Guides
101 guides and comparisons, each written alongside one of my iOS apps and sourced at the bottom. Comparisons cover the main alternatives, not only my app.
Health & body 33
- Active vs Resting Calories on Apple Watch: Total Burn Explained What active and resting energy mean on Apple Watch, why the Move ring shows only part of your burn, and how to see your total calories burned for the day. Total Calories
- Best App to Track Calories Burned on Apple Watch (2026) Five iPhone apps for tracking calories burned compared: Total Calories, ActivityTracker, TDEE, TDEE Calculator and Dynamic TDEE Tracker, as of October 2026. Total Calories
- BMR Calculator: Basal Metabolic Rate Explained Free BMR calculator (Mifflin-St Jeor), what basal metabolic rate means, what changes it, and how Apple Watch resting energy compares. Total Calories
- Lock Screen Widget for Calories Burned and Steps (Free) A free iPhone Lock Screen widget that shows today's total calories burned and steps: what it shows, how to add it, and the matching Apple Watch complication. Total Calories
- Calorie burn guides: TDEE, BMR and Apple Watch energy Short guides on calories burned: TDEE, BMR, and how Apple Watch measures active and resting energy. Total Calories
- How Many Calories Do I Burn a Day? Averages and Your Number How many calories you burn a day: average daily needs by age and sex from the Dietary Guidelines, the resting-only number, and how to measure your own. Total Calories
- How Total Calories Counts Calories Burned: Methodology How Total Calories works out your daily burn: which Apple Health and Health Connect records it reads, how it adds them, and where the numbers come from. Total Calories
- TDEE Calculator: Total Daily Energy Expenditure Explained Free TDEE calculator using Mifflin-St Jeor, what total daily energy expenditure means, and how to measure your real daily burn with an Apple Watch. Total Calories
- Total Calories Burned App for Android (Health Connect) Total Calories for Android shows your calories burned and steps from Health Connect on one ring and a home screen widget. Free, no account, read-only access. Total Calories
- See Total Calories Burned on iPhone: Active Plus Resting How to see total calories burned for the day on iPhone, active plus resting: add them in the Health app, or use a free app that shows the total for you. Total Calories
- Best Posture App for iPhone: 5 Compared (2026) Five iPhone posture apps compared: AirPods-based reminders, a wearable sensor and photo analysis. Price model, Watch, account and ratings as of October 2026. Desk Reset
- Desk Posture Checklist: How to Sit at Your Desk A ten-point desk posture checklist from OSHA workstation guidance: head, elbows, wrists, feet, monitor distance and height, and how often to change position. Desk Reset
- Barometric Pressure Headaches: Studies and Tracking Barometric pressure headaches explained: what studies of pressure drops and migraine found, why not everyone reacts, and how to log pressure with each headache. Migraine Headache Tracker Log
- Best Headache Tracker App for iPhone (2026 Comparison) Five iPhone headache and migraine tracker apps compared: Migraine Buddy, MiG, Pressure Pal, Relief and Migraine Headache Tracker Log. Facts as of October 2026. Migraine Headache Tracker Log
- How to Keep a Headache Diary: What to Log and What to Skip How to keep a headache diary: the five fields to log every time, optional context worth adding, a sample entry, and when to bring it to a doctor. Migraine Headache Tracker Log
- Migraine Trigger Tracking: How to Find Your Triggers With a Diary How to track migraine triggers: the most common triggers, what to log before each attack, how long it takes, and how to tell an early symptom from a trigger. Migraine Headache Tracker Log
- Apple Watch Streak Broken? How to Keep a Workout Streak What Apple documents about protecting an Apple Watch award streak (Pause Rings, up to 90 days), what a missed day really costs, and how to keep a streak. Fitness Habit Tracker
- Streaks App Alternatives: 5 Habit Trackers Compared Looking for a Streaks app alternative? Five iPhone habit trackers compared: Streaks, HabitKit, Habitify, Gentler Streak and Fitness Habit Tracker: Auto. Fitness Habit Tracker
- Best GLP-1 Tracker App for iPhone (5 Compared) Five iPhone GLP-1 tracker apps compared: Shotsy, MeAgain, GlucoPal, Glapp and Simple GLP. Doses, reminders, Apple Watch and accounts, as of October 2026. Simple GLP
