Under the Radar
486 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsFrom 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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289: Vision Pro Numbers
March 26, 2024 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBHow 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 Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
288: Feelings & Opportunities
March 14, 2024 14:30 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBThoughts 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 thunderstorm, a thunder-battle. You know how terrific a really big thunderstorm can be down in the land and in a river-valley; especially at ...
287: Pillar II: Monetization
February 29, 2024 15:30 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBIn the second of a three-part series, we look at the second pillar of a successful app: choosing a monetization model that fits the app's target market. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Pillar #1, Acquisition The Tyranny of the Churn Equation Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
286: First Hire
February 14, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBThoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie developer. 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: Independent as in Freedom, not Independent as in Alone Some Personal News Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
285: Recreational Computing
January 18, 2024 16:45 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBFinal considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Dave's 8 Watch Apps Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
284: Pillar I: Acquisition
January 04, 2024 09:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBIn the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acquisition, including paid advertising, word-of-mouth marketing, and editorial promotion. 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: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
283: Fifty Roles
December 09, 2023 17:15 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBThe many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take off our plates. 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: Development Programming Integration Accessibility Localization Backend development Research and Development Product Roadmap planning Feature planning Market analysis Profitability/Business ...
282: Revert to Defaults
November 30, 2023 15:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBWhen to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Tailscale: Secure remote access to shared resources. Sign up today. Links and Show Notes: Preview of the Redesign 1 Preview of the Redesign 2 Typography HIG Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
281: The Weirdest Parties
November 09, 2023 18:45 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBWhat happens when you break 50 million home screens? This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than three million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Correction: Since recording this episode I've discovered that the bug actually only occurred on the iOS 17.2 Beta and not the 17.1 GM build as I had originally thought. A testing device I was using was actually on the Public Beta program when I thought it was...
280: Upstream Decisions
October 25, 2023 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBEarly decisions and implementation choices that have large impacts down the road — good and bad. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than three million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: Upstream Decisions, companion blog post Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
279: Rest and Recovery
October 11, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBTaking time off when you realize — or don't yet — that you really need it. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than three million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast. Links and Show Notes: David's Post about Resting Ep 272: Feeling Behind Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership
278: Unforeseeable Issues
September 27, 2023 17:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBEncountering bugs and feedback that our development and beta testing didn't or couldn't uncover.
277: Go Time
September 13, 2023 14:45 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBThe 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
August 30, 2023 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBOur final plans and preparation for iOS 17's launch, now that we can confidently predict its timing.
275: What's New In This Version
August 16, 2023 14:15 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBHow to communicate new features to new and existing customers — and which features are worth communicating.
274: Does It Work, and How Does It Feel?
August 01, 2023 07:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBSplitting your time between iOS 17 and visionOS development, and tips for attending a visionOS lab.
273: Backpack-Driven Development
July 19, 2023 15:30 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBThe value of exploration and experimentation.
272: Feeling Behind
July 07, 2023 14:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBExamining the constant anxiety of feeling like you're falling "behind" in your app's development.
271: Developer Prospects for visionOS
June 19, 2023 13:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBOur expectations for the visionOS app market when Apple Vision Pro launches next year.
270: WWDC 2023
June 09, 2023 17:45 - 40 minutes - 18.4 MBAn 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
May 25, 2023 13:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBOur 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
May 10, 2023 14:15 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBControlling the urge to over-invest in details that won't proportionally benefit our customers.
267: Don't Run Servers
April 26, 2023 14:30 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBModern Apple devices offer incredible power — use it!
266: The Middle Path
April 12, 2023 14:45 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBWe talk ourselves into, and then back out of, hiring more people.
265: Old App, New Subscription
March 28, 2023 14:30 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBUpdating 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
March 15, 2023 14:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBStrategies for self-help channels in your app to minimize support email.
263: Pedometer++ 5.0
March 01, 2023 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBA huge update to Pedometer++ including a complete UI rewrite and significant new features.
262: Managing Change
February 16, 2023 06:15 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBTaking risks to move an old app forward.
261: A Vacation to the Basement
February 01, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBThe benefits of a work-"vacation" and the discipline of shipping.
260: Subscription School
January 18, 2023 16:00 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBUnderstanding subscription metrics and the inherent limits they impose.
259: Plans for the Season
January 09, 2023 14:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBOur plans for the first half of this year, which may include the launch of a new platform from Apple.
258: A Less-Cloudy Outlook
December 22, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBAbandoning the CloudKit plan for Overcast in light of new information.
257: Working in Public
December 09, 2022 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBHow publishing our processes and open-sourcing our code help us build our skills, clarify our thoughts, and produce better outcomes.
256: Optimizing Paywalls
November 21, 2022 16:15 - 29 minutes - 14.3 MBRefining and improving the most boring and rudimentary experiences in our apps, and testing variations on Widgetsmith's paywall.
255: The Discontinuity Principle
November 09, 2022 15:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBConsiderations for feature removals in the context of the Overcast website player.
254: New and Different
October 27, 2022 14:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBReflections on launching a new app that's extremely different from our usual work.
253: Motivation Slumps
October 11, 2022 15:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBFeeling unmotivated, inspiration vs. motivation, and techniques to get moving again. Be kind to yourself.
252: Apple Watch Ultra
September 28, 2022 20:15 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBDavid's experience taking the Apple Watch Ultra into its natural habitat.
251: Be Where Your Customers Are
September 15, 2022 13:15 - 29 minutes - 14 MBHow our iOS 16 launches went, and what we're focusing on next.
250: From Left Field to the Home Stretch
August 31, 2022 14:15 - 29 minutes - 14 MBLast-minute preparations for the imminent launch of iOS 16 and the iPhone 14 series.
249: The Nature of Advertising
August 17, 2022 16:00 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBBalancing the needs of your customers with your needs as a business.
248: Limits of Indie Life
August 03, 2022 15:15 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBWe don't have the capabilities of larger staffs, and we can't do everything, so we must keep our scope and expectations within the capacity of what one person can do.
247: Different, But Not Worse
July 21, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 13.8 MBAre SwiftUI apps destined to be mediocre, or can we still make great apps? Introducing the famous App Development Pentagon.
246: Hard Forks
July 06, 2022 21:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBRewriting major parts of your app with aggressive new targets while keeping the old code around for compatibility.
245: Slope of Enlightenment
June 24, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBWith the dust settling from WWDC, we have more realistic expectations of the new APIs and can make achievable plans for the summer.
244: WWDC 2022 Special
June 08, 2022 02:15 - 44 minutes - 20.5 MBIn this special extended episode, we interview Serenity Caldwell and Andreas Wendker from Apple in the new Developer Center from WWDC 2022.
243: Workplace Christmas
May 25, 2022 15:30 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBMentally preparing ourselves for WWDC 2022.
242: Setup Update
May 11, 2022 17:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBAn update on our hardware and software setups for development, considering Apple's current lineup.
241: 241: Farewell, Feed Wrangler
April 29, 2022 18:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBThe decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers.
241: Farewell, Feed Wrangler
April 29, 2022 18:45 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBThe decision to shut down a service, and how to best take care of its customers.