54: Sofa - Shawn Hickman

Klemens Strasser joins the show to talk about his indie iOS game development career, winning an Apple Design Award, and how he built and launched his latest game The Art of Fauna. Video Version Watch the video version on YouTube (https://youtu.be/xdb6OEHDOFs) Links & Show Notes Klemens on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/strasser.bsky.social) Klemens on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@klemensstrasser) Klemens on Twitter (https://twitter.com/klemensstrasser) Klemens website (https://strasser.app/) The Art of Fauna (https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1630468596) Flexibits (https://flexibits.com/) Ryan McLeod (https://bsky.app/profile/warpling.bsky.social) Vidit Bhargava (https://viditb.com/) Patterned (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/patterned/id1451427298) Alba (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alba-a-wildlife-adventure/id1528014682) ARCtic Conference (https://arcticonference.com/) AppleVis (https://www.applevis.com/) Riveo (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/video-effects-editor-riveo/id1546053158) Josh Mobley Music (https://www.joshmobley.com/) Leo Mehlig (https://mastodon.social/@leomehlig) Jordi Bruin (https://x.com/jordibruin) Hidde van der Ploeg (https://x.com/hiddevdploeg) Andy Allen (https://x.com/asallen) Frederik Riedel (https://x.com/frederikriedel?lang=en) More Launched Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBZvDkQfz4A_fi-QbsY_lw) Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Bluesky - @launchedfm.com (https://bsky.app/profile/launchedfm.com) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm)

Riley Testut joins the show to talk about his history in iOS emulators and the wild story behind the creation of AltStore, one of the first alternative app stores for iOS. Video Version Watch the video version on YouTube (https://youtu.be/L7awCYyrlzI) Links & Show Notes Riley on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@rileytestut) Riley on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/riley.social) Riley on Twitter (http://twitter.com/rileytestut) AltStore (https://altstore.io/) Delta (https://faq.deltaemulator.com/) Riley's personal website (https://rileytestut.com/) Shoot Around (https://github.com/rileytestut/Shoot-Around?tab=readme-ov-file) GBA4iOS (http://www.gba4iosapp.com/) Hot Tub announcement on The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/news/604937/iphone-ios-porn-app-hot-tub-altstore-pal-eu) Tapbots (https://tapbots.com/) Supper Mario Broth (https://www.suppermariobroth.com/) More Launched Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBZvDkQfz4A_fi-QbsY_lw) Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Bluesky - @launchedfm.com (https://bsky.app/profile/launchedfm.com) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm)

For our annual Christmas special, Jordan Morgan joins the show to talk life, indie careers, and an announcement on the future of Launched. Video Version Watch the video version on YouTube (https://youtu.be/VWQZfbfGq7g) Links & Show Notes Swiftjective-C (Jordan's Blog) (https://www.swiftjectivec.com/) Jordan on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@jordanmorgan) Jordan on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JordanMorgan10) A Best-in-Class iOS App (https://www.bestinclassiosapp.com/) Elite Hoops (https://elitehoopsapp.com/) RevenueCat (https://www.revenuecat.com/) Superwall (https://superwall.com/) More Launched Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBZvDkQfz4A_fi-QbsY_lw) Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Bluesky - @launchedfm.com (https://bsky.app/profile/launchedfm.com) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm)

Live in Chicago at Deep Dish Swift (https://deepdishswift.com) 2024, prolific Youtuber Sean Allen joins the show to talk about building his successful iOS development focused Youtube channel and his recent indie app Creator View. Video episode on Youtube (https://youtu.be/oKm4YbwU-WA) Links & Show Notes Sean on Twitter (https://x.com/seanallen_dev) Sean on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@seanallen_dev) Sean on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@seanallen) Sean's iOS Dev Courses (https://seanallen.teachable.com) Storyboards vs Code (first iOS video Charlie ever watched) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6JfE8XD9p0) PodcastAI (https://podcastai.com) @AetherAurelia (https://x.com/AetherAurelia) Apple's Swift Student Challenge (https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/) Deep Dish Swift (https://deepdishswift.com) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Youtube - Launched Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@LaunchedFM) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

Christian Selig & Devin Davies join the show for a special video episode about the launch of Apple Vision Pro and both developer's apps, Juno and Crouton, that released on day one of the brand new App Store. Video episode on Youtube (https://youtu.be/7y4yYClfqVI) Links & Show Notes Devin Davies Twitter (https://twitter.com/JustMeDevin) Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@JustMeDevin) Threads (https://www.threads.net/@justmedevin) Christian Selig Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChristianSelig) Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@christianselig) Threads (https://www.threads.net/@christianselig) Crouton (https://crouton.app/) Juno (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/juno-for-youtube/id6476961640) Spatial Noise (Charlie's visionOS app) (https://darknoise.app/spatial/) Wall Street Journal Vision Pro review featuring Crouton (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xI10SFgzQ8) Rolli: 360° Video Player (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rolli-360-video-player/id6476657084) Wall Street Bull vs Bear (https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/bull-bear-market-names) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

For our annual Christmas special, Jordan Morgan joins the show to talk life, indie careers, and an announcement on the future of Launched. Links & Show Notes Jordan on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@jordanmorgan) Jordan on Twitter (https://twitter.com/JordanMorgan10) Swiftjective-C (Jordan's Blog) (https://www.swiftjectivec.com/) A Best-in-Class iOS App (https://www.bestinclassiosapp.com/) Dark Noise (https://darknoise.app/) RevenueCat (https://www.revenuecat.com/) 🚀 Rocket Patrons Cameron McEfee (https://mastodon.social/@cameronmcefee) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

Jonathan Ruiz joins the show to talk about building and launching the link saving app Bridges. Edited by Jonathan Ruiz (https://mastodon.online/@refactoredd) Links & Show Notes Jonathan on Mastodon (https://mastodon.online/@refactoredd) Bridges (https://www.bridgesapp.app/) Relay FM (https://www.relay.fm/) Mark Fransen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjfransen/) Swift Playgrounds (https://developer.apple.com/swift-playgrounds/) Hacking with Swift (https://www.hackingwithswift.com/) 🚀 Rocket Patrons Cameron McEfee (https://mastodon.social/@cameronmcefee) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

Neil Jhaveri joins the show to talk about building and launching the outstanding Mac email client Mimestream. Edited by Jonathan Ruiz (https://mastodon.online/@refactoredd) Support Launched ⭐️ Become a member (http://membership.launchedfm.com/) to support the show and get ad-free episodes! Links & Show Notes Neil on Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@neiljhaveri) Mimestream (https://mimestream.com/) Michael Simmons (https://twitter.com/macguitar) Flexibits (https://flexibits.com/) Cabel Sasser (https://cabel.com/) Panic (https://panic.com/) Fastmail (https://www.fastmail.com/) 🚀 Rocket Patrons Cameron McEfee (https://mastodon.social/@cameronmcefee) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

Ariel Michaeli, co-founder and CEO of AppFigures, joins the show to talk about his career and building and launching the popular mobile app intelligence and ASO service. Edited by Jonathan Ruiz (https://mastodon.online/@refactoredd) Support Launched ⭐️ Become a member (http://membership.launchedfm.com/) to support the show and get ad-free episodes! Links & Show Notes Ariel on Twitter (https://twitter.com/arielmichaeli) AppFigures (https://appfigures.com/) Neil Patel (https://neilpatel.com/) Steve P. Young (https://twitter.com/stevepyoung) CB Insights (https://www.cbinsights.com/) 🚀 Rocket Patrons Cameron McEfee (https://mastodon.social/@cameronmcefee) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)

Lisa Figas & Daniel Jilg join the show to talk about launching and building the privacy focused analytics service TelemetryDeck. Edited by Jonathan Ruiz (https://mastodon.online/@refactoredd) Episode Sponsors Timing (https://timingapp.com/launched) - Get 10% off your first bill using this link Links & Show Notes TelemetryDeck (https://telemetrydeck.com) Lisa on Twitter (https://twitter.com/meet_lisa) Lisa on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-figas-30aab78/) Daniel on Twitter (https://twitter.com/breakthesystem) Daniel on Mastodon (https://social.telemetrydeck.com/@daniel) Trent Reznor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Reznor) Meredith Whittaker (https://twitter.com/mer__edith?lang=en) Support Launched ⭐️ Become a member (http://membership.launchedfm.com/) to support the show and get ad-free episodes! 🚀 Rocket Patrons Cameron McEfee (https://mastodon.social/@cameronmcefee) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Mastodon - @[email protected] (https://mastodon.social/@Launched) Threads - @LaunchedFM (https://www.threads.net/@launchedfm) Become a sponsor (https://launchedfm.com/sponsors)