- Free GLP-1 Tracker With No Account, Private on iPhone Simple GLP is a free GLP-1 tracker for iPhone and Apple Watch: no account, no ads, no third-party analytics. What is free, what Pro adds, where data lives. Simple GLP
- GLP-1 Injection Site Rotation: Where to Inject Where Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound instructions say to inject, what each maker says about rotating sites, and a simple way to track your last site. Simple GLP
- GLP-1 Pill Wait Timer App: Time the Wait After Your Daily Pill Simple GLP starts a wait timer when you log your daily GLP-1 pill and alerts you when it ends. Set the length from your label or prescriber. Free on iPhone. Simple GLP
- Log a GLP-1 Dose From Apple Watch or a Home Screen Widget Simple GLP logs a weekly GLP-1 shot or daily pill in one tap from its Apple Watch app or Home Screen widget. Free, no account. Simple GLP
- Ozempic and Wegovy Shot Tracker App for iPhone Ozempic and Wegovy shot tracker app: Simple GLP logs each weekly shot in one tap, with reminders, Apple Watch and a widget. Free, with no account. Simple GLP
- Weekly GLP-1 Shot Reminder App for iPhone and Apple Watch Simple GLP reminds you on GLP-1 shot day and lets you log the shot from the notification, a widget or Apple Watch. Free, with no account needed. Simple GLP
- Wegovy Pill and Rybelsus Daily Dose Log App Wegovy pill and Rybelsus daily dose log app: Simple GLP logs each pill in one tap, keeps a streak and runs a wait timer you set. Free, with no account. Simple GLP
- Zepbound and Mounjaro Dose Tracker App for iPhone Zepbound and Mounjaro dose tracker app: Simple GLP logs each weekly shot in one tap, with reminders, Apple Watch and a widget. Free, with no account. Simple GLP
- Best VO2 Max App for Apple Watch (5 Compared) Five iPhone apps for your Apple Watch VO2 max compared: Athlytic, VO2 Max Pro, Health Hive, VO2 Max Widget Notifications and VO2 Max & Cardio Fitness. VO2 Max & Cardio Fitness
- VO2 Max Chart by Age and Sex: Apple Watch Levels VO2 max percentiles by age and sex from the FRIEND registry, how Apple Watch cardio fitness levels use them, and how to read your own number. Sourced and plain. VO2 Max & Cardio Fitness
- Where to Find VO2 Max on iPhone (Health App Steps) VO2 max is in the Health app under Browse, Heart, Cardio Fitness. Which Apple Watch you need, the workouts that count, and why no reading shows yet. VO2 Max & Cardio Fitness
- Best Motion Sickness App for iPhone (2026) Motion sickness apps for iPhone and Apple Watch compared: Apple's Vehicle Motion Cues, RideCalm, Dizzout, Hearapy and Trip Comfort, and what each does. Queasy
- Motion Sickness on a Road Trip: Practical Things to Try Practical things to try on a car trip if you get motion sick: seat choice, where to look, what to eat, breathing and more, with what the CDC Yellow Book says. Queasy
- Best Workout Recovery Time App for Apple Watch Five Apple Watch apps for workout recovery time compared: a countdown after each workout, or a morning readiness score. Ratings as of October 2026. Recharge Workout Recovery Time
Habits & recovery 20
- Free App With a Breathing Exercise for a Drinking Craving Sober: Sobriety Day Counter has a free craving mode: tap I'm having a craving for a full-screen box-breathing session. No paywall and no account. Sober
- Dry January App to Track Alcohol-Free Days on a Calendar Sober: Sobriety Day Counter is a free iPhone and Apple Watch app that counts alcohol-free days on a month calendar, with a countdown to January 31. Sober
- Free Sobriety Tracker With No Account or Paywall on the Basics Sober: Sobriety Day Counter is a free sobriety tracker for iPhone with no account. The counter, check-in, calendar, widgets and Apple Watch app are free. Sober
- I Am Sober Alternatives: 5 Sobriety Apps Compared Five iPhone sobriety counters compared as I Am Sober alternatives: I Am Sober, Sober Time, Days Since, Sober Day and Sober. Facts as of October 2026. Sober
- Sober Counter With an Apple Watch App and Lock Screen Widget Sober: Sobriety Day Counter shows your days sober on the iPhone Lock Screen, the Home Screen and Apple Watch. The widgets and the Watch app are free. Sober
- Sobriety App That Keeps Your Progress After a Slip In Sober: Sobriety Day Counter a slip restarts the counter, but your bonsai keeps half its growth and your streaks and calendar stay. Free, no account. Sober
- Sobriety Counter App for Android: Sober on Google Play Sobriety counter app for Android: Sober: Sobriety Day Counter counts alcohol-free days, with a daily check-in, calendar, craving breathing and a widget. Sober
