iOS Development Tips
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My Journey to Releasing My First App – Lessons Learned
It’s coming up to my 1st year anniversary since releasing my first app on the Apple App Store. What a year it has been, filled with doubt & many a lesson. But today I wanted to go back and talk about the journey that got me there int he first place. The start of it… Read more
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What It’s Really Like Submitting to the Apple App Store
The approval process, rejections, metadata tweaks, and App Store Connect quirks. Let me talk about my experience and why I think so many are scared of this process when you really should never be! The Apple App Store has a certain shall we say reputation within the iOS developer community. Notoriously high standards and a… Read more
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Overcoming Burnout: Essential Tips for iOS Developers
The burnout is a real issue iOS developers face, why? As developers we use our brain far more than the average human for far more hours per day. It takes a toll, the hyperfocus & getting lost in code day in day out is easy done & the burn out, well that can creep up… Read more
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🌟 WWDC 2025: A Bold Vision for the Future
WWDC 2025 began this week and is coming to a close today. As usual there was a lot of new ideas and chatter. Some things we kind of already knew about…but let’s recap. 1. Liquid Glass: Apple’s Unified Design Makeover At WWDC on June 9, Apple unveiled Liquid Glass, a fresh, glassy, and translucent design language that will… Read more
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Exploring Async/Await in Swift: Modern Concurrency
Swift introduced async/await in Swift 5.5, bringing a modern and streamlined approach to handle asynchronous code. It replaces the old callback-based patterns and makes code easier to read, maintain, and debug. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how async/await works in Swift and walk through practical examples to help you get started as this is by… Read more
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Why iOS Development Is Still a Great Career (Even in the Age of AI)
With the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, and Apple’s own code-generation features, it’s natural to wonder: Is iOS development still a viable career path? The short answer? Absolutely. AI is changing how we build apps—but it’s not replacing the need for skilled iOS developers. In fact, those who adapt and embrace these tools will… Read more
Swiftmas 2024
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Swiftmas – Day 06 – Snowflake
Is it snowing where you are? What kind of app do you fancy creating today? For the Sixth prompt, we have Snowflake. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Designing snowflakes has never been more fun! This Snowflake Design App lets users choose a snowflake template, customize it with… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 05 – Decorations
It’s time to decorate. Are you a lights all over the house kind of decorator or a simple small tree kind of decorator? For the Fifth prompt, we have Decorations. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Planning your next DIY decor project? How about creating an… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 04 – Festive Food
Who doesn’t love the food at this time of year. There is so much to choose from as well as many sweet treats. What will you create today? For the Fourth prompt, we have Festive Food. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. The holidays are here,… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 03 – Gift Organizer
I love organaziation, so why not organise the gifts too! For the Third prompt, we have Gift Organizer. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. In today’s tutorial, we’ll walk through how to build a Gift Exchange Organizer app using SwiftUI. This app will allow users to add participants, assign… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 02 – Cards
Who else loves Christmas Cards! For the Second prompt, we have Cards. What will you create? I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with today. Let’s make a Greeting Card Creator App In this tutorial, we’ll build a Greeting Card Creator app using SwiftUI. The app allows users to personalize a digital greeting card by:… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 01 – Wishlist
Happy Swiftmas Start Day! For the first prompt, we have Wishlist. What will you create? Are you ready to spread holiday cheer with a simple, fun, and functional app? In this tutorial, we’ll build a Wishlist Tracker using SwiftUI. This app will allow users to add items to a wishlist, mark them as purchased, and enjoy festive… Read more
My Journey into iOS Development
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My Yarn Pal – Available for Download
It has been an amazing journey making this app. It truly is feature packed & I have many more ideas & features to add as this application grows with its users. Thank you so much for your support. Read more
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Yarn App Update 1.3 – Code Complete
Well a good month has been and passed since I wrote an update on where this apps progress is. Life got a bit crazy so sadly I haven’t been able to publish this app just yet. But I do have good news, I am on the testing & App Store listing stage! So the new… Read more
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Yarn App Update 1.2
It must have been a good couple of weeks now since I gave you al an update…maybe even close to a month, I can’t remember. Sadly life got the best of me, but more on that in a minute. Let’s check in & see where this app is now! After all those bugs last time… Read more
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Yarn App Update 1.1
So after the first week after my last post I realised that the blog post would be pretty short if I were to continue with the idea of a weekly update, let alone the time needed everywhere. So I figured doing bi-weekly update would be far more worth a read & a little easier to… Read more
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Making My First App For The Apple App Store
So in January I had a couple of ideas for my first apps to build as a fully solo indie developer & to then put out into the world via the Apple App Store. I have tried to share my journey into iOS development the best I can. It is a little easier to keep… Read more
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How To Navigate Chronic Illness with iOS Development
Hey there, been a moment since my last blog post huh? Well I would love to say that it is because I have been so busy coding 24/7 but sadly it isn’t. If you follow me on social media then you know I have multiple chronic illness’s. I don’t speak out about them in detail… Read more
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Swiftmas 2023
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Swiftmas – Day 06 – Story
Welcome to Day 06 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… This prompt is by far one of my favourites. I am so excited to see how everybody interoperates it. I have loved writing & making stories since I was little. Being neurodivergent we see the world in images. So when I get a chance to write a… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 05 – Elf
Welcome to Day 05 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt… Now I don’t want to be elfish here (ha ha couldn’t resist!) I couldn’t not include an elf prompt! But what to do with our elf? One of my weakness’s in SwiftUI is animation unbelievably! Programatic animation is very different from traditional & 2D!! So I wanted… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 04 – Festive Spends
Welcome to Day 04 of #The12DaysOfChristmas Today’s prompt is: I was excited for this one. I think the prompt gives way to so much interpretation. My first thought was a calculator…but again more advanced than I was going for this challenge. I really do want to be able to include programmers of all levels. So… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 03 – Snow
Welcome to Day 03 #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Lets get started with today’s prompt: Now I gave a couple of hints away on today’s prompt. Of course snow can leave your imagination going wild & I can’t wait to see everyones ideas but for an easy go to app, why not build;d a snowman with me! Now the… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 02- Tree
Welcome to Day 02 of #The12DaysOfSwiftmas Today’s prompt: Not going to lie, this one gave me a headache. Boy did I go around the trees to make my final version! So I started off all fancy like, looking for ideas on google. I then got to work on a super animated hyped up rotating tree…this… Read more
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Swiftmas – Day 01 – Countdown
Happy Swiftmas! Today is the very first day of our #The12DaysOfSwiftmas coding challenge. If you have no idea what swiftmas is, then check out this post to learn more. Today’s prompt: So if you have no idea where to start with this challenge, have no fear! I will be sharing my version here & available… Read more
