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  • ProCamera

    iPhone Photography

    ProCamera

    +Apple Watch

    Turns the excellent iPhone (and iPad) camera into something closer to a traditional DSLR. With ProCamera installed, you can take your iPhone photography to the next level

    $14.99

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    Media

    Infuse
    +Apple TV

    Play just about any video format from just about any source; no more video conversion to suit your Apple TV, Infuse will play it!

    $59.99

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    Speedometer

    Watch Speedometer Pro

    +Apple Watch

    Uses GPS to display your current speed in mph, kph or knots on your Apple Watch. Companion iOS app is used only to set required parameters on watch.

    $1.99

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This site was created by Jeff Maynard to review the best-in-class of a variety of apps for Apple devices (Mac, iPad, iPhone, iPod, TV, Watch).
In each category I have reviewed a number of apps (anything from two to ten) and selected the one I think is best - this is the one reviewed.
My process is simple (but comprehensive): use each app for weeks in 'normal' working and doing every day stuff. In this way I can better understand the nuances of use and don't rely on the PR stuff from the app developer.
I do not review apps I am not planning to keep...
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This Apple app review site does not really need a Help section. From the Home page choose the category of app you are interested in (Mac, iPadOS, iOS - iPadOS, iOS only - Mac only) and read the details of the app in which you are interested.

You can click on the link following to see screenshots or click on the brief description to see more details.

See the About tab for details of how the apps are chosen and reviewed.
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Watch Speedometer Pro - more info


As with weather forecasting, there are lots and lots of speedometer apps available.

However, this seems to be the only speedometer app that offers a watch complication.

And that is what sets it aside and makes it your best choice.

There are lots of activities (such as running, canoeing, boating, jogging and more) where you want to know your speed but don't want to get your phone out or tap and scroll on a watch.

Instead, just lift your wrist and see your current speed on your watch complication.
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Wallflower - more info


Working at your desk you often want an update on the weather or your calendar or overdue tasks; rather than navigate to the relevant app on your desktop or laptop, use Wallflower to display your selection of key metrics on an iPhone or iPad (I use it on my iPad Mini to great effect).

Wallflower is based on Apples HomeKit platform. This means, everything you can get into Apps for Apple Home will be available in Wallflower. This includes major vendors like Philips, IKEA or Eve, Aqara and many other established companies.

Currently, many Matter devices can just be added to HomeKit and are automatically supported by Wallflower.

Different sensors from different vendors show their data in one combined view. So you can actually see what happens in the data when you open the window. How the room temperature and humidity changes, and how the air quality gets better. And it’s not only you who sees that, so does everybody else.
ProCamera - more info


It is not easy to rank the additional features ProCamera provides as individual preferences will come into play when using the app on your iPhone (your reviewer is not a fan of using the iPad for photography!); some features duplicate those of the default camera app but it is important that they are available in what, for many, will become their go-to camera app.

Of those features not found in the default camera app, those worth mentioning include Anti-Shake, Low-light, RapidFire (Burst), QuickFlick and Fullscreen Trigger (fire the shutter by tapping anywhere in the viewfinder).

See a fuller list of features; USPs and multiple screenshots (including from the accompanying Apple Watch app and those from the optional upgrade to ProCamera UP) here.
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Infuse - more info


Infuse really comes into its own if used on an Apple TV.

Apple TV's native video player has limited support for the multitude of formats currently available; in particular it does not support .MKV files.

Infuse removes the pain of converting video files to one of the Apple TV supported formats (such as .MP4) since it will play just about any video format.

You can also host your videos on any local device (Mac, NAS, or PC) or one of several Cloud services (inc Box, Dropbox, OneDrive and Google Drive).

If you store videos on multiple platforms, Infuse will show a single library view that is automatically populated with metadata.

Playback progress is synched, via iCloud, between apple TV and iOS devices.