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...
Haptic Feedback in Wellness Apps: Calm, Rhythm‑Aware Experiences on Apple Watch
If you’ve ever felt a gentle tap on your wrist nudging you along—that’s the quiet power of haptics. In wellness apps, haptic feedback turns stillness into gu...
How Perplexity AI Supercharged My Indie App Development
As an indie developer, I wear many hats — research, design, development, marketing. Doing all of it well (and fast) is hard. Perplexity AI became a simple, r...
Building a Spiritual Wellness App for Apple Watch: Technical Challenges and Solutions
Real-world insights from developing ChantFlow, a sacred mantra counting app that transforms Apple Watch into a digital mala. Learn how to solve SwiftUI const...