- Sobriety Milestones: What 30, 60, 90 Days and 1 Year Mean What sobriety milestones mean at 30, 60, 90 days and 1 year: chip traditions, what research shows after a month off alcohol, and how to mark each one. Sober
- Is There an App That Counts Days Since You Quit Zyn? Quit Zyn is a free iPhone app that counts days since your last Zyn or nicotine pouch, with Lock Screen widgets, an Apple Watch app and no account. Quit Zyn
- Best Quit Zyn App: 5 Pouch Quit Apps Compared Five iPhone apps for quitting Zyn and nicotine pouches compared: Pace, Pouch Buddy, Pouched, Quit Vaping and Quit Zyn. Facts as of October 2026. Quit Zyn
- Free App to Quit Nicotine Pouches With No Account Quit Zyn is a free iPhone app for quitting Zyn, nicotine pouches or snus with no sign-up. See exactly what is free and what the optional upgrade adds. Quit Zyn
- How to Quit Zyn: Withdrawal Timeline and What to Expect How to quit Zyn and nicotine pouches: a sourced withdrawal timeline, common symptoms, practical steps, and free quitline support from the NCI, CDC and FDA. Quit Zyn
- Quit Pouches App Where a Slip Keeps Your Progress In Quit Zyn a slip restarts the day counter and keeps your calendar, longest streak, total nicotine-free days and half your garden. Free on iPhone. Quit Zyn
- Quit Snus App: Count Nicotine-Free Days, No Account Quit snus app: Quit Zyn: Pouch & Snus Tracker counts nicotine-free days after snus or pouches, with craving breathing, widgets and Apple Watch. No account. Quit Zyn
- Quit Zyn App for Android: Pouch & Snus Tracker Quit Zyn app for Android: Quit Zyn: Pouch & Snus Tracker counts nicotine-free days after Zyn, pouches or snus, with craving breathing and a widget. No account. Quit Zyn
- Quit Zyn Counter on Apple Watch and the Lock Screen Quit Zyn counter on Apple Watch and the Lock Screen: Quit Zyn: Pouch & Snus Tracker shows your nicotine-free days in Lock Screen widgets and a free Watch app. Quit Zyn
- Zyn Craving App With Guided Breathing Quit Zyn has a free craving mode for Zyn and nicotine pouch urges: a two-minute guided box breathing session, with an optional note on what set it off. Quit Zyn
- App That Tracks Money Saved After Quitting Zyn App that tracks money saved after quitting Zyn: Quit Zyn: Pouch & Snus Tracker shows money, pouches and nicotine avoided with Bloom+, on iPhone and Android. Quit Zyn
- Best App for Time Blindness (2026): 5 Apps Compared The best apps for time blindness on iPhone compared: Tiimo, Routinery, Time Timer, Lately and Shoes On, for planning, routines and leaving the house on time. Shoes On
- Time Blindness: Why You're Always Late and What Helps Time blindness explained: why you run late even when you try, what research on the planning fallacy and ADHD timing shows, and practical steps that help. Shoes On
Card & tile games 24
- Best Bridge App for Beginners (2026): 12 Compared The best bridge apps for beginners on iPhone and iPad compared in October 2026: lesson courses, bot games, online duplicate and drills, with honest trade-offs. Bridge Trainer
- Bridge Bidding for Beginners Bridge bidding for beginners: count high-card points, pick your opening bid, and respond to partner with worked hands for 1NT, one-of-a-suit and passes. Bridge Trainer
- Best Cribbage App for iPhone (2026): 5 Compared The best cribbage apps for iPhone and iPad compared in October 2026: full games, discard analyzers, hand scorers and drills, with each one's trade-offs. Cribbage Trainer
- How to Count a Cribbage Hand How to count a cribbage hand step by step: fifteens, pairs, runs, flush and nobs, five worked examples, the 29 hand, and the scores that cannot happen. Cribbage Trainer
- Best Sheepshead App for iPhone (2026): 5 Compared The best Sheepshead apps for iPhone and iPad compared in October 2026: games against the computer, online tables with friends, and practice drills. Sheepshead Trainer
- How to Play Sheepshead for Beginners How to play Sheepshead: the 14-card trump order, card points, picking the blind, burying, calling a partner, taking tricks and scoring, with worked examples. Sheepshead Trainer
- Beste Skat App (2026): 5 Apps im Vergleich Die beste Skat App fürs iPhone im Vergleich, Stand Oktober 2026: Spiele gegen den Computer, Online-Skat, Lern-Apps und Übungen mit Stärken und Schwächen. Skat Trainer
- Skat Regeln einfach erklärt Skat Regeln einfach erklärt: Blatt und Augen, Reizen, Farbspiel, Grand und Null, Spielwert mit Matadoren und fünf durchgerechnete Beispiele. Skat Trainer
