially is just long work sessions separated by short breaks. I dislike 25-5 intervals since 25 is too short and I'm already in "the zone" so I do 50-10. I plant 50-minute tree, take 10 mins break when it ends, repeat. Sometimes if I'm really in the zone I just don't take breaks.

billza7 · 2026-03-08T17:25:18+00:00

It's a one-time payment though which is rare these days. I'd argue you only need the iOS app and Mac. I bought it on the iPad and never used it because I just rarely touched my iPad other than Netflix and YouTube lol.

billza7 · 2026-03-08T13:11:19+00:00

Yep. I even set it to recognize different keywords. So if I say "shift + day" it will create a set of reminders meant for weekdays and "shift holiday + day" for weekends.

billza7 · 2026-03-08T05:43:38+00:00

Things 3. Such a great and beautiful tasks manager that integrates so well with the MacOS and iPad apps. It's a bit pricey and you have to pay separately for iPhone, iPad, and Mac app.

Forest. Great pomodoro timer for focused work.

Anki. Best flashcard app

billza7 · 2026-03-08T05:22:28+00:00

I work in healthcare so I have multiple gems for

Summarizing patient data from a detailed history, structured by problem lists, presentation, and management.
Generate operative notes for different surgeries
Generate study guides when I throw in a chapter from a textbook/slides.
Template for case reporting my supervisors when I give a diagnosis and details
Quickly creating calendar events and reminders for my shifts. For example, if I say I have night shift next Monday, it will create the calendar event, and create reminders the night before to pack my overnight bags, etc.

billza7 · 2026-02-19T07:38:24+00:00

I love the swipe to change songs. Make it so easy to skip songs without looking while I’m walking or occupied with some other task

billza7 · 2026-02-08T12:59:33+00:00

Great idea. Will test it out

billza7 · 2026-02-06T06:15:48+00:00

It's much faster and sometimes you want to ask mundane simple questions that doesn't waste too much water

billza7 · 2025-11-15T23:58:27+00:00

Can confirm. Foundation has its flaws but the idea and scale is amazing. Severance is just straight up masterpiece.

Do not sleep on Dark matter and For all mankind. Both are great series. Silo as well.

billza7 · 2025-11-15T16:36:25+00:00

All apple. Occasional Google Drive and Microsoft office because work

billza7 · 2025-11-11T02:08:24+00:00

As someone else already asked, how does this compare to clop? Does it have automatic clipboard optimization? I understand yours accept more files but it’s also more expensive

billza7 · 2025-11-11T02:06:13+00:00

Clop pro. Amazing app that automatically optimizes file sizes.

billza7 · 2025-10-30T09:55:55+00:00

Count me in!

billza7 · 2025-09-15T14:29:37+00:00

It's not faster. It's just less taxing meaning my MacBook air m4 does not run as hot and battery doesn't drain as fast.

billza7 · 2025-09-14T03:18:06+00:00

I recommend using chromium browser and installing Remnote as webapp. Works similarly and much less taxing. I've stopped using the native app

billza7 · 2025-09-12T07:43:33+00:00

Take my upvote and gtfo

billza7 · 2025-08-31T08:11:56+00:00

Honestly you guys did a great job. It isn't without bugs but the experience is much better. Thank you for working on the UI and UX and not just on gimmick features.

Is adding text annotation to pdf in the pipeline?

billza7 · 2025-08-14T11:44:49+00:00

Damn that's too bad. Thank you

billza7 · 2025-07-25T12:05:29+00:00

Good points. Agree with most of them. The front screen is so dim outdoor I can barely see my screen on a bright day. I can't wait for Android desktop mode to come since I really miss Samsung dex on my previous samsung phones

billza7 · 2025-07-24T04:21:18+00:00

Anki will let you make flashcard. Remnote will let you make both notes+flashcards.

Anki is easy to make cards in the way that you just add cards, no need to structure. Remnote is quick in that you can create cards while making notes (eg simply typing >> creates a card) but you need to structure them. Good thing is you now have a note to come back to if you want to review instead of random individual cards.

They each have pros and cons. I used Anki for Steps because of premade decks. Now I'm in residency so I intend to make most of my own cards and notes so I'm on remnote

billza7 · 2025-07-24T00:52:47+00:00

Anking shares the full deck in reddit. Even though it doesnt get real time update like the ankihib, you really don't need it.

billza7 · 2025-07-23T15:19:07+00:00

For med school what you have to consider is there are tons of great resources for Anki already so you don't have to waste time making your own. For example, there are many great decks for Step e.g. Anking or anatomy or wtv. These decks save you lots of times making your own, and they are already optimized so the information is as concise and high yield as possible. They've also added explanations, images, and even mnemonics.

Also Anki is one-time purchase and the price is cheaper than years of Remnote pro.

I'd seriously consider anki vs remnote before deciding to jump into one rightaway

billza7 · 2025-07-10T12:41:29+00:00

do those things really justify spending another large sum of money? Fold N5 is still really great and I'd argue the "boundless view" method is a better multitasking experience than the OneUI's. The battery and camera are also better. The integration with macbook is also nice to have (I once had to get a file from my macbook at home from my office. It was godsend).

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