What about that?! One month of Xarra, and I get to celebrate by being a guest on Double Tap! 🤯 We talked digital accessibility, how RetroRapid & Xarra came to be. Watch now on YouTube, and coming soon to podcast feeds! youtu.be/3JMD70vf2yY?... #a11y #accessibility

Miami Grand Prix weekend is here! 🏎️ And to celebrate, RetroRapid is free to play all weekend, no limits! Download on the App Store apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #F1 #MiamiGP

What about that?! One month of Xarra, and I get to celebrate by being a guest on Double Tap! 🤯 We talked digital accessibility, how RetroRapid & Xarra came to be. Watch now on YouTube, and coming soon to podcast feeds! youtu.be/3JMD70vf2yY?... #a11y #accessibility

Working on something cool! Hello, Mac! 🖥️ Since day one of building Xarra, I've wanted a seamless multi-platform experience. Import content on your Mac, sync it to your iPhone with iCloud, and continue listening on the go. That vision is becoming real, soon. testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

Working on something cool! Hello, Mac! 🖥️ Since day one of building Xarra, I've wanted a seamless multi-platform experience. Import content on your Mac, sync it to your iPhone with iCloud, and continue listening on the go. That vision is becoming real, soon. testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

Looking to build accessible mobile apps? You should! Abra has compiled some genuinely useful resources. Worth bookmarking. abra.ai/blog/key-mob... #A11y #MobileAccessibility

Working on something special for #Xarra to celebrate World Book Day! Integrated with the Gutenberg Library. Download classics like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, or Alice in Wonderland, then read them, listen to them, or both! Want a sneak peek? TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

Working on something special for #Xarra to celebrate World Book Day! Integrated with the Gutenberg Library. Download classics like Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, or Alice in Wonderland, then read them, listen to them, or both! Want a sneak peek? TestFlight: testflight.apple.com/join/ysbKq74Z

Massive FOMO last week for Deep Dish Swift AND try! Swift Tokyo! Caught up on some talks... and @strasser.bsky.social you are so awesome! It felt amazing to see that me and RetroRapid were part of it in a small way. Thank you so much! 🙏 The Art of Caring www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAZ...

You asked, we listened! First update: Xarra 1.1! Introduces Voice Management: choose your preferred voice per language and get tips on downloading Premium voices for a more natural sound. Thank you for the feedback, keep it coming! apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra... #indieApp #iOSDev

You asked, we listened! First update: Xarra 1.1! Introduces Voice Management: choose your preferred voice per language and get tips on downloading Premium voices for a more natural sound. Thank you for the feedback, keep it coming! apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra... #indieApp #iOSDev

When building RetroRapid, I had three things in mind: simplicity, accessibility, and fun. Mission accomplished? I'll let these reviews speak for themselves 😊 Please, keep them coming! apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #indieGame #accessibleGame #iOSGame

Going to @iosdevuk.bsky.social has been on my bucket list for aaages. This year, I won't just be going, I'll be speaking! And it looks like it's going to be an incredible conference. 🎉 See you there?! www.iosdevuk.com/speakers #iOSDevUK #iOSDev #Swift

Yesterday was the best day for downloads by far with 108! And just like that, it marks RetroRapid’s first 1k downloads! 😱 Pretty amazing! Thanks everyone! 😊 apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #RetroRapid #IndieGame

Yesterday was the best day for downloads by far with 108! And just like that, it marks RetroRapid’s first 1k downloads! 😱 Pretty amazing! Thanks everyone! 😊 apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #RetroRapid #IndieGame

Xarra has been featured as Indie App of the Week in @createwithswift.bsky.social's newsletter. It makes me so happy! 😊 A lot of care has gone into this over the last few months. I hope you find it useful and that it makes your reading a little more delightful. www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl...

It's been such a big week for RetroRapid!! 🎉 Best week for downloads so far: 363, with 70 just yesterday! Second best week for revenue too, with 3 more Unlimited Play purchases. Some exciting updates coming soon. Stay tuned! 👀 apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro...

Xarra has been featured as Indie App of the Week in @createwithswift.bsky.social's newsletter. It makes me so happy! 😊 A lot of care has gone into this over the last few months. I hope you find it useful and that it makes your reading a little more delightful. www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl...

It’s finally here! Xarra! Read, listen (or both), to your articles and documents. Download it from the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

It’s finally here! Xarra! Read, listen (or both), to your articles and documents. Download it from the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/xarra...

🎉 Congrats to @createwithswift.bsky.social on 100 issues of their weekly newsletter. Here's to the next 100! Not subscribed yet? You're missing out: www.createwithswift.com/weekly-newsl... And bookmark their Make it Accessible resource while you're at it: www.createwithswift.com/make-it-acce...

