AI features are becoming core value for Mac and iOS indie apps. Supamail, WhisText, Esse, ThunDroid AI, and ChatGPT Atlas are turning AI into selling points across inboxes, transcripts, journals, and browsers. Here’s what’s buzzing today.
Inbox AI — Supamail: An AI-powered inbox that helps you read less and understand more on iOS. It’s Gmail-only for now, with Outlook coming next, and costs $4.99/month after a 7-day free trial [1].
Transcription & meeting notes — WhisText: An AI-powered app using Whisper v3 Large Turbo to transcribe 100+ languages, then summarize and generate meeting notes. It processes securely on the server, supports local OCR, and exports to text, SRT, or Slack integration. It’s currently free to download and use [2].
Video summaries — Esse: Esse copies a YouTube link to distill the essence in seconds, with smarter, multilingual summaries and improved search within full transcripts. The latest version adds more locales, better readability, and templates for sharing. It’s now free to try, with a limited free-year offer for a window after launch [3].
AI journaling — ThunDroid AI: The team built a 15-category Smart Journal with guided prompts for gratitude, anxiety, and daily reflection. Entries stay private and on-device, encrypted with a 3-day free trial to access AI chat and breathing exercises [4].
AI browser — ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, a free AI-integrated web browser for Mac that summarizes pages, generates content, and automates tasks with in-tab agents for paid users. Privacy discussions are part of the conversation as users weigh the trade-offs [5].
These indie apps show AI as a core value thread—from inbox curation to private journaling and private-local processing to AI-assisted browsing. Watch for more on-device and privacy-first twists next.
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Just launched my app Supamail. Feedback needed.
New iOS inbox app Supamail launches; AI-assisted summaries; subscription price; users request Outlook support and admin features for enterprise teams
View sourceWhisText – AI Speech-to-Text App (Free for now!)
WhisText AI speech-to-text app; transcription, summaries, meeting notes, OCR; free now; iOS app; seeking feedback; availability limited.
View source[ Esse: AI Video Summarizer ] is Back: Best-Ever & [ $39.99 → FREE ] for 24 Hours
Esse app update offers free year, smarter summaries, Arabic language, better clipboard, broader search; users praise usefulness, request share-to-app feature.
View sourceI've tried to start a journal 50+ times and always quit. So I built an AI journal that I actually use.
Founder launches ThunDroid AI journal for iPhone, uses prompts for reflection, on-device encryption, includes chat and breathing exercises, 3-day trial.
View sourceOpenAI launches ChatGPT Atlas, a free AI-integrated web browser for Mac, offering tools for summarizing, content generation, and task automation
Atlas Mac AI browser launched; mixed privacy debates and Chrome/Safari comparisons; users discuss features, privacy, viability, and opinions.
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