Ship on Friday · iPhone apps

iPhone apps that fix one thing properly

5 iPhone apps from a one-person studio (4 live now): YCal, Yahoo Calendar app for Android and iPhone; ChallengeCam, party game reels, Android & iPhone; Memopolis, your photo gallery as a 3D city; Show Only, show photos without your gallery; Babbly, find your child's voice in videos.

“Yahoo Mail has no proper calendar app on your phone.”

YCal puts your Yahoo Calendar on your Android phone or iPhone, two-way, with reminders you won't miss, one-tap meeting join and an agenda that works offline.

  • Your whole Yahoo calendar, two-way
  • Reminders you won't miss
  • Works offline

Price: Android: yearly (3-day free trial), monthly or lifetime · iPhone: free, optional Premium · Category: Productivity

“The funniest moments at a party never make it to a Reel.”

Pass the phone and play quick brain games with friends. ChallengeCam films everyone's reactions and turns the round into one vertical clip with every face, every score and the winner, ready for Reels.

  • One take, one finished clip
  • 30 party challenges
  • Party mode for up to 4

Price: Free · 9 challenges free forever · Pro monthly or yearly · Category: Entertainment

“Years of photos, and you never look back at them.”

Memopolis turns your photo gallery into a glowing 3D city. Every day you took photos becomes a building, big days become skyscrapers, and you watch your city rise year by year. Your photos never leave your phone.

  • Your gallery, as a city
  • Watch it rise
  • Your city's type

Price: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription) · Category: Photography

“You hand over your phone to show one photo, and they keep swiping.”

Show Only opens just the photos you pick in a locked, full-screen viewer. Hand your phone over and the other person can swipe only those, nothing else. Only you can finish, with your fingerprint, face or PIN.

  • Straight from your gallery
  • They can't leave
  • Only you can finish

Price: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription) · Category: Photography

Coming soon on the App StoreShow Only: features, screenshots & FAQ →

“You film them all the time, but their voice is lost in hundreds of videos.”

Babbly listens to the videos already on your phone and finds every moment your child talks, babbles, sings or laughs. It cuts those moments out and puts them in order, so you can hear them grow up. Everything happens on your phone.

  • Finds their voice for you
  • Sorted by age
  • Play them like stories

Price: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription) · Category: Photo & Video

Questions about these iPhone apps

Which iPhone apps does Ship on Friday make?

5 so far: YCal (Yahoo Calendar app for Android and iPhone), ChallengeCam (party game reels, Android & iPhone), Memopolis (your photo gallery as a 3D city), Show Only (show photos without your gallery), Babbly (find your child's voice in videos).

How much do the iPhone apps cost?

YCal: Android: yearly (3-day free trial), monthly or lifetime · iPhone: free, optional Premium. ChallengeCam: Free · 9 challenges free forever · Pro monthly or yearly. Memopolis: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription). Show Only: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription). Babbly: Free, with a one-time Pro unlock (no subscription).

What happens to my data?

YCal: Your Yahoo app password is stored encrypted on your device. No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDKs. ChallengeCam: Your videos, scores and challenge history stay on your phone. The server only handles sign-in, preferences and the challenge catalogue. Memopolis: Your photos never leave your phone. No email, no ads. Neighbours uses a random name and day counts only. The app sends anonymous daily usage counts (no ID) that you can switch off. Shared city links carry only day counts, never photos. Show Only: Your photos never leave your phone. No account, no ads, no analytics. The app only gets the photos you pick. Babbly: Your videos never leave your phone. A sound model on the phone does the listening. No account, no ads, no analytics.

Who builds these apps?

One solo developer. Ship on Friday is a one-person app studio, and every app is designed, built and supported by me.