Ethical dilemma with Vibe Coding

Many of you probably know about the "Reverse Engineer Anything" GitHub repo. It got me into vibe coding — first a small chore chart app for my girlfriend and me, then something more ambitious.

I've been on the 60-day Soulver trial and love it, but 69€ is very steep as a student. So I had Claude Opus build me a Soulver-like app, and honestly it works surprisingly well.

Here's the thing though — the more I used it, the more guilty I felt. There's a real developer who's poured hundreds of hours into Soulver, and I essentially bypassed paying for their work.

I have no problem with the whole Adobe or Microsoft suite being copied, but it feels different when it is about real passionate and talented developers.

What do you guys think about the ethics of this?

(Also reclaimer that I used AI to make the text more concise, since I am not a native English speaker)

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Fluent 2 – Knows You Better, Ready for The Night Shift: Memory Revamp, Desktop Pet, Computer Use, and More

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I built WallpaperPortal to automate and organize static wallpapers across multiple displays

https://reddit.com/link/1x5gzb8/video/uu9acpj0scvh1/player

Hi r/macapps, I’m the developer of WallpaperPortal.

I built it for Mac users who like changing their desktop wallpaper from time to time, but want the process to require less manual work while retaining control over their own collection.

Problem

The wallpaper controls built into macOS are adequate for choosing images, but managing a growing collection becomes awkward, especially with multiple displays or wallpapers intended for different times of day.

WallpaperPortal organizes wallpapers into a dedicated library with favorites and albums. It can also download Bing’s daily wallpapers automatically, so new images arrive without repeatedly searching different websites. These downloads become part of the same library and can be organized or used in automation just like imported images.

Each display can be managed independently, and wallpapers can change according to a schedule. For example, you can use one collection in the morning, another during work hours and something darker in the evening.

Comparison

Compared with the wallpaper controls built into macOS, WallpaperPortal adds library organization, reusable templates, time-based automation and independent workflows for multiple displays.

Irvue is a good option if you mainly want Unsplash images rotated at fixed intervals. WallpaperPortal combines automatic Bing downloads with management of your own wallpaper collection, while providing more control over what appears on each display and when.

This is for static wallpapers. It is not a live or video wallpaper app.

Pricing

WallpaperPortal is a one-time purchase with no subscription

Current US price: $4.99

Mac App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wallpaperportal/id1660157873

I’d be interested to hear how you currently change your Mac wallpaper—manually when you feel like it, at regular intervals, or at particular times of day.

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I kept losing track of where my Spaces/Apps were so I built Hopnotch: Spaces navigation in the Menu Bar. Hotkeys, live previews, 51 themes

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Substage: 60% off and faster Finder actions, plus new features!

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Updatest joins Workbrew and is now free

[Updatest Image](https://preview.redd.it/e3g0asrw2fvh1.png?width=2132&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d42de5cf373483e3e43b4d9f6c5a5bf917ff087)

Hey all. Some of you have been here since the Caskly days, giving feedback when it was rough and sending bug reports at 11pm. You’re a big part of why Updatest exists, so you’re hearing this from me first: Updatest is now free, and I’ve joined[ Workbrew](https://workbrew.com/)’s engineering team.

**Problem**

Updatest keeps the apps on your Mac up to date. The top request lately has been “can my whole company use this?” At work, the problem is bigger: IT and security teams often can’t see what’s installed across every Mac, let alone keep it current.

I've joined[ Workbrew](https://workbrew.com/)'s engineering team to help build exactly that, bringing what I learned building Updatest with me. Workbrew's been chasing that same mission from the company side, so joining forces was the natural move.

Together we've built the[ Workbrew app](https://workbrew.com/blog/workbrew-app). It makes the software catalog for your company real for non-developers, letting organizations deploy, patch, and govern software across every device: Homebrew, npm, Mac apps, browser extensions.

Updatest isn’t going anywhere. It stays available on its own for individuals and families, exactly as it’s always been. Updatest 3.0.0 launches today along side the Updatest Network.

The Updatest app is free, and existing customers can visit [https://updatest.app/](https://updatest.app/) for full details on the Updatest Network and what this means if you've purchased Updatest.

