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In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices. Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions Shortcuts Corner Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices. Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions Shortcuts Corner Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices. Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions Shortcuts Corner Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices. Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions Shortcuts Corner Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
In this Valentine's Day-themed episode of iOS Today, hosts Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard explore a few iOS apps and features perfect for sharing love and appreciation with others. From physical card-sending services to digital solutions and customizable widgets, they cover multiple ways to make Valentine's Day special using Apple devices. Felt: Physical card-sending app with various card styles, custom designs, and the ability to add special items like confetti, chocolates, and stickers to your mailings Ink: Another physical card service that offers photo cards, calendars, and customizable gifts like mugs and socks Widgetsmith: App for creating custom widgets, including countdown timers and photo displays perfect for showcasing loved ones on your home screen Givingli: Digital card and gift service that lets you send virtual cards with attached gift cards from popular retailers like Starbucks, Amazon, and Taco Bell Valentine's Gifts and Stickers: App offering themed stickers and GIFs for Messages, with both free and paid options Messages "Send Later" feature: Built-in iOS capability to schedule messages in advance for special occasions Shortcuts Corner Question about creating a shortcut to dynamically adjust sleep schedules based on bedtime routine. Plus, adorable dogs! Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Contact iOS Today at iOSToday@twit.tv. Download or subscribe to iOS Today at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.
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If you've been rocking the standard, default, first-party widgets from Apple, your widget game needs an upgrade! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best widgets to stay updated, informed, and in control on your iPhone and iPad. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
If you've been rocking the standard, default, first-party widgets from Apple, your widget game needs an upgrade! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best widgets to stay updated, informed, and in control on your iPhone and iPad. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
If you've been rocking the standard, default, first-party widgets from Apple, your widget game needs an upgrade! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best widgets to stay updated, informed, and in control on your iPhone and iPad. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
If you've been rocking the standard, default, first-party widgets from Apple, your widget game needs an upgrade! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best widgets to stay updated, informed, and in control on your iPhone and iPad. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
If you've been rocking the standard, default, first-party widgets from Apple, your widget game needs an upgrade! Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent share some of the best widgets to stay updated, informed, and in control on your iPhone and iPad. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
We're hands-on with Apple's new Vision Pro headset and that means it's time to talk about some of the wonderful third-party apps available for the spatial computing device. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent demonstrate some of the apps and games, discuss the latest news, and Rosemary Orchard helps out listener Kevin with a Shortcut. Juno for YouTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/juno-for-youtube/id6476961640 Endel Realms https://apps.apple.com/us/app/endel-focus-sleep-relax/id1346247457?platform=appleVisionPro Kineo https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kineo-flipbook-animations/id286948844?ls=1 Synth Riders https://apps.apple.com/us/app/synth-riders/id6473729300?ign-itscg=30800&ign-itsct=SynthRiders205 Crouton https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987 Widgetsmith https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/widgetsmith/id1523682319 NEWS Forgot your Apple Vision Pro password? Apparently there's no easy way to recover it* *There soon will be. https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/05/forgot-apple-vision-pro-password-recover/ YouTube says a Vision Pro app is "on the roadmap" https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062425/youtube-vision-pro-app-360-vr-video Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird https://www.ifixit.com/News/90137/vision-pro-teardown-why-those-fake-eyes-look-so-weird Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
We're hands-on with Apple's new Vision Pro headset and that means it's time to talk about some of the wonderful third-party apps available for the spatial computing device. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent demonstrate some of the apps and games, discuss the latest news, and Rosemary Orchard helps out listener Kevin with a Shortcut. Juno for YouTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/juno-for-youtube/id6476961640 Endel Realms https://apps.apple.com/us/app/endel-focus-sleep-relax/id1346247457?platform=appleVisionPro Kineo https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kineo-flipbook-animations/id286948844?ls=1 Synth Riders https://apps.apple.com/us/app/synth-riders/id6473729300?ign-itscg=30800&ign-itsct=SynthRiders205 Crouton https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987 Widgetsmith https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/widgetsmith/id1523682319 NEWS Forgot your Apple Vision Pro password? Apparently there's no easy way to recover it* *There soon will be. https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/05/forgot-apple-vision-pro-password-recover/ YouTube says a Vision Pro app is "on the roadmap" https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062425/youtube-vision-pro-app-360-vr-video Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird https://www.ifixit.com/News/90137/vision-pro-teardown-why-those-fake-eyes-look-so-weird Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
We're hands-on with Apple's new Vision Pro headset and that means it's time to talk about some of the wonderful third-party apps available for the spatial computing device. Rosemary Orchard and Mikah Sargent demonstrate some of the apps and games, discuss the latest news, and Rosemary Orchard helps out listener Kevin with a Shortcut. Juno for YouTube https://apps.apple.com/us/app/juno-for-youtube/id6476961640 Endel Realms https://apps.apple.com/us/app/endel-focus-sleep-relax/id1346247457?platform=appleVisionPro Kineo https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kineo-flipbook-animations/id286948844?ls=1 Synth Riders https://apps.apple.com/us/app/synth-riders/id6473729300?ign-itscg=30800&ign-itsct=SynthRiders205 Crouton https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crouton-recipe-manager/id1461650987 Widgetsmith https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/widgetsmith/id1523682319 NEWS Forgot your Apple Vision Pro password? Apparently there's no easy way to recover it* *There soon will be. https://9to5mac.com/2024/02/05/forgot-apple-vision-pro-password-recover/ YouTube says a Vision Pro app is "on the roadmap" https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062425/youtube-vision-pro-app-360-vr-video Vision Pro Teardown—Why Those Fake Eyes Look So Weird https://www.ifixit.com/News/90137/vision-pro-teardown-why-those-fake-eyes-look-so-weird Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord. You can also contribute to iOS Today by sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
Episode Notes In this episode of the iCast, we discuss the iPhone overheating issues and Apple's software update to fix it. We compare the new iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google's Pixel 8. We talk about the benefits of the USB-C connector on the iPhone and address viewer feedback about app features. We explore interactive widgets and recommend apps like Widgetsmith, Ingross, Due, and Marvel Unlimited. We promise to cover Mac-related topics in the next episode. Picks Alisha: Engross for iOS Marty: Due for iOS Michael: Marvel Unlimited Support The iCast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/the-icast Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/the-icast/36e7c5e6-3e46-4ae3-988f-3f3b6def8769 Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-3bc504 for 40% off for 4 months, and support The iCast.
Apple's latest software updates add a new feature to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: Interactive Widgets! Mikah Sargent and guest host Christopher Lawley demonstrate some of their favorite interactive widgets from third-party iOS apps. Widgetsmith Launcher Home Widget Fantastical Widget Game Bundle Dark Noise Cheatsheet Tally Timery Things 3 News Your iPhone will receive a test emergency alert from FEMA tomorrow, and you can't opt out Apple has a next-gen search engine called Pegasus, but don't expect a Google Search competitor yet Apple says a software update is on the way to fix iPhone 15 overheating problems Feedback & Questions Deb is seeing "Message Failed to Send" notifications in iMessage and wants to know how to resolve the error. Mike wants the Apple TV's Now Playing interface to stop appearing on the iPhone automatically. App Caps Christopher's App Cap: World Clock Widgets Mikah's App Cap: SPACEPLAN Host: Mikah Sargent Co-Host: Christopher Lawley Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
Apple's latest software updates add a new feature to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: Interactive Widgets! Mikah Sargent and guest host Christopher Lawley demonstrate some of their favorite interactive widgets from third-party iOS apps. Widgetsmith Launcher Home Widget Fantastical Widget Game Bundle Dark Noise Cheatsheet Tally Timery Things 3 News Your iPhone will receive a test emergency alert from FEMA tomorrow, and you can't opt out Apple has a next-gen search engine called Pegasus, but don't expect a Google Search competitor yet Apple says a software update is on the way to fix iPhone 15 overheating problems Feedback & Questions Deb is seeing "Message Failed to Send" notifications in iMessage and wants to know how to resolve the error. Mike wants the Apple TV's Now Playing interface to stop appearing on the iPhone automatically. App Caps Christopher's App Cap: World Clock Widgets Mikah's App Cap: SPACEPLAN Host: Mikah Sargent Co-Host: Christopher Lawley Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
Apple's latest software updates add a new feature to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS: Interactive Widgets! Mikah Sargent and guest host Christopher Lawley demonstrate some of their favorite interactive widgets from third-party iOS apps. Widgetsmith Launcher Home Widget Fantastical Widget Game Bundle Dark Noise Cheatsheet Tally Timery Things 3 News Your iPhone will receive a test emergency alert from FEMA tomorrow, and you can't opt out Apple has a next-gen search engine called Pegasus, but don't expect a Google Search competitor yet Apple says a software update is on the way to fix iPhone 15 overheating problems Feedback & Questions Deb is seeing "Message Failed to Send" notifications in iMessage and wants to know how to resolve the error. Mike wants the Apple TV's Now Playing interface to stop appearing on the iPhone automatically. App Caps Christopher's App Cap: World Clock Widgets Mikah's App Cap: SPACEPLAN Host: Mikah Sargent Co-Host: Christopher Lawley Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv.
