The show is a fortnightly catch up between David Gary Wood, and Daniel Jilg! David is the longtime host of the show, an iOS development coach based in Wellington, New Zealand. His side project applications include GoVJ (https://govjapp.com), and he is currently working on several small projects. Daniel is an establish independent developer based in the south of Germany. He is the founder of: Telemetry Deck (https://telemetrydeck.com), "Lightweight Analytics That's Not Evil", an analytics ser ...
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From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.
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Interviews with the experts behind the biggest apps in the App Store. Hosts David Barnard and Jacob Eiting dive deep to unlock insights, strategies, and stories that you can use to carve out your slice of the 'trillion-dollar App Store opportunity'.
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News and views from an independent iOS, Android & macOS developer.
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This is the podcast that is trying to make sense of Bulgaria -- covering business, politics, and leisure topics. Some bitcoin chat too. I know nothing much, so I'm on a mission to find out more. I'm Lance Nelson, and I would like you join me, my co-hosts and guests on my exploration of all things related, in some distant way, to Bulgaria. Independent show powered by banskoblog.com, sofiaglobe.com and foreignersandfriends.com. Part of the Bulgarian Independent Media Alliance. Your Bitcoin don ...
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As the summer races by at an alarming pace, we plan the rest of our time and consider the value of keeping some of our plans secret. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Things: The award-winning to-do app. Download a free trial for your Mac. Links and Show Notes: Law of Large Numbers Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membershipβ¦
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This week we talk about: The TelemetryDeck server move, and their new office space! Daniel tells all π€© Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforreview.com The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us via our social links below. Enjoy the show, Dave β¨ und Daniel π Show Notes: Thβ¦
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Building an Effective Data Product Strategy β Taylor Wells, News Corp
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On the podcast: How to make better decisions with data, the many pitfalls of collecting and interpreting data, and why the best executive dashboard is probably a hand-written weekly email. Key Takeaways: πBalance data collection with business goals. Collecting all possible data can drown teams in noise and lead to compliance risks. Focus on collectβ¦
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This week we talk about: Dave growing increasingly uneasy with Appleβs stance on privacy looking a little less firm these days Dave looking at KMP + Jetpack compose (but it's early days) The NDI Switcheroo is nearly nearly nearly ready for release Dave has a whiteboard, fullβoβstuff Daniel is fossilised, crushed under a never ending stack of activiβ¦
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The first few days after the launch of the Overcast rewrite, and how to process the mountain of feedback. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: ATP Episode Marco's Introductory Blog Post Farmer's Carry Support Under the Rβ¦
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This week we talk about: Daniel has too many balls in the air Listener feedback (Thank you Queen Olivia, and Joe Heck!) NDI Switcher - Dave is TestFlighting βοΈ Server palooza! Daniel has been experimenting with a command palette feature Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforreview.com Thβ¦
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Growing to $1M MRR with Paywall and Pricing Experiments β Francescu Santoni, Mojo
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On the podcast: How Mojo grew to over $1M in MRR, the most impactful pricing and paywall experiments, and why itβs important to choose complexity instead of just letting it happen. Key Takeaways: πͺBravery to pivot leads to long-term success. Early popularity can be deceiving. Without strong retention, it's time to pivot. Build features users love tβ¦
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Preparing for the launch of the big Overcast rewrite. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith
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This week we talk about: Daniel has been to the F1 π Daniel is an XDR racer! Dave jumped through App Store review hoops to create an EDU version of his app Dave is prepping the NDI Switcheroo app for TestFlight Dave is looking to join Daniel in Vapor (Swift on the server) land! Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! eβ¦
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From Corporate Web Developer to Full-Time Indie Hacker β Sebastian RΓΆhl, HabitKit
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On the podcast: Quitting a job to build your own apps, returning to that job after failing to gain traction, and the inflection point that allowed our guest to finally quit for good. Key Takeaways: π‘If your first side project doesnβt take off, try again β Reviving a lackluster launch can be tempting, but it might indicate a lack of demand. Instead,β¦