- American Mahjong Practice App for Android: Mahj Trainer American mahjong practice app for Android: Mahj Trainer is on Google Play with five-minute drills on racks, the Charleston and discards. No account needed. Mahj Trainer
- Best American Mahjong App (2026): 5 Apps Compared The best American Mahjong apps for iPhone and iPad compared in October 2026: courses, bot games, card hints and drills, with strengths and trade-offs for each. Mahj Trainer
- Mahj Trainer for ChatGPT Mahj Trainer teaches American mah jongg inside ChatGPT: short lessons, practice quizzes, a rack reader for the card's sections, and a glossary. Mahj Trainer
- Mahj Trainer for Claude Mahj Trainer teaches American mah jongg inside Claude: short lessons, practice quizzes, a rack reader for the card's sections, and a glossary. Mahj Trainer
- Free American Mahjong App With No Subscription Mahj Trainer is a free American mahjong learning app: four beginner rooms with no subscription, account or ads. Here is what is free and what Mahj+ adds. Mahj Trainer
- How to Read the Mah Jongg Card: the 9 Sections Explained How to read the NMJL card: the nine sections that keep their shape every year, from 2468 and Like Numbers to Quints and Singles and Pairs. Mahj Trainer
- The Charleston in American Mah Jongg: Rules, Order and Strategy How the Charleston works in American Mah Jongg: the three passes, the optional second Charleston, blind and courtesy passes, and which tiles to pass. Mahj Trainer
- American Mah Jongg Glossary: Soap, Pung, Kong and More A plain-English glossary of American Mah Jongg terms: craks, bams, dots, soap, pung, kong, quint, exposure, Charleston, blind pass, joker swap and more. Mahj Trainer
- How to Play American Mah Jongg: Rules for Beginners (2026 Guide) The rules of American Mah Jongg in plain English: the 152 tiles, the card, the Charleston, calling, jokers, and how a hand is won. For brand-new players. Mahj Trainer
- Learn American Mah Jongg: Rules, Card, Jokers and Scoring Free American Mah Jongg guides from Mahj Trainer: how to play, reading the card's nine sections, the Charleston, joker rules, scoring and a full glossary. Mahj Trainer
- Joker Rules in American Mah Jongg: Where They Can and Cannot Go Every joker rule in American Mah Jongg: groups of three or more only, never in pairs or singles, never passed in the Charleston, and how joker swaps work. Mahj Trainer
- American Mah Jongg Scoring and Table Rules: Who Pays What How payment works when someone wins at American Mah Jongg, when a call is too late, what happens after a wrong mah jongg, dead hands, and wall games. Mahj Trainer
- Is There an App to Practice the Mahjong Charleston? Mahj Trainer is a free iPhone, iPad and Android app to practice the American mahjong Charleston: deal, pick three tiles, see the coach's reasoning. Mahj Trainer
- Mahjong Practice App for iPad: Mahj Trainer (Free) Mahjong practice app for iPad: Mahj Trainer is a free American mahjong app with five-minute drills, an iPad layout, no opponents and no account. Works offline. Mahj Trainer
- Mahjong Quiz App That Explains Every Answer Mahj Trainer is an American mahjong quiz app that explains why each answer is right and why a missed pick does not fit. Free beginner rooms, iPhone and iPad. Mahj Trainer
- How to Practice American Mahjong Alone, Without a Group Practice American mahjong alone with Mahj Trainer, a free app of five-minute drills on racks, Charleston passes and discards. No opponents or account needed. Mahj Trainer
Sports 9
- Best Baseball Savant App for iPhone: 5 Compared There is no official Baseball Savant app. Five iPhone apps compared for Statcast percentiles, advanced stats and live baseball, with ratings and trade-offs. Baseball Savvy StatScout
- What Is xwOBA? Barrel Rate, Hard-Hit % and Sprint Speed What xwOBA, barrel rate, hard-hit rate and sprint speed mean, with the exact Statcast definitions and what a good number looks like in a 2025 MLB season. Baseball Savvy StatScout
- How to Talk About Sports When You Don't Follow Sports Small talk for non-fans: one story to know, one question to ask, sample lines for work and dinner, and what to skip so you never get caught bluffing. Sports Cheat Sheet
- Best NFL Stats App for iPhone: 6 Compared (2026) Which NFL stats app fits you? Six iPhone apps compared on advanced stats, scores, fantasy and price model, with ratings and trade-offs as of October 2026. Pro Football