If you open the App Store today, go to Games, Updated and Upgraded, and scroll down a bit... chances are you'll go past lots of great (great!) games and eventually find RetroRapid! Will many people notice? 🤷‍♂️ But super excited to be featured on an App Store list for the first time. #RetroRapid

Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here! Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both. Launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly), LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime) apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra... #IndieApp #Accessibility #iOS

If you open the App Store today, go to Games, Updated and Upgraded, and scroll down a bit... chances are you'll go past lots of great (great!) games and eventually find RetroRapid! Will many people notice? 🤷‍♂️ But super excited to be featured on an App Store list for the first time. #RetroRapid

Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here! Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both. Launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly), LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime) apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra... #IndieApp #Accessibility #iOS

Feels at home on iPhone and iPad, with an adaptive design and making the most of Liquid Glass. Built to be helpful and respectful. Works offline. No ads, no trackers, no accounts required. Lightweight, and focused on helping you engage with text in the way that works best for you.

Powered by Apple Intelligence! I'm particularly proud of this feature, which uses Foundation Models to explain what a piece of code does in an audio-friendly format.

Tomorrow is release day! Xarra has 39 pre-orders, but 118 of you tested it on TestFlight! Let's make a bigger splash at launch! Tap Get and the app downloads automatically tomorrow. No upfront payment, nothing to lose. Just pre-order and enjoy Xarra from day one! apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

Accessibility, front and center! Supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Voice Control... both portrait and landscape orientations... light and dark mode... Increase Contrast, Reduce Transparency... you name it!

Your library of Audio Documents goes with you. It syncs with iCloud across devices, and it remembers where you left off, so you can get straight to it.

My talk, “Touch-free Touch Screens” from iOSKonf is now online. I got to have some fun trying things out in this talk, I hope you enjoy it too. You’ll just have to imagine me running! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHPM...

On-device voices in many languages! Download Premium voices in iOS for a more natural listening experience. Language is automatically detected for you, no hassle!

Go as fast or as slow as you want. Skip forwards or backwards to get something repeated. Scrub along to quickly jump to the interesting bits.

Jump easily to the content you're looking for using a list of extracted chapters and sections.

But the simplest way to get content into Xarra is to use the Share extension from Safari, Notes, or your favourite app.

You can enter plain text, use one of your PDF documents, or import content from a URL!

Lines, and if you want, words, are highlighted in sync with the audio.

Xarra lets you turn text into audio. For moments when reading alone isn't ideal, listening alone isn't enough, or when combining both helps you stay focused and engaged with the content.

Xarra is my newest app! And you can hit the Get button now! The app will become available on the 26th of March. What is Xarra, I heard you ask? More about it in the thread 🧵 apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

Xarra is my newest app! And you can hit the Get button now! The app will become available on the 26th of March. What is Xarra, I heard you ask? More about it in the thread 🧵 apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

Today is the day! If you haven’t already, go and download this truly amazing game! If you are a fan of Art of Fauna too, you know what I’m talking about!

Step 1. Your app icon in Helm's app wall. ✅ Step 2. Your app icon in Apple's WWDC keynote app wall... 🤞 That's how it works, right? Right? #RetroRapid

Step 1. Your app icon in Helm's app wall. ✅ Step 2. Your app icon in Apple's WWDC keynote app wall... 🤞 That's how it works, right? Right? #RetroRapid

300 downloads! 🎉 Thanks everyone!!! Can we do 300 more?! 😉 apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #RetroRapid

What an awesome surprise to see my post "Learning to develop more accessible iOS games" featured in @iosdevweekly.com this week! And what a lovely comment to introduce it, @daveverwer.com thank you!!! 😊 It really made me super happy!

What an awesome surprise to see my post "Learning to develop more accessible iOS games" featured in @iosdevweekly.com this week! And what a lovely comment to introduce it, @daveverwer.com thank you!!! 😊 It really made me super happy!

300 downloads! 🎉 Thanks everyone!!! Can we do 300 more?! 😉 apps.apple.com/gb/app/retro... #RetroRapid

What a night! @nslondon.com at Apple's in Battersea Power Station was super fun! Incredible organisation, as always! Had the chance to see new and old Macs, and it was also awesome to start handing out #RetroRapid stickers! 🏎️

I've been building an app, and I'm really excited about this one! Xarra is a read-aloud app for iPhone and iPad. Paste text, import a doc, or share a webpage, and listen with word and line highlighting, chapters, and playback controls. Pre-order now: apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...

I've been building an app, and I'm really excited about this one! Xarra is a read-aloud app for iPhone and iPad. Paste text, import a doc, or share a webpage, and listen with word and line highlighting, chapters, and playback controls. Pre-order now: apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra...