Ask HN: How do you find iOS apps?

2 points by mikefriesen 13 years ago | 2 comments

Most people seem to find it difficult to discover quality apps in Apple's store. I find myself constantly downloading apps, finding out they are terrible and then delete them, rarely finding anything of quality. The best apps I find are one's that people tweet about or blog about.

So, what sources do you use to find your iOS app? Or what apps are your favorite?

My two current favorite apps are:

Downcast - podcasting app (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/downcast/id393858566?mt=8)

Go RSS - Google Reader app (https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/go-rss/id579197528?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2) - disclaimer it's my favorite Google Reader app because I wrote it.

tagabek 13 years ago |

I wrote a post about this yesterday in which I discussed my two most used apps: Chrome iOS and Mailbox.

http://taylorbeck.me/blog/2013/2/11/my-iphones-dock-is-being...

In terms of where I find my apps, I have three main sources:

- HackerNews (for the big movers and shakers) - Reddit (for cool and gimmicky apps) - iFive For the iPhone Podcast (Sarah Lane comes up with 5 excellent apps and/or iPhone tips each week; I have probably downloaded 50% of my most recent apps through this podcast)

As for my current favorites:

- Alien Blue (Reddit client) - Dropbox - Google Maps - Of course, Chrome and Mailbox

tectonic 13 years ago |

To be honest, I mostly use websites, not apps.