It is hard to make great softwares (or apps) that users love and use on a daily basis. Design plays an important role in creating that delightful experience. Here is my list of essential apps.

Mac Apps

• Scrivener
• Things
• Airmail
• Papers
• Scapple
• Bear
• Reeder
• Atom
• Simplenote
• Apple Calendar/Fantastical
• Pixelmator
• Day One/Journey/Dyrii
• Noted
• HazeOver
• CleanMyMac
• BetterTouchTool
• 1Password
• Toggl
• Instapaper
• Pinboard/Shiori

iPhone apps

• Runkeeper
• Air Table
• Notion
• Asana
• Ulysses
• Agenda
• Spaced
• Overcast
• Capsule CRM
• Halide/Obscura
• Bear
• MinimaList
• TimeTree
• Habit List/Continuo
• Daylio
• Reading List
• Watcht
• Countdown
• Monzo
• Tweetbot
• Elk
• Drops/HelloChinese/Pleco
• Go Records
• Tripcase
• Circle of Fifths/ Chord!/ Fender Tune
• AutoSleep
• Gyroscope
• Zones
• Dawn
• Time Snap
• PCalc