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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sneaking my favorite records into onboarding for unplayed.heyshigeru.com #buildinpublic #music #design #ui #ux

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Played with a small CD animation on the unplayed.heyshigeru.com paywall. #buildinpublic #app #dev #music

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A friend designed the app icon for Unplayed. Unplayed is a listen-later app for music releases. Seeing it as a real icon made the whole thing feel a little more real. If you’d like to try the beta when it’s ready, you can request TestFlight access here: unplayed.heyshigeru.com #buildinpublic

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Shipped my first Chrome extension today: OGee. Open the popup on any page and see how it’ll look when shared - across platforms, light and dark. No accounts. No tracking. Everything stays in your browser. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/glncp...

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

“While AI features get likes on Twitter, they never seemed to resonate with actual users.” In the new Apptisan, we talk with @pketh.org , formerly co-creator of Glitch , about his spatial note-taking tool Kinopio, a canvas for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and feelings. ⤵️

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Meet @lyricwai , the mind behind Quaily! This newsletter platform is changing the game for writers. Think Markdown-based, multi-channel (Telegram, Bluesky), and deep Obsidian integration. Dive into our chat on Apptisan: apptisan.substack.com/p/quaily

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Apptisan #45 - Quaily: A modern, AI powered newsletter service

In this edition, we feature Lyric, the creator of Quaily, an innovative newsletter platform designed to empower writers. Unlike traditional services, Quaily stands out with its Markdown-based interfac...

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

For our 40th edition, we feature Shawn, the creator of SunAlly, a former B2B product veteran with a decade of experience at companies like NetEase and ByteDance who recently pivoted to B2C development. (1/2) apptisan.substack.com/p/sunally

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Last April, we had the pleasure of featuring Flipping Hues, the indie Italian product team who shared the story behind their sun-tracking app, Sunlitt. A year later, Flipping Hues has launched Moonlitt, which mirrors the elegance and precision of its predecessor. apptisan.substack.com/p/moonlitt

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Balancing Scientific Precision with Visual Poetry in Moon Tracking, How This Team Made Moon Tracking as Natural as Simply Looking

A year after sharing Sunlitt, Italian indie team Flipping Hues returns with Moonlitt—an app offering precise moon tracking and immersive visualization for photographers and astronomy enthusiasts.

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

For our 36th edition, we feature Tom Liu , co-founder of MD Studio—a boutique product studio that’s been independently creating thoughtful and elegant apps for nearly seven years. Among their creations are OffScreen, MD Clock, and MD Widgets. apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

For our 35th edition, we welcome Xie Guangzhi, creator of products like Kosaku, LazySea FM. As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, Guangzhi deeply understands the power of visualizing abstract concepts. apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3... #buildinpublic #iosdev #languagelearning

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in February. 45 albums rated 4.5+ stars, though over half were re-listens. Funny how my listening habits reveal my mental state—when I’m in a funk, the music practically stops.

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Quiche Industries @quiche.industries · 20/02/2025

Super honored to be featured in the latest issue of Apptisan, a great newsletter to subscribe to if you love following the personal stories of dedicated app makers. (I definitely do 🙋‍♂️) Thanks so so much @heyshigeru.bsky.social for having me! 🤍🩶🖤

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

For our 34th edition, we feature @quiche.industries , a French indie developer in Tokyo who created Quiche Browser, letting users fully customize their mobile browsing interface to match personal habits. apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0... #buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev

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Piecelet for NeoDB (App) @neodb.app · 13/02/2025

Piecelet v1.2 is released! 🎉 · Introducing Item Comments & Reviews. · And more… Special thanks to @heyshigeru.bsky.social for designing.  Note: Piecelet+ discounts is going to end, subscribe before Feb 17 if you need. #NeoDB #iOS #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI @neodb.net

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‎Item Reviews!: View & post comments. Share your thoughts!

‎View & post comments. Share your thoughts!

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Just started a new project with my designer friend and couldn’t resist sharing the icon he just designed - stay tuned for what’s coming!

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in January. Ended up with 82 of them - makes me wonder if I’ve been too generous with my ratings...

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

After the Spotify update, while the Now-Playing Panel cannot be completely hidden, you can now also bring up the search bar using ⌘ + K.

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

For our 33rd edition, we welcome @josesaezmerino.com , a 3D designer whose journey into coding began with tracking Apple Watch inventory and led to creating Did I Do, an app for your daily task tracking. apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

For me, TIDAL’s greatest appeal lies not in its renowned audio quality, but rather in its provision of more comprehensive behind-the-scenes album information than other music streaming platforms—encompassing details from performing musicians and photography to cover design. (1/2)

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Last.fm 2024 Playback is out now.

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Best productivity tool of the year - A shortcut to quickly access Hide My Email, available for both macOS and iOS: www.icloud.com/shortcuts/57...

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Eike Drescher @eikedrescher.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I was invited to share the story of Queue on Apptisan 😊

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Shigeru @heyshigeru.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Back in August, we had the pleasure of hosting @eikedrescher.bsky.social , the designer behind the popular Link in Bio platform Bento, who shared with us the story of Canopi. Just a few months later, Eike has returned with Queue—a new Podcast app that's making waves in the tech community. (1/4)

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