596: The 2025 Upgradies

Hosted byJason Snell

It's time for the 12th Annual Upgradies! Myke and Jason discuss their favorites of 2025, take the input of many Upgradians, and hand out awards in numerous categories! Only the finest will walk away with the most coveted of titles: Upgradies Winner.

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Links and Show Notes:
List of Nominees (Spoilers Below)

Best Overall iOS App

• Final Cut Camera
• Mango Baby
• Carrot Weather
• Ivory
• Callsheet

Best Newcomer iOS App

• Tapestry
• Focus Friend
• Athlytic
• Cassette

Best Overall Mac App

• Numbers
• Mimestream
• ChatGPT
• Claude
• Ice
• ChatGPT
• Mimestream
• Obsidian
• Things

Best Newcomer Mac App

• Longplay
• Superwhisper
• Claude
• Ice
• ChatGPT
• Festivitas
• Affinity
• Hyperspace
• ChatGPT
• Ghostty
• Tapestry

Best Feature: Best Implementation of a ’26 OS Feature**

• iPad Multitasking
• Clipboard History for Mac
• Private Cloud Compute in Shortcuts
• Athlytic
• Liquid Glass
• iPad Multitasking
• Call Screening

Game of the Year

• Herdling
• Donkey Kong Bananza
• Balatro
• Clair Obscure Expedition 33

Favourite Movie

• Thunderbolts*
• Superman
• Flow
• My Old Ass
• Sinners
• F1
• One Battle After Another

Favourite TV Show

• The Pitt
• Ludwig)
• Murderbot
• Pluribus
• Severance
• The Studio

Favourite Book

• Moonbound by Robin Sloan
• Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
• Apple in China, by Patrick McGee
• Ensh*ttification, by Cory Doctorow
• [Everything is Tuberculosis, by John Green](https://everythingistb