Rambler features 14: You can turn off AI and still use 150 hardcoded prompts in categories: daily logging, emotional, or creative/weird journaling. #AI #journaling #indiedev #buildInPublic www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pc... apps.apple.com/app/id674889...

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Released a new iOS app: Cannot Ignore - Full-screen alarms synced to your calendar or reminders. Or import them individually. Or make them from scratch. apps.apple.com/us/app/canno...

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The key thing that helps here is using the NavigationSplitView. It's actually very versatile for these types of layouts. About the only customization I did in the code was to say, if you're on iPad, select the first entry if nothing has been selected. That's it! SwiftUI is still very good

iPad optimized! I carefully designed the Rambler journaling app for both iPhone and iPad. The larger screen makes it even easier to review and edit entries. Download at apps.apple.com/app/id674889... www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuHd... #iPad #iosdev #indiedev #journaling

Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. The great AI Claude is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says, "You're absolutely right!"

Fun thing about our journal attachments internally, they're informed primarily by HealthKit's HKStateOfMind class, which is rich with things like associations (community, friends, dating, education), whether it's a daily mood or a momentary thing, etc. developer.apple.com/documentatio...

Mood detection! With private and local Apple Intelligence, the Rambler journal automatically detects the mood of your entries, or you can set it manually. #moodtracking #emotionalwellness #journaling #indiedev #iOS #apps apps.apple.com/app/id674889... www.tiktok.com/@wattmaller/...

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I would have loved to use the Transferable protocol to export the journal entry, and I probably still could, but for now, it made more sense to bundle it all into a folder and put it in a ShareLink. It really is just a folder with all the stuff in it.

I would have loved to use the Transferable protocol to export the journal entry, and I probably still could, but for now, it made more sense to bundle it all into a folder and put it in a ShareLink. It really is just a folder with all the stuff in it.

In Rambler, you can export all of your journal entries! So you're not locked into the app at all. apps.apple.com/app/id674889... youtube.com/shorts/4boQP... #iOS #indiedev #journaling

I made a little app of fun fully 3D clocks on the Apple Vision Pro. Now it’s free to try! apps.apple.com/us/app/very-... #indiedev

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The Shortcuts Gallery in iOS is incredible. Just a ton of make-life-nicer features and no apps required

Updated my 3D scanner: Sapling. I added a way to scale the 3D model based on height. Because turntable mode lets you scan without walking all the way around, but it didn’t have exact size info. So I built in an AR height ruler to do that. And you can import USDZs! www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMxpKm7L/

I don't know if y'all are coding with Claude out there, but bro loves to make a README.md

Comes free w/ TextEditor & editing AttributedString in iOS 26. TextEditor is still frustrating to use at time, but it has gotten a ton better. #SwiftUI #indiedev

You can get rich text editing in Rambler as well! You select text and then get the option in the same menu that lets you copy and paste. Go nuts :)

Mostly using Apple's language models, so that it's local. With an optional OpenAI backup (you toggle it with a switch in settings). Though I might remove the OpenAI backup make it unambiguously private. #indiedev #iOS #AI

Auto-generated titles! Rambler optionally uses AI to create titles for your entries based on what you talked about. No more "New Entry" - every entry gets a meaningful name automatically. #AI #organization #journaling #iOS #indiedev youtube.com/shorts/M0yKB...

It’s taking all of my willpower not to make an AI image of Altman titled: Sloppenheimer

This is using the SwiftUI DisclosureGroup to hide and show the bullet points, which I think needs work. I also don't like the edit button having that much vertical space, so I gotta think about how to position things better. #buildinginpublic

AI-powered bullet points! (Optional, as always) Automatically generate summaries of your rambles, or edit them to be whatever you want. Great for quickly reviewing what you talked about, or creating your own custom summary. #AI #buildinginpublic #genai #journaling #indiedev

Using the picker is simple. This is a nice way to incorporate this. The trick is supporting all of the different ways that a journaling suggestion can be accessed. You can see all the different kinds here: developer.apple.com/documentatio...

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Using the picker is simple. This is a nice way to incorporate this. The trick is supporting all of the different ways that a journaling suggestion can be accessed. You can see all the different kinds here: developer.apple.com/documentatio...

iOS Journal API integration! Pick memories and activities from your phone - photos you took, workouts, places visited, podcasts listened to. Privacy-first: you manually select what to include. We can't access your data automatically. #journaling #iOS26 #iosdev #indiedev

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Me, a grave digger: "Sweet grave man, I love it."

I love the iOS use of the dropdown menu for this: #iOS #Swift #SwiftUI

Rich attachments! Add photos, videos, audio clips, locations, and moods to your journal entries. Capture the full context of your thoughts - not just what you said, but what you saw, heard, and felt. www.tiktok.com/@wattmaller/... #journaling #iOS #indiedev #journalingapp

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I added an OpenAI backup for the context-aware prompting, and some of the other AI features, but TBH, the transcription and speech-to-text are all local, so I might remove OpenAI entirely and make the on-device AI things Apple Intelligence exclusive.

Local transcription! All speech is transcribed locally w/ iOS 26 APIs. Disable the OpenAI backup processing, & no data leaves the device. Works in 10 languages w/ regional variants. Works in airplane mode. #privacy #ondevice #transcription youtube.com/shorts/kS5Rq...

Local transcription! All speech is transcribed locally w/ iOS 26 APIs. Disable the OpenAI backup processing, & no data leaves the device. Works in 10 languages w/ regional variants. Works in airplane mode. #privacy #ondevice #transcription youtube.com/shorts/kS5Rq...

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Got my journaling app on Reddit today! If you wouldn’t mind helping an #indiedev throw an upvote or comment this way :) www.reddit.com/r/apple/s/y9...

Behind the scenes: customizable commands are crucial. People pronounce differently, and you want phrases that aren't accidentally picked up. Like you don't just want a single word like "Done." Beyond that, it's making sure you compare with lowercase string, and use "contains"

Voice commands! Say "Next prompt" for another question, or "Stop session" to end recording. Customize the phrases to whatever you want. A solid way to journal hands-free. #voicejournaling #iOS26 #journaling #indiedev www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMYUyATH/

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It's out! My fun iOS 26 project - hands-free, on-the-go journaling while you're doing chores or going for a walk. I've been using it regularly for weeks. It's pretty awesome. More info here www.cephalopod.studio/work/rambler Download at apps.apple.com/app/id674889... #indiedev #iOS

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