State of the Apps (2024)

Published: 30/12/2024

  • Email: Spark Mail
  • Notes: Apple Notes
  • To-do: Linear
  • Photo shooting: Fujifilm XE-4, iPhone 16 Pro
  • Photo management: Apple + Google Photos
  • Photo editing: Apple Photos
  • Calendar: Cron (I refuse to call it Notion Calendar)
  • Cloud storage: Google Drive
  • RSS: Readwise Reader
  • Contact management: Google Contacts
  • Browser: Arc on macOS, Arc on mobile
  • Chat: Discord, WhatsApp, Instagram, Signal (in order of usage)
  • Bookmarks: Folders on Arc
  • Read later: Readwise Reader
  • Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
  • Word processing: iA Writer
  • Presentations: Apple Keynote
  • Shopping list: Apple Notes
  • Budgeting and finance: Google Sheets
  • News: Instagram, YouTube, other people
  • Music: Spotify
  • Podcasts: Pocket Casts
  • Password management: 1Password
  • Books: N/A (physical books)
  • App launcher: Raycast (Pro!)
  • Code editor: Android Studio and Zed
  • Terminal: iTerm 2
  • Git client: Sublime Merge
  • AI assistant: Raycast AI with Claude Sonnet 3.5

Last year's list here.

If you want to see more lists of default apps, Robb Knight documents them here.