Hi all,
I thought it might be a good idea to creat a list of all the apps that everyone is using that are cross-platform between Windows and iOS. Ideally, I would like to keep this list to apps that people have used and liked, or at least apps that you know are accessible on both OS's.
I will start us off by telling you about the newest notetaking app I've discovered. It's called Joplin. It is extremely accessible on both Windows and iOS. You have to use a cloud server like OneDrive or DropBox to sync your notes, or you can sign up for their cloud service, which gives you access to some additional collaboration features. However, you don't have to. it works just fine using OneDrive.
Here's the link to the website where you can find liks to download it for all the different platforms. I think there is also a Mac version and an Android one too.
https://joplinapp.org/
Now, everyone else tell us what you're using for everything!
By Samanthia, 27 April, 2026
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Re: Apps
All of these should be easily found on the iOS App Store. As well as the Microsoft store.
• Firefox
• Outlook (I am considering switching to Thunderbird)
• Simplenote
• OneDrive
• Microsoft Teams
• Zoom (the video conferencing app, not the iOS magnifier)
• ChatGPT
• Be My Eyes
• Xbox Mobile (I mainly use this to keep track of achievements I have acquired in the games I play)
• YouTube (the one you get through Microsoft edge on Windows. I like it because I don't ever get ads)
• Netflix *
• eBay *
• Amazon *
• Discord *
• LinkedIn *
• google maps *
Note: the apps with a, *, trailing them are apps I use on my iPhone, while I use the web browser versions on my Windows laptop.
A Few Apps
Todoist is accessible on iOS and Windows (as well as other platforms) and is a very good to do list manager. It can also group tasks into projects and sync with Google Calendar. I also use Syncthing to sync folders between all my devices, including iOS and Windows ones. It also runs on Mac, Linux, and Android, and it syncs folders between devices without storing anything in the cloud. This means that it is always free, and you can sync as much as you want as long as your devices have enough space. For iOS, the app for Syncthing that I use is called Synctrain. With Syncthing, I can use any app I want on either platform to edit and view files, without having to use the same app on both. For example, I could create a file in Pages on iOS and then edit it in Word on Windows as long as I saved it as a Word document first. The Windows Phone Link app can also give you iOS notifications on Windows and lets you send and receive messages from Windows, although I have not used it.