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Mobile Apps for November 2023

Welcome to the November 2023 edition of our monthly newsletter, where we recommend the best mobile apps for your device. This month, we've got a great selection of apps for productivity, gaming, and entertainment.


Productivity


Jtx board



Manage journals, notes & tasks and sync with your CalDAV-server through DAVx5

Elevate the power of the iCalendar standard to the next level, use the potential of the combination of journals (VJournal), notes (VJournal) and tasks (VTodo) out of one app and use DAVx5 to synchronize your entries with the CalDAV-server of your choice!




Nextcloud


Nextcloud is a private file sync & share and communication server. It is fully open source and you can host it yourself or pay a company to do it for you. That way, you are in control of your photos, your calendar and contact data, your documents and everything else.




Onenote


Android


iOS


Microsoft Store


Gaming


Unreal Blood Project


One unit whole blood on the Unreal 5.1 engine


Daijishō


Daijishō is a retro launcher that let you manage your retro games libraries. Daijishō cares about integrated experience, expansibility, aesthetic and pragmatical usabilities let you focus on games itself.



Entertainment


Meta Quest


Android


iOS


Shop Meta Quest


Set up your Meta Quest device and discover the best VR games, apps and events




SteamVR


Meta Quest store


Access VR games directly from Steam using virtual desktop




Root access 


Lsposed


GitHub


A Riru / Zygisk module trying to provide an ART hooking framework which delivers consistent APIs with the OG Xposed, leveraging LSPlant hooking framework




Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app that works directly with no rooting or setup required. A minimal base system is installed automatically - additional packages are available using the APT package manager.



Health and Fitness



Chronic insights


“Living with chronic pain is hard. But there’s one thing that I’m grateful for - it made me really think about what I’m doing with my life, and question what I’m really passionate about. That’s what made me create a better symptom diary app, and it’s the best thing that I’ve ever done.” — James Allen








Withings health mate


The Withings ecosystem of smart health devices delivers comprehensive insights that give you the most well-rounded view of your health. Plus, it’s compatible with all your favorite apps.






Cardiogram


Explore the science behind the important relationship between your heart and your head.




Emulators, ROMs etc




"I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap." - Bob Hope

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