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Our Staff Picks for 2020

We spend an inordinate amount of time sorting through hundreds of apps to find the very best. Our team here at The Sweet Setup put together a short list of our must-have, most-used apps in 2020.

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Productivity

The Best Email App for iPhone and iPad
Spark »
The Best Evernote Replacement App for Long-Term Research
Keep It »
The Best GTD App for Apple Watch
Things »
The Best App for Taking Handwritten Notes on an iPad
GoodNotes »

Backups

How to Backup an iPhone or iPad Before an Upgrade
»
The best cloud backup service
Backblaze »
The easiest way to back up your Mac
Time Machine »
The best app for making bootable backups of your Mac
Carbon Copy Cloner »
Our favorite external hard drive
»

Writing

The Best Notes App for iPad
»
The Best App for Taking Handwritten Notes on an iPad
GoodNotes »
The best text editor for macOS
Atom »
Apps we love
TextExpander »
The best note-taking app for iPhone and iPad
Bear »

Photography

The best third-party camera app for iPhone
Halide »
The best photo editing app for the iPhone
Darkroom »
The best photo editing app for the Mac
Lightroom »

To-do & Reminders

The task manager and GTD app suite for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Things »
The Best Calendar App for iPhone
Fantastical »
The best simple list-making app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Reminders »

Reading

The Best Bible App for iPhone and iPad
YouVersion »
The best app for reading e-books on iOS
iBooks »
The best Wikipedia app for iPhone
Wikiwand »
The Best RSS Reader for Mac
Reeder »
The Best RSS App for iPhone and iPad
Unread »

Home Life

The best stand-alone fitness app for Apple Watch
Workouts++ »
The best Apple Watch app for tracking sleep
AutoSleep »
The Best Habit Tracking App for iOS
Streaks »

Social Networks

The best secure messaging app for iPhone
WhatsApp »
The best Reddit app for iOS
Apollo »
The best Pinboard app for iOS
Pinner »
The Best Twitter App for iOS
Tweetbot »
The best Twitter client for Mac
Tweetbot 3 »

Audio

A Roundup of the Best Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Headphones
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The best iOS Music app replacement
Cesium »
Our Favorite Podcast Client for iOS
Overcast »
The best music streaming service
Apple Music »
These are the computer speakers I use
»

Weather

The best weather app
CARROT Weather »
The best radar app for iPhone and iPad
Dark Sky »

Travel

The best location-logging app for iPhone
Swarm »
Best App for Using Your iPad as a Second Monitor or External Display
Sidecar »
The best time zone calculator for iPhone
Zones »
The best flight tracker app for iPhone
App in the Air »
The best remote access solution for Mac and iOS
Screens »

Misc & Other

The best app for blocking telemarketers, robocallers, and spam calls
Nomorobo »
The best GIF keyboard for iPhone
iGIF »
The best peer-to-peer payment system
Square Cash »

The Office

The best app for running Windows on a Mac
Parallels Desktop »

Calendars

The Best Calendar App for Mac
Fantastical »
The Best Calendar App for iPhone
Fantastical »
The best time zone calculator for iPhone
Zones »

Entertainment

The best iOS Music app replacement
Cesium »
The best sports scores and news tracking app
Yahoo Sports »
The best news aggregation service
Nuzzel »
The best TV show tracking app
Television Time »
The best read-it-later service
Instapaper »

Writing

The Best Notes App for iPad
»
The Best App for Taking Handwritten Notes on an iPad
GoodNotes »
The best text editor for macOS
Atom »
Apps we love
TextExpander »
The best note-taking app for iPhone and iPad
Bear »

Articles

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Interviews

Tiffany White’s Mac, iPhone, and iPad Development Setup »
Scotty Jackson’s Shortcuts-driven iPhone Setup »
Nate Dunn’s Mac and iOS Setup »
Christopher Lawley’s iPad Setup (Video) »

Quick Tips

iOS 14.3 Home Screen and Shortcuts Improvements »
Twitter, But Without the Timeline »
How to Change the Default Mail App in iOS 14 »
Quick Tip: Control playback speed in QuickTime »
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