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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Great first day on #nextappcon in Berlin. Amazing talks about tech and also increase user engagement #iOS #iOSDev

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Vincent Friedrich @vincefried.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Doing an indie app hacker day with these awesome guys at my place today 😄 And we accidentally picked the independence day for that 😆 So also happy 4th of July to those who celebrate it! @Sören Gade @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social

A photo of 4 guys sitting / standing on a room behind their laptops, smiling on the camera.

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Definitively it feels way more like value rather than some random stuff

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#Planki Dev Diary Planki now supports unlockable skins and new gemstones to collect - handmade without AI. Took me 2 months to build. But I actually like writing code and engineer stuff like in good old stone age 😅 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Vincent Friedrich @vincefried.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I'm launching a new app! Interested? Sign up for a launch notification here: unmemo.neoxapps.de

A marketing teaser showing a mockup of an iPhone running the UnMemo app and displaying a summary about meal planning & grocery list. Then there’s the app icon and a claim „Save time by turning voice memos into instant summaries. Offline First, Privacy-First“

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

#Planki Dev Diary After some vacation I finally can ship the 1.4.0 update: More modern theming, workout statistics + UX changes requested by my users. Plus amazing new screenshots ❤️ Sadly I slipped from 2 → 3 for "plank timer" ranking in Germany 🥲 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" #Planki iOS Dev Diary Working on most requested feature: REMINDER Utilizing local notifications and background fetch. Just wasted 3 hours of debugging a EXC_BREAKPOINT crash of BGTaskScheduler due to outdated Apple docs for #Swift 6 🫠 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" #Planki iOS Dev Diary I reached POSITION #2 for "plank timer" search in Germany 🎉 It was a big jump from like 10+ directly to 2. Still not much volume 🙈 I still celebrate it with the German translation for my strong userbase from there. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Also I feel like these subreddits are like „selling fish to fishermen“ - no real customer sit there for many niche. I will focus on social eventhough I dont have experience there - but i want to learn it

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Yeah i also have mixed feelings about Reddit marketing retrospectively: every 10k mrr dude seems to tell „Reddit is underrated“ but my experience is that most people on Reddit are tired of (self) promotion. Not sure if this always have been like this but I guess in the age of vibecoding it got worse

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" #Planki iOS Dev Diary Again two weeks passed and I worked on the most user requested features: 🏆 Leaderboard 💎 Collectibles Okaay, the second feature I requested actually 😅 Make the workout less predicatable and find rare items! #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I created the account only 3 days before posting and didn’t collect any „reputation“ (Karma), so my posts were automatically filtered/deleted by Reddit due to high spam risk 😅 Better participate on some discussions and post as a second step

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary #Planki is released for 1 week now and what I learned so far: 1. I didn't "warmup" my Reddit account which lead to many automatized filtering 2. But happy with the release, some downloads + positive feedback #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I build my own teardown frame of a iPhone 6 based on a #Ikea A3 frame and a used phone from local market. The whole project was roughly 35€. The battery is a replacement prop I printed on my #Prusa i3 MK3. #iPhone #teardown #teardownframe #diy

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Much better already, both issues addressed

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 20: RELEASE 🎉 The day has come, and I am pretty nervous, to be honest. Planki is ready after 2 months: plankiapp.com Read my full experience on Reddit: redd.it/1qmnr5f #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 19: Landing page ✅ I vibe coded the HTML + CSS with #Claude (which worked very well), manually enhanced it, created assets and published it with #Hugo like all my websites: plankiapp.com #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Quick feedback on iOS Safari quick key presses not work and the labels text select on long press. But cool project anyways 👍

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

But also interesting ones like: - Nudging permission button texts ("Allow camera") 🚨 even though many other apps do it even more audaciously - Frozen app UI after login with `SecureField` + system permission request dialog, which looks to be a bug on iPadOS 26.2 (I reported it to Apple – lets see)

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 18: Apple Review Hell I read many posts to avoid common reasons but still got rejected 3 times – most were valid, though: - missing camera indication 🚨 - framed app preview 🚨 - broken landing page - IPv6? 🚨 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 17: Newsletter ✅ I integrated #FormSpark to the landing page (thanks for the tip @chrisraroque.com and his inspiring videos on his YouTube channel). #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Haha yes this is also my guess 😅😅

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Today no app development content. Yesterday I finally finished my minimal reusable desk 2-month #calendar because if was tired of buying a new one every year: printables.com/model/1552538 #3dprinting #prusa

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Minimal Desk 2-Month Calendar 2026+ by Bastian | Download free STL model | Printables.com

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Thanks for sharing, but the new version imho looks less like a popcorn bucket but more like a folder bag due to the „files“. Maybe put some popcorn in the bucket and let some movie role hang out of it? Btw a good tool to remove background: quick-img.com

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 16: I purchased my Apple Developer License 🎉 Eventhough it's pricy, it felt good to bring the work of the last 2 months clother to life. Also I wondered how $99 became 99€ – the USD seems to be very strong 😅 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I guess someone had to take the picture 😅

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

@martintale.com Hehe thank you, more information will follow in the next days ☺️

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 15: Great knowledge exchange with @vincefried.bsky.social We already had our 3. session together, where Vincent taught me some of his valuable #iOS experience. I learned amazing "guard let" shortcuts. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

For Figma which I use to design the screens both are fine but for iOS development a Mac is pretty much mandatory I would say 😅

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 14: Integrating #Mixpanel on #iOS When I implemented it on iOS: - there are no default events (e.g. "App started") like on Android - tracking errors is harder because `localizedDescription` is often useless #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Day 13: Working on paywall design with #Figma on the road after christmas time with my family 🎄☺️ #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thanks for the comment. Its an MVP, will deffo improve it. What specific characteristics makes it look freaky to you?

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Being an indie developer really requires you to be multitalented 🥸 Today besides extending the settings screen, I also composed simple sound effects with #GarageBand and finally worked on legal texts 😅 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Day 12: When Apple said "One More Thing" – I didn't think they meant screen sizes Testing every screen variant feels like a surprise mini-boss fight for my layout. My yet limited SwiftUIs skill are not helping 😅📱 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" #iOS Development Diary Step 11: Working on a cute character The app should have a cute looking character additionally to the mascot to explain how the app works. Inspired by #Mii and #FunkoPops. It even got its own tiny #iPhone17Pro ☺️ #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 10: Everything starts with ugly UI Look at my amazing onboarding and settings screens 😅 Everything is ready in #Figma but not in #Xcode yet. Working on that 👨🏻‍💻 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Okay i found the issue now, it didn't work because i didn't implement `Sendable` in my record. Thanks man

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I didn’t find an async signature for the write call 🤔 I will check again

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

My "Cute 1 Minute Workout App" iOS Development Diary Step 9: I don't get GRDB #GRDB feels amazing, thanks for the hint @vincefried.bsky.social to use it instead of #SwiftData. However I don't get why read calls can be async but write calls can not 🤔 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS

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Bastian Adventurer @bastian-advntrr.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Looking forward 👌 which tool you use to record the video btw?

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