Apps by Lex Friedman

Games, Puzzles & Tools

Strategy, word games, GIFs, developer tools, and utilities.

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Strategery

Dominate the world… one blob at a time

A quick, colorful strategy game for iPhone & iPad. The map is made of blobs, every blob holds pegs, and your job is to roll your way across it until it’s all your color. Play solo against the computer, take turns with friends online, or pass one device around the couch. Classic mode for purists; Chaos mode for those who like their conquests with consequences. Contains no violence, several dice, and a reasonable amount of whimsy.

iPhone & iPad
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Gnome

Animated GIFs, anywhere you type — on Mac and iOS

A tiny menu bar app for the Mac that lives one hotkey away. Hit the key, search a GIF (powered by Klipy or your own local library), click the one you want — it’s on your clipboard, ready to paste into Slack, Messages, Mail, or anywhere else. Apple’s built-in vision tech even lets you search the text that appears inside your stored GIFs. $7, unlocked forever. Also available on iOS.

Mac & iOS
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LexShell

SSH in your pocket — a real terminal for iPhone & iPad

A proper SSH client that keeps up with vim, htop, tmux, and tail -f. LexShell discovers the SSH hosts already on your network, saves your machines with keys or passwords, and keeps multiple live connections going in tabs. Real Ctrl combos, Esc, Tab, and arrows sit right above the keyboard, and delicious color themes (Squid Ink, Grape Soda, Glowworm…) set the mood. No account, no analytics, no subscription. A shell of a good time.

iPhone & iPad
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Gimme A Second

Name that tune… in one second

A music guessing game for iPhone & iPad. Play a daily puzzle, grab a ready-made mix, or pick up to ten of your favorite bands — then name their tunes from a one-second sliver of audio. Miss it? Earn another second, up to five. Build your streak and chase that 1-second flex.

iPhone & iPad
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Lex.Games

A fresh batch of brain candy, every day

A collection of daily puzzle games: Conlextions, Lexicogs, Square Dance, Daily Mini Crosswords, Six Appeal, Write & Rung, By A Vowel, full-size Crosswords, and Mind Control. Free to play on the web or on iOS, with new puzzles dropping every single day.

Web & iOS
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Cryptograms by Lex.Games

Crack the code. Reveal the quote. Feel brilliant.

Daily letter-substitution puzzles featuring quotes that are funny, inspiring, or moving. Solve a new cryptogram every day, explore curated themed packs (comedians, thinkers, and more), and use helpful tools like mistake highlighting and single-letter reveals when you need a nudge.

Web & iOS
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Tile & Error

The word game where chaos is the strategy

A Scrabble-style word game where the board is different every time. Randomized bonus squares and Rainbow Squares keep things unpredictable — triggering bonus points, score multipliers, or even swapping your opponent's tiles. Play against friends or AI opponents at four difficulty levels.

Web & iOS
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Camera Ready

Look your best on every video call

A free Mac app that lets you choose a color palette to match your room, lighting, and skin tone — so you don't look washed out by monitor backlighting during video calls. Pick your colors, look great, done.

Mac
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AC Slater

Control your AC from the Mac menu bar

A tiny Mac menu bar app that drives your Sensibo-equipped air conditioner. Click the little remote icon and a panel drops down with everything that matters — power, mode, temperature, fan, swing, and light. It talks straight to Sensibo’s API: no middleman, no server, and your key never leaves your Mac.

Mac
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Time To Go

What time is it around the world, from the Mac menu bar

A small Mac menu bar app that shows the current time in the cities you care about. Click the icon and every city you track is right there, with its time zone by name and a note when it’s already tomorrow. Open the main window for a world map with your cities pinned and the nighttime half shaded. Free, no account, no subscription.

Mac