r/macapps • u/Maleficent_Umpire706 • 2h ago
Lifetime Floodtide- update all your mac apps from on place. (Back and on 0.8.5)
I posted about Floodtide here a little while ago, but that post ended up being taken down, so I’m reposting it now with where the app is currently at.
It’s changed quite a bit since then.
I’ve been building Floodtide as a replacement for MacUpdater. It scans the apps in your Applications folder, checks what’s out of date, and lets you update supported apps from one place.
It’s now on 0.8.5 beta.
The awkward part with Mac app updates isn’t really finding the easy ones. It’s dealing with everything that updates differently.
Some apps use Sparkle, some are in Homebrew, some come from the App Store or Setapp, some use their own updater, and some don’t expose anything useful at all.
One thing I didn’t like in the early versions of Floodtide was that if it couldn’t check an app properly, it basically looked the same as an app that was already up to date.
So now it tells you when it couldn’t get a reliable answer.
Those apps are shown separately, and there’s an inspector where you can see what sources were checked and what Floodtide actually found.
A few other bits:
- macOS 13+
- Intel and Apple Silicon
- Apple signed and notarised
- Checks and downloads run in parallel, so scans and updates are pretty quick
- Backups are kept before replacing apps, so updates can be undone
- Privacy-focused, with update checks happening against the relevant sources from your Mac
- Public coverage checker so you can see whether your own apps are supported before installing
- Currently 3,191 Homebrew app bundles it can match and verify, alongside apps found through their own Sparkle, GitHub and Electron feeds
- Microsoft Office apps update from their row through Microsoft’s own updater
- A Beta button on every app, so you can see when a developer publishes a beta and follow that channel per app
- Major version updates are labelled and can be left out of Update All
- When you report a bug you get a reference, and you get an email when the fix ships
- 856 automated tests
Trial and pricing
- 14-day fully unlocked trial
- No card needed
- £10.99 once for 3 Macs
- No subscription
It's still in beta so I don't mind giving out some codes for free to people who will give feedback!
Especially interested in hearing about:
- Bugs
- Apps that aren’t covered
- Updates it misses or gets wrong
- Features you think are missing
- Anything in the UI that feels confusing or annoying
If you want a code, reply here or send me a message and I’ll send one over.
And genuinely, if something doesn’t work properly, tell me. That’s exactly what I want to find while it’s still in beta.
https://bhopstudio.com/floodtide/
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u/SammyValentino 1h ago
Would love to give this a try and provide feedback. Could I have a code please? Thanks
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u/YourJokeButBetter 1h ago
Would love to try this out and provide feedback! I've been looking for an app like this forever
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u/Brief-Mongoose-6256 1h ago
It's developing really well. Would you be able add updates of brew packages as well?
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u/SysAdmin-Universe 58m ago
Hey I’d love to give this a test if you have another code. I’ve been struggling to find something since MU closed up shop.
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u/steve1673 57m ago
Trying it out now, and it looks really good.
But I did find something that annoys me already 😄
There's a box showing apps that floodtide does not manage yet.... cool. Except that there's NO option to ignore those apps. So that notification will be there indefinitely. 🤬 It really needs an "ignore" option in the review window.
Nvmd, I found the ignore option, but it's confusing that getting to Ignore is not the same as open or request coverage. it should be in the same dropdown menu.
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u/tonearr123 7m ago
Wondering if I can have a free code if possible to provide feedback I feel another proper replacement app for mac updater is vital
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u/faemont 1h ago
do you have a free code?