New and updated apps: Vesper, Tweetbot, SKRWT, Acorn and more!

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got photography apps, organizational tools, a vital update to a popular social media app and more!

New and updated iOS apps

  • Vesper 2.0: The iPhone "thought collection" app for tagging your notes now has its most-requested feature — sync (i.e. online backup). $4.99 - Download now

  • PCalc 3.2: An alternative and more advanced calculator alternative for iOS. Version 3.2 adds smart searching, a new dark theme, the ability to add notes to tape, and lots of fixes. $9.99 - Download Now

  • SKRWT 1.0: A keystone and lens correction tool for photos you've taken. No more crooked lines! $1.99 - Download now

  • Calendars 5.4.3: The alternative calendaring app for iOS gains a few Smart Input improvements. $2.99 - Download now

  • PDF Scanner 1.1: Darsoft's app for scanning books and multipage documents to PDF adds a "continue scan" button, improves page detection, adds multiple new language localizations, and fixes some minor bugs. Free - Download now

  • Tweetbot 3.3.2: A critical update for Tapbots' popular Twitter client, this new version makes changes necessary to keep working. More details available on Tapbots' blog. $4.99 - Download now

  • Writer Pro 1.1.1: Popular text and Markdown editor for iOS. This update contains Nitti and Nitti Grotesk updates, night mode in the keyboard bar, syntax for footnotes, export, and print, and more. $19.99 - Download Now

  • Hipstamatic 275: A popular camera editing and shooting app for iPhone. This update restores the ability to display all purchased packs in HipstaMart. There are also stability improvements for older devices. $1.99 - Download Now

Reeder 2.2: Popular RSS app for iPhone and iPad. This update adds background app refresh, grouping for smart streams, and more. $4.99 - Download Now

New and updated Mac apps

  • Acorn 4.4: Flying Meat's outstanding image editing software adds tons of new features and improvements to Raw image import, adds a new menu item to turn on and off snapping to guides, a preview toggle button on the Curves window and more. $29.99 - Download now

  • Transmission 2.83: A new version of the BitTorrent downloading client app adds a new Share option in the File menu, shows all torrents when the filter bar is hidden, and makes a number of bug fixes and other improvements. Free - Download now

  • Clear 1.1.2: A task and todo app for Mac. This version brings better notification support and an overdue item count. $9.99 - Download Now

More apps and updates?

If you try any of the apps or updates, let me know how they work for you. If you got any new or updated apps today that you loved, but don't see here, let us know about them!

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