8 iPad Apps That Should Not Be This Good

Here are eight iPad apps that should not be this good. First up, we have Teemo. I have ADHD, which means I've downloaded basically every planner app on the App Store. And usually, I stop using most of them after a week. Teemo is the one app that actually stuck. Here's why it's different. So, I run my whole content schedule out of this thing. Filming, editing, emails, brand deadlines, all of it. Time blocked into one clean visual layout I can read at a glance. Now, because most planners just give you a list and a list just kind of just sits there, Teemo shows your day as time so you can actually see color blocks for everything on your plate. So, your brain stops pretending you have all day. And here's why I keep using it every single time. I love how it gamifies it. You build streaks. You check things off. And somewhere along the way, you start wanting to finish tasks just to keep the run alive. It tricks my ADHD brain into actually doing the work. Every task can have its own built-in timer too. So, a quick email gets a short block. An edit gets a long one. And I just follow the countdown. And the AI is the part that actually saves me time. I just talk, say what I need to get done. It turns that into tasks on my calendar and to-do list instantly. And it's not just me hyping it. Apple actually named it their iPhone app of the year. So, the free version covers the daily planning and then Pro adds that AI on top. Now, this next app is called Focus Friend. And yes, it is a little bean that knits while you work. Here's how it actually works. So, you set a timer and your bean starts knitting. Stay out of your phone and it keeps going. Bail early and your bean gets sad and the knitting is stopped. Now, I know how that sounds. I rolled my eyes too when I found this app. But because of this app, I actually got a lot of work done. Because it does the same exact thing Teemo does. It actually gamifies your productivity. Every focus session earns you stuff to decorate your bean's room. Which makes you actually want to lock in just to keep building the thing out. It turns doing nothing on your phone into an actual reward. And the great part is, is that it's completely free. Unlike most apps that have ads or paywall, this is just a real clean app. And a quick shout out to Moth for sponsoring this part of the video. So, this is the Moth Dynamic Folio. Now, if you've been around the channel, you've seen me show this before. It kind of went viral and for good reason. Because as a content creator, I genuinely swear by it. It is unreal thin. As light as about 10 and a half ounces. So, it adds basically zero bulk to your setup. This time, I went with the beach white and terracotta color. Basically, orange and cream. It pops with the whole orange theme that I have going on right now. Moth calls it the lightest floating creativity station. And honestly, that name fits. That floating part is actually the whole difference. It folds into more than 20 angles. But the two I use the most are these ones. First, we have floating creation mode. This is a low 30-degree angle. Perfect for sketching, notes, or marking up thumbnails without hunching over. Then, we have floating theater mode. This is a steeper 60-degree lift. This is the one I use when I run the iPad as a second screen next to my Mac. Basically, footage or script right at my eyeline. There are other angles too, like a portrait reading mode. And a leg mount for the couch. So, it adapts pretty much anywhere. And the modular pencil holder magnetically snaps on to keep your pencils secure. Now, it also doubles as a ruler and your pencil keeps charging while it's docked. Now, if you want something that adapts to your workflow and compliments the iPad instead of just protecting it, the link is in the description. And a huge thanks again to Moth. Now, back to the apps. All right, next up, we have MD Vinyl. Now, this one is pure aesthetics, I have to admit. And it's probably the app people ask me about the most. Mostly because I share it on the channel, like all the time. It takes whatever you're playing and turns it into a spinning vinyl record right on your screen. This works with Apple Music and Spotify. So, it doesn't really matter what you use. Now, it also comes with different size widgets that are fully customizable. With a paid plan, of course. A spinning record next to your apps just hit differently than a flat play button. It's just fun to look at, especially while I'm working. And that is why this one shows up in every iPad apps video I make every year. It's free to try and a one-time payment unlocks the good stuff. Of course, the custom colors, the full screen turntable, all of it. Now, next one up, we have Canva. And I know you've heard of Canva, but most people are sleeping on what it does on the iPad specifically. This is where I actually build a lot of my thumbnails, like my quick carousels, graphics, pretty much all of it, right from the couch instead of opening my laptop. And the free version alone does more than design tools that used to cost like real money. You can get a whole channel's worth of graphics made without paying anything. There's a pro tier if you want the AI tools and the premium templates, but most of what I do lives in the free version. All right, next up, we have MyMind. Think of it as a second brain. Every time you save anything, a screenshot, a link, an image, a note, this organizes it for you automatically. As a creator, I'm constantly saving inspiration, thumbnail ideas, references, random things I want to remember. And normally, that stuff dies in my camera roll. I forget about it. But here, I just dump it in when I need it later. I search and it surfaces. The AI tags everything for you in the background. So a screenshot of a color palette or a tweet is actually findable months later instead of being lost. It's private too. There's no ads, no feed, no algorithm, just your stuff. Now, the honest catch is that there's a subscription around $7 a month if you're a student. But if your saved ideas are pure chaos, this is the fix. Next up, we have Not Boring Weather. And the name says it all. Weather apps are the most boring category on the App Store. Every app kind of just looks the same. Now, this one is actually built with 3D game graphics. So when it's raining, you see and hear the rain, wind, thunder, sun. It all plays out on the screen with sound and little haptics. And with the Apple Pencil, you can grab the screen and move through the day like a time lapse. And underneath all of that, it still gives you everything you actually need. On the iPad especially, it is gorgeous. That big screen makes the whole scene feel alive. And it won an Apple Design Award. And of course, MKBHD has hyped it up many times. It's free with an optional couple of dollars a month membership if you want all the extras, like all the skins and stuff. All right, next up, we have Widgie. This is for the home screen people. And this is the one I get asked about constantly. Now, you've probably seen my home screen and wondered how the widgets look like that. All glassy and matching and super aesthetic. That's actually Widgie. Widgie is the engine. It's a free app that lets you run fully custom widgets way beyond the basic ones that Apple gives you. Whether you like clocks, weather, calendar, battery, it's laid out however you want. Now, the exact widgets I have on my screen are a pack called Glass Widgets by a designer named Loki. You buy the pack, import the files into Widgie, follow the quick guide, and your home screen instantly looks like mine. And then Loki designed them in that liquid glass style, which lines up perfectly with the new iPadOS 27 redesign. So the timing could not be better to set this up. Widgie itself is free with a one-time unlock for more slots. And then the Loki pack is a separate one-time purchase. But honestly, it's worth it for how clean it makes everything look. Last one, Clocks, a fun standby mode. When I'm working, my iPad is usually on theater mode, just next to my setup. And this app basically turns your iPad into a beautiful desk display. You pick from a bunch of animated backgrounds and clock styles and mix them however you want. So it actually matches your setup instead of looking like a default screensaver. Mine ties right into the orange theme. This one is free to try with a few clocks and backgrounds. And then a one-time purchase unlocks everything. This is one time, not a subscription. So it's an easy yes. And that's the eight apps. If you got even one new app out of this, do me a favor and subscribe to the channel. We're so close to hitting 100K subscribers. I make one of these every time something good drops. And make sure to check out my short form series if you want to check out some cool free apps. Also tell me in the comments what other apps are worth checking out. Of course, I'm always on the lookout and making these type of videos. See you guys in the next one. Thanks.