We wish more apps could be so simple.
Today’s computers are faster than ever.
Even the cheapest phone is more powerful than desktop workstations from the recent past.
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What’s going on?
And why is the Apple Sports appsuch a breath of fresh air?
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There are two trends at work here.
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It added Stories and more tocopy and block SnapchatandReels to copy TikTok.
The other trend is using the web and other cross-platform technologies to create the apps.
hit a sidebar item, for example, and you have to wait a moment for it to open.
“Apple Sports is indeed incredibly fast to load and update.
Most apps, period, really.
Fortunately, there are still new apps that are focused in their intent and also built for speed.
RSS reader NetNewsWire, for example, is exquisitely fast.
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Another great example isTot, from the Iconfactory(who also developed Twitterific).
The idea is that you never lose an idea.
You pay once, and that’s it.
The developer is committed to supporting the app, but you’ll probably never see any new features.
These apps are swimming against the tide, and there are too few of them.
