Iโm not a fan of trying to stick with the default apps that come with your OS. Your device should be personalised, optimised. Use apps that work best, for you. Customise apps, create your own automations, make it your own. Itโs personal computing.
Bonus points if other people struggle using your device, as itโs sooo you.
That being said, letโs give it a shot.
๐จ Mail Client: Apple Mail (I hate it, itโs buggy, and switch clients every couple of months)
๐ฎ Mail Server: iCloud (only because Iโm already paying for storage anyway)
๐ Notes: Obsidian
โ To-Do: Things3
๐ท Photo Shooting: iPhone 13 mini
๐จ Photo Management: Photos
๐ Calendar: Fantastical
๐ Cloud File Storage: iCloud
๐ RSS: NetNewsWire
๐ Launcher: Alfred
๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Apple Contacts
๐ Browser: Firefox (Firefox Focus on iOS)
๐ฌ Chat: iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal
๐ Bookmarks: Firefox
๐ Read It Later: Instapaper, but also Pocket. I should probably pick one and merge, itโs a bit of a mess now.
๐ Word Processing: Pages, unless iA Writer counts