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Great Apps
- Site
- greatapps.fyi
- Type
- gallery
- Verdict
- Niche
- Licence
- Look only licence, not stated
not-statedFree to browse, no account needed / Not stated. Screenshots and icons belong to the apps shown - Agent channels
- none
- Pricing
- free
- Reviewed
What it is
Great Apps (GreatApps.fyi) is a hand-picked gallery of well-made iOS apps. It is one of several curation sites by the designer who goes by "äli", who also runs Sections.wtf, GreatStuff.fyi and Browse.Cool. It is built on Framer. At review the sitemap listed 216 app pages. Picks lean towards indie and design-minded apps such as (Not Boring) Calculator, Mela, Craft, Endel, Snapseed, Amie and Pocket Casts. Each app page has the App Store subtitle, a category, two screenshots, the icon, and links to the App Store and the app's website. The homepage says weekly picks are coming "soon" and has an email waitlist.
When to open it
Open it when you want a short list of iOS apps with real personality to study before designing your own: a playful utility, a focused single-purpose tool, or a widget-first app. It helps you pick which apps to download and study in depth, rather than documenting their screens.
Most useful
- Taste filter: a small, opinionated set, so nearly every entry is worth a look
- Indie coverage: many small studios and solo makers that bigger libraries skip
- Direct links: every page links to the App Store and the maker's site, so you can install and try the app
- Category tags: Productivity, Health & Fitness, Photo & Video and similar tags on each app page
Using it with agents
The site has no API, llms.txt, MCP or export. It is a list for people. You can give an agent a few picked app names and ask it to research their public screenshots or App Store listings. Describe the qualities you want to borrow (density, tone, how widgets are used) rather than asking it to copy a layout.
Watch out for
- At review the homepage offered no search or filters, only one long scroll
- Only two screenshots per app, so you won't see flows or deeper screens
- The weekly issue was not live at review, and the waitlist is the only sign-up
- No terms or licence page. Treat screenshots and icons as the app makers' property
Reusable ideas
- Keep a showcase small and opinionated so each entry carries weight
- Use the App Store subtitle as a one-line description instead of writing new blurbs
- Link out to the real product on every entry so readers can judge it first-hand