In the weekly App Missed section you can read which apps from the past week are worth checking out. We always discuss about five apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac. These could be apps that you may not have known about or that are useful or just fun to try. And that can also be veterans who have received a major update and therefore receive some extra attention.
Discussed earlier this week on iCulture:
- iMazing recognizes Pegasus spyware on your iPhone
- Facebook hopes to bring clarity with new Settings screen
- WhatsApp now lets you automatically send disappearing photos
- Faster checkout in the Apple Store with App Clips
- ING Belgiumë begins offering Apple Pay
- Google Maps gets full dark mode on iPhone
iCulture App of the Week: Laundry Lens Doing the laundry: a breeze for some, but for others it means defying a jumble of strange symbols. There is a handy app for the latter group: Laundry Lens. This app has the complete laundry list of symbols with explanations about temperatures, dryer settings, ironing and much more. The app contains over 70 symbols and is also available on iPad.
Don't feel like searching? Then you can also scan a care label with the app. You will then receive clear instructions about a specific care label, so that you know what you can and cannot do with it. Laundry Lens is completely free and contains no advertising or in-app purchases. The developer promises not to collect any data.
DC: Batman Bat-Tech Edition
Warner Bros. has officially released the game DC: Batman Bat-Tech Edition for iOS. It is aimed at children from 6 to 12 years old, but if you are older you can of course just play. It's packed with exclusive Batman content, minigames, augmented reality (AR) filters and digital comics. Batman is one of the most important franchises for Warner Bros., so quite a bit of effort has gone into it. The app uses immersive storytelling to immerse yourself in the world of Batman. You join his team, the Knightwatch, to fight crime and keep Gotham City safe. You will also learn to use his Bat-Tech in a 3D environment, while dealing with the well-known villains The Joker, The Riddler and Mr. freeze. In some games, you can drive the Batmobile, race against the clock in Batarang Practice and try to run and jump with the Grapnel Launcher.
The app works in 13 languages and will be updated regularly. new content.
Art Text
If you like to create digital art on your Mac, you should know Art Text. This app contains hundreds of shapes to make your text beautiful. Version 4.1 was released this week with over 300 additional shapes. With Art Text you can have a letter built up by objects. That is something different than a simple black printed letter. The app gets rave reviews in the App Store. Incidentally, Art Text is also great for designing logos.
Art Text is available for purchase in the Mac App Store, but you can also find a free trial version on the developer's website.
WeatherPro
Years of iPhone users probably know this app. WeatherPro is a famous app to display detailed weather reports. As of this week, WeatherPro has been updated for the first time since 2016 with new features. For years, WeatherPro has only been updated to provide basic support for new iOS versions.
In the new update it is possible to add widgets to your home screen, just like Apple's own Weather app does. Still, the app is hopelessly behind the Android version. Little love has been given to the iOS version since the app development came into new hands.
Moon Calendar
Would you like to know the position of the moon, for example to take the most beautiful night photos with your iPhone? Then Moon Calendar for Mac can help you. This small app is located in your menu bar and clearly shows the current moon phase, followed by a calendar with the upcoming phases and associated dates.
As of this week, the app has its own widget for users of macOS Big Sur. This way you can immediately check the moon phase in your message center and you may not need the menu bar version anymore.
Mastodon
Do you know Mastodon? It is a decentralized social medium. You can think of it as a kind of Twitter, but not managed by one company. Instead, organizations can create their own group on Mastodon, within which posts can be shared. An official app for iOS has been released this week, as a supplement to the Mastodon website.
The app contains no advertisements and offers a chronological timeline. As on the website, the app has support for polls and filters for sensitive content. Also handy: you can now receive notifications for, among other things, mentions. This is of course more difficult on the website.