On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Christopher Lawley show off the Widgetsmith app and how powerful it can be in combination with iOS 17's interactive widgets. Go download the app and give it a try! Full episode at http://twit.tv/ios673 Host: Mikah Sargent Co-Host: Christopher Lawley You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
On iOS Today, Mikah Sargent and Christopher Lawley show off the Widgetsmith app and how powerful it can be in combination with iOS 17's interactive widgets. Go download the app and give it a try! Full episode at http://twit.tv/ios673 Host: Mikah Sargent Co-Host: Christopher Lawley You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/ Sponsor: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT
Today on the flagship podcast of the Action Button: 03:34 - The Verge's David Pierce chats with Allison Johnson and Dan Seifert about their reviews of the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro. 41:02 - Victoria Song joins the show to talk about her review of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. 1:07:58 - David chats with Isaac Mosna and Widgetsmith's David Smith about customizing your iPhone wallpaper and widgets. Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11, we love hearing from you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Benjamin and Chance analyze this week's flurry of leaks about the supposed cable coming in the iPhone 15 box. Apple also started up the Vision Pro PR machine, released the latest iOS 17 beta, and why a 2021 movie jumped to the top of the TV+ charts. Sponsored by Factor: Factor has everything I need for a week of flavorful, nutritious eats. Head to factormeals.com/happyhour50 and use code happyhour50 to get 50% off your first box. Sponsored by Zocdoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/happyhour and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for free and book a top-rated doctor. Many are available as soon as today. Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @chancehmiller@mastodon.social @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Ad-free version You can get an ad-free version of 9to5Mac Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts each week for $5 per month or $50 per year. Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon, or Threads Email us feedback and questions to happyhour@9to5mac.com Links iPhone 15 charging cable may be long enough to actually use USB-C cable included with iPhone 15 may be limited to USB 2.0 iPhone 15 rumors: 'Ultra' name potential, braided USB-C cables iOS 17 beta hints at new Action Button on iPhone 15 Pro iOS 17 Apple Maps suggests an offline map to download when getting directions to an area with poor cell service Apple decides to support Right to Repair Act bill in California Fantastical, Widgetsmith, and Spool makers dish on Apple Vision Pro development Threads for web rolling out this week, confirms Zuckerberg
Benjamin and Chance analyze this week's flurry of leaks about the supposed cable coming in the iPhone 15 box. Apple also started up the Vision Pro PR machine, released the latest iOS 17 beta, and why a 2021 movie jumped to the top of the TV+ charts. Sponsored by Factor: Factor has everything I need for a week of flavorful, nutritious eats. Head to factormeals.com/happyhour50 and use code happyhour50 to get 50% off your first box. Sponsored by Zocdoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/happyhour and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for free and book a top-rated doctor. Many are available as soon as today. Hosts Chance Miller @ChanceHMiller on Twitter @chancehmiller@mastodon.social @ChanceHMiller on Instagram @ChanceHMiller on Threads Benjamin Mayo @bzamayo on Twitter @bzamayo@mastodon.social @bzamayo on Threads Subscribe, Rate, and Review Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Ad-free version You can get an ad-free version of 9to5Mac Happy Hour on Apple Podcasts each week for $5 per month or $50 per year. Feedback Submit #Ask9to5Mac questions on Twitter, Mastodon, or Threads Email us feedback and questions to happyhour@9to5mac.com Links iPhone 15 charging cable may be long enough to actually use USB-C cable included with iPhone 15 may be limited to USB 2.0 iPhone 15 rumors: 'Ultra' name potential, braided USB-C cables iOS 17 beta hints at new Action Button on iPhone 15 Pro iOS 17 Apple Maps suggests an offline map to download when getting directions to an area with poor cell service Apple decides to support Right to Repair Act bill in California Fantastical, Widgetsmith, and Spool makers dish on Apple Vision Pro development Threads for web rolling out this week, confirms Zuckerberg
Watch the video!https://youtu.be/A-FLYbDUlCAIn the News blog post for June 30, 2023:https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2023/06/in-the-news682.html Sneaky BirthdayThe iLaptopNear-Field NewnessTaking NoteOh the Apple Watch Humanity!Overlooking the Tiny DetailsThe WiZ Bulbs are Starting to Matter10 Foot VisionWhere Y'at? SegmentBrett's iTip: Use the Apple Watch to Track Your SleepJeff's iTip: Tips for Organizing Your Home ScreensFernando Silva | 9to5Mac: iPadOS 17 features that makes your iPad Pro even more of a computer replacementDan Moren | Macworld: iOS 17 is finally tapping into the iPhone 6's full potentialLance Whitney | PC Magazine: Write This Down: 15 Things You Didn't Realize Apple's Notes App Could DoDan Moren | Six Colors: Apple's Fitness Streaks Need More HumanityJustin Meyers | Gadget Hacks: 7 Things Hiding in Your iPhone's App Icons You Probably Haven't Noticed YetBradley Chambers | 9to5Mac: HomeKit Weekly: WiZ light bulbs gaining Matter support is a huge win for AppleBen Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: Vision Pro safe area limited to 10×10 feet for VR experiencesBen Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: Hiker with broken leg rescued by helicopter thanks to Emergency SOS via SatelliteBrett's iTip: Use Your Apple Watch to get insight into your sleep habits. In order to best track your sleep, you'll need to wear your Apple Watch overnight while you sleep, and the Watch must be in Sleep Mode. And this works in conjunction with the Health App on your iPhone where you set up your Sleep Schedule. Jeff's iTip: A few tips on how to organize your home screens. You can hide and show Home Screen Pages. You can also move multiple apps at the same time and use both hands to independently move between screens. One trick to create a “blank” screen on your iPad you can use the Widgetsmith app. Support the showBrett Burney from http://www.appsinlaw.comJeff Richardson from http://www.iphonejd.com
Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.
Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.
A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice.
A big update to Widgetsmith, and two developers giving fashion advice.
Rosemary and Mikah share their favorite apps to help you achieve your goals in the new year. Widgetsmith Tickmate 1-Bit Journal Due - Reminders & Timers Habits with Henry Nudget Count Time Calm: Sleep & Meditation FoodNoms - Food Tracker Cheatsheet - Notes Widget News Apple's new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Apple Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company Apple promoting Fitness+ with homepage takeover before you break those New Year's resolutions Shortcuts Corner Ken is looking to create an automation for an Eve Monitor to trigger a Nest Thermostat Jason would like to pull in call and text message information into Things to-do list app Feedback Steve wants to change the order of rooms in the Home app Zelko is looking for a flexible bill/due reminders app App Caps Rosemary's: Remind Me Faster Mikah's: Townscaper Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit hover.com/twit
Rosemary and Mikah share their favorite apps to help you achieve your goals in the new year. Widgetsmith Tickmate 1-Bit Journal Due - Reminders & Timers Habits with Henry Nudget Count Time Calm: Sleep & Meditation FoodNoms - Food Tracker Cheatsheet - Notes Widget News Apple's new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Apple Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company Apple promoting Fitness+ with homepage takeover before you break those New Year's resolutions Shortcuts Corner Ken is looking to create an automation for an Eve Monitor to trigger a Nest Thermostat Jason would like to pull in call and text message information into Things to-do list app Feedback Steve wants to change the order of rooms in the Home app Zelko is looking for a flexible bill/due reminders app App Caps Rosemary's: Remind Me Faster Mikah's: Townscaper Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit hover.com/twit
Rosemary and Mikah share their favorite apps to help you achieve your goals in the new year. Widgetsmith Tickmate 1-Bit Journal Due - Reminders & Timers Habits with Henry Nudget Count Time Calm: Sleep & Meditation FoodNoms - Food Tracker Cheatsheet - Notes Widget News Apple's new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Apple Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company Apple promoting Fitness+ with homepage takeover before you break those New Year's resolutions Shortcuts Corner Ken is looking to create an automation for an Eve Monitor to trigger a Nest Thermostat Jason would like to pull in call and text message information into Things to-do list app Feedback Steve wants to change the order of rooms in the Home app Zelko is looking for a flexible bill/due reminders app App Caps Rosemary's: Remind Me Faster Mikah's: Townscaper Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit hover.com/twit
Rosemary and Mikah share their favorite apps to help you achieve your goals in the new year. Widgetsmith Tickmate 1-Bit Journal Due - Reminders & Timers Habits with Henry Nudget Count Time Calm: Sleep & Meditation FoodNoms - Food Tracker Cheatsheet - Notes Widget News Apple's new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Apple Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company Apple promoting Fitness+ with homepage takeover before you break those New Year's resolutions Shortcuts Corner Ken is looking to create an automation for an Eve Monitor to trigger a Nest Thermostat Jason would like to pull in call and text message information into Things to-do list app Feedback Steve wants to change the order of rooms in the Home app Zelko is looking for a flexible bill/due reminders app App Caps Rosemary's: Remind Me Faster Mikah's: Townscaper Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit hover.com/twit
Rosemary and Mikah share their favorite apps to help you achieve your goals in the new year. Widgetsmith Tickmate 1-Bit Journal Due - Reminders & Timers Habits with Henry Nudget Count Time Calm: Sleep & Meditation FoodNoms - Food Tracker Cheatsheet - Notes Widget News Apple's new ad invites you to imagine dying alone without a Watch on your wrist An Apple HomeKit bug can send iOS devices into a death spiral Apple Becomes World's First $3 Trillion Company Apple promoting Fitness+ with homepage takeover before you break those New Year's resolutions Shortcuts Corner Ken is looking to create an automation for an Eve Monitor to trigger a Nest Thermostat Jason would like to pull in call and text message information into Things to-do list app Feedback Steve wants to change the order of rooms in the Home app Zelko is looking for a flexible bill/due reminders app App Caps Rosemary's: Remind Me Faster Mikah's: Townscaper Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twit hover.com/twit
iOS Today's best apps, reviews, and moments of 2021: Mikah Sargent welcomes new host, Rosemary Orchard, to the show Rosemary and Mikah answer one of the most common questions they receive: What tool do they use to show their iPhones and iPads on screen? Apple adds a feature to Apple Watch that lets users unlock their phones while they're wearing a mask. Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Rosemary unboxes the new iPad Pro. Mikah befriends a lonely bird. Rosemary shows a listener how to create a Shortcut for tracking handwashing. Rosemary shares a few tips for folks who want to master Shortcuts. Rosemary and Mikah detail one process for adding vaccine records to Apple Wallet. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPhone 13. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPad mini. Rosemary and Mikah review the Apple Watch Series 7 Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate SharePlay with FaceTime. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: imperfectfoods.com promo code IOS
