Author: Mikhail Madnani

I got into podcasts a while ago and listen to at least one podcast daily. It is almost a routine of mine now to play or continue playing a podcast with a sleep timer and then fall asleep. Instacast has been around for a while and I’ve been using it since version 2. Pocket Casts on the other hand, I only just started using when I was testing it on Android and then iOS. I’ve reviewed both Instacast for Mac and Pocket Casts 4. People often ask me which app to buy for podcasts on iOS or Android and the…

If you love reading articles on the web, there is a good chance that you use apps like Pocket or Instapaper to save articles and other content for consuming later. While both these services have great native apps, there is always room for improvement in the speed at which you consume the content. Preshit reviewed Syllable earlier this month and I’m going to talk about Lickability’s new app, Velocity here. I’ve been a huge fan of their other app, Quotebook and I’m extremely pleased with Velocity. Velocity has been built from the ground up to look amazing on iOS 7.…

Begin is a very simple app. It has been developed by Kyle Rosenbluth (who has previously been featured on BP for Horizon Calendar) in conjunction with Ben Brooks. It simplifies what other apps fail to do. Most people have no time or patience for complicated todo apps. Begin has you covered for what you have to do today, tomorrow and if you have anything left over from yesterday. Begin looks great and its use of colors doesn’t take away from the simplicity of the app. Begin shows how you can be creative and minimal at the same time while designing…

If you use an iOS device or a Mac you have no doubt heard of The Omni Group. They are known for professional grade software priced accordingly. I reviewed the Things suite a while ago and at the time it looked amazing. The complete suite of apps are a joy to use. Fast forward to today and iOS 7 is upon us. A lot of big name apps have already been updated as is the case with a new iOS release. The folks over at The Omni Group posted about their iOS 7 plans a while ago and I was…

I reviewed Pocket Casts 4 for Android a little while ago and said it was the best looking podcast app on any platform. After shipping, that the wonderful team at Shifty Jelly has been working on their major update to Pocket Casts on iOS since then. The update is scheduled to hit on Wednesday when iOS 7 goes live to the public. I’ve been using the app from the very early stages in beta and it has become something absolutely amazing. Everything I loved about the Android version in terms of features is here along with a true iOS 7…

One thing most developers have noticed while using iOS 7 betas is how some wallpapers that looked great on iOS 6 and earlier don’t look good anymore on iOS 7. This is where Blur. by Enormous comes into the picture. Blur. is an insanely simple app that allows you to blur any picture. The interface just has 2 buttons and one slider. The slider lets you adjust the blur intensity. It is that simple. You can take a photo from within the app or choose one from your camera roll. You can go from a normal picture to a nice…