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Milepost app lets drivers journal road trips with photos, music and maps

Milepost is an indie iOS, Mac and CarPlay app that automatically logs drives—route, distance, speed, time and weather—and lets users add notes, photos and Apple Music history to build shareable 'roadbooks.' It includes a social network for sharing trips and cars, Siri/Shortcuts/CarPlay support, and an MCP server for trip planning with AI agents.

New iOS app QuillCue adds saved-prompt keyboard for Siri AI

QuillCue is a free App Store app that adds a custom keyboard allowing iPhone users to store and reuse written prompts for Siri AI, avoiding retyping repetitive queries. The app supports folders for organizing prompts and lets users import or export prompt libraries to share with others or move between devices. It requires iOS 27.0 or later and was highlighted in 9to5Mac's Indie App Spotlight series.

New iPhone app GasPulse tracks regional gas price trends and forecasts

GasPulse is a free iPhone app that uses Energy Information Administration data to display weekly gas price trends by state or region, along with up to five years of historical pricing. It also includes an Outlook feature predicting future price direction, state comparisons, price alerts for up to six areas, and home/lock screen widgets with Siri support.

Farwave app maps global radio stations onto a 3D interactive globe

Farwave is a new iOS app that lets users explore a 3D globe to discover and listen to radio stations from around the world, including a 'Take me anywhere' shuffle feature and listening history. Beyond radio, the app organizes podcasts and personal music imports onto separate visual 'planets,' supporting playback queues, speed control, and offline downloads.

New iOS app KeyAlarm converts calendar keywords into automatic alarms

KeyAlarm is an indie iPhone app that lets users designate keywords, like 'Dentist,' so any calendar event containing that word automatically triggers an alarm rather than a silent notification. Users can set multiple alarms per event, assign alarms to entire calendars, and customize how far in advance each one fires. The app relies on Apple's new AlarmKit framework and requires iOS 26.