Unlike the initial macOS version of @bluestodon.app that took over a week to get reviewed and approved, the new update for @keepdates.app got approved in record time - I only submitted it for review a few hours ago - and it's already available 🤯 #buildInPublic #dev #iOS #swift #swiftUI #appstore

🎉 KeepDates 26.5 is out! Today-only widget, small widget rotation with interactive chevrons, "Your Anniversary" notifications, widget deep link fix, What Changed sort. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.5 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

Took a bit to work out some of the kinks, but a new update for @keepdates.app is now out 🚀 Fixes a few bugs, adds some new customizability and adds some visual improvements - tinting of the contact details based on avatar color being my favorite 🤩 #buildInPublic #swift #swiftUI #ios #dev #indieDev

🎉 KeepDates 26.4 is out! Delete dates from the app, per-widget today toggle, calendar event anchor fixes, duplicate event cleanup, limited contacts, nicknames, diagn https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.4 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

During development I kept deleting and reinstalling the app. This caused a problem. @keepdates.app relies on its own calendar it kept creating a new one on each install and had no idea that a previous calendar was already created by it. 🤖 (1/3) #buildInPublic #swift #swiftUI #ios #iosDev #app

The app started as a single list of all upcoming dates (for the next year), listed chronologically. The simplest way of displaying the information. (1/3) #buildInPublic #indieDev #dev #ios #iosDev #swift #swiftUI #app #appDev #anniversaryReminder

The core idea for the app was to make it behave as if it was part of iOS. Like how iOS creates a "Birthdays" calendar when you add a birthday to a contact, and then shows a reminder on the day (or before). 🎂📆 (1/4) #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #App #AppDev #AnniversaryReminder

As a bonus- it adds a nice overview page for each contact, with a list of all the contact’s dates and per-contact customization controls. 🎛️ Also uses the dominant color from the avatar for tinting the screen background ☺️ #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev

Initially, I thought people kept their contacts like me, with all the information for all their friends and family (including birthdays, anniversaries and other dates). (1/4) #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates

🎉 KeepDates 26.3 is out! Search, contact avatars, contact detail view, per-widget configuration, dominant color backgrounds, and more. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.3 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

New version of @keepdates.app got approved in the shortest amount of time I remember seeing! Will be available soon! #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates

If keeping track of significant dates of all the important people in your life feels like a burden, KeepDates can help manage it all. apps.apple.com/us/app/keepd... #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates