Waiting For Review

The rebooted Waiting For Review has arrived with Season 3! 💥 The show is a fortnightly catch up between David Gary Wood, and new co-host, Daniel Jilg! David is the longtime host of the show, an iOS development coach based in Wellington, New Zealand. His side project applications include GoVJ, and he is currently working on several small projects and a top-secret video orientated one. Daniel is an establish independent developer based in the south of Germany. He is the founder of: Telemetry Deck, "Lightweight Analytics That's Not Evil", an analytics service for apps that provides speedy and accurate analytics whilst keeping user's data private and anonymised. Join us as we catch up about our development lives, Daniel's recent time split on marketing, and Dave's thoughts around Augmented Reality. We hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ and Daniel 🚀 Links: Daniel Jilg on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Telemetry davidgarywood.com Waiting For Review Special Guests: Mimi, Momo, and Monty.

A returning guest of the show, the one and only Daryl Baxter joins me on the show. Daryl is a tech writer, specialising in apps, apple and retro gaming. Daryl joins me on the show to talk about what makes for a good approach for indie developers when reaching out to the press, M1 Macbook Pros, and his new book: The Making Of Tomb Raider. Enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: The Making Of Tomb Raider Daryl @ Tech Radar Daryl Baxter on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review Special Guest: Daryl Baxter.

This is a take-over! The lovely smooth talking Daniel Jilg of TelemetryDeck turns the tables, hosts Waiting For Review, and interviews me! Daniel talks to me about my entry into iOS development. We cover indie development, moving to New Zealand, how I develop and test apps and what I’m shipping next. Join us for an hour where I reveal all about my own iOS developer journey. Enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: David Gary Wood on Twitter Lightbeam Apps on Twitter Daniel Jilg on Twitter GoVJ David's blog SwiftUI Router pattern Lightbeam Apps Waiting For Review Special Guest: Daniel Jilg.

I’m joined by Austin Blake, a prolific indie developer from Salt Lake City in the US. He creates beautiful apps in the productivity niche. His note taking app Mitynote has just hit it's 3.0. release. We talked about his development, marketing, and release process, and how that's honed over time and the years. Austin has a grounded view of making his apps accessible for everyone, whilst monetizing and supporting his work through subscriptions. Enjoy the show! David ✨ Links: Austin Blake on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Mitynote Mitynote on Twitter 2196 on Twitter Waiting For Review Special Guest: Austin Blake.

I’m joined by Daniel Jilg, developer of TelemetryDeck; lightweight analytics that’s not evil. We talked at the start of Season 2 of this podcast, and I thought I’d catch up with him again about his product TelemetryDeck. Join us for an hour's conversation about app development, bikes, cats, WWDC, and life in general! David ✨ Links: Daniel Jilg on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Lisa Figas Mimi Und Momo Special Guests: Daniel Jilg, Mimi, and Momo.

I’m joined by David Niemeijer, founder and CEO of AssistiveWare. AssistiveWare make Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps, that help many people communicate better in their lives. AssistiveWare have a long history of Apple applications and iOS, and so I thought I’d get him on the show to talk more about how they started and what they do. We talk product development, market fit, and the counter intuitive aspect of pricing that enables both sustainability of the product and the ability to reach users that benefit. David ✨ Links: https://www.assistiveware.com https://www.assistiveware.com/products/proloquo2go David Niemeijer on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter waitingforview.com Special Guest: David Niemeijer.

I’m joined by Malin Sundberg, and Kai Dombrowski, creators of Orbit. Orbit is a time tracking and invoicing app for people who want to get paid. Orbit features a beautiful design, supports Mac, iPad and iPhone, and was launched just under a year ago in June 2020. We discuss their travels around the world, SwiftUI, and how they have approached developing the app and building their product as a team together. David ✨ Links: Malin Sundberg on Twitter Kai Dombrowski on Twitter Orbit 🚀 💫 Cup of Tech David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter waitingforview.com Special Guests: Kai Dombrowski and Malin Sundberg.

I'm joined on this episode by Chris Hefferman. Chris is the iOS developer behind LoTR Quiz, and MyAdsense. Since launching his apps in the App Store, he's made the leap into iOS development full time, changing his career in the process. Chris talks to me about this, his background in development, joining the Fireside Swift crew on their podcast and being an active member of the iOS development community. 2021 looks set to be a big year for Chris, as he's looking for a full time iOS development position where he can really spread his wings. I hope you enjoy the show as much as I did recording it, David ✨ Links: Chris Hefferman Portfolio Chris on Twitter Fireside Swift Fireside Swift Project LoTR Quiz App MyAdsense app Chris's blog David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter waitingforview.com Special Guest: Chris Hefferman.

I'm joined on this episode by Josh Holtz. Josh is a man of many talents. He's the lead maintainer of Fastlane tools. He co-founded a software consulting company called RokkinCat. He's the father of a brilliant boy, Hudson. He's made an Otter themed RSS app. AN OTTER THEMED APP. 🦦 I invited Josh on the show to tell us all about how he became the superstar he is today. We dig into his progression from first PR to becoming lead maintainer of Fastlane. We talk Otters. I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: joshholtz.com Josh Holtz on Twitter Otter RSS Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter waitingforview.com Special Guest: Josh D Holtz.

I'm joined in this episode by Bobby Bobak Bobby is the developer of Filtru, a brilliant coffee timer that helps people create their perfect brew. He's a self taught developer, with an extremely sharp design eye and background. His apps are joyful to use and pop when they're on screen. I discuss Bobby's developer backstory with him, developing and launching Filtru, and much more along the way. In the show, Bobby mentions Filtru's TestFlight beta, which you can find here. I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: Filtru Bobby Bobak on Twitter Filtru Beta Testing David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter waitingforview.com Special Guest: Bobby Bobak.

I'm joined in this episode by Victor Marks. Victor is a product designer, blogger, and tech industry heavy weight. You may have read some of his many articles over at AppleInsider, Knapsack.news or even Wrist Watch Reviews. He has many years in the industry, and a ton of experience in product development, marketing, launching, and app reviews. I thought it would be good for my audience to hear from him and find out more from that side of the fence. Enjoy a show "take over" from a non-developer, that every indie developer can learn so much from, David ✨ Links: Contact Victor at victormarks.com Victor Marks on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter knapsack.news waitingforview.com Special Guest: Victor Marks.

I'm joined in this episode by Gary Ismay. Gary is a seasoned software developer and veteran of tech, who's had indie applications for iOS since the early days of the App Store. We talk about Gary's journey into iOS development, and his latest Application, Meandr. Meandr is a beautiful application for mapping your walks, and was recently featured on iMore! 🚀 Enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: Gary Ismay on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter *iMore Article- Meandr *Meandr *Good Binary website Special Guest: Gary Ismay.

I'm joined in this episode by James Thomson. James is an iOS indie developer who almost needs no introduction. He has developed applications for Apple platforms since 1992, with his company TLA Systems. He’s best known for being the developer of PCalc, the scientific calculator that you should be using for iOS and Mac. I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: James Thomson on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter PCalc TLA Systems A Illustrated History of Easter Eggs Total Party Kill Podcast Waiting For Review Special Guest: James Thomson.

I'm joined in this episode by Ben Guerrette. Ben is the Creative Director of Pixite, at Pixite, a small company that’s been flying high in the App Store for many years. Pixite have many apps in the store, ranging from creative journalling, graphic design, through to their colourful drawing and relaxation app, Pigment. Pixite have gone from strength to strength, with app revenue bootstrapping the business into life, and consistent App Store features for their products. As dynamics have changed with the App Store and revenue, Pixite have had to adapt their approach and business model for revenue. I thought I’d catch up with Ben to find out more. I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: Pixite on Twitter Ben Guerrette on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Waiting For Review on Twitter https://www.pixiteapps.com Waiting For Review [Pixite on Instagram](* https://www.instagram.com/pixiteapps/) Ben Guerrette on Instagram Ben Guerrette on Vimeo

I'm joined in this episode by Michael Tigas. Michael is the creator of Focused Work, the iOS app that lets you stay productive. Michael has also journaled each day whilst developing Focused Work, and is blogging about his app development process. Focused work was created during Australia's initial COVID lockdown, and has gone from strength to strength since launching 🚀 I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: Michael Tigas on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Focused Work Blog First ever Focused Work tweet: Sign-up form tip Death by Caffeine Special Guest: Michael Tigas.

