<p>Discover essential utility apps that solve everyday problems with your Apple devices! Hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard walk you through a collection of must-have apps that address common pain points throughout your day. From document scanning to printing solutions, they demonstrate how the right apps can make your digital life significantly easier.</p><ul> <li><strong>Simple Scan by Agile Tortoise</strong> - A powerful document scanning app that lets you choose your destination (email, messages, files) and quality settings, making it easy to digitize paper documents and manuals.</li> <li><strong>Yoink</strong> - A clever "shelf" app that serves as a temporary holding place for files you need for a short time but don't want to save permanently.</li> <li><strong>Printer Apps (Canon PRINT, HP, etc.)</strong> - Manufacturer-specific printer apps can help troubleshoot connection issues, perform maintenance, and sometimes succeed at printing when AirPrint fails.</li> <li><strong>PDF Expert</strong> - The free version offers scaling options for printing that aren't available in most standard print dialogs, allowing you to adjust document size to fit perfectly on different paper sizes.</li> <li><strong>PCalc</strong>- Goes beyond basic calculations to offer extensive conversion capabilities for length, area, currency, cooking measurements, and much more.</li> <li><strong>Soulver 3</strong> - A powerful math app for "back of the envelope" calculations with annotations, perfect for budget planning or working through complex math problems.</li> <li><strong>Drafts</strong> - An incredibly versatile text capture tool that works via widgets, serves as a digital post-it system, and helps clean up long URLs from sites like Amazon before sharing.</li></ul> <p>News</p><ul> <li><strong>iPadOS Updates Coming</strong> - Mark Gurman of Bloomberg reports that Apple plans to make iPadOS more like macOS at WWDC this year, focusing on productivity, multitasking, and app window management. </li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/mikah-sargent">Mikah Sargent</a> and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/rosemary-orchard">Rosemary Orchard</a></p> <p>Contact <em>iOS Today</em> at <a href="mailto:iOSToday@twit.tv">iOSToday@twit.tv</a>.</p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>iOS Today</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today">https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today</a></p> <p>Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? <strong>Become a member of Club TWiT today!</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit">Club TWiT</a> members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the <a href="https://twit.memberful.com/account/discord/authorize">Club TWiT Discord</a>.</p>
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Published: 2025-04-24 14:00:00