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S4E21: Choochoo Motherflippers π
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This week we talk about: Daniel's upcoming trip to Barcelona for the Formula One Grand Prix Dave's app, GoVJ, and its use in an art installation by a customer (shout out to Sarah Fox!) Dave's new app, the NDI Switcheroo Daniel is playing Druids and Wizards again with the TelemetryDeck server stack and Ansible. Join us, while we're Waiting For Revieβ¦
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How we think about what to tackle each year between WWDC and the fall OS releases. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith
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S4E20: Weβve slapped an AI sticker on it π¦Ύ
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This week we talk about: WWDC and Apple's approach to AI integration Daniel's sim racing, VR, and connecting to his Pro Display XDR Daniel is implementing a public roadmap for TelemetryDeck Daniel is setting up some predefined charts and defaults for TD customers for pirate metrics... AARRR! Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for β¦
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WWDC 2024: What Subscription Apps Need to Know β David Barnard, Jacob Eiting, & Charlie Chapman, RevenueCat
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On the podcast: Another Apple WWDC conference is in the books, and as usual, weβre excited to dig into everything Apple announced β and what it means for iOS developers and RevenueCat users. This yearβs announcements covered everything from small quality-of-life enhancements in App Store Connect to the deprecation of some of Appleβs oldest in-app pβ¦
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In this special episode from Apple's podcast studio at WWDC 2024, we interview Serenity Caldwell, Design Evangelist at Apple, and Kristin Oro, Product Marketing for Developer Technology on visionOS. Links and Show Notes: Design great visionOS apps visionOS Pathway WWDC24 visionOS guide 2024 ADA Winners Transcript Support Under the Radar with a Relaβ¦
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S4E19: Project Management / Building teams π§βπ€βπ§
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This week we talk about: Weβre talking about project management and the challenges in remote and async work environments The transition from solo development to team management The importance of effective communication and collaboration, and a vision for future team structures Roadmap planning and setting direction The differences between solo dev β¦
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How we hope to spend next week at WWDC 2024. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Porkbun: Get your .app, .dev, or .foo domain for just $1 for the first year. Links and Show Notes: WWDC 2024 Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith
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This week we talk about: Listener Feedback Daniel has an intern! Dave has released GoVJ 3! π Dave has lots of lovely user feedback Daniel went to a data center TelemetryDeck - Viewer app TelemetryDeck visionOS survey results TelemetryDeck Merch Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforrevieβ¦
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Why Duolingoβs Engagement Strategy Wonβt Work For Every App β Asya Paloni, Welltory
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On the podcast: What to do when there are no jobs to be done, how to build innovative features, and why copying Duolingoβs engagement strategy probably wonβt work for your app. Key Takeaways: π To win over a mass market, you need to discover your appβs trigger. Apps serving niche audiences often have a well-defined job-to-be-done. Apps aiming for bβ¦
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This week we talk about: Aurorae The TelemetryDeck Query servers are the bane of Danielβs existence and should be burned TelemetryDeck's landing pages are looking beautiful! Dave has pulled the GoVJ website together: https://govjapp.com Dave eyeballing Kotlin Multiplatform π Daniel met his coworker, Marina, for the first time Join us, while we're Wβ¦
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The challenge of managing ourselves. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith
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Insider Tips for Building Better, More Profitable Android Apps β Sarah Karam, Google
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On the podcast: How developers can launch and optimize their app listings on the Google Play Store. A conversation from Google I/O 2024 with Sarah Karam, director of Apps Partnerships at Google. Key Takeaways: There are now more ways to optimize revenue with Google Play Commerce, such as installment subscriptions and automatically adjusted local prβ¦
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This week we talk about: Daniel's deep in website update mode with a headless CMS Daniel might be allergic to house dust and/or mites. (Noooooooo!) New iPads - advert controversy! Rumors of Mac OS coming to the iPad FinalFinal_draft_V3β¦. GoVJ is nearly ready for App Store submission People curbing their enthusiasm for the Vision Pro Join us, while β¦
