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From Pomidor to iPhone: How Indie Mac/iOS Apps Are Pushing Cross-Platform Roadmaps

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Mac and IOS apps Pomidor Indie

Indie devs are threading Mac and iPhone growth through every update. Pomidor exploded with 1.4K downloads in a day and is nudging a Mac version, while delivering sharper iPhone updates. The creator also insists Pomidor stays 100% free. [1]

Unchecked Fitness drew 3K new users in under 8 hours during a promo, with feedback pouring in as the team read every note. The plan explicitly points toward iPhone support now, and Apple Watch support is in the pipeline for future updates. [2]

Macscope is a modern rethink of window management for macOS. It augments Cmd+Tab with a Unified Search & Switch, Live Previews, and Placement Modes, plus Scopes to lock and restore workspaces. Built in Swift for both Apple Silicon and Intel, it ships with a 250-action free trial. [3]

Air‑Drop style transfers dominated a Mac↔Android thread. The discussion surfaced cross‑device options beyond traditional sharing, with standout mentions of CtrlV, Local Send, and Neardrop as practical text and file transfer tools. [4]

CopyMagic positions itself as a private, semantic clipboard on macOS. It stores locally, enables blacklist controls, and surfaces past copies by meaning rather than exact words, reducing mental friction. [5]

Across these posts, indie Mac/iOS apps are stitching together cross‑device flows, on‑device privacy, and faster context switching to keep developers and users in sync across platforms.

References

[1]
Reddit

👻 The reviews honestly blew me away. 1.4K people downloaded Pomidor in a day!

Pomidor iOS timer; free updates; new icon and analytics; mac version hinted; strong UI feedback from users on reddit thread

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[2]
Reddit

3K new users joined our AI Fitness App in under 8 hours

iOS fitness app promo gains 5k users; subscription issues; localization requests; roadmap to iPhone and watch support.

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[3]
Reddit

Macscope: Cmd+Tab & Mission Control Are Wasting Your Time. I Built a Modern Approach.

Macscope update covers Cmd+Tab, Mission Control, list view, speed, Firefox plan; compares Tab Tab, Contexts, RayCast with user feedback pricing.

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[4]
Reddit

Air Drop alternative for Android–Mac transfer?

Mac-Android transfer apps discussed; Neardrop, LocalSend, CtrlV praised; text transfer debate; same-network limits; many alternatives cited for cross-device sharing today.

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[5]
Reddit

I Built the "Second Brain" for Your Clipboard (And It Stays 100% Private)

New Mac clipboard app CopyMagic promises private local search; users discuss price, originality, and competition with Bartender, PopClip, ICE too.

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