🌩 CloudConvert
Not that sexy of a product, but I use this app multiple times a week. So simple and easy to use, it’s FREE. You can convert from any file to any file, which sounds like a basic feature but NAME ME ONE APP that can do this easily and for free. I’ll wait!
🌈 Rainbow
If you’re doing anything with cryptocurrency or decentralized stuff and need a wallet, Rainbow is the best one. It’s not even a competition really. Best design, easiest to use, and delightful as fuck.
🦉 Duolingo
I gotta say I don’t think I’ve ever learned a language with Duolingo, but I am in love with the app (and addicted to my 500+ day streak). I don’t like to waste my time on stupid iPhone games, but I do feel the lifeless draw of the glowing rectangle, so I figure why not learn a bit of every language while playing a game. Also I still hold that Duolingo is a perfectly designed app. There is not a single bad thing about their designs. It’s like their designers don’t make mistakes. Impeccable product.
📓 Notion
They kinda took over the note-taking and life-organizing scene over the last few years didn’t they? I’ve introduced a lot of my friends to Notion and almost everyone who has tried it came back to me in a week and told me about how their entire life is organized in Notion now. Such a simple idea, but so well-made. If only their mobile apps didn’t suck.
🏦 Revolut
I’m on the fence about this one. Their management team is apparently a hot mess of a disaster, and sometimes their app feels like it never stops spamming you about their features, but what I really liked about Revolut from the start is they were the first bank to really embrace design as a core part of their service. N26 did it sure, but N26 has always felt like they’re just a normal bank with more clean design. Revolut has features I use all the time, and feels like a nice app instead of a boring bank app.
🛍 Flink
Since the pandemic a lot has changed in my life, but probably the craziest thing is that I never go to grocery stores anymore. I order groceries from Flink at least 3 times a week. And I LOVE it. It’s so convenient, their selection is fine, and the prices don’t have a noticeable price difference. And while I do kinda miss running to the Späti for beers at a house party, it’s just way too convenient to just order everything directly to you. I also really like their fun new feature where you can order a recipe and all the ingredients that you need to make it.
🚮 Aliexpress
Y’all gonna hate me for this one. I am ADDICTED to Aliexpress. I won’t say much about this because the product is literally a garbage heap, but damn if they don’t have everything. Also I have a few things to say:
Everything you find on Etsy is repackaged from Aliexpress.
Everything you find on Amazon is repackaged from Aliexpress.
Everything comes from China so it’s just like I’m buying everything from the source. Don’t @ me, I’m just stating facts!
By the way I just want to note that the products I wrote about last time in 2019 are STILL fire. Telegram has never been better. Google Photos, while stagnant, is still a solid product. And must I even comment on Figma? ❤️
Till next time!