There's a lot of demand for apps right now, so it's a really great time to give it a try. It's easier than you think.
The guys who run it are indie devs who had a need and created a tool. 11 years later, it's an all-in-one platform for developers who want to get more downloads and make more money with their apps.

The folks at Appfigures have easy step-by-step guides and intuitive tools to do that, which many indie developers are using to get more downloads:
https://appfigures.com/resources/aso

Also check out our episode with CEO Ariel Michaeli:
https://share.transistor.fm/s/15b7ff63

Try Appfigures for free, and if you like it use the special link to get 30% off for the next 3 months:
https://appfigures.com/account/upgrade?p=empower3030

RevenueCat

Using RevenueCat to power your in-app purchase infrastructure solves:

For edge cases you don’t even know you have

Protects from outages your team hasn’t seen yet

Saves you time on future maintenance

As well as new features released by the app stores

Empowers your marketing teams with clean, reliable IAP data

All that to say, RevenueCat handles all the headaches of in-app purchases so you can get back to building your app. Try RevenueCat today at revenuecat.com.

360iDev - August 22 -25 (Hybrid)

The Leading indie iOS/Mac (and watchOS, and tvOS) Developer conference

It's all about Community and Code!

Four days of hands-on training, amazing sessions, and the great community. All Swift.

Available Online or In-Person

Use the promo code EmpowerApps to get 25% off registration.

Xcode Cloud

How does it differ from Xcode Server and Serverbots?

Is there an on-premises version?

Can the Workflows be edited via web or text?

How does it compare to other services?

Where's the REST API for Xcode Cloud

How much does it cost?

What's is going to be the relationship with Fastlane?

How do pull requests, discussions, etc... interface with Git Repo Services (GitHub, Gitlab)?

Xcode... Swift Playgrounds on the iPad

Fully Build and Upload Apps from the iPad

How does sharing code with Xcode on the Mac work?

How does it interface with Git Repos?

Can Preview Apps in Full Screen

Sounds perfect for testing and prototyping

Async/Await and Actors

See episode with Vincent on async and await

Xcode includes tools for refactoring

What's the relationship with Combine?

Uncertainty with Actors

SwiftUI - Year 3

Used in various macOS apps (Maps, Photos, etc...)

Continued improvements to List

Table added to macOS

Specific Platforms for modifiers

Pull-to-Refresh One liner

New Material Styles and UI Focus API

Focus and Notifications

More Granular control over notifications

How do notification scores work?

What can we do about notification spam?

Widgets

New Extra Large Widget

More Stacks

Widget Suggestions

iPad Home Screen Widgets

Peter's rant on Widgets

Also... ScreenTime API, SharePlay API, AR Object Capture, and the death of Objective-C

Social Media

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Credits

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
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