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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

Dark Noise — apps.apple.com/us/app/dark-... Lastly, an app several of us use during work, travel, or sleep: Dark Noise’s iOS 27 release introduces subtle Liquid Glass styling, full screen widgets for easy selection, and integration with Siri AI.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

Peak — apps.apple.com/us/app/peak-... As quoted from one of our engineers: “ @harshil.net is great and put a ton of work into this release,” and it’s plain to see: with added support for larger devices (iPhone Duo!) and incredibly robust widgets that can go full screen!

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

Mercury Weather — apps.apple.com/us/app/mercu... @mercuryweather.app is already a great looking app on top of being feature-rich, so it’s no surprise its new widgets all look amazing. Its most recent update also allows you to leverage Siri to track weather for any upcoming trips.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

SolarWatch — apps.apple.com/us/app/sunri... SolarWatch is already stuffed with amazing features, but its iOS 27 update gives it a matured Liquid Glass look and integrates with Spotlight and Siri AI. Or, to quote SolarWatch creator Engin Kurutepe: “Hey Siri, wake me up at sunrise.”

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

Obscura — apps.apple.com/us/app/obscu... We already love Obscura, but its power is on full display with iPhone 18’s new aperture control on its Fusion Main camera. For Update V, UI and controls have also been improved, and custom filters can be applied over live image previews!

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/09/2026

We collected a list of some apps whose major iOS 27 updates really impressed us. These could be design changes, new features, integration of new iOS 27 behaviors, or a mix of everything! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Lickability @lickability.com · 17/09/2026

Software Sommelier is back during New York App Week! Join us Thursday, October 22nd for a cozy, caffeinated design lab where we’ll workshop your product over coffee & breakfast. RSVP at the link below for address and details! ☕ 😋 luma.com/43oort49

A graphic that looks like a stylized version of an upscale cafe, with a sign made from removeable letters that reads: "Lickability Software Sommelier. 10:00-12:30 Thursday October 22 NYC. RSVP for Address. Coffee and Breakfast.

Potted houseplants decorate the left half of the counter, a plate with bagels rests in the middle, and a pour over coffee is being prepared out of frame on the right.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 24/08/2026

And some lovely candid moments captured on film by @mbbischoff.com, developed and scanned by the wonderful team at Full Spectrum Photo Lab in Brooklyn, NY.

3 members of the Lickability team walking side-by-side on a street in NYC.

2 of the Lickability founders, Twig and Brian, sitting next to each other and working on their laptops.

Amundsen and Liberatore, two of Lickability's engineers, working on MacBooks and iPhones.

Lickability engineers Ashli and Deepak captured having a conversation.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 19/08/2026

We’re back from another successful summer retreat! These are so valuable every year, and we’re excited to show you what came from a few days of close-quarters, collaborative fun. 👀 Oh, and it’s not a true iOS-centric dev sprint without the nest of MacBook charging cables… 😝

Lickability team members sitting at a conference table with their laptops looking at a presentation and discussing ideas among themselves with a painting in the background.

A conference table full of MacBook laptops with the center charging station occupied entirely by white charging bricks.

A Lickability team member shotgunning a tiny ceramic cup of espresso while other team members sit on either side focused on their laptops.

The entire Lickability team posed at a long restaurant table with menus and drinks in front of them, turned to look at the camera.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 29/07/2026

Oops, looks like Bluesky didn't want to embed. Here’s some screenshots of @ky.fyi’s process!

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Lickability @lickability.com · 29/07/2026

And the other is www.dithergarden.com by Alicia Pérez, a shader-based webapp and the last word in digital dithering! 15 algorithms, 4 color modes, and completely free.

A screenshot of dither garden's home page, mission statement and instructions.

A creative commons photo of a hummingbird run through dither garden to give it a stippled, stylized, magenta-and-pink effect.

A photo of an atrium taken by Lickability team member Lily run through dither garden and reduced to 3 colors: pink, light blue, and dark grey.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 29/07/2026

First is tone, a freemium app for iOS and MacOS by Shikaka, Inc. apps.apple.com/us/app/tone-... There are a lot of great solutions for “solving” printed aesthetics using shaders, but this is a great, lightweight, standalone option with good accuracy!

Screenshot of the tone app's UI with a sample image loaded in.

A photo of water lilies in a pond taken by Lickability team member Lily.

The previous photo of water lilies run through the tone app, giving it the appearance of screen printing with some off-colors and chromatic abbaration.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 16/07/2026

“It peaks the charts every year and is hailed as being the ‘best app in all of sports.’ It supports live activities, widgets, and had a brand new Vision Pro experience this year. But once the Masters is over, people obviously aren’t talking about it much.”

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Lickability @lickability.com · 16/07/2026

I was talking with Tom, our Client Partnerships Director and resident golf guru, and the subject of “single-serving apps” came up: ones you rely on heavily during certain events and then don’t open the rest of the year. He cited The Masters app as a perfect example.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 10/07/2026

Happy Friday! We wanted to shout out two satisfying MacOS projects we’ve had some fun using. Henrik Ruscon’s Alcove tryalcove.com and Dominik Kandravy’s Monocle heyiam.dk/monocle

An example of the MacOS Alcove where a dynamic dock at the top of the screen changes size to include notifications and mini apps. In this example, a small calendar with readouts on daily schedule items.

An example of the MacOS app Monocle. In this example, a moodboard page is prominently feature in the middle of the MacBook screen while the surrounding aspects of the OS are blurred, allowing the user to focus on the main window without distractions.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 02/07/2026

Happy Thursday! We wanted to shout out another quality app made by an independent studio that many of us on the team use: @halideapp.bsky.social! iPhones have great cameras, but Halide lets you take full control over your images in a sophisticated way. halide.cam (📷 @mbbischoff.com)

A top-down view of a tea pot, carafe filled with tea, and small white tea cup. A hand is seen in the top-right corner of the frame, and all objects are sitting on a small, taupe-coloured cloth.

A photo of light hitting the leaves of a willow tree at a body of water.

A photo of a sunrise or sunset viewed from the window of a commercial jet plane with its wing in view. The plane is on the ground.

A night time scene of a corner building that says "AMSTERDAM BILLIARDS & BAR" and "ENTRANCE ON 11TH ST." It is at night with wet, rain-soaked sidewalks and the entire scene is dominated by bright, red, neon lighting.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/06/2026

Honored to receive this praise from Jacob Eiting on the work we’ve done for the wonderful team at @RevenueCat.com! 😽

A quote from Jacob Eiting, CEO of RevenueCat that says "I really loved how much ownership Lickability took. They not only helped design and launch our app, but they monitored reviews, invented new UI paradigms, and shipped iterations independently when we were extremely resource-constrained."

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/06/2026

But the ensuing community aspect of WWDC is always our favorite: Mixers, talks, and opportunities to hang out with friends and colleagues in person. ❤️ We’re already looking forward to next year! 🤞 More photos here: www.instagram.com/p/DZ706VmG73L

Two people, Claire and mb, standing over an arcade machine and playing at the same time.

Three people standing in front of a wall with red flowers in the middle of a conversation.

Members of the Daring Fireball podcast Talk Show on stage.

Neon sign for the Paper Plane bar depicting a red paper plane design.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/06/2026

The keynote and everything else at Apple Park was engaging and fun. It’s always a treat to walk the campus and see the details everyone fettered over.

3 bowls of colored pins representing 0-1 Years, 2-9 Years, and 10+ Years as an Apple Developer.

A map depicting North, Central and some of South America with pins placed at various points to represent where people attending WWDC arrived from.

A news team cameraman filming on-screen talent before the WWDC26 event.

A photo of the rainbow motif backdrop feature used by Apple in the center of Apple Park.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/06/2026

We’re reflecting on WWDC and wanted to post some photos from the trip! 😝

mb, Brian and Tom from Lickability standing together in front of the RevenueCat Bashcade airstream trailer.

Lickability.com homepage on an Apple Park Apple Store display MacBook.

An Apple Park employee caught mid-dance on the Apple Park commons.

A panoramic photo of the inside of Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 08/06/2026

Disappointing! We came close but no bingo this year... At least we have a format we can fill out for WWDC next year 😉 And we’ll check in throughout the week in case anything else gets mentioned (Xcode updates for example?)

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Lickability @lickability.com · 08/06/2026

Apple releasing an official Steal His Fit tool for Craig Federighi #WWDC26

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Lickability @lickability.com · 08/06/2026

Happy #WWDC 🥳 Some of the Lickability team is in Cupertino today, and the rest of us will be watching the livestream. What goes great with watching WWDC? WWDC bingo, so we made a simple bingo card you can fill out and screenshot during the event! 😝 Have fun! lickability.com/bingo

Part of a bingo card themed around Apple's WWDC 2026 event.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 08/05/2026

We’re hard at work, so how about winding down the week with a discussion topic: What does the future of using apps look like?

A collage of news articles and AI agent software, nodes and chat windows collaged together colorfully with the subtitle "What does the future of using apps look like?"

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/04/2026

We have a cool little 🤏 project planned just before #WWDC2026, but we need some more data... So: What are some predictions (or items on your wishlist) for #WWDC this year? Hardware, software, product, design, or anything in-between, we’d love to hear from you! 🙏

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Lickability @lickability.com · 15/04/2026

We had such an amazing time at #DeepDishSwift, and the last 3 days absolutely flew by!😝🍕 Huge thanks to @joshdholtz.com and everyone involved in making it a success. Some photos of @mbbischoff.com giving her closing keynote. 📷Credits go to @charliemchapman.com & @katesloan.com❤️ See you next year?👀

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Lickability @lickability.com · 13/04/2026

If you’re here, come say hi! But if you’re busy (or a little shy), we left these on the “shameless plug” swag table—each one has a pin and a few stickers 😉

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Lickability @lickability.com · 07/04/2026

Welp, our very own @mbbischoff.com won the dub dub lottery, so looks like we’ll BE there be there! 😉 #WWDC26

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Lickability @lickability.com · 03/04/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended @mbbischoff.com’s talk: Some Supervision Required at @RevenueCat.com’s App Catfe Thursday afternoon! She spoke about how we use AI agents in workflows where care and quality are the #1 priority.

Lickability partner mb at a podium giving a talk entitled "some supervision required."

Lickability partner mb at a podium in front of a slide with quotes.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 20/03/2026

And in iOS news: our 1.11 updates to @RevenueCat.com were mostly bugfixes, but we also added a ton of new custom alert sounds. People seem to be enjoying them! 🔔 😻 Here’s some of our favorites. 🔊

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Lickability @lickability.com · 19/03/2026

No more need to 👀 watch this space, @RevenueCat.com for Android is officially released! Let us know what you think. 😼 play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Lickability @lickability.com · 16/03/2026

As soon as we learned this was being built by the creators of Dark Sky, it was like 💡 ahh no wonder this is such an elegant blend of data and design.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 16/03/2026

Shoutout to the team making Acme Weather for adding the perfect amount of whimsy to functional software. 👌🌦️🌈 acmeweather.com/app

Menu that says Acme Labs with toggleable features for Rainbow, Aurora, and Sunset notifications.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 11/03/2026

Lickability partner @mbbischoff.com, and our project manager Jillian, will be at @deepdishswift.com in April! mb is giving a keynote titled “Transitions,” offering insights on major changes in tech, career shifts, and transitions in her own life.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 03/03/2026

What’s more addictive than checking charts throughout the day? LIVE charts! 🤯 💞 Charts v3 provides real-time tracking on 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 charts, and we implemented it in @RevenueCat.com version 1.10! Update your app, or download here: apple.co/4guqAfm

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Lickability @lickability.com · 27/02/2026

Everyone’s got a good idea of what Apple will probably announce on Monday, but it got me thinking about how adorable old iPhone concepts and “leaks” used to be 😭

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Lickability @lickability.com · 19/02/2026

We’ll try to stay cautiously-optimistic, but we know how this has worked out for everyone who’s tried it before… 😓 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Lickability @lickability.com · 10/02/2026

Apple recently announced that their Xcode 26.3 update will focus on integrating agentic coding: nr.apple.com/DR7g7b2du1 We talked to our engineers, and collected some thoughts from other voices, to get a few perspectives on these changes. ⤵️

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/01/2026

One of our team members just switched to Apple Music for streaming and noticed something about the official client for Windows: its surprisingly robust use of Microsoft’s Fluent UI to match the native design language of MacOS!

Screenshot of Apple Music’s UI on their official Windows 10/11 client.

Screenshot of Apple Music’s UI on their official MacOS 26 client.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 23/01/2026

P.S. - Some film photos taken by @mbbischoff.com 📸❤️

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Lickability @lickability.com · 22/01/2026

Oh, right, we were so focused on kicking off 2026 that we forgot to mention we made it into Clutch’s top 1000 companies of 2025 😳 grow.clutch.co/clutch-1000-... Shout-out to clutch.co for championing business transparency and advocating for clients! 👌

A list of businesses recognized by clutch.co, with Lickability's name highlighted and focused on.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 14/01/2026

We had our holiday party last week to start the new year on the right foot, and what better way to get together with (almost) the whole team than a pasta making class? 🍝👀❤️🔥 (Also, kudos to Chefs Paola and Laura from farinolio.com. We hope we were good students! 😅)

Lickability team members Ashli, Jillian and mb making pasta.

The finished product: homemade pasta, red sauce, cheese and infused oil.

The Lickability team hanging out after dinner!

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Lickability @lickability.com · 08/01/2026

So, @RevenueCat.com recently rolled out Verified Metrics: Everyone from seasoned founders to first-time solo devs could now track and share their metrics with others in a verifiable way. For RevenueCat 1.9, we brought the feature to iOS! No more filling your phone with screenshots 😝

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/12/2025

Liberatore on Oura and Slack’s respective Liquid Glass adaptations:

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/12/2025

Liberatore on Liquid Glass vs previous iOS redesigns:

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Lickability @lickability.com · 30/12/2025

Hearing from one more member of our team before we ring in the New Year 🥳 Liberatore, one of our Staff Engineers, found 2025 to be challenging and rewarding! He chose to highlight industry shifts in UI design, and his time spent problem solving with new and un-integrated technology.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 29/12/2025

Tom on the current feeling of excitement in the industry:

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Lickability @lickability.com · 29/12/2025

Hey there! We’re back for a bit before the new year festivities. Next up is Tom, our Senior Account Manager, who looked at 2025 through a lens of outreach, partnerships, and the industry as a whole.

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Lickability @lickability.com · 18/12/2025

Amundsen on Liquid Glass and the future of iOS design:

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