Chill evening, winding down the day β watching a quantum physics podcast and doing some coding.
What about you?
Chill evening, winding down the day β watching a quantum physics podcast and doing some coding.
What about you?
The moment right before submitting an app for review is always the same: excitement, nervesβ¦ and that one unexpected βtiny bug fixβ you come across that delays the whole thingβ¦ π«£
Iβm almost done building my new app SaveTap a smart money-saving tracker that helps you spend less with geofencing nudges and daily streaks πΈ
This time, Iβm going all in on TikTok ads. Canβt rely on the App Store algorithm anymore.
Tried something new with my setup today β put the little portable monitor right in the middle.
Feels surprisingly good and way more balanced than I expected.
since Appleβs June update, what really matters is how people use your app.
do they come back after a few days?
do they actually engage with it?
do they pay or take meaningful action?
keywords still help with discovery, but if users donβt stick, you wonβt rank for long.
Just kicked off my next project: a savings app that makes it easy to set aside small amounts and build better habits with a little nudge at the right time.
Excited to see how far I can take this one π»π²π
New blog post is out: georgevalandis.com/many-apps-ma...
Wow, thatβs nice. GPT-5 Codex is free for a limited time on Windsurf AI.
If you want to try it, hereβs my referral link:
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And even if you donβt use the link, you can just go to their homepage and try it out. I think itβs a pretty cool tool.
Just finished building my mood tracker app MoodFlora. Itβs now on the way to Apple for review π
My iPhone 15 Pro Max feels feels way snappier after updating to iOS 26. Like opening apps, loading times, overall navigation through menus seems fasterβ¦
Battery seems to hold as long as before, currently on 90% battery health.
Are you experiencing the same?
After updating to macOS Tahoe do you also have the feeling that scrolling isnβt as smooth anymore? Also switch Mission Control on and off feels kind of laggy.
Maybe itβs just me π€·π»ββοΈ
Working on a 16β M4 Max.
Working on fresh new screenshots for Mood Flora, my mood journal and calendar tracker π»π².
The app started as a completely free project, and now Iβm turning it into a paid app π΅
What do you think?
Brainstorming my next app and digging through trending keywords to see where the demand is π.
If youβre doing ASO, which tool are you using right now and why?
Two of my iOS apps got fresh updates today ππͺ
Amazing how fast you can move when working with two AI lanes at the same time π
Built my new app Eye Break: GlanceAway with two AI agents working side by side⦠Codex and Windsurf.
This combo let me ship features insanely fast. If youβre building apps, try pairing tools like theseβ¦ πͺ
Been spending too many hours glued to your screen? π
I built a tiny app called GlanceAway that reminds you to follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
Would love for you to check it out and tell me what you think π
Going back to my menstrual tracker app today to fix some bugs π»π².
Also Iβm checking the overall performance of the app.
What are you cooking tonight?
Building. Building. Building.
Until you hit something great. π
Coding on 120Hz monitors feels sooo smooth π€€
Just wrapped up my new app βGlance Awayβ today. My fastest development cycle yet π€
Google AI Studio / Nano Banana is awesome π
Built my onboarding, App Store screenshots, and app icon within an hour or so.
Really awesome tool so far.
Have you tried it?
Getting back into the groove and starting something completely newβ¦ πͺ
Iβm using windsurf, but yeah basically the same. Iβm using Claude Code occasionally.
After 3β4 hours of coding with GPT-5, Iβve gotta sayβ¦ kinda disappointed π.
Right now, Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro are the coding champs π
Coding two things at the same time π»π². Wouldnβt try it without AI.
Both of my apps brought in a new conversion this week.
Small wins that keep me going ππ.
Flight boarding in 30 minutes? Just enough time to ship a small feature for my app π»βοΈπ±
I worked with that light π Itβs still manageable for a couple of hours π
Checked into a hotel for a focused weekend of building and coding my apps π»π².
Deep in the zone right now and things are going great so far π
Taking it slow this Saturday - just me, coffee, and some code
Whatβs on your agenda today?
Published my new app this week.
Itβs called Perfect Day, a habit tracker where you define what a perfect day means to you.
Itβs something I built for myself first, to stay grounded in what really matters.
Would love to hear what you think if you try it π
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