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iOS and iPadOS 27: The MacStories Review

This week Federico shares thoughts from his review of iOS and iPadOS 27. Then in the AppStories+ post-show, he explains how he used agents to support the production of th

Sep 14
41 min

The Once and Future App Store

This week on AppStories, we celebrate the 500th episode of the show with a look at the App Store's past, present, and future. On AppStories+, Federico and John pick some

Sep 7
47 min

Inside OpenAI’s Codex With Andrew Ambrosino

This week on AppStories, Federico and John are joined by Andrew Ambrosino, the Codex team lead at OpenAI, to talk about the evolution of Codex, the unification of ChatGPT

Aug 31
45 min

How Should the Siri App Be Graded?

This week on AppStories, John and Federico check in on Apple’s betas with a close look at the new Siri app and how it compares to past-Siri and other chatbot products. O

Aug 17
50 min

Folding the iPhone into the Creator Economy

This week, on AppStories, John is joined by Christoper Lawley to discuss uses for a folding iPhone and Parchment, Lawley’s daily agenda app. On AppStories+, John and Chr

Aug 10
53 min

Summer Projects: Automation, Email, and Dictation

This week on AppStories, Federico and John cover the app and agent experiments they’re both running. On AppStories+, John explores the sort of rapid workflow iteration e

Aug 3
49 min

Open Minis Turns iOS into an Agent Playground

This week on AppStories, John and Federico discuss the changing face of the AI-fueled App Store and questionable changes made to TestFlight before going into the nerdiest

Jul 27
55 min

All About Siri AI

This week, on AppStories, Federico and John look at what Siri AI is good at, where it needs improvement, and where it might be heading. On AppStories+, the conversation

Jul 20
48 min

Fable 5 and OpenAI’s Curious ChatGPT Update

This week on AppStories, Federico and John look at our experiences with Claude Fable 5 and how they differ from other models and break down the controversial changes made

Jul 13
52 min

Email Survival Guide

This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about the 10+ email apps they’ve used over the years and how their strategies for dealing with recent spikes in email volu

Jul 6
43 min

Are AI Aggregators Worth It?

This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about the state of AI aggregator apps and their future prospects before checking in on their current AI app setups for the

Jun 29
43 min

WWDC Debrief

This week on AppStories, John and Federico are back home and reflect on all the WWDC announcements, including Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, design changes, developer tools

Jun 22
47 min

WWDC 2026: The Apple Design Award Interviews

In a second special WWDC edition of AppStories, Federico and John interview Apple Design Award finalists and winners, including the developers of The Outsiders and Tide G

Jun 10
52 min

WWDC 2026 with Special Guests Myke Hurley and Christopher Lawley

Federico and John are joined this week by Myke Hurley and Chris Lawley to share their first impressions of the WWDC keynote and discoveries in the hours following the pre

Jun 9
1 h 05 min

Our WWDC Automation Wish List

This week on AppStories, Federico and John share their WWDC automation wishes. Then on AppStories+, they share more details on their research setups for the summer. Als

Jun 1
37 min

Our macOS 27 Wishes

This week on AppStories, Federico explains how he’s using the recently-released Notion developer platform before he and John share their wishes for macOS 27. On AppStori

May 25
31 min

Our iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes

This week on AppStories, we share our wishes for iOS and iPadOS 27, and for AppStories+ subscribers, we tackle Visual Intelligence and whether there are any use cases tha

May 18
34 min

An App Swap Challenge

This week on AppStories, John and Federico kick off the app swap challenge, with each of them giving the other three apps to use. We’ll be checking in on how it’s going e

May 11
29 min

Codex as a Productivity Super App

This week on AppStories, John shares his tip for moving files with Taildrop before he and Federico dig into Codex and its unique capabilities. On AppStories+, Federico a

May 4
44 min

Filling the App Gap

This week on AppStories, John and Federico cover Apple’s executive transition, follow up on OpenAI’s super app, and share the apps they’re looking for and give each other

Apr 27
49 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

This podcast way to stay up to date with general and niche trends in digital product design. Federico and John do an amazing job covering the tech industry highlights you need to know while also casting an editorial spotlight on smaller indie apps you would never find without them. A must, and the plus subscription is easily worth it to skip the ads and get it a day early.

logsplit818 · Jan 2024

Viticci and Voorhees are two genial experts on Apple products (hardware and software) who go deep on various topics. Perfect way to learn quickly about how real experts manage their Apple devices. Very enjoyable if you’re into that sort of thing.

Muskatinho · Mar 2021

I love listening to John and Federico talk about apps and what they are doing with them. Their conversations get me thinking about what I am doing with the apps I use. They help me imagine what’s possible with regards to what I’m doing on my device.

TonyEye67 · Mar 2021

I was so happy when MacStories launched its own podcast. It is very unique in the Apple podcasting space which focuses more on apps rather than hardware or rumors. It was a segment of the community that was desperately needed and ably fulfilled.

Anthony V. Ardizzone · Apr 2018

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