“I built HonestSky because I was tired of weather apps that were slow to load, covered in ads some to the point of being unusable and then putting longer forecasts behind paywalls.”
Sean, on news.ycombinator.com ↗
Weather apps sell you ads, then sell you next week's forecast. HonestSky gives you the forecast and skips the sales pitch.
Phone cleaner apps want a subscription to delete your own screenshots. ByeScreen lets you swipe them into the bin for free.
“The “phone cleaner” apps I tried wanted to also do duplicates, similar photos, blurry shots, and a subscription.”
Unplug Alarm makes you upgrade to guard your own laptop. Yowl screams, locks the screen and pings your phone when someone grabs your MacBook, and upgrades are not a thing.
“A free alternative to apps like Unplug Alarm, which has paid upgrades.”
Acrobat wants $14.99 a month to fix one typo. FreePDF Editor fixes it in your browser and never asks for a card.
“Most online PDF editors demand a subscription after one or two edits.”
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