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Hopefully you’re wearing a mask when you’re around other people, and especially when that’s indoors. Hmmm, around other people and indoors? Sounds to me like that might be when food shopping, grocery shopping, or just about any kind of shopping that you might be doing.

If you like to stay on track by using a list app on your phone, and if that phone is an iPhone X or later, you have a problem. The issue is Face ID.

When you’re using an app that involves lots of checking and it’s on a Face ID phone and you’re wearing a mask, well, that’s not a great combo.

Our Groceries Shopping List is not only a fantastic shopping app on your iPhone but the way that it utilizes the Apple Watch as an alternate interface is brilliant and puts it over the top as a must-have app.

Concept and Functionality:

Any shopping app that’s worth a download will let you set up a variety of shopping lists. Then when you access a list you can add and remove items, simple. What sets Our Groceries apart is all the subtle features that make it indispensible in any situation where 2 or more people will want to work with the same list.

Our Groceries Shopping List, created by Our Groceries, Inc., lets you add images, use barcodes, and synch lists in the cloud so multiple people can see the latest version of the list. This is great when one person is going shopping and anyone else wants to add or remove items from the list at the same time.

Aside from the overall shopping functionality per se, the adaptation for Apple Watch use is a masterstroke of creativity. It is just dead simple to use on that tiny screen. Bravo devs on a great job!

A very nice feature recently added lets you know if a sync operation has not happened, for whatever reason, thus letting you know that you may not be working with the latest edits.

Features:

All of this is to say that Our Groceries is a top-notch shopping app on the iPhone or iPad. But what about using it on your Apple Watch and why does the pandemic matter? The issue, as already stated is all about how your iPhone unlocks. If you’re used to just looking at it to get past the lock screen you’re in for a huge inconvenience if you’re wearing a mask.

Of course for most apps where you start it up and then use it for awhile, typing in your passcode once is not a problem. With a shopping app, however, you’re constantly opening and closing the app whilst shopping. This is where having the app on your Apple Watch really shines.

As you walk around the supermarket, Home Depot, Trader Joe’s or whatever, just raise your wrist, touch the Our Groceries icon and voila, you’re into the app, seeing what’s next on the list, and easily crossing off items as you throw them into your wagon.

Value:

Our Groceries Shopping List is available for free from the App Store. You can upgrade to cloud sync, which is needed for family usage, for just $5.99/year.

Overall, Our Groceries is a beautiful example of how to leverage the Apple Watch to augment an already great app design using an incredibly well-designed watch UI.

Our Groceries requires iOS 10.0, WatchOS 4.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. 

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Halide Mark II – Pro Camera is a stunning achievement in camera that is packaged as an iPhone app. It delivers an impressive range of features and is perfect for your new iPhone 12.

Available to download for free through the iTunes Store, this app, by Lux Optics, Inc., sets a very high bar for any photo apps claiming to be for ‘pro’ level users.

Features:

As indicated by its name, Halide Mark II – Pro Camera is an app that enables users to use their iOS device’s camera to an all new level of capability.

Specifically, its features include everything anyone who takes photography seriously would want in an app. From manual control over your picture taking, including shutter speed, ISO, and white balance adjustments, to powerful tools like a Focus Loupe and Focus Peaking.

But this app is not just about total control, it’s also very much about ease of use of these very capable controls. For example, there’s an incredible swipe interface that lets you manage all the key settings with gestures and it does a great job of this even is you’re just using just one hand.

This is also one of the first apps to take excellent advantage of new iPhone capabilities. The latest version, 2.1, lets ProRAW-capable iPhones shoot ProRAW+, ProRAW, RAW+, and RAW.

Of course, as with any photography app, the photos you take through it will only be as good as your device’s camera itself; therefore, Halide can be best enjoyed on newer iPhones, especially the 12 Pro and the 12 Pro Max.

All of this and the app is available in 10 different languages.

Appearance and Layout:

Since Halide Mark II has so many different functions, compacting them all into one clean interface would be an impressive task.

Fortunately for this app’s users, the designers have really built a terrific UI so while it does take an investment of your time to get to know it, the learning curse is about as quick and painless as it can possibly be.

These designers definitely used a minimalistic approach to incorporating a maximum number of features, however, and while this approach makes for a clean interface, it does make navigating through all the app’s many features quickly something that does take a bit of effort.

Overall, while getting around the app takes a bit of getting used to, the appearance and layout of this app are quite impressive.

Value:

As mentioned previously, Halide Mark II is currently available for a free 7-day trial period. After that you have to select either an annual plan ($11.99) or a one time lifetime purchase ($39.99).

We love the fact that they give users 7 days with full functionality to decide if the app is right for them. Then, even if you’re only half-convinced, you can opt for the one year plan and you’re only out twelve bucks.

Although definitely pricier than the many highly rated photography apps on the iTunes Store today, we think this is the best app for those who pride themselves on the quality of their iPhone photography.

Halide Mark II – Pro Camera requires iOS 13.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. 

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