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Optimizing your Keywords and Monetization β Part 2 with Ramit Arora, Microsoft
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On the podcast: How the Microsoft 365 team optimizes their apps for the app stores and the top paywall optimization tips for enterprise apps and start-ups. Part 2 of our conversation with Ramit Arora. Key Takeaways: πΌ Use jobs-to-be-done to inform your app store optimization (ASO) keywords strategy. Optimize for keywords that align with what your pβ¦
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It's sometimes fine to ship incomplete features, or technically non-ideal implementations, because you can improve them later if the need arises. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: David's Design Process for Offline Maβ¦
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S4E15: Shoulding yourself in the footπ¦Ά
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This week: Daniel has been hunting cheeses π§ Dave is ironing out those last minute bugs and kicking off his test plan for releasing GoVJ 3.0 π§ͺπ Daniel is delegating tasks to freelancers to help with the workload and improving his content marketing And we go all over the place as is our wont! Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for β¦
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Operating Like a Start-up inside the Worldβs Biggest Company β Ramit Arora, Microsoft
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On the podcast: Microsoft 365 app monetization and optimization, and how Microsoft is building successful appsβrecorded live in Vegas at the Mobile Apps Unlocked (MAU) conference. Key Takeaways: π± The App Store advantage: Microsoft's data reinforces that the App Store, despite the fees attached, offers significant advantages. The seamless experiencβ¦
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Designing our apps to be comfortably usable by as many people as possible. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: This episode is an extension of a YouTube video David recorded discussing the top of Inclusive Design. The vβ¦
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This week: Poorly boys; Dave and Daniel haven't been feeling so well Follow up: The cluster problem was caused by a thing called OOMkiller The origins of the reverse v sign GoVJ 3 release (are we there yet?) Daniel talks about his webinar on localization Dave has figured the naming out for what was dubbed: GoVJ Pro Join us, while we're Waiting For β¦
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Learning and Profiting from Black Swan Events β Val Agostino, Monarch Money
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On the podcast:The importance of passion for the product youβre working on, how to differentiate in a crowded market, and why achieving the βviableβ in Minimum Viable Product is harder than ever. Key Takeaways: π Ad-based revenue models too often lead to a degraded user experience. For ad-supported products, the real customer is the advertiser, notβ¦
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This week: Daniel has been working on landing pages and servers, and has raised his lighthouse scores dramatically for TelemetryDeck.com Daniel talks about his upcoming TelemetryDeck webinar on app localization Dave is organising things for GoVJ 3's release, and contrary to the slander he does have a plan... Join us, while we're Waiting For Review,β¦
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We conclude a three-part series with the third pillar of a successful app: customer-retention methods and techniques. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Pillar 2: Monetization Pillar I: Acquisition Support Under the Raβ¦
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This week: Daniel has a new ear piercing! Dave has followed up on updating screenshots for GoVJ, and started with why... "Oopsie" nights π
Daniel treats us to the voice of the Neinhorn! We take a look at Daniel's pictures from the space museum in Washington DC Dave has a byzantine audio routing system for his new record player Join us, while we're β¦
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Scaling Your Subscription App with Meta Ads β Marcus Burke, Independent Consultant
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On the podcast: The past, present, and future of Meta ads, tactics to scale subscription apps on Meta, and why you should probably exclude younger audiences in your targeting. Key Takeaways: β° Why Meta Ads? Its vast reach and precision targeting make Meta the best platform for discovery. Ads seamlessly integrate with organic content, providing a naβ¦
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S4E11: Live from the US of A! πΊπΈβοΈ
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This week: Daniel is in the USA πΊπΈ We respond to user feedback (Thanks Joe!) Dave is engaging marketing mode and Daniel is keeping him accountable Community... Come check out the IndieDev iOS Discord group! Prioritizing diversity in hiring to build a better company and workplace. Use routing and annotations to handle granular access rights in Vaporβ¦
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