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10 Surprisingly Useful Apps for Mac and iPhone That Can Do More Than You Think

My September picks for running AI locally, using your Mac’s webcam to unlock apps, monitoring RAM usage in Terminal, and a few other apps that deserve a place in your workflow.

14 min readSep 4, 2026

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These apps will elevate your experience beyond your imagination by helping you discover live information about the sky above, system resources, unlocking your Mac with Face ID, and more.

This is the September edition of my monthly app reviews, and I hope you find immense value from utilizing them in your workflow.

The apps introduced in this article will help you:

🤳🏻 Unlock your apps using Face authentication on Mac.
🌡️ Discover live hardware information in your menu bar.
💻 Discover the REAL amount of RAM each app is using on Mac.
🤨 Search and copy plenty of GIF files using a keyboard hotkey.
🖱️ Bring extra features to your Mac’s hot corner feature.
✈️ Monitor the sky above using radar vision on your iPhone.
📆 Plan and journal your life with a beautiful calendar.

Mac O’Clock

10 Surprisingly Useful Apps for Mac and iPhone That Can Do More Than You Think

My September picks for running AI locally, using your Mac’s webcam to unlock apps, monitoring RAM usage in Terminal, and a few other apps that deserve a place in your workflow.

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