iOS Today's best apps, reviews, and moments of 2021: Mikah Sargent welcomes new host, Rosemary Orchard, to the show Rosemary and Mikah answer one of the most common questions they receive: What tool do they use to show their iPhones and iPads on screen? Apple adds a feature to Apple Watch that lets users unlock their phones while they're wearing a mask. Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Rosemary unboxes the new iPad Pro. Mikah befriends a lonely bird. Rosemary shows a listener how to create a Shortcut for tracking handwashing. Rosemary shares a few tips for folks who want to master Shortcuts. Rosemary and Mikah detail one process for adding vaccine records to Apple Wallet. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPhone 13. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPad mini. Rosemary and Mikah review the Apple Watch Series 7 Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate SharePlay with FaceTime. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: imperfectfoods.com promo code IOS
iOS Today's best apps, reviews, and moments of 2021: Mikah Sargent welcomes new host, Rosemary Orchard, to the show Rosemary and Mikah answer one of the most common questions they receive: What tool do they use to show their iPhones and iPads on screen? Apple adds a feature to Apple Watch that lets users unlock their phones while they're wearing a mask. Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Rosemary unboxes the new iPad Pro. Mikah befriends a lonely bird. Rosemary shows a listener how to create a Shortcut for tracking handwashing. Rosemary shares a few tips for folks who want to master Shortcuts. Rosemary and Mikah detail one process for adding vaccine records to Apple Wallet. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPhone 13. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPad mini. Rosemary and Mikah review the Apple Watch Series 7 Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate SharePlay with FaceTime. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: imperfectfoods.com promo code IOS
iOS Today's best apps, reviews, and moments of 2021: Mikah Sargent welcomes new host, Rosemary Orchard, to the show Rosemary and Mikah answer one of the most common questions they receive: What tool do they use to show their iPhones and iPads on screen? Apple adds a feature to Apple Watch that lets users unlock their phones while they're wearing a mask. Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Rosemary unboxes the new iPad Pro. Mikah befriends a lonely bird. Rosemary shows a listener how to create a Shortcut for tracking handwashing. Rosemary shares a few tips for folks who want to master Shortcuts. Rosemary and Mikah detail one process for adding vaccine records to Apple Wallet. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPhone 13. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPad mini. Rosemary and Mikah review the Apple Watch Series 7 Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate SharePlay with FaceTime. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: imperfectfoods.com promo code IOS
iOS Today's best apps, reviews, and moments of 2021: Mikah Sargent welcomes new host, Rosemary Orchard, to the show Rosemary and Mikah answer one of the most common questions they receive: What tool do they use to show their iPhones and iPads on screen? Apple adds a feature to Apple Watch that lets users unlock their phones while they're wearing a mask. Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Rosemary unboxes the new iPad Pro. Mikah befriends a lonely bird. Rosemary shows a listener how to create a Shortcut for tracking handwashing. Rosemary shares a few tips for folks who want to master Shortcuts. Rosemary and Mikah detail one process for adding vaccine records to Apple Wallet. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPhone 13. Rosemary and Mikah review the iPad mini. Rosemary and Mikah review the Apple Watch Series 7 Rosemary and Mikah demonstrate SharePlay with FaceTime. Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsor: imperfectfoods.com promo code IOS
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In this episode hear about some of the most notable app updates that take advantage of iPadOS 15 features. Brian Baggett from the Infinite Loopback Podcast guests on the podcast to dive into these updates. This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by MagicMind; the world's first productivity drink. Learn more at MagicMind.co/iPadPros. Use promo code iPadPros20 to get 20% off your order! Bonus content and early episodes with chapter markers are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Bonus content and early episodes are also now available in Apple Podcasts! Subscribe today to get instant access to iPad Possibilities, iPad Ponderings, and iPad Historia! New episodes of the bonus shows release the first week of every month. Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com.Chapter Markers00:00:00: Opening00:01:26: MagicMind00:02:03: Patreon and Apple Podcasts00:02:21: Brian Baggett00:03:30: Safari Extensions00:04:13: 1Password00:15:40: 1Blocker00:18:31: Hush00:19:05: Noir00:21:21: Amplosion00:23:37: Vidimote00:25:58: Grammarly00:28:10: Honey00:29:07: Finding Extensions00:32:34: Language Translator by Mate00:33:39: Extensions by Apple?00:36:27: Keyword Search00:39:32: An extension to sync Chrome tabs?00:40:49: GoodLinks00:41:31: Paprika - Extension Request00:42:53: Evernote00:43:44: Sponsor - MagicMind00:45:16: Live Text00:46:59: Parcel00:49:19: Drafts00:51:43: Widgets00:52:04: Fantastical00:52:52: Cardhop00:54:31: Where to find your XL widgets00:55:47: Spark00:56:36: Carrot00:57:30: Editing widgets00:58:58: WidgetSmith00:59:48: Focus Mode and Widgets01:02:45: Parcel (XL Widget)01:03:16: Quick Notes01:05:27: Pcalc01:07:00: Agenda01:10:43: OmniFocus01:14:11: Quick Notes on the Watch01:15:20: Live Text - WiFi Passwords01:15:40: Anything else?01:15:50: Pixelmator Photo01:16:57: LumaFusion01:18:36: Focus Mode01:21:18: Wrapping up01:24:13: Twitter (@BrianB)01:24:19: Infinite Loopback Podcast01:24:54: Closing See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
David Smith is a full-time independent app developer. Since 2006, David has owned and operated a small company focusing on creating applications for the iPhone and Apple Watch.David has built many successful apps over the years. His most recent app, Widgetsmith, went viral and hit #1 on the App Store. It has over 50 million downloads. David's other successful apps include Watchsmith, Pedometer++, and Sleep++.David also co-hosts a weekly podcast called Under the Radar, where he and his co-host Mario Arment discuss Apple-related topics.In this episode, you'll learn: How to transition from a hobbyist to a full-time app developer Two big mistakes to avoid when starting out as an app developer How customers find new apps in 2021 The biggest waste of time and money for an app developer Links & Resources The LibriVox project Mirror app Launch Center Pro app David Smith's Links David's Website Audiobooks app Widgetsmith app Watchsmith app Pedometer++ app Sleep++ app Under the Radar podcast David's Twitter: @_DavidSmith iOS Version Stats Follow Us:David Barnard: https://twitter.com/drbarnardJacob Eiting: https://twitter.com/jeitingLike this episode?Subscribe to Sub Club on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to get the latest news on mobile subscription apps.Episode TranscriptDavid Smith: 00:00:00I've launched, I think it's 56 or 57 apps at this point, and all but about six of them have completely failed. I say that mostly because I've launched more failures probably than anyone in the App Store in some ways, and that's the way that you can end up with success, I've just kept trying, and it got me that little baseline of income that it was like, okay, I'm not just wasting my time here.David: 00:00:19Welcome to the Sub Club podcast. I'm your host, David Barnard, and with me as always Jacob Eiting. Hello Jacob.Jacob: 00:00:43Hi David Number one, How are you?David: 00:00:46I'm good. Our guest today, maybe number two, is David Smith, long time indie developer and podcaster. Starting with Audiobooks in 2009, David has built many successful apps over the years, including Widgetsmith. Pedometer. His most recent app, Widgetsmith went viral on TikTok, and hit number one in the App Store.Welcome David.David Smith: 00:01:10Thank you, It's great to be here.David: 00:01:11Yeah, it's great to chat. We've chatted in person a few times, and bumped into each other at WWDC over the years. You've been doing this pretty much since the very beginning, right? Audiobooks came out in 2009, when did you actually start working on that?David Smith: 00:01:27So, It wasn't even my first first app. I think my first app that never went anywhere, it was launched in 2008. So, I mean, I was within a couple of months of the App Store launching. So I've been doing it essentially as long as you could, and I think I started working on, oh yeah. Audiobooks, the end of 2008.And it's just kind of grown from there. So it's about 13 years in the App Store.David: 00:01:46Like me and Jacob, actually, we both had apps...Jacob: 00:01:50In the on days of paid up front, and only 200 apps on the App Store, and all that. It is a good time. Were you a developer, like a Mac developer before that? Or how did you trip into iOS?David Smith: 00:02:06Sure. I was a web developer before I did this, and so, I mean, honestly, I started writing apps before I even actually owned an iPhone. I just, it seemed like a good opportunity and I wasn't particularly happy where I was at work and it was just something that I thought would be interesting opportunity.And I started learning and didn't know what I was doing for a long time, but just kept at it. And so it's just one of those things I got into mostly because it seemed like a good opportunity at the time. And so, you know, I just, eventually I initially was doing some web consulting as well as my iOS work.And eventually they just, the web consulting disappeared and it became iOS full-time, and that's sort of been the story for more than a, you know, like 10 years now probably.Jacob: 00:02:47Yeah, no, I was, Kind of similar, like I just saw it coming and it was like, Hmm, maybe I should. And I went and picked up the Macco OS, the the Hillegass book and learned Mac OS programming, like, yeah, because there wasn't the iOS book, right. There was no iOS, it was iPhone iOS. But yeah, it was a different time, fewer apps way, smaller community.So, yeah. Interesting decade.David: 00:03:15I do want to start by digging into the story of Audiobooks, and, I think one of the, one of the interesting things to me, because it happened to me as well, is how having this kind of foundation app that, that started in 2009, that did well enough. And, and I'm, I kind of jumping ahead here a little bit, but I, I think if I know your story correctly, Audiobooks is kind of what helped you make the leap to be full-time indie. And then once you become full-time indie, you started to have the time to experiment with all these other apps, and a similar thing with me, like I've had a couple of key apps over the years that kind of provided that like foundation of income that let me keep going.And then, that allowed me to experiment with all these different apps, like launching a pro ended up coming out of, of already having income to be able to take this big bet. and then mirror came along where it was doing really well, and I was able to take other bets. And so it seems like that's somewhat the story of Audiobooks.So, so let's, let's dig into that. So it was 2008, you had had a failure and then you, you start working on Audiobooks in late 2008. what was the, what was the inspiration and, and, and, and how did how did you kick off that?David Smith: 00:04:31Audiobooks was an app that it's essentially, it's a, it's a wrapper and a player for a free public domain Audiobooks. that was all it was, and it was essentially just coming into the market because. at the time, I mean, there were there, wasn't an easy way to listen to any Audiobooks, on the iPhone at that point.And there wasn't an audible app there wasn't, apple didn't have anything and it was just, you could, I guess you could listen to Audiobooks, I think in the music app potentially, but it was...Jacob: 00:04:57Yeah, you can buy them on iTunes. Right. And they were like, 20 bucks a pop.David Smith: 00:05:02Yeah. And So that's where the idea for the the app came from, and it became, and it's just sort of, it, it just, it took off in a way that I wasn't really expecting and it was successful.And because it was an app that had a very broad appeal, it was something that I think, as you say, it's sort of like built a platform for me to. Then continue to experiment and try things. And, I mean that, that app has gone through