There are many text editors available for the iPad, and I feel compelled to try a lot of them. This week I’ve been using Phraseology ($3.99) by Agile Tortoise, which I like a lot. Two features make it stand out: the Inspector and the Arrange Menu.
Phraseology also features several export options and a unique set of accessory keys on the keyboard. The more I dove into what this app could do, the more I liked it. Simple typing is only the beginning; this is one informative text editor. Here’s my look at Phraseology for iPad.
Tapbots has released Tweetbot 2.0, a major update to its popular Twitter client for iPhone (and now for the iPad, too). There’s a lot to like about this update, but I’m going to focus on three reasons to use Tweetbot 2.0.
Readability integration. My love affair with low-distraction readers continues, thanks to Tweetbot. Much like its desktop browser counterpart, Readability in Tweetbot lets you read an article without ads, footer or header. A toggle switch appears once you’ve tapped an article linked in a tweet. Flip it to the right for the mobile view. From there, several layout customization options are available. First, the font can be re-sized. You’ll also find five themes to choose from: Newspaper, Novel, eBook, Inverse (pictured below) and Athelas. You can also adjust the width of the article and share it via Facebook, email or Twitter. The Readability view is so beautiful and useful, it’s almost reason enough to use the app.
App Cubby’s Launch Center is one of those rare utilities that’s helpful in a very real way. It allows you to create one-tap shortcuts to common tasks and even schedule reminders for each one.
I love Launch Center so much that it lives in my iPhone’s prime location: home screen, second row, second from the right. That’s the spot my thumb reaches most easily. We all keep track of such things, right?
The folks at Realmac Software have teased Clear, an upcoming task manager for the iPhone. It uses the iPhone’s multi-touch in an interesting way, allowing you to “collapse” and “expand” group lists of tasks (to-do, shopping, movies to watch, etc.). Plus it’s just pretty in an “1980′s Nike ad” kind of way.
I’m looking forward to this one. Check out the video above.
Update: The teaser page and video have been taken down.
“There are probably thousands of todo apps already on the App Store, but 99.9% of them all suck in the exact same way. They don’t get out of the way and just help me get things done, they ask this and they ask that, and if you want tags or if you want to schedule a reminder. They crowd the screen with buttons and switches and little decisions to make. I get how these things can be useful, sometimes, but most of the time all you really need is a pencil and notepad. So we started there.”
It’s a great interview and a compelling app. I can’t wait to get my hands on it.
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There are many text editors available for the iPad, and I feel compelled to try a lot of them. This week I’ve been using Phraseology ($3.99) by Agile Tortoise, which I like a lot. Two features make it stand out: the Inspector and the Arrange Menu.