Season 2 of Waiting for Review lands with a blast! 🚀 The show is now fortnightly, as I, David Gary Wood, interview developers from the iOS indie community. I'm joined in this episode by Daniel Jilg. Daniel has a history in privacy orientated development, and developed of one of the first 100 apps in the App Store. Daniel is currently working on a brand new analytics service for iOS applications: Telemetry, a lightweight analytics service, that's "not evil". I hope you enjoy the show, David ✨ Links: Daniel Jilg on Twitter David Gary Wood on Twitter Telemetry Libi Tracker Ghostery Privacy Browser Special Guest: Daniel Jilg.

Dave Nott has departed for pastures new, and I bid him farewell and a heartfelt thanks for all of the episodes we've recorded in what is now Season 1 of this podcast. In the coming weeks, Waiting For Review shall return. I'll be interviewing iOS developers from the indie development community, to find out what makes them and their apps tick. If you'd like to guest on the show, or to be invited to the WFR indie development slack community then reach out to me via twitter @davidgarywood) or email me at [[email protected]]([email protected]). Thanks to all of our listeners for Season 1, and I hope you join me for more Waiting For Review next month! Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

After some accidental headphone discussion, we catch up with how Dave Wood has been getting on with his SwiftUI journey. We wrap with the news that we're taking a break, and will be putting the podcast on pause for the next few weeks. In the mean time, we hope that you all stay well and keep safe. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

We failed not to talk about Epic and Apple, the App Store, and many other things. Meanwhile, Dave Wood started a twitter thread for iOS indie apps and their developers 🚀 Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Wood is recovering well from his concussion, and making steady progress with the SwiftUI rebuild of his video mixing app. Meanwhile, Dave Nott is home alone, and considering leaving iOS for the world of video streaming, and online gaming. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

This week, we think about PC vs Mac pricing, and how Apple remain relevant and appealing in the face of such incredible value from the PC market. We also discuss how the move to Apple Silicon will play out for Apple, and the industry at large. And finally, Dave Nott built an app... ! Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Nott can't enough of Big Sur (despite having installed it in the wrong way), and Dave Wood sets out on a big update to his app using SwiftUI Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

An eclectic episode this week as we discuss making an iCloud Drive based music player (and why it might not be a great idea!). This makes us wonder, when does a hobby become a business, and a business become a hobby? - it's a blurry line. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

This week we discuss platforms. What makes one catch on, and what causes others to fail. We also touch upon the issues certain apps have had with a certain SDK, and Dave Wood catches up with his SwiftUI app architecture. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Nott nearly sells his 16" MacBook Pro and Dave Wood falls down the rabbit hole (again!) of trying to find the perfect architecture for his SwiftUI projects. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

After narrowly avoiding rushing into beta 1 of iOS 14, we take a dive into some of the new features and functionality that iOS 14 will bring us. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

A huge week for the Mac. We start our WWDC coverage by breaking down whats coming for the Mac - both in terms of the operating system and the underlying silicon. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

WWDC is almost upon us. From rumored ARM based Macs to a redesigned iMac, this WWDC could be shaping up to be one of the biggest yet. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Disillusioned with the modern web and with an urge to write, Dave Nott steps back into his web development past and sets out to find a suitable blogging platform. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

A slight drama this week, where Dave Wood gets hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake as we discuss Dave Nott's new toaster, how retail is pivoting in today's environment, and of course, the massive leak / rumor of the upcoming AR glasses. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

The 13" MacBook Pro serves to confuse us, more so when we consider the recent MacBook Air refresh. Are these machines the last of their kind? Will this year be the year we get "the talk" from Apple at WWDC about an ARM transition? We discuss what that could look like, and how things might shake out. * Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Nott mulls a mesh wifi network to improve his home connectivity. Meanwhile, Dave Wood has pushed a big button to leave behind a web host he's used for years, and taken his sites to Linode. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Nott faces a sudden lack of motivation to work on iOS side projects. We discuss how the current climate may be having an impact, and what can be done to rebuild motivation when it vanishes. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

After a bumpy start, Dave Nott has his new iPad. One problem, he doesn't really know what to do with it... Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

How we identify and avoid getting sucked into time sinks and rabbit holes. A timely episode as this week, Dave Nott has managed to (almost) dodge one while designing his new iOS app. * Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Monty.

Dave Nott has taken an iOS dev hiatus these last few weeks, whilst completing a Raspberry Pi based Arcade Machine. He's had time to consider his motivations for making apps at all and wonders what will become of his next iOS app once it's complete. Set up an indie-ios-shop again, or keep