My default apps in 2024

Most apps have stayed the same since my last year's list. The main thing that changed this year for me is to use a proper task manager app instead of storing todos in Obsidian and needing access to it all the time (I don't have Obsidian on my iPhone). I like Obsidian for note taking, storing permanent notes, or creating drafts, but setting reminders, deadlines, or quickly capturing tasks felt overwhelming. To replace this, and after trying three different apps, I returned to an old app I've used: Things 3.

The list below is mostly a revision from last year.

• 📨 Mail Client: Gmail
• 📮 Mail Server: Google
• 📝 Notes: Obsidian
• ✅ To-Do: Things 3 (I keep coming back to it after trying 3 different apps in this calendar year)
• 📷 Photo Shooting: iPhone 12 mini Camera app
• 🟦 Photo Management: Locally backing up in external drive on monthly basis
• 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar and Google Calendar (professionally)
• 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud for some applications to sync between both phone and laptop
• 📖 RSS: N/A
• 🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Contacts
• 🌐 Browser: Chrome professionally on desktop and iOS, Brave and Safari personal
• 💬 Chat: Slack, Telegram
• 🔖 Bookmarks: Obsidian
• 📑 Read It Later: Obsidian
• 📜 Word Processing: Google Docs
• 📈 Spreadsheets: Google Sheets and Numbers
• 📊 Presentations: (rarely) Google Slides
• 🛒 Shopping Lists: Things 3
• 🍴 Meal Planning: N/A
• 💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: N/A
• 📰 News: N/A
• 🎵 Music: Spotify
• 🎤 Podcasts: Spotify
• 🔐 Password Management: 1Password

Now, there are a few categories I want to add myself:

• 🧑‍💻 Code Editor: VS Code
• 👾 Terminal Emulator: iTerm
• 🌌 (Annotated) Screenshots and quick videos: CleanShot X
• 🌤️ Weather: Weather by Apple on iOS and macOS

This covers app the list of apps that I use almost daily either for work or for personal use.