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Hey Reader, I hope you’re having a fantastic morning. I’m out on my deck enjoying the sunrise and a cup of coffee. This month has been busy because we’re expecting a baby alien in the next week or two. I haven’t had time to write to you, but I wanted to give you an update on what I’ve been working on. Before the baby arrives, I decided to refocus on shipping my app, Brew Coffee. I have been working on some experimental UI changes and alternative recipes. Here's an experimental view of James Hoffmann's V60 recipe. ASO Additionally, I’m considering how to position the app using App Store Optimization (ASO). Choosing the right name, subtitle, and keywords can help boost your app downloads (more on ASO in a future video or email). I'm playing with Astro to research keywords (i.e., position your app for keywords people are already searching for). With ASO, you can get free customers if you title your app correctly (and have compelling icons and screenshots). How do you get more downloads? To find more customers, I plan to publish more videos about my coffee app. I filmed for my Brew Coffee app, showcasing the upcoming features and experiments I’ve been running.
The challenge of a pour-over coffee app is that I have to make coffee to know if the recipe changes help. With that said, I’m pleasantly caffeinated this morning. Enjoy your morning cup of coffee (or tea). I have 36 new email subscribers from those 3 videos. If you want to find customers for your own apps, YouTube is a great way to build an audience. Do you want to publish an app too? How can I help you start? Talk soon, P.S. I help developers publish iPhone apps. If you’re interested in working with me on your next app, I’ll be kicking off a new group with weekly office hours. Join the waitlist for the App Launch Community here (ETA: September). Claudia has been working with me since January through my iPhone Apps 101 course. She recently published her first iPhone app to help people learn to crochet. Last week, we used ChatGPT o3 to explore new App Icon concepts. Would you like to work with Claudia and me? Join the waitlist and let’s chat. |
Super Easy Apps Weekly - Paul Solt
Join 5,712+ developers learning iPhone app development and App Store publishing. Every week, I share iOS tips on how to create polished, intuitive apps—backed by insights from shipping seven apps and working at GoPro, Apple, and Microsoft.
Hey Reader, In 45 minutes I’ll show you how to give your Swift Charts that Apple-level polish—no design degree required. I start with raw spending data and end with a stunning Budget Widget—Perfect for a quick glance. You’ll walk away knowing how to: Style bar charts and labels to match any design Hide grid lines and format weekdays for clarity Wire up a BudgetViewModel that feeds live data 👉Watch: Build a Budget Widget with Swift Charts ⚡ (45-min) Need hands-on practice? Clone the starter...
Hey Reader, How do you translate your app into multiple languages? At GoPro, I partnered with the localization team to establish best practices—and with the new String Catalog, you can extract all your Text() strings at build time so nothing slips through the cracks. 🎥Watch SwiftUI iOS Localization Tutorial: Master String Catalogs in Xcode 16 You’ll learn: Best practices for localization How to test translations in both iOS apps and widgets How to Preview different languages in SwiftUI How to...
Hey Reader, Last night, I had a breakthrough. The weeks of effort exploring different options finally paid off – it felt fantastic. I was tired, but accomplished. Below, I will share three stories about the unknown and how to push through even if you're unsure what to do. Programming can be hard. It can be fun. And it can be hard again. I have been busy traveling and had family visiting. And I have been wrestling with build issues around legacy code. Sometimes when you learn something new,...