- What Is EPA Per Play in Football? EPA and CPOE Explained EPA per play measures how much each play changes a team's expected points. Learn how it works, what CPOE adds, and what good looks like for NFL quarterbacks. Pro Football
- What Is xG in Hockey? Expected Goals and GSAx Explained Expected goals (xG) give every NHL shot a probability of scoring. See how xG works, how goalies are judged with GSAx, and what good numbers look like. Hockey Edge
- True Shooting Percentage Explained (Formula and Usage Rate) True shooting percentage (TS%) counts threes and free throws to measure scoring efficiency. See the formula, a worked example, and how usage rate fits in. Basketball
- Best Triathlon Results App for iPhone: 5 Compared Five iPhone apps for triathlon results compared: live race-day tracking, looking up past results by name, and logging your own. Ratings as of October 2026. IM Tri Tracker
- Triathlon Splits Explained: Swim, T1, Bike, T2 and Run What each triathlon split means, how to turn it into pace, and how to compare your swim, T1, bike, T2 and run with sourced finish times for age-groupers. IM Tri Tracker
Family & life admin 10
- The 5 Love Languages With Everyday Examples The five love languages from Gary Chapman's model, each with small everyday gestures you can do in under a minute, plus what research says about them. Little Gestures
- Best Love Language App for Couples: 5 Compared 2026 Five love language and couples apps compared for iPhone: quiz, reminders, daily questions, account needs and price model, with ratings as of October 2026. Little Gestures
- Best Family Medication Tracker App for iPhone (2026) Six iPhone apps for tracking a parent's or family's medications, compared on sharing, reminders, Watch, account and price, with ratings as of Oct 2026. Elderhub
- Medication List for an Aging Parent: What to Include What to put on a medication list for an aging parent, how to build it from the pill bottles, who to share it with, and what to bring to appointments. Elderhub
- Newborn Paperwork Checklist: Certificate, SSN, Insurance A US newborn paperwork checklist: birth certificate, Social Security number and card, and health insurance deadlines (30 days job-based, 60 days Marketplace). Baby Docs
- Best Baby Tracker App (2026): 5 iPhone Apps Compared Baby tracker apps for iPhone compared: Huckleberry, Baby Tracker - Newborn Log, Nara, Baby Connect and Baby Tracker: Feeds & Diapers, for both parents. Baby Tracker
- Delete your sharing sign-in How to delete the Google sign-in and shared data Baby Tracker's Log together uses on Android. Baby Tracker
- Newborn Wet and Dirty Diapers by Day: First Week Guide Day-by-day newborn diaper count for the first week: 1 wet diaper on day 1 rising to 6 or more by day 6, plus what the stools look like and when to call. Baby Tracker
- How to Start a Task When You Have ADHD: 7 Techniques How to start a task when you have ADHD: seven practical task initiation techniques, from smallest starts to if-then plans, citing NIMH, CDC and CHADD. Next Cue
- Best Car Maintenance Tracker App for iPhone: 5 Compared Five iPhone car maintenance tracker apps compared: service reminders, mpg, recalls and sharing a garage with family. Ratings as of October 2026. Vehicle Maintenance Log & MPG
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- Best Music Trivia App for iPhone: 5 Compared Five iPhone music trivia apps compared: song-clip guessing, multiplayer, and genre questions with the story behind each answer. Ratings as of October 2026. Deep Cuts
- Best Journeyman Electrician Test Prep App (2026) Five journeyman electrician test prep apps for iPhone and iPad compared: question banks, NEC edition, mock exams, calculators and what each one leaves out. Electrician Exam Practice 2026
- How to Calculate Conduit Fill (NEC Chapter 9) How to calculate conduit fill under NEC Chapter 9: Table 1 fill limits, Table 4 conduit areas, Table 5 wire areas, and four worked examples in EMT. Electrician Exam Practice 2026
- Third Shot Drop vs Drive in Pickleball: When to Use Each Drop the third shot when both opponents are set at the kitchen. Drive when one is still moving or the ball sits up. A plain guide with the exact cues to read. Third Shot Pickleball Strategy
- Best Sunset Prediction App for iPhone: 5 Compared Five iPhone sunset prediction apps compared: a 0 to 100 sky score, quality forecasts, alerts and Apple Watch support. Ratings as of October 2026. Sunset & Sunrise Prediction