😼 bah! humbug!

This newsletter was brought to you bySetapp

Feeling Grinch-y

Videos have been going around TikTok of parents dressing up as the Grinch and prank stealing their kids' presents. Hey, it’s been a tough year for many, so we don’t blame anyone for turning their "bah humbugs" into laughs.

Product highlight

8 products to bring holiday joy

If you started listening to Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Chistmas is You” in November, today’s newsletter feature is not for you. Or maybe it is, because you still can’t get enough of that holiday magic.

Even scrooges though can engage in some last minute festivities with this roundup of holiday fun.

AI Holiday Card Generator uses text-to-image AI to create unique cards you can download. Choose your holiday (Hanukkah and the New Year included), tone, give a prompt, and viola!
Or, with Droplove you can send holiday greetings as NFTs.
Christmas Hub is a Notion template to hold all your festive plans, including party playlists and to-dos, shopping lists, and more.
These Jolly Assets from IconScout have holiday illustrations, icons, and Lottie animations.
The Jingle Bell Timer is a holiday-themed pomodoro timer to keep you cheery while you hustle.
With Santa-Me by Movio you can face swap with holiday characters and send a greeting.
DripMe AI Santa Maker uses generative AI to create decked-out, Christmas-themed avatars.
Embed Snow Effect lets you add embed a snow effect on your website with one line of code.

We hope these put a little jingle in your step, no matter what you're celebrating this season.

Make a holiday card with AI

Grow your app with Setapp: revenue, users, & AI

You shipped the app. Now comes the part nobody warns you about.

Billing across dozens of countries. Licensing agreements. Tax compliance. Customer support for users you haven't met yet. And if your app does anything with AI, add provider management and infrastructure costs to the pile. None of that is why you started building — but all of it is now your problem.

Setapp is trying to take it off your plate.

You probably know Setapp as the subscription marketplace — one monthly price, hundreds of Mac apps. On May 21st, they turned toward developers. The pitch is simple: list your app, reach users who are already looking, and let Setapp handle the business layer.

Share your app

Cat Nips

OneCal synchronizes meetings across multiple calendars in real-time.
WhatsApp Direct lets you send a WhatsApp message without saving the number.
Anypod.ai is a semantic search engine to point you to the timestamp and video(s) for your search query.
Starbucks launched Odyssey, a web3 loyalty program and community.

Makers corner

Gather feedback verbally

With Beams, customers respond to questions with voice recordings. Beams aggregates those responses, delivers insights, and highlights testimonials you can share in your marketing assets.

The Leaderboard

Monday through Friday

Our ultra-fast Daily: Three takes on new products. Yesterday’s top ten launches. That’s it.