originally, it was paid up front and then it went free with ads. And then I tried selling my own ads for awhile.I sort of went through lots of different models over it over the years, but, it was certainly the app that I think was my first thing that was commercially viable, where I don't think. On its income. Initially I would have been able to go into, but it was the kind of thing where it became a client for me when I was doing consulting work.And I would say like, you know, it would buy my time because it would start generating enough income. And at first it was like, maybe it would buy me 10 hours a week that I could work on my kind of like independent stuff and then make the event, it would do better. And, and now could buy 20 hours a week of my time and eventually it bought all of my time.And I think that model worked really well for me to have that initial success that I could then keep trying things. And I mean, I've. Launched. I think it's up to, I think it's 56 or 57 apps at this point. and all of it, about six of them have completely failed. Jacob: 00:06:18That's incredible.David Smith: 00:06:20And I say that mostly because it's like, it is so easy.It's like I've launched. So I've launched more failures probably than anyone in the App Store in some ways. And they're like, that's the way that you can end up with success though, is, is that it's just like, I've just kept trying. And I think Audiobooks was a useful one because it got me that a little baseline of income that it was like, okay, this is not just, I'm not just wasting my time here.But it allowed me to then just keep trying and lots of things that, you know, lots of ideas and lots, lots of things went different places. Some of them had their moment in the sun and then like failed off. Like there was a period in the App Store where you, the classic model is you had a paid up front app and you'd make, you know, a reasonable amount of money in the first two weeks.And then it would make almost no money ever again. And that was just the way it was. And like that's a model that. isn't very sustainable, but you know, it's like if you had something that had a bit more, you know, regular income as a baseline, you, you could make work.Jacob:00:07:13And that's how you incentivize a developer to make 60 some apps it's still like,David Smith: 00:07:17Exactly.Jacob:00:07:18And I just said it like a curiosity. Did the Audiobooks in Audiobooks, what was the source for those are those like prerecorded public domain or.David Smith: 00:07:27Yeah, exactly. So there's a thing called the LibriVox project where people volunteer to read, classic Audiobooks, such as, you know, essentially, you know, Dickens or Jane Austin or things like this that are out of, out of copyright. And so people volunteer to read them. And then, those are just available on the internet.And this, essentially my app was just a wrapper for that. It was just a way to, get into that. And the people who act, who run the liberal box project were actually very happy with it. Like they, they cause for them. There was no easy way to get their audio onto an iPhone. And so they were delighted that there, you know, this app is just creating a venue for their project to get a lot more visibility and interest.Jacob:00:08:06And he got an incredible like App Store parked name, just Audiobooks. That's a great one.David:00:08:12That's exactly what I was going to dive into. Like how did, did, did that, was that just kind of a happy accident or in 2008, did you already start to notice? Cause it took me like. Three or four years, I'm a little slow on the uptake to, to realize that these like naming a keyword instead of trying to create a brand was actually a fairly successful strategy for a lot of apps.So did you just stumble into that or was it somewhat intentional?David Smith: 00:08:37No. I mean, I think it was largely just a result of, I didn't have a name. I didn't have a better name and because the content of it was so generic, it wasn't like there was a natural branding that I was doing this and it's like, yeah, it's the related to the App Store. So you could just pick a proper noun and it would be available because there only a few hundred.Grow a few thousand apps in the App Store. And so I picked it, I tried it and it certainly has turned out well in that regard that it still has reasonably good, you know, search, search, search optimization and things. Cause if you want an audio book and you go into the App Store and search Audiobooks, it's an exact name match.So, you know, audible likely, still ranks higher because it's has more traffic, but, it's going to be in one of the top, couple of hits. and that's just a natural thing. And I wouldn't say it was intentional. Like this is part of some grand plan, but, it is certainly something that. I found useful. I mean, many of my other apps, like I have an app called pedometer plus plus, and sleep plus plus, which, the plus plus when the App Store is doing its algorithm for searching, typically just sort of drops off.And so they start, they rank very well for those terms for sleeper pedometer. and then, but I learned though that it's important to have something be somewhat trademarkable just for, legal reasons and copycats and those kinds of things. And so. Having something additional to it, was helpful that I could trademark those terms and go after people who are, are being, you know, sort of trying to, trying to get that benefit from the, any sort of success I've had on it.But I think in those tricks, they're always a bit tricky cause like they, they are useful at the time, but they're not really long lived and you can't rely on them. Like. It's something. If apple just tweaks their algorithm slightly, then it goes away. So it's not worth chasing necessarily, but it certainly in this case, worked out well for me and was useful, but know less and less of a factor now.Jacob:00:10:24If you, if you made Audiobooks today, it would be Audiobooks, degree sign, tiny cross, probably.David:00:10:31That's I was going to ask though about, you know, algorithm changes over the years and things like that. Did you, have you seen a, cause you took it free in like 2010 or something, right? Like pretty early you switched to the in-app purchase model. so like, what I saw with my mirror app was that once I switched it to, it was like mirror by app heavy or something.And that switched it to mirror with like a little, Unicode symbol that looks like a mirror. And so then it was the exact match for a mirror. And then it just really took off and it was, it it's been the number. And I ended up selling that app in 2017, but it's still the number one, one hit for mirror on the App Store.And, I got to, I think around 2015, there was kind of a peak of like five, 6,000 organic downloads every single day. And then even though, even though like the ASO didn't change, like it still ranked for all of these keywords and everything else, it did slowly kind of start to dip. And, and I kind of wonder if that was, if that somewhat follows the kind of people going to the App Store searching generic keywords, it was like the iPhone more and more people were buying them more and more people were coming like first time into the app.So you can either confirm or debunk my, thesis here that, that. There was kind of a wave and then a, a, a crest and a, a fall of the, of these, organic searches on the, on the App Store.David Smith: 00:12:06I couldn't speak with authority about it, but that seems consistent with my experience where I think they're in the early days of the App Store, there is definitely a higher sense of just curiosity that people would open the App Store and just be browsing and just not necessarily looking for anything in particular.'Cause they didn't know what their phone could do. They hadn't like that they have a phone and they knew it was going to be good for, you know, texting an email, but, oh, there's an App Store. Let's see what it does. And I think that phase is certainly behind us that I think people know what they know. They know what they're to know.They know what they want to use their phone for. And very often they're going for a particular thing, not just like browsing. And I th and I think if you were. and similarly, I imagine if you're just one looking for a generic term, you may not start in the App Store, even if that's where you gonna get the app, you may start in, in Google or YouTube or somewhere else.Yeah. Like you're, you're, you're, that's because there's a mature enough ecosystem there. That there's a better way. Find that even though the App Store is a great place, but it's, I think that's some, those kind of just generic, organic downloads are much harder to sort of define at this point. And I think that that's just the reality.David:00:13:15Similar kind of build and crest and fall as far as like. Since, since Audiobooks is so heavily rely on organic installs you don't. I mean, from my understanding, you don't do any paid advertising for it. did it kind of pressed around that 20 14, 20 15 and then, or have, have organic downloads been pretty stable?David Smith: 00:13:35Yeah. I mean, I think I know, I couldn't tell you a date. I don't know if it, I actually look at the numbers, but it certainly isn't that way that there is that I think there have been a couple of phases of the App Store and there was the early first, maybe four or five years. you had that much sort of just higher interest and it was easier to be, be seen.And I would say sort of in the last five years, the ACQUITY user acquisition. Reality of being in the App Store is very different. That it, it is, there's a lot more either like, or just organic, organic is more and more challenging. And, I D don't do very much paid, but I think if that would be the only way that I've actually wanted to affect change, to my downloads beyond kind of just word of mouth and natural, sort of, I think at this point, a lot of my downloads are coming from.Sort of the word of mouth version of organic, rather than the someone coming to the App Store with a need and then trying to find it. and so that's just, that's just a guess, but I think there certainly is those, there, there, the App Store has changed dramatically in 13 years. I think there's, there's certainly no doubt about it.Jacob:00:14:31User base too. I mean, I think about the way that, that what we were talking about as I was thinking about like my usage patterns pre and kind of post that era. And I think one thing that has changed is kind of, I kind of found all the apps I needed by 2015, you know, I kinda got, I got my podcast app, I got my, this app, I got my, that app.I don't really go in there just doing that, that way. You're talking about, the, the like, oh, what can I find for my phone anymore? Right. It's just not something I do. I still occasionally get a recommendation or I find something organically or whatever, but, you know, and yeah, like. In 2021. This is very few people's first smartphone, right?This is like somebody's fifth iPhone plus. And so it's just like, there's less curiosity, I think, but I guess that's exactly what we're arguing here. Okay.David:00:15:18So you mentioned you you've probably failed more than any developer ever on the App Store, which is really cool. I mean, I, in some ways feel the same way. I mean, I'm, I'm not nearly as prolific as you, but I mean, I've had gosh, like 26 apps and maybe four or five have been reasonably successful. But so I'm going to put you on the spot here.Are there any, any things that really stick out of like, you know, and I can think of one app, cause I'm still working in this space w your weather app, but are there any apps that you can point to and say, you know, I learned a very specific lesson from this, in those failures. Cause I think a lot of people who've only ever had one app and that one app was super successful.There's kind of a confirmation bias. Like I'm awesome. I did everything right. But it's like, they don't even know what they do. Don't know, they don't know what they did wrong. They just happened to like hit some level of product market fit. So any, any specific apps and lessons you learned from these failures?David Smith: 00:16:18Failure is obviously a complicated thing because I think I learned something from all of them. And so in some ways they were, they were useful. But I think from a financial perspective, it's mostly what I'm talking about when they're sort of a failure on that. And I think the two areas that the biggest mistakes that I've learned is one is under.To try to really understand and having an honest evaluation of the size of the market you're addressing. and some of the things that I've launched are very focused. were very niche and. That kind of a