Episodes
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
282: Revert to Defaults
281: The Weirdest Parties
280: Upstream Decisions
279: Rest and Recovery
278: Unforeseeable Issues
Encountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover.
277: Go Time
The rush to submit our iOS 17 apps for its general release, and the last window of opportunity to prepare our test devices for last year's OSes.
276: Preparing for iOS 17
Our final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing.
275: What's New In This Version
How to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating.
274: Does It Work, and How Does It Feel?
Splitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab.
273: Backpack-Driven Development
The value of exploration and experimentation.
272: Feeling Behind
Examining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development.
271: Developer Prospects for visionOS
Our expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year.
270: WWDC 2023
An interview with Josh Shaffer and Chris Thielen about Swift macros, SwiftData, interactive widgets, and more, recorded at Apple Park during WWDC 2023.
269: Preparing for WWDC 2023
Our annual pre-WWDC episode: practical advice for those attending the event, and how everyone — virtual or in-person — can make the most of the week.
268: Fancy Work
Controlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.
267: Don't Run Servers
Modern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it!
266: The Middle Path
We talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people.
265: Old App, New Subscription
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.
264: Scaling Support
Strategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email.
263: Pedometer++ 5.0
A huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features.
262: Managing Change
Taking risks to move an old app forward.
261: A Vacation to the Basement
The benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping.
260: Subscription School
Understanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose.
259: Plans for the Season
Our plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple.
258: A Less-Cloudy Outlook
Abandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information.
257: Working in Public
How publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes.
256: Optimizing Paywalls
Refining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.
255: The Discontinuity Principle
Considerations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player.
254: New and Different
Reflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work.