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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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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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This week we talk about: Daniel has been to the F1 🏁 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! e…
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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: 💡If your first side project doesn’t take off, try again — Reviving a lackluster launch can be tempting, but it might indicate a lack of demand. Instead,…
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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 Revie…
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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 …
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On the podcast: Another Apple WWDC conference is in the books, and as usual, we’re excited to dig into everything Apple announced — and what it means for iOS developers and RevenueCat users. This year’s announcements covered everything from small quality-of-life enhancements in App Store Connect to the deprecation of some of Apple’s oldest in-app p…
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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 Rela…
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This week we talk about: We’re 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 …
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This week we talk about: Listener Feedback Daniel has an intern! Dave has released GoVJ 3! 🎉 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@waitingforrevie…
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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 Duolingo’s engagement strategy probably won’t work for your app. Key Takeaways: 🏆 To win over a mass market, you need to discover your app’s trigger. Apps serving niche audiences often have a well-defined job-to-be-done. Apps aiming for b…
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This week we talk about: Aurorae The TelemetryDeck Query servers are the bane of Daniel’s 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 👀 Daniel met his coworker, Marina, for the first time Join us, while we're W…
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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 pr…
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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_V3…. GoVJ is nearly ready for App Store submission People curbing their enthusiasm for the Vision Pro Join us, while …
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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: 💼 Use jobs-to-be-done to inform your app store optimization (ASO) keywords strategy. Optimize for keywords that align with what your p…
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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 Ma…
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This week: Daniel has been hunting cheeses 🧀 Dave is ironing out those last minute bugs and kicking off his test plan for releasing GoVJ 3.0 🧪📃 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 …
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On the podcast: Microsoft 365 app monetization and optimization, and how Microsoft is building successful apps–recorded live in Vegas at the Mobile Apps Unlocked (MAU) conference. Key Takeaways: 📱 The App Store advantage: Microsoft's data reinforces that the App Store, despite the fees attached, offers significant advantages. The seamless experienc…
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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 v…
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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 …
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On the podcast:The importance of passion for the product you’re working on, how to differentiate in a crowded market, and why achieving the ‘viable’ in Minimum Viable Product is harder than ever. Key Takeaways: 📉 Ad-based revenue models too often lead to a degraded user experience. For ad-supported products, the real customer is the advertiser, not…
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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,…
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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 Ra…
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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 😅 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 …
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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: ⍰ Why Meta Ads? Its vast reach and precision targeting make Meta the best platform for discovery. Ads seamlessly integrate with organic content, providing a na…
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This week: Daniel is in the USA 🇺🇸 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 Vapor…
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How the Apple Vision Pro is fitting into our lives so far, the usage of our apps on visionOS, and considering how to allocate our attention and resources to the platform. 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 Unde…
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This week: Daniel reveals that he has purchased a Synology DiskStation, making him a 'professional podcaster' ! Dave has video streaming working in his apps, using the NewTek NDI SDK, allowing for low-latency transmission of video between devices! We talk about supporting older devices, and the balance of that against SwiftUI versions Daniel wraps …
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On the podcast: The many failures of his recent app launch, the surprising results of his first-ever A/B test, and the many reasons why you shouldn’t plan a big app launch. Top Takeaways: 🔄 Continuous evolution over big bangs: For subscription apps, frequent updates create enduring value, outpacing the impact of sparse, major launches. This steady …
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This week: Dave is far too pleased with his test harness for his video pipeline... it's comparing images that it produces! Daniel exploring features vs pricing for TelemetryDeck's tiers Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforreview.com Our Slack is open to all, contact us via our fedi lin…
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Thoughts on the new app-distribution options from the EU DMA and the implications for app developers. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: "All was well, until one day they met a thunderstorm—more than a thunderst…
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On the podcast: RevenueCat’s 2024 State of Subscription Apps report, the state of the app industry more broadly, and why a slight drop in renewals in 2023 isn’t as bad as it may seem. Key insights: 📈 Optimize conversion rates: With a 1.7% average conversion rate from downloads to paying subscribers, there's a wide gap indicating room for improvemen…
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Daniel discusses his challenges with server management and data handling. We discuss optimizing clusters, tuning ingestion, queries and compaction. PWA's are back on iOS in the EU We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforreview.com Our Slack is open to all, contact us via our fedi links below or at contact@waitingforreview.com Enj…
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