**Comparison**

* **Latest:** Latest is free, but it checks fewer update sources and can’t adopt your apps into Homebrew. Updatest checks more sources, can adopt apps into Homebrew for fuller coverage, and updates your Brew packages too. It also adds the Updatest Network (paid), which covers over 36,000 apps at launch.
* **MacUpdater:** MacUpdater is winding down and shuts down completely at the end of this year. Updatest supports every update source it can find on your Mac, and the Updatest Network covers over 36,000 apps at launch. Coverage should be comparable, but MacUpdater’s database was curated by hand, so there may be a few apps we miss at first. If you find one, tell me.


**Pricing**

* [**Updatest**](https://updatest.app/)**:** Free
* **Updatest Network:** $1.99/month or $12.99/year for users who need additional coverage. Existing license keys include the Network at no extra charge for 1 year (Individual) or 2 years (Household) from October 14, 2026.
* [**Workbrew Team**](https://workbrew.com/free?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=updatest_joins_workbrew&utm_content=r_macapps_2026-10-14)**:** Free for unlimited users and devices, no card required.


Happy to answer whatever in the comments. I’ll be around.

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[OS] Native Android file transfer app
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TabLinker - A Mac-first tab & browser session manager for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave & Edge (iPhone/iPad too) - Now with Auto-Backup!

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Network utility with 20 tools in one app, 13 are free. Netutilus - AppStore

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MacOS web and system tray calendar that syncs Google/Microsoft/Apple
https://www.calendar0.app

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Hotstash 8.1 – clipboard manager where ⌘V pastes your next copied item (Paste Stack). Now imports your Maccy history, Pro 50% off

Hey

I'm the solo dev behind Hotstash, a native clipboard manager for macOS. Just shipped 8.1 and wanted to share.

**The thing I couldn't find anywhere else: Paste Stack**
⌘-click a few items in your history, then every normal ⌘V pastes the *next* one, in order. Great for filling forms or moving a list
between apps without switching windows back and forth.

**What else it does**
\- Search everything you've copied, including text *inside* screenshots (OCR)
\- Folders + pins for snippets you reuse
\- Transforms: format JSON, change case, clean URLs, or describe your own and it builds it
\- iCloud sync to iPhone
\- Keeps rich text and images

**New in 8.1**
\- **Import from Maccy**: brings over your whole history in one click, pins and images included
\- Fixed the menu bar icon sometimes not opening the panel
\- Paste Stack walkthrough in the onboarding tour

**Pricing**
Free to try. Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription, and it's **50% off ($4.99) until Jan 1**.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/hotstash-clipboard-manager/id6771842605

Feedback very welcome, especially what's stopping you from switching from your current clipboard manager. I read every comment.

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Vehicare: a native Mac car maintenance log that reads your garage's invoices, so you never type an entry

I'm Pascal, the developer of Vehicare. It's a car maintenance log for Mac, iPhone and iPad, and it's out today on the Mac App Store.

Problem

Every maintenance log I tried died the same way. After each trip to the garage you're supposed to type in what was done, what it cost and what the odometer said. I did it twice, then stopped. But the invoice the garage gives you already has all of that.

So in Vehicare you give it the invoice: the PDF your garage emailed you, or a scan of the paper copy. It reads the date, the garage, the odometer and every job with its cost, and you check it before saving. From that history and how much you drive, it works out what's due next.

Invoices are read on your Mac by Apple Intelligence. There's no account, and your data stays in your iCloud. I never see it, unless you email me an invoice it read wrong.

Comparison

Drivvo, one of the most-rated maintenance logs on the App Store: you type every entry yourself, and there's no native Mac app.
CARFAX Car Care fills in your history for you, but only from shops in its US network. Vehicare reads the invoice from any garage, in any language supported by Apple Intelligence. Carfax has no native Mac app either.

Pricing

Free for your first vehicle, invoice reading included. A one-time purchase of $19.99 (US) unlocks every vehicle, PDF and CSV export, and removes the small ad card. No subscription. One purchase covers Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6752880353

Needs macOS 26.4 or later and Apple Intelligence, so a Mac with Apple silicon. In English and French.

Happy to answer anything here. And if it reads one of your invoices wrong, the review form has a button to email it to me. That's the most useful feedback I can get.

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Unfold — Preview almost anything on your Mac

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I built a clipboard manager that feels native to macOS, but with the power features Apple missed (Zero subscription!)

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Trellis 2.3, one month later: panes you arrange by hand, a terminal inside any folder, and a free companion for what the sandbox will not allow

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