thing. It it is possible to make it work, but the economics are incredibly difficult and you're dealing with a very uphill battle.If you're dealing with something that, there is only ever going to be useful to 10,000 people then great. That for that 10,000 people it might be really cool, but it's very unlikely. You're going to make a sustainable living on an app at that unless your economics can be so high, that each one of those people is giving you a substantial amount of money on an ongoing basis.I think some of my failures were things where I was like, Ooh, this is really cool. And it's an app that does something, very specific and it doesn't really end up working out. I think the other thing that I found too is just having that sense of. that apps understanding what are the ongoing costs of related to an app going to be, and making sure that the economics of that can balance out.So, in your example of my weather app, ultimately like the app was successful. It had, a reasonably good user base, but at that, this was, it existed in a time before, subscriptions were a thing. Like they just did it didn't exist in the App Store. And so. The economics of trying to make it so that people could continuously, you know, pay for the weather data that I had to buy for.It just wasn't there. And at a certain point, it became, it's like a change from being a business to a charity because I was spending more money on the backend. than I was, you know, getting people on an ongoing basis. And that was something that I don't think I really it's easy when I'm building something to just ignore that because the costs, especially early on are so low when you look at these things and especially with, with, with most, if you're some kind of data service or some kind of hosting provider you often will have a free tier or something that like the E and if in some ways, success can be your own failing because you haven't taken into account that, oh, if this, you know, if I get any amount of volume, then suddenly I'm going to be spending thousands of dollars a month.Supporting this app. And if the economics aren't balanced for that, then it can, you have to essentially shut it down and deal with that. And I think those are two things for that. It's usually when an app has failed it's because either I didn't fully understand what the ongoing constantly going to be, or I didn't sort of real it.Wasn't realistic about how big of a market it is.Jacob:00:18:54Yeah, the unit economics are tricky because at the beginning, it's, it's hard to get good to data because everything's so small. It's like, oh, I can't really tell. I don't really know what my CAC is or what my cost to service cogs are. So you're just like, whatever. And then by the time it matters, it's too late.Right. And in some cases,David Smith: 00:19:12The two that you just used several terms that I have no idea what they mean. and I think this is another failing on my part that like, you know, Kat Mike hack and my Sasser service caught, like, I dunno, like it's it's, this is fun. That was just fine. I think. But that's...Jacob:00:19:24An educational moment. Cost of user acquisition. And what's the cogs cost of goods sold. Sorry. Yeah, those were like, those are the things I didn't learn until I had a SAS company though, to be honest. Right. Like it's, it's interesting. Like, yeah, the different. Which, which, which, I mean, just highlights kind of the world we're in now.Right. Which is where most app developers are running a SAS business. Right. would you, would you wear with the weather app, you just didn't kind of think about it in those terms. It was like an app with an API, but really it was a SAS business. and, and, that's why we're here@subclub.com to educate people.Actually, it's not.David Smith: 00:19:58Yeah, well, but I think there's definitely that teachable moment in that insofar as it's just it's that's another aspect of that failing is I think it's so easy coming at it from an engineering background that I can get too excited about the engineering aspects of what I'm doing that. I think that, oh, there's this cool, cool new API.There's this fun new feature. There's this cool problem I'm solving. And I can go down, you know, spend a month of my time building this app. And then in the end, I haven't. Really thought about the marketing side or the economic realities or all of those things. And in some ways it's like, that's fine because part of what I'm like, what I'm good at is the engineering.And if anything, I've been able to just engineer my way out of this problem by keeping I can just keep building. And eventually I've had enough things that just kind of naturally hit. and it isn't necessarily the most efficient way to do it or the way I'd recommend it. But I think that is an aspect of my failing, where it is.You know, and it's, it's also the reality of being an independent, independent developer where. Like, I don't have a staff. I don't have anyone else in that regard. And so it's not like I have a business, a business, a business team, or someone doing user acquisition or any of those things, which on the one hand is great because it means my costs are really low that, you know, my, my revenue is divided by one and I get to see, you know, and I keep it.So if I was a team of five people and I'm dividing my revenue by five, it's quite a hard thing to, you know, Have five times to five X the revenue. And so it's like a trade-off that you, in some ways it'd be great if I had both have both, but I'm not sure if it's actually reasonable or practical too.Jacob:00:21:29I mean, really though, that's, it's a good algorithm for finding a new, new API APIs are the apps or version of the market shifting, right. It's when something gets created, right? There's a new opportunity. So exploring those and understanding those and finding out how you can remix those with existing ideas that might, that, you know, as a, as a team of one where one is an engineer, that's kind of your strategic advantage, right?It's might not, might not be ASO. It might not be acquisition and all these other things. it might be like, Hey, what can I do? Cool stuff with computers. And I think historically that's been a pretty good, ROI for, for a lot of companies. So I wouldn't, I wouldn't necessarily call that a weakness. though it's both right, but yeah.David:00:22:12Yeah. And that, that specifically has been part of your strategy, right? So like you, you know, I mean, Widgetsmith, which we'll, we'll get to in a little bit, but even, watch plus plus, but domino plus plus, or Widgetmith's sorry. yeah. Tell us about your thinking around using these new API APIs to get attention.Doing something that's never been done before as marketing, which, which is, is, is a great way to do it.David Smith: 00:22:42Yeah, well, anything. So this is certainly something I've done time of day. And again, that like predominant or plus plus, which is, after Bridget Smith, the most successful thing I ever made was the first pedometer app in the App Store. And it was, you know, when the iPhone 5s launched apple introduced to put a step counting ship into it.And it was the first app that took care of it. And it's like for a few weeks, even it was the only one. And it was. Probably one of my strategic advantages is the fact that I'm just one guy who really likes to program and is pretty good at doing things quickly. And that means that I can be there on day one.And I think that's beneficial in sort of two main ways that being out there early is something that often gets Apple's attention and. It's ebbed and flowed in terms of whether that's important for apple featuring you or not, but it's never a bad thing for a, for apple to feature you or to get on their radar.And, you know, as an independent developer, that's one of the few things that I have that I can kind of pull on that apple gets excited about where on day one, here's this app that takes care of this new thing that they're trying to sell their new phone withJacob:00:23:44Yeah. And that speed, that speed. Even like a one person team compared to like a three or five person team. There's a real advantage. If it's just one person like no communication overhead, no, nothing. Like you can just do it all in your brain. And like, it's really hard to be. I mean, now I'm saying this is watching, I haven't watched our company grow so much.It's like, wow. The just like getting all these folks coordinated at the same time really is a different world than when it's. Just yourself, like trying to put things together quickly.David Smith: 00:24:09Yeah. I mean, I think that, that, that's just such a, the other aspect of this, just so much. It's so, so often I can do something faster than anyone else. Not necessarily because there's something magic about me, but it's just, I don't have it. There's no, it's not like it does that. Oh, there's a designer who will, you know, do a bunch of specs and then that's going into it.We'll have it, then we'll have a sprint planning meeting and we'll break up the features. And it's this whole thing that like, that's not my process. I just open up X code and start working. And so it's an, you know, maybe it means that, I, you know, it's like, and I ended up with as long as I have a good idea in my mind, I can just be driving towards it.I don't need to go through a lot of infrastructure to get that. Like, I don't have. You know, a roadmap with tasks, with, you know, sort of issues that I'm working through and burning down my, like, whatever, all those software things that you need to do, if you have a big team and are valuable, but I just don't exist for me.And so there's that extra multiplier. And I think being there early. Is just, it gets, it gets attention and it creates opportunity that there's a vacuum. It's, it's a short-lived thing. You know, the, if I, if I had launched Widgetsmith a few, a few weeks later, I don't think it would've mattered. It would have been complete.Like it is this very ephemeral, like thing. It wasn't, you know, once a year, there's this giant opportunity for me and I've done sort of dove in and taken advantage of it several times. And sometimes it's worked and sometimes it hasn't, you know, like my message App Store apps didn't go anywhere, but. That turned out that was a market that didn't exist, but I spent my summer making sure that I was there and if they hadn't, if they hadn't been really important and was super cool.Cool. And apple cared about it a lot, then I would have been there and yeah. Or know that ahead of time, unfortunately, but that's, I think just something that a small team can benefit dramatically from is like taking advantage of that and being okay with too of not shipping things that are as robust and complicated as fair enough.If I was. A five person team. It could do more or have more capabilities or, you know, be localized into more, more languages or also launch on Android or whatever those things that, that you would imagine would be beneficial. I don't have those, but like, it's just a trade offJacob:00:26:09Yeah. Search your marketing channel primary. Right? It makes a lot of sense. We did this at, when I was at elevate. This was a constant strategy for us was what does apple interested in? Even, even for us, we were a team of 10 or 20 at that stage, but like, yeah. Adding APIs. Oh yeah, sure. It kind of makes sense.Okay. Yeah, we can add that. Like it's not on our product roadmap, not really something, but like yeah, the, the benefits were tangible, but as you kinda mentioned, it has gotten at some point, I think for a team of that size, the benefits of being in the, like what's new, I forget what the, they used to always have a feature like what's new in iOS, whatever.And you would get Nat and it would be a pretty good feature, but that has gone down over time. So now it's like, It's exclusively the, to the benefit of really small developer teams, right. That they can take advantage of.David Smith: 00:26:53Yeah, well, and it's just, I think that the impact of being fee, because to your earlier point about, I think fewer people are searching for apps. so being in a featured list in the App Store is not as the, is not the thing that it used to be. That I remember the first time I got featured in the App Store and it was.I just rev. It was completely, mind-bending where I would go from like, yeah, you lasted a week. And I went from, you know, maybe having like in the tens of downloads a day to suddenly I'm having like tens of thousands of downloads a day and it was just like completely mind-bending, but that's not the reality anymore.Like that, that multiplier isn't there in, the same way. Like, it's It's lovely to be featured, but it also is very muted now because it's not for a week. It's kind of on this random algorithmically driven basis, where if you're the app of the day, you're actually the app of the day, only for one person necessarily.Like it's not like everyone in the world got it that day. Um it's and so those, those things lessen the impact of it. and Their benefit becomes more in aggregate rather than kind of in an acute way.David:00:27:52One of the things you mentioned kind of in passing there was, not having to wait on a designer and that's something I actually wanted to talk about. I, you know, as much as it's like the apple ethos to be pixel perfect, and to like, have these like amazing, you know, leather stitched icons back in the day or whatever.I regret spending as much as I did and kind of letting design in some ways, overly drive the process. because as an independent developer, where every penny I spend is, is money. That's not going into my pocket. I spent tens of thousands probably over well, over a hundred thousand dollars on design over the last 13 years.And from what I understand, you've spent very little, so, so I mean, it sounds like that's intentionally part of your strategies. Like you, don't one you were saying, you know, you're not a team of five, so you keep your expenses down, but two you're, you're also not waiting on them. So yeah, it was at, have you spent much on, on design over the years or have you done it all yourself and then has that been a very intentional for, for speed and cost?David Smith: 00:29:07Yeah. I mean, I think I've certainly tried spending money on design and it over the 13 years, like I it's, it's not that I've never done it, but it's, it, it, I, it was never, it never paid off for me enough that it would. For it to be something I continued doing. And I don't think I've done it in five, six years now.And at this point, the only design that I typically will ever pay for is, icon design. because that's just something that I can't do very well myself, but even like recently, like Widgetsmith, the icon I made myself, cause it's just a blue round direct, like I could handle that.Jacob:00:29:41That's a good icon.David Smith: 00:29:43Which has been it's fine.Jacob:00:29:44And it's number...David Smith: 00:29:45Think, yeah, like.Jacob:00:29:47Icon designer actually.David:00:29:48Yeah.David Smith: 00:29:49And I think, but it's to the point of like, I think eight. It's easy enough to like, if you try to learn basic design and get competent at the basics, you can go, that can take you a very long way. And I think really elegant, new fancy design that's doing really like groundbreaking or cool things with fancy animations and all that stuff.Like I love it. And we're using an app that does that, but that kind of design, like that takes a tremendous toll on your development process. And I think. A M like a, if you're a thoughtful to the developer who wants, is willing to put in the work to just kind of like study what the basics of design are, you know, you can get good enough that you can do a lot of it yourself.And I think that's something that has worked really well for me. and I think it's also been to my benefit that it isn't necessarily that I'm not waiting on a designer. It is that I'm able to, I'm a better developer because I understood, I took the time to. Study what makes a good design for an app.And so I'm w that informs my development, and then it allows me to build things that'll be easy that are structured, such that the design will naturally flow from it. And those types of differences that if I just was being hand handed a list of like, here's a, you know, a handful of mock-ups go and build it.And I don't really understand why things are structured the way they are. Then I would often find myself in kind of, I'd pay myself into technical corners that, if, if you, if you are responsible for both the design and the development, you're that the two are blending together really well. And so I think it's something that I certainly recommend.And I think like, I mean, some of the best apps I think have come out of the one developer, one designer teams, like I think that is a can, we can be a useful model, but. For me, it's just something that I think, you know, in the same way that often I've, you know, I've known many designers who learn just enough coding to be able to sort of, to make the basics of the key, to the same thing and go the other way that, a developer who puts in a little bit of time and is a student of what, like, if you're using something and you start paying attention to why is this good?And you don't try and overreach and. Like try and do things that are beyond your capability. Like, I can make a really nice clean UI. I can't make a, you know, something that is, is clever and fancy and that's it. That's fine. And I'll just, if I scale my scale, my applications to fit, what I can do, then I'm fine.Jacob:00:32:13Yeah, I, I'll share it. Not like we're revenue count. We didn't have a, it, I mean, we have a full-time, product designer now that helps with like dashboard work and stuff like that, but we didn't have, I was the only person doing design for the first two years and very similar, like I, I knew going into it.It was my weak spot. So I spent a few weeks, one summer just like taking. I took an online color theory class. And then I just like learned, did some like basic tutorials got really good at sketch and like made some mock-ups. And, you know, I had worked with a lot of great designers and kind of had knew what the process was like.But yeah, again, it's like, what's your advantage? And in your case, it's the API APIs and being first to market and all that stuff. And so you're not likely to get a lot of like, Yeah, leverage or whatever out of having really great design, you just needed to be functional. You needed it to be good enough something.That's not going to turn people off right. When they see the app on and that's, and that's kind of the bar and yeah, I agree with you. I think it's actually pretty easy to achieve, at, you know, with a, with a minimal investment.David Smith: 00:33:14Yeah. And I think you also, it's, I'm very, I very much like a model where the initial upfront costs are as low as possible. And if I need to double down on something and like, it becomes a situation where, oh, now I need design resources or I need something more graphically oriented or like things arise.Like. I'm delighted to spend money on an app. That's making money.Jacob:00:33:36Yeah, exactly.David Smith: 00:33:37it, rather than spending the money on something before it's even proven itselfJacob:00:33:41Yeah. We've spent a lot on design since like revenue cat's hit like our stride, but in the early days it was like, not like this API is like the design of the Jason is more important than the website.David Smith: 00:33:53Exactly.David:00:33:53Yeah, and it does force this kind of function over form approach. And I think that's where your apps have really succeeded. Is that there is it, you focus on them doing things well, Like serving a specific purpose and serving that specific purpose very effectively. And that's where I think a lot of the kind of form over function design either within apple.I think apple still makes this mistake a lot of, of focusing too much on, on how things are going to look and how things are gonna, come across versus like, well, how, how is it actually going to be used by people? And, I, you know, that's where I think I've fallen down a lot, as well as like spending so much time on these pretty graphics.And then, and then everything then like the user you can't like iterate quickly on a user interface based on feedback when it's all so polished and pixel perfect. Like it's so much harder to do iterative design. To enhance the usability of an app when, when there's so many barriers and then so much already kind of like set in stone because it was designed this way and you can't, step back out of that as easily.So, yeah, I think, I think it's great the way you've, you've done that.Jacob:00:35:12The one thing that resonated with me that you said David was, just how a designer, if they don't fully. And I love designers, all of my designer, friends are gonna hate me for talking bad about designers, but I think one, one universal experience of developers when you get handed something that. It's it looks great and like functional on paper, but like, there's just like, because there isn't like internal knowledge of UI kit.Right. And just like this thing that looks like, yeah, I know it's just pixels and it should be really simple, but like, it's actually going to add hours and days to my, to my, and, and you know, if you're not an assertive developer, that's going to be like, no, I'm just not going to do it. You can do that on your business.Right. But like, Because you own it, but, but if it, you know, if you work on a team or whatever, sometimes there's a lot of loss there where a developer will feel. And also like, I feel like it's a challenge, right? Like, oh yeah, I can do that. Right. And they ended up over investing in these ornate, user experiences or use user interface elements.It just like you talk about like ROI and whatever, like just not there, you know? so I think it's a very like prudent approach.David:00:36:22So I did want to touch on real quick and. I want to get to Widgetsmith and talk more about that. But, I wanted to touch on the, your iOS version stats. So, it's something I've really appreciated over the years. There's a flurry has, has published stats here and there that your site has been like my go-to place to say, you know, how's I was 14 adoption going, how are so you published publicly?The, the version stats of your Audiobooks app, which is a fairly broad market app. It's not perfectly representative probably of the entire market. but yeah. Tell me about why you publish that and then do you actually run a customer analytics to power that, or, or do you have a third party analytics provided that you just pull the stats in front from.David Smith: 00:37:09So, I mean, that came from, I think there were certainly, I mean, I'm running it for years and years, because in the early days of the App Store, there just wasn't good data on this kind of thing. And it was so I, I remember finding that it was just so frustrating. Right. I, I couldn't get. Basic sense of like the different device distributions and, iOS adoption rates and things.And so I just wrote something, myself to do this, and I sort of shared it because it was really helpful. I thought, I, I, I, if it's helpful for me, it's going to be helpful for someone else. and Audiobooks was the best app. I had to make the public version of this for, because it was my broadest kind of user base, that it wasn't as like pedometer is great, but it's.Dealing with people who are fitness oriented. And so like my, at some of my adoption numbers are like th there's a skew to it and it's a bit less mass market. but it's all built in custom. I I've used analytics packages and things before, but, in the, in, especially with apple being. I think it's a sort of like the privacy consciousness and things.It became something that I just didn't want to have. I want to have it the minimum amount of third party code in my apps as I could. And something like the, the kind of analytics I'm collecting is very easy to do as just a little, sort of custom thing that I wrote. That's just, you know, it's just a little website.That's collecting some very basic stats and being thoughtful about making sure that it doesn't log essentially anything except for very anonymized. aggregated things just so I don't collect any user level information whatsoever. It's all just being collected, at, at, at an aggregate level. And it's just something that I wrote and it's, it's a basic thing.And I think it's a useful tool because this is sort of to the same thing of a question about philosophy. It's like, you can't know when you can drop all the old devices or which device to optimize for. And this, you actually collect that data and you actually look at it. and so like right now, for example, send that, I re like I always try and optimize my apps for the iPhone 10 R because in all of my apps, it is by far that screen size.So the it's the F1 10 or the iPhone 11. those are by far the most popular phones in the world right now. And so like, that's my primary testing device. That's where I start, but I wouldn't know that if I wasn't collecting that kind of data and. You know, sort of, I wouldn't have guessed that necessarily.And especially because I live in the like apple tech ecosystem and I wouldn't, you know, in my mind, oh, it's probably just like the pro size, you know, like the, the, the 11 pro is probably the most popular phone because that's what all my friends have. But, that's actually not the case. That's, you know, that is a popular phone, but it's by no means the most popular.And so. Having that kind of data to back up my choices and making sure that, you know, like, I, I, I, if am doing a design, I'll optimize it for that and then adjust it for the other ones rather than going the other way around. Or if I'm doing screenshots for the App Store, I make sure that my screenshots.Are perfect for that one. And even if, sometimes I'll do you know, for the, my, the more minor phones, I might just say, like use the scale down the assets for something else, but that's a size that I've we'll for sure. Use. I think also it's speaks to, there is, I think there's still some of this, but maybe a bit less, but in the earlier days of the App Store, there was a, I felt like there was a group of.People who were kind of, we felt like we were in this together. And, like, especially among kind of indie small developers, we tend to try and like help each other out. And so like I made that public, it was an internal dashboard. And then I just like, well, let me just publish this to a different URL. because if you had to kind of just help out.And I think that was a nice thing that I think there's just, there are fewer Indies than there used to be. but it's certainly an aspect of the community that I think is still nice when there are, there are some aspects of it that still exists.Jacob:00:40:52It's also really nice to have. usually I would caution people to roll against rolling their own. Right. but I think there is this like somewhat unserved niche of some of these tools get really expensive, even like an amplitude or a Mixpanel or whatever. They're, they're more. There, the pricing often is more favorable towards a B2B and like smaller headcount kind of, or smaller like user based size apps.And you can lose this, this like kind of information. I, and I gathered not an App Store connector. It's probably crappy if it is. David Smith: 00:41:24Like some of it's in there, but not really in a way that like abstract connect sometimes has some of the stuff, but I like, I like just having it myself and there's also, it means that I can do additional beyond just, demographic collection. There are a few things that I will do in here where I can add in a hook and say, Oh, like, do, does anybody ever open this page of the app?And I can do a little basic, like those kinds of basic analytics things that you can't do on that, do an App Store connect. and so I can put, you know, put this into my system and do those kinds of basic collections, which a more sophisticated analytics packages, just like, that's just a basic feature of it.But, it's a, it gives you that kind of middle ground and it's, it's just, it's a tricky reality of, you know, apple once, you know, I have to put in my privacy things, all the, you know, all the things that I do. And so. I start using a third party thing. I have to be completely on board with everything they're using my data for.And so sometimes it's easier to just roll it. Have it be basic and simple. I mean, the actual, these apps are not complicated or I think the initial version of this was actually, I just based it on the error log of a, engine X server, where I just ran it and they would make, they would make the record.They would just. Yeah, they would just make the request and they would actually just all 4 0 4, like the trend analytics requests were just 4 0 4 and I would just parse the error log and add it to a SQL file. And it's like that, that was super straightforward and easy to build. And it's just a script and it's...Jacob:00:42:47Mixed panel, basically like in...David Smith: 00:42:49Like, You know, and like that's where I think mostly just to say is it doesn't have to be like super sophisticated and fancy.This is a backend utility tool. So you can very easily, like you could go crazy making it fancy, or you can just, you know, write a little scripts to process a log file and it'll get just as much data out of it.David:00:43:09Yeah, that's great. I did want to touch on, on witness Smith. You you've talked about it at length, so, There's a great episode with you and Marco. I think what came out like two weeks after we just hit number one. And so that's a really fun episode. People can kind of go get the history, but it's a cool kind of, culmination of this story of launching 56 different apps, trying all these different things.And then you, you go after these brand new features with the widgets in iOS 14 and. somebody picks the app up on Tik TOK. It goes viral. It hits number one in the App Store. It's just such a cool story as an indie developer to hit number one. And, and, and again, you've told a lot of that story. other places I don't want to just rehash the whole story.But there were a couple of things that I wanted to go over and I don't know if you've talked about it, since so one of the things that I think would be to follow up on is just how the, Durability has been. So like you hit number one, it stayed there for like, gosh, like weeks, right. Or almost a month.And then, yeah. So how has it, how has that gone since, and like, you're still like number five you're you're in the top 10 of productivity regularly. how has the app been durable? download wise and revenue wise, like how, how has it gone after hitting number one? Like.David Smith: 00:44:37I mean, I think it is, it certainly continues to be my most successful app. And I think it probably, it seems like it will be for, for, for quite some time. And obviously the first couple of weeks were insane and completely. Like mind bending and, you know, I think I exceeded my luck like to date App Store downloads.You know, of all my apps over the last 13 years were in a few hours of it when it kind of hit that crazy moment.Jacob:00:45:03We've seen a couple on revenue casts, a couple of viral events like that, and I am blown away every single time. It's it's more like it outpaces the App Store featuring like by 10 or a hundred X. It's insane. David Smith: 00:45:15And I think that, and let me say that it was really cool and fun and exciting and a little bit like scary and like terrifying. But I think it's, what's, I didn't know where it would have, where it would settle down to. And it's like, where is that? Come see the nature of. Something being a flavor of the moment is that like, that moment ends and it just vanishes like the, the driver behind that, you know, it's not like it's being featured in Tik TOK videos anymore, at least not in the same way.And so the durability, I believe now is largely just coming from the fact that that initial spike generates enough kind of ongoing word of mouth advertising, that the nature of. Especially the nature of what it does is it puts something cool on your home screen. And it has that natural. If someone sees your home screen or you show them something or you share a screenshot and it has the name of the app in it, and it's like, it, it has that natural, oh, I want to do that to witness to it.And that seems to be where the durability has come from because, I've. Tried sort of like the, the sort of like the paid marketing things to try and keep something going. And for me, it's a model that gets very, it's very hard to not just like, lose your shirt on it because you can.Jacob:00:46:22Yeah.David Smith: 00:46:22Spent a way out, spend what you're getting back or not have.Jacob:00:46:26Someone else's money to blow.David Smith: 00:46:27Yeah. And so like for me, it's just, it never makes sense. And so, like, I w I wonder if something's going to be something that I keep working on, it needs to be sustainable kind of on its own. And for it, it's still, you know, it still continues to do really well on a, on a, on a download basis. And it's also, it's, you know, it has, it's monetized both with advertising and with subscriptions.And so. You know, th the two together create a really nice, sustainable, revenue for me that it's based mostly on usage rather than, needing necessarily to have big spikes in downloads to keep it going. It's like as long as people keep using the app, that they're opening, it they'll see ads, or if they're, you know, power users who really want like the pro features of it and they'd pay for a subscription, if it's continuing to provide value to them that they'll continue subscribing.And so it's, that durability has been there. I think largely it certainly is easy to be durable when you have. This wild spike at the beginning to kind of kickstart that, effort. but it's, it seems like the there's enough ongoing utility of it, that it keeps people keep using it. And, that has a natural sort of knock on effect of people just telling their friends about it.And I mean, it's kind of a cool thing that, even after. You know, many millions of downloads, it continues to find new art, find it, find a new market and people will continue to sign up for the subscription. And it's, it's that's happening sort of on its own without me having to necessarily do anything other than just keep adding, you know, features and improvements to it.I don't need to worry necessarily on that side of things as much.David:00:47:56Yeah. One of the things that I was, initially taken aback by, but now see the, the maybe accidental brilliance of how permissive you were with the feature. So, and I mean, I made a mistake with launch center pro. I was actually trying to kind of ride your coattails with my app and. I was much more aggressive with the paywall.So I pay walled one of the like more prominent features instead of, instead of paywall and some of the lesser features. And then to your point earlier about like user acquisition, you know, part of how you make user acquisition work, is it, you forced, you can't pay $5 for a download. If you know, one out of 200 people are paying you.But we just Smith going viral. It went viral in part, because you were so permissive with the features. So like, how did you decide where to draw the line in the paywall? yeah. How did, how did you make those decisions?David Smith: 00:49:01Yeah. I mean, I think, I think a lot of this comes from a place of my goal is to, I want a business that lets me keep developing, like what I love and what I enjoy is programming. That's that's, that's, I'm gifted in it. I enjoy it. I love it. And I will just keep doing it. Like if it wasn't my job, I'd probably still be making apps.But, and so I don't, I'm not chasing some kind of like wild exit or something dramatic. And so I think, I, I feel like I want to make things that people will like using, and that will won't be annoying or irritating. And, that I can feel proud of at the end of the day, like that. I'm not, you know, like the people who are paying for my subscription.Or paying it out of a genuine desire to support the app, to do the really advanced, like these are my super fans who really care about it. and there are the people who I'm sort of sort of going after for that. And so I don't didn't feel necessarily compelled to make the paywall up all in your face and be limiting features and kind of doing those types of things.And in this case, it worked out really well because it, it created a. it created its own marketing machine as a result. And like what I gave up potentially in having a less permissive market, pay paywall strategy I made up for in essentially free marketing for, because the app is used by so many more people.And I think that trade off is something that's easy. It's like I don't have, or I don't necessarily want to spend the capital. To acquire those people, but in some ways I'm spending that capital by just making my paywall more permissive and making it have a natural, more virality to it. and that, for me, I think works well for everybody that like more people are getting more out of the app and, I, I benefit from it.It's sort of coming along and I don't think it was, it's not like that this grant. Strategy that I had for it. It was just in general, if someone's going to pay me something I want for what they're paying to be something that is super clear is super straightforward and is compelling. That is something that I feel like I would pay for that.It isn't an arbitrary restriction or something that feels kind of. mean-spirited, that's sometimes a lot of paywalls can ha you can run into these limitations that feel completely contrived, that there isn't a reason for it. Like most of what I'm people paying me for in Widgetsmith are things like my weather data, the tie data, and some graphical assets, things that I have to pay for that there are, they are ongoing and tangible costs that I have to pay.So I can't make those free because then I go out of business because millions of people are requesting weather data. Like that doesn't work for me. And so, yeah. Making it paid feels good to me. And if anything, it works well, but I think that's definitely something that you can get. If you're too stingy with you, with what you offer, you're kind of like shooting yourself in the foot because you're ma you know, you want to make that first run experience feel so good that people want to keep coming back.And if you get too uptight, that the first thing, the first thing the app does when you open the app is ask for money. Like if I open that app, I'm just closing that up and deleting it. Like, I don't want to, I don't want that, that, thatJacob:00:52:05I mean, that's, that's...David Smith: 00:52:06Be them asking.Jacob:00:52:08That's an app that's for distribution basically is what you can tell. And if you're not then like, I mean, I think this is not a comment on an uncommon strategy, but, but, but, you know, optimizing for distribution early, Becoming not a monopoly because there's other apps like we just missed, but becoming a dominant player or like the best app, you get data, you get usage, you get word of mouth, you get a brand.And then in the future, if it becomes an operational requirement that you make more money per download or whatever, like, oh, you have a lot of levers there and you can go about it more thoughtfully than if you try to like, Try to shoot blindfolded, like from, from the start, there's just no way you can, you're going to be able to get, I talked to a lot of people getting ready to make their subscription apps and whatever.And they're like, ah, they're going back and forth. I go, what should I put on my paywall? What should I, whatever. I'm just like, just don't think about it too much. Just don't do something stupid. Like just see something reasonable and normal and don't try to be too clever. And then, you know, be prepared to iterate and change like over time.Cause inevitably, well...David Smith: 00:53:06That's good advice. David:00:53:07This is such a fascinating time. I wish we could talk another hour just on, on, on paywall strategies and, and freemium. I think a lot of developers do make the mistake in the subscription space of because they're spending so much on user acquisition, they have to be more aggressive with the paywall, but then in the long run, you're, you're, you're paying for users that you immediately ostracize.You know, if you're, if you're only getting, you know, 10% to start your free trial, and then only 50% of those convert. It's like, you're paying for all these people who ultimately have a bad experience in your house. And so it works cause that's their model, but, but they're leaving a lot on the table long run by not having a more, permissive freemium strategy where you can get people in using the app, finding value and then over time bringing them along.And it seems like that's part of what Smith has done well with, like, you didn't start with ads. Ads came later, right. And then. The paying for assets, I think came later as well. so like exactly to Jacob's point it's like you just got out there with a great product, you know, found that product market fit.It went viral. I mean, you know, it probably wouldn't be the success it is today without that, but, but then you've kind of layered on some additional moneymaking over time. And so that's great. but anyhow, we're, we're at the top of the hour and need to, to wrap up, in the show notes, we'll have links to your, Twitter underscore Smith, underscore David Smith, Jacob:00:54:35Oh, my God. I never realized that pun Widgetsmith, Dave. Oh my God. I'm so slow.David Smith: 00:54:43Yeah.Jacob:00:54:44The brand is just so it's perfect, but we're on your lap. It's so great.David Smith: 00:54:49That was a, as soon as it was one of those names where once I, once the name came to me, it's like, yep. That's theJacob:00:54:53Oh, it's even, it's a good name on its own. Right.David Smith: 00:54:55Yeah.Jacob:00:54:56I just love when things are like tidy and tied up like that. It's so perfect. Sorry.David:00:55:02Anyways, anything else? anything else you wanted to share or, anything else you want to mention as we wrap up?David Smith: 00:55:08Yeah, no, I mean, I think we covered some good things and I think it is, I, I always like sharing my story as an independent developer, because I feel like in this industry, they're like, there's a, there's an aspect of it. I know this is something, you know, I've listened to this podcast before. Like there there's a, there is an industry in a branch of this.That is very data oriented. And if you're built almost like you're building a machine to try it, like a business machine to try and like spin off money. And it's all about how you're getting your conversion rate value to this, and then you can put it into this and the eights. There's a very like, and I respect that and understand that, that, that is a very viable business.But I think what I, I was like sort of to share the other side of the story where it's also possible to just make cool things and have them have just have enough, enough of a business in them that it makes a good living for you, but you don't need all of that infrastructure and all of that other things.And I think to our point, we've made many times is if you have something that you take the approach of simplicity and straightforwardness, and Craftsmanship early, you can shift and pivot and change as you go. And if you start to numbers driven and you start to like kind of cold in that way, I think you can lose just as many opportunities, as, as, as you could.And I personally, I enjoy this way. I think this is fine. I, you know, I'm very excited about WWDC next week, because it's the, the time that I get to just discover what I'm going to launch this year. Kind of thing. And so I'm very excited to become about that. I think that excitement is something that I wouldn't have if I was building something that I didn't enjoy doing in quite the same way.David:00:56:52Well, thanks, David so much for your time.Jacob:00:56:56Good luck next week.
Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Our Favorite Widgets WaterMinder, Drafts, Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Carrot Weather, Batteries News Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States Apple may bring separate security updates to iOS for the first time Apple Developing 'Enhanced' Under-Display Touch ID System Shortcuts Corner Rosemary's Shortcut for Dom was a success Frank's Power Loss Alert Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3c4jyzz App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: SensorKit - Smart Home Widgets Mikah's App Cap: Signals for HomeKit Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: BUYRAYCON.com/ios sandisk.com/ios Babbel.com code IOSTODAY
Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Our Favorite Widgets WaterMinder, Drafts, Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Carrot Weather, Batteries News Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States Apple may bring separate security updates to iOS for the first time Apple Developing 'Enhanced' Under-Display Touch ID System Shortcuts Corner Rosemary's Shortcut for Dom was a success Frank's Power Loss Alert Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3c4jyzz App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: SensorKit - Smart Home Widgets Mikah's App Cap: Signals for HomeKit Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: BUYRAYCON.com/ios sandisk.com/ios Babbel.com code IOSTODAY
Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Our Favorite Widgets WaterMinder, Drafts, Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Carrot Weather, Batteries News Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States Apple may bring separate security updates to iOS for the first time Apple Developing 'Enhanced' Under-Display Touch ID System Shortcuts Corner Rosemary's Shortcut for Dom was a success Frank's Power Loss Alert Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3c4jyzz App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: SensorKit - Smart Home Widgets Mikah's App Cap: Signals for HomeKit Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: BUYRAYCON.com/ios sandisk.com/ios Babbel.com code IOSTODAY
Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Our Favorite Widgets WaterMinder, Drafts, Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Carrot Weather, Batteries News Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States Apple may bring separate security updates to iOS for the first time Apple Developing 'Enhanced' Under-Display Touch ID System Shortcuts Corner Rosemary's Shortcut for Dom was a success Frank's Power Loss Alert Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3c4jyzz App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: SensorKit - Smart Home Widgets Mikah's App Cap: Signals for HomeKit Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: BUYRAYCON.com/ios sandisk.com/ios Babbel.com code IOSTODAY
Rosemary and Mikah share some of their favorite widgets for iOS. Our Favorite Widgets WaterMinder, Drafts, Widgetsmith, Fantastical, Carrot Weather, Batteries News Apple discontinues original HomePod, will focus on mini Apple Maps Displays COVID-19 Vaccination Locations in United States Apple may bring separate security updates to iOS for the first time Apple Developing 'Enhanced' Under-Display Touch ID System Shortcuts Corner Rosemary's Shortcut for Dom was a success Frank's Power Loss Alert Shortcut: http://bit.ly/3c4jyzz App Caps Rosemary's App Cap: SensorKit - Smart Home Widgets Mikah's App Cap: Signals for HomeKit Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today. You can contribute to iOS Today by leaving us a voicemail at 757-504-iPad (757-504-4723) or sending an email to iOSToday@TWiT.tv. Sponsors: BUYRAYCON.com/ios sandisk.com/ios Babbel.com code IOSTODAY
Yes, we skipped last week. Life happens. To make up for it, this week, we've got a piece of Jason's interview with David Smith, the developer behind Widgetsmith, which was the top free app in the iOS App Store for weeks last year. You'll have to forgive the audio difference, we recorded the interview for a piece I wrote, but there some great stuff and David was kind enough to give permission to use it in this episode. That said, we didn't record it with all the high tech gear you'd normally use for a podcast. Widgetsmith Pedometer++ David Smith With More Than 50 Million Downloads, Widgetsmith Became an Overnight Success 12 Years in the Making To be more productive in the morning, do these 2 things at night. Jason on Twitter Jess on Twitter
Esta semana pasó volando, y que bueno por eso. Se habla desde el fracaso de Jennifer Lopez con Charlie D'Amelio hasta que Twitter es racista. Además de esto, la controversia con Widgetsmith y que por fin Katy Perry admite su fracaso lamentablemente.
Bienvenue dans cet épisode 5 d'iWeek (la semaine Apple), le podcast ! iOS14 en 14 nouveautés Présentation : Benjamin Vincent. Intervenants : Elie Abitbol, François Le Truédic, Jean-Christophe Vignes. Production : OUATCH Audio. Au sommaire : - L'info de la semaine : à peine la keynote Apple Watch Series 6, iPad 8 et iPad Air 4 passée, une 1ère rumeur sur la keynote iPhone 12 à venir table sur la date du 13 octobre 2020, avec disponibilité des premiers modèles d'iPhone 12 dès le 16 octobre. Nous n'y croyons pas et nous vous disons pourquoi. Nous avançons même notre propre date et elle est plus proche de nous ! - Le test de la semaine : deux tests exceptionnels, cette semaine, quelques jours après leur mise à disposition : iOS14 avec ses 14 nouveautés principales, présentées et expliquées une à une, et iPadOS14 avec notamment la fonction "Griffonner" (Scribble, en anglais) qui enthousiasme Jean-Christophe. - Les mises à jour de la semaine : les apps iOS de la suite iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) intègrent Scribble. Et macOS Big Sur beta 8 est disponible pour les développeurs. - "Vue d'ailleurs" : Jean-Christophe fait le parallèle entre Cédric O et... Donald Trump. - Ma maison connectée avec François : ce qu'apporte iOS14 à Homekit. - Le tuto audio : comment profiter du Picture-in-picture dans YouTube sur iPhone bien que YouTube bloque cette nouveauté. - Nos coups de coeur : Widgetsmith, l'app de customisation ultime pour vos widgets dans iOS14, Trying (nouvelle série sur AppleTV+, et Tehran, bientôt sur AppleTV+ !) Réagissez sur Twitter avec #iweekLSA, mettez-nous 5 étoiles et écrivez un avis avec quelques mots sympas et bienveillants sur Apple Podcasts ! Rendez-vous, jeudi 1er octobre 2020 pour l'épisode 6 avec deux grands tests au programme : - watchOS7 pour votre Apple Watch. - tvOS14 pour votre Apple TV. Bonne écoute et bonne semaine ! La team iWeek
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