75: Responding to Reviews
Deciding which App Store reviews to respond to, and the types of responses worth giving.
Apr 13, 2017•30 min•Ep. 75
Under the Radar
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.
Episodes
74: Taxes & Accounting
Minimizing the mental burden and labor cost of accounting and taxes by optimizing for simplicity.
Apr 06, 2017•30 min•Ep. 74
73: WWDC Event Planning
Planning for WWDC attendance (or not), and the value of the other conferences and social events around WWDC 2017.
Mar 29, 2017•30 min•Ep. 73
72: Selling Apps
Building apps with acquisition in mind, calculating your app's valuation, and what to expect in a sale.
Mar 22, 2017•30 min•Ep. 72
71: Apps as Annuities
Accumulating a portfolio of apps that provide long-term income with minimal maintenance.
Mar 17, 2017•30 min•Ep. 71
70: The Hacks We Ship
The difference between good and bad hacks, and some glorious hacks we've shipped in our apps.
Mar 08, 2017•30 min•Ep. 70
69: Features You Don't Want
Adding features to your app that you don't want or won't use in order to satisfy requests or reach new markets.
Mar 02, 2017•29 min•Ep. 69
68: Overcast 3
Some of the challenges and decisions that led to the newly released Overcast 3.
Feb 22, 2017•30 min•Ep. 68
67: Dealing with Old Code
Maintaining, testing, and modernizing old apps.
Feb 16, 2017•30 min•Ep. 67
66: State of Swift
Where we are on our gradual conversion to Swift programmers.
Feb 10, 2017•29 min•Ep. 66
65: Getting Sherlocked
Preparing for and reacting to Apple implementing your app's core functionality themselves.
Feb 02, 2017•28 min•Ep. 65
64: App Store Reviews, Redux
The potential impacts of the new "rate this app" API and our upcoming ability to respond to App Store reviews.
Jan 26, 2017•29 min•Ep. 64
63: Missing Skills
Experiences and skills we lack by being indie developers, and whether our career path may ever include them.
Jan 19, 2017•29 min•Ep. 63
62: App Store Reviews
The significance of App Store star ratings and reviews, and how to tastefully ask people to review your app.
Jan 12, 2017•29 min•Ep. 62
61: Back to Work
How to get back into the zone after the holidays.
Jan 05, 2017•29 min•Ep. 61
60: Transferable Skills
Unrelated abilities and techniques that prove surprisingly useful in indie app development.
Dec 29, 2016•29 min•Ep. 60
59: Launch Day Diary
David's audio diary recorded throughout the launch day of his newest app, Workouts++.
Dec 22, 2016•27 min•Ep. 59
58: Prerelease Testing
How we test our apps before release.
Dec 15, 2016•30 min•Ep. 58
57: Secrecy
Deciding how much of your app to keep secret before release, and how to slowly reveal it.
Dec 08, 2016•29 min•Ep. 57
56: Surviving the Winter
Strategies for surviving the ups, downs, and increasing challenges of today's App Store and nearby businesses.
Dec 02, 2016•30 min•Ep. 56
55: Black Friday Sale
The effectiveness and side effects of sales and price changes.
Nov 25, 2016•26 min•Ep. 55
54: Parametric Design
Appearance managers, self-theming views, and rapid design iteration with code and variables.
Nov 17, 2016•29 min•Ep. 54
53: Seasonality
Planning for annual events and marketing opportunities, and accommodating variable cycles of productivity.
Nov 11, 2016•28 min•Ep. 53
52: Learning, Sometimes Willingly
The challenges of learning new languages, APIs, and tools, how we avoid facing these difficulties, and what drives us to overcome them.
Nov 03, 2016•30 min•Ep. 52
51: Speaking at Conferences
Overcoming fears of speaking at conferences, how much work it really takes, and deciding whether it's worthwhile.
Oct 27, 2016•30 min•Ep. 51
50: Checking the Weather for the Last Time
Responsibly shutting down a failed app.
Oct 21, 2016•30 min•Ep. 50
49: App Store Search Ads
An overview of advertising terms, costs, and metrics, and getting started with App Store Search Ads for indie developers.
Oct 13, 2016•29 min•Ep. 49
48: Late Bloomers
Adopting techniques, tools, and APIs long after they've been introduced, with specific examples from Overcast's development.
Oct 06, 2016•30 min•Ep. 48
47: Data Persistence
Choosing a database or scheme for local data storage, including Core Data, SQLite, property lists, JSON, user defaults, and NSURLCache.
Sep 29, 2016•30 min•Ep. 47
46: Legacy Support
When to require new iOS versions, and the real-world need for test devices.
Sep 23, 2016•30 min•Ep. 46