Under The Radar

Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.

Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it!

We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people.

Updating a decade-old app to a new subscription business model, and how the change has performed so far and been received by the existing users.

Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email.

A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features.

Taking risks to move an old app forward.

The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping.

Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose.

Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple.

Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information.

How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes.

Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.

Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player.

Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work.

Feeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself.

David's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat.

How our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next.

Last-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series.

Balancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business.