My Vinyl+ has grown a lot this year: ✓ Collection export ✓ Smarter sync ✓ More widgets ✓ Follow collectors ✓ More insights There will be some pricing updates on the 15th of January: $9.99/year or $29.99 lifetime Current subscribers: you keep your current rate. No price hikes!

I might spice things up in the next version of My Vinyl

TIL “There can be a total of 1 refresh task and 10 processing tasks scheduled at any time.”

My 4th gen iPad Pro drops dead in just a few hours, and Coconut Battery values it a 75%, so I thought “ok, time to replace it”. I went to the Apple Store, and they told me “it’s 81%, so you’re not eligible for purchasing the replacement. But you can upgrade to an iPad Air”. 80% is the threshold.

Here’s the beta for JuiceBox! #indiedev It’s a small utility that serves you as battery tracker for your devices. Syncs with HomeKit, but you can add your own devices manually. Feel free to ping me if you have feature requests or found some rough edges! testflight.apple.com/join/Ha8WDAzn

Coming soon - JuiceBox! A small utility to track the battery life of your devices. When did I change my AirTag battery? What’s the charge of my hue remote? Do I need to buy more AAA or AA? Answers will be in the app!

Maybe it helps that I took 3000+ pictures last year, and most of my favorite ones were taken with the telephoto

Ah shit I did the mistake of ordering a blue 17 Pro and now I’m going back and forth between the black Air and this one. Larger and lighter phone vs all those good cameras?

I forgot I started recording my location with OrganicMaps *years* ago, it even recorded the altitude while I was on a plane. Good job.

Jet lag is never fun 🫠

For the first time I’m really intrigued by a Samsung phone. It seems the Fold 7 would be really fun to try. youtu.be/bMou1qUMHC4...

I spent not more than 3h playing with Claude code and came up with this: www.bestprompt.ing I realize I have no idea what I am doing when I ask models to perform certain actions, and the internet has lots of good prompts, scattered around.

Is there any website more annoying than Medium?

We’re not that different then, Deepseek. Social anxiety at its best.

Anyone else attending Apple’s “Explore the biggest updates from WWDC25” in London this coming Monday? #wwdc

🌞 Ever wonder how much sun you actually need? My partner built a (free!) app that tells you exactly how long to stay outside to get your vitamin D – based on your location. It’s smart, simple, and she’d be over the moon if you gave it a try 💛 Did I say it’s free? apps.apple.com/gb/app/natur...

I’m working on an app that uses on-device AI to extract info from your screenshots, figure out the context (like events, recipes, logins), and auto-tag them so you can find what you need fast. Would this be useful to you?

*Ding* 🛎️ Make your innie/outie transition with SeverCam! testflight.apple.com/join/1fBNbFQx

Also - how have you been y’all? Since I started in Reddit I feel like time disappears from my days. But I enjoy working there!

Fans of the Severance lift effect (dolly cam/vertigo), I made a tiny app that lets you do that in the easiest way possible: move the camera towards your subject, or simply walk towards your camera. Dramatic effects made easy! Beta soon to try it out 😄

Very interestlingly, it seems I sold zero copies of My Vinyl in the US during January. Eurozone went crazy for it though! 🚀#indiedev #buildinpublic

What a deal!

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I missed the 30th anniversary editions, but AliExpress sells ps5 controller bodies for a 10th of the price. Swapped the internals from my “don’t call it pink” red controller, and now I’m with this - quite happy with the result! It does bring back memories of when I was playing tekken2 on the PS1.

Here a side-to-side comparison between Hitler and Musk and their salute... you decide if this isn't a nazi salute

⚠️A message for the beta testers! ⚠️ The current beta and its links will expire shortly. I am transferring the legal ownership under a small company I made for my apps. No changes in who is maintaining it or how to get in touch, it’s always going to be @mcomisso.me behind the scenes! :)

Some “quality of life” improvements are coming soon to @myvinyls.app! - Many crashes have been fixed - Instant search of your records! - On your collection screen it will show the number of results when filtering. Now in review with Apple. :) #buildInPublic

Folks, I need your help! I’ve been working on Seasons, the app that helps you manage streaming subs by suggesting which ones to keep, drop, or start. After some advice from marketing experts, I realized it’s time to rethink a few ideas. Do you have a few mins to take this? https://tally.so/r/wMv7eY

Girlfriend is too “teens”, partner is too broad. How do you refer to your significant other if you’re not married? Do we need a new word given how common the situation is? ..wifriend?

Great start of the year - I’m officially making good progress with the next major version of @myvinyls.app ! Everything will be backed by SwiftData, and I’m rewriting the core components with a proper (view - viewmodel - repository - service) structure. Can’t wait to push the first beta out!

Still so sad that App In The Air closed down. Do you track your flights? Looking for alternatives

Remember VisionPro? 🥽

I did the unspeakable and spent the last few evenings remaking the structure of one of my apps in react native. I might end up taking this approach for something else in the future 👀

Anyone else feeling the social networks fatigue? I was posting a decent amount on Mastodon, but after threads and Bluesky my contributions are close to zero.

Over 100 people already took the offer on My Vinyl+! It’s on @appraven.bsky.social

New app idea: a todo list that guesses for me when to do a task and how long it should take. Then it puts it in my calendar for me to complete.

First day!

Sounds about right 😆

Tuesday new job reveal!

Lists are nice, but can we focus on just a few instead of making everyone their own?

It's here - Indie App Sales is officially on! 🎉 Indie App Sales is currently highlighting an astounding 511 apps, all created with love by Indie Developers! Check out a few Indie Apps, and if you find some you love, give them a nice review!🙏 https://indieappsales.com #IndieAppSales #BlackFriday

Today it my last day and I went to the office to drop off all the gear I have. I’m the only person of my company in the whole office space, and the speakers are playing Titanic “My Heart Will Go On”.

I hope you’re still hungry for some more #IndieSky raffle! We are giving away 20 promo codes for a Platinum lifetime license of My Vinyl+! Details of how to participate below in the reply, and make sure to tap on that #IndieSky to see all the other great indies celebrating! 👇

I’m still 15 and finding this amusing

Woke up to 388 participating apps for Indie App Sales! We are sooo close to 400, with only two days to go - can we get there? If you're an Indie Developer doing a sale this Black Friday, register today!! https://indieappsales.com #IndieAppSales #BlackFriday

More AI hallucinations! I haven’t even brainstormed what to add in revision 3.8.10, but hey, Apple’s already got it covered. 🍏🤖

The new predictive code completion feature in Xcode 16 is like that one kid in class who always raises their hand, only to shout out “I know! I know!” and then confidently blurt out the wrong answer.

Google Gemini AI, a short story

What's the best way to celebrate joining Bluesky? With a huge 50% discount on the lifetime price of course! apple.co/41yJhHM Valid from not until the 2nd December!

A non tech related news - we got a cat! (But still managed to name him Pixel)