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Codex Just Changed My Entire Swift Workflow
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Last night I filmed my unedited workflow with OpenAI's newest model: GPT 5.1 Codex Max. Codex just changed my entire Swift workflow.
My app is a mix of SwiftUI, AppKit, and Swift. I'm targeting macOS 15+ and Swift 6.2 using AVFoundation and Core ML. The new OpenAI coding model is incredibly fast and way more efficient on tool calls (reading files, editing, coding, etc). If you have ideas for apps and want to get started, now is the time to start playing with codex and ChatGPT. I have been a ChatGPT Pro plan subscriber all year ($200/month), and it is amazing. Access to ChatGPT 5.1 Pro is a new level of intelligence that you cannot get anywhere else. You can just do things. Having a coding partner allows me to try things that would have been impossible before (with a family, kids, exercise, work, and sleep). It feels like I have an excellent pair programmer who can help execute on all my ideas. ChatGPT Pro is worth $200/month for me because I get the time back. If you’re curious, you can start with the $20/month Plus tier just to see if it helps your workflow. You won't regret it! Want to work with other like minded people? I'm going to launch an App Launch Community in January 2026. Signup if you want to work with me and other developers who want to finally publish apps for themselves (or to build a business that generates side income). Hit reply and tell me about your app idea. I read every email. Talk soon! Paul Solt P.S. I'm building a new studio office. Check out my new space and the insane sound isolation. It feels like a different world in that room. |
Super Easy Apps Weekly - Paul Solt
Join 6,727+ iOS/macOS developers using Codex and Claude to build and ship apps. Expect practical tutorials, repeatable workflows, and hard-earned lessons from 7 shipped apps and time at Apple, Microsoft, and GoPro.
Hey Reader, Apple featured Super Easy Timer on the front page of the Mac App Store. 3,158 downloads. $0 revenue. That's on purpose. What got me here? Fixing all the papercuts in the original timer app and creating a better onboarding experience caught Apple's attention. That made them feature my app on the front Discover page and on the Work tab in the Mac App Store. Over the past two months, I made huge improvements to the UI and unlocked the ability to use a timer on top of every single...
Hey Reader, I didn't sleep much last night. I was up pushing Sol to fix things that GPT-5.5 couldn't. I got early access to GPT-5.6 yesterday, and I had agents working on both macOS and iOS apps (and QA tooling). These models are super capable, but they have different strengths and weaknesses. I had them work on SwiftUI for an iPhone app today. Watch: GPT-5.6 vs Fable 5: 4 UIs, Judged Blind, 1 Winner Can you tell which model made each UI? Hint: one is not like the others. Now, we have access...
Hey Reader,Three things: 1. My new Mac app update was just approved.It adds clock, stopwatch, pomodoro, and tabata.Check it out on Mac! 2. Apple featured my Mac app on the App Store so I've had a massive boost in downloads, impressions, and ratings. 4 Million impressions 1,690 downloads Massive downloads and impressions from an App Store feature I'm now ranking for a ton of keywords because I localized with AscBuddy (Chrome extension). That was a big win for about 5 minutes of work. 3. OpenAI...