I Marketed My App for 18 Months Without Knowing If It Worked
In August 2024, I published ChantFlow on the App Store. It’s a mantra counting app for Apple Watch — you wear it during practice, it counts with haptics, tha...
Fixing SwiftUI Performance Issues with AI-Assisted Debugging
My app felt sluggish. Scrolling wasn’t smooth, and I could see occasional freezes. When I opened Instruments, the Hangs track told the story: 14 micro-hangs ...
How I Made a Marketing Video for My Mac App Using AI — And What Went Wrong
I built a Mac app called EaseEyes. It reminds you to take eye breaks when you’re not in a meeting. Simple idea, but I needed a way to show people what it doe...
How to Handle HealthKit Permission Denial Gracefully
About 20% of users deny HealthKit permission when asked. If your app shows a “permission required” wall, you lose them immediately. There’s a better way. Bu...
I Built 3 AI Tools for Indie Devs in 3 Days (No Backend Required)
Here’s the indie developer paradox I live with: I can build complex iOS apps with Core Data, CloudKit, HealthKit integration—the whole nine yards. But when ...
From Xcode to No Code: Building AI Apps with Google AI Studio
I’ve spent years building iOS apps in Xcode. Compiling, debugging, wrestling with provisioning profiles, waiting for App Store reviews. It’s a process I know...
Building TwAIst: An AI Twitter Assistant with Chrome’s Built-in AI
How I built a privacy-first AI Twitter assistant using Chrome’s built-in AI - and what I learned about the Prompt API along the way I built TwAIst for the G...
How ChantFlow Transforms Your Apple Watch into a Sacred Digital Mala
Discover how this spiritual wellness app uses Apple Watch complications to make 108 mantra practice a natural part of your daily routine See the app here: C...
Stop Paying $50 Per Image: Build Your Own AI Content Creator
Discover how to build your own AI content creator using Runware’s API to generate unlimited marketing visuals for pennies instead of paying $50 per stock pho...
HealthKit Integration in ChantFlow: Heart Rate, HRV, and Mindful Minutes
Chanting helps you feel calm. Now ChantFlow helps you see it, too. We’ve added gentle HealthKit integration so your Apple Watch can reflect what your body ex...