Reviews, deep dives and tips from Culi
Short pieces about Culi’s apps and the everyday problems they’re built for. New ones go up a few times a week.
Why MiseMate Treats Cooking as One Flow, Not Five Separate Apps
MiseMate's real feature isn't any single tool — it's refusing to let recipes, grocery lists, and meal plans live in separate apps. Here's the design thinking behind that.
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How to Check If Your Bench Press Number Is Actually Good
Stop guessing from gym talk. Here's the fastest, most honest way to find out whether your bench press number is actually good, using real competition data instead of forum folklore.
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How to Set Up Recurring Bill Splits With Roommates on iPhone
Stop retyping rent, utilities, and streaming every month. Set each recurring split once in SplitSnap, let it post to your roommate crew page, and keep balances current without turning the group chat into a ledger.
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Which Credit Card Should You Swipe Today? Maximize Interest-Free Float on iPhone
Paying before the due date isn’t always enough. Here’s how to pick the card with the longest interest-free float today — and pay the exact statement amount that keeps your grace period.
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How to Find Out If Your Lift Is Actually Good
A number alone tells you nothing. Here's the fastest way to find out where your bench, squat, or deadlift actually ranks against real competition lifters.
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Beginner's Guide to CardSnap: Your First Week With It
New to scanning Pokémon cards? Here's what to expect in your first week with CardSnap, from your first scan to a running total for your whole binder.
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Recipe Apps vs Meal Planners vs All-in-One Kitchen Tools
Recipe collectors, meal-plan calendars, and grocery list apps all solve one piece of the kitchen puzzle. Here's how the categories differ, and where an all-in-one approach like MiseMate fits.
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How to Split a Delivery Order From a Screenshot on iPhone
Delivery apps don't hand you a paper receipt — just a screen full of items, fees, and tip. Here's how to import that screenshot into SplitSnap, assign every line, and share a clean split card before the food even arrives.
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Alternate, Start to Finish: Your Pattern to a Shared Custody Year
A calm walkthrough of Alternate: pick your custody pattern, generate the year, invite your co-parent without a paywall, and use Today as a three-second glance before handoffs.
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Little Lapse, Start to Finish: Your First Week to Your Keepsake
A step-by-step walkthrough of Little Lapse, from your very first bump photo to unlocking the finished HD time-lapse — private, on-device, no account needed.
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Sound, Light and Level Apps: Which Kind Actually Earns Trust
Free meter apps, subscription bundles, and pro hardware all measure sound, light, or level differently. Here's how the categories stack up, and where a one-time-purchase toolkit like TrueMeter fits.
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How to Split a Bill by Item Without Doing Any Math
Skip the mental math and the awkward negotiating. Here's exactly how to split a bill by what each person actually ordered, using a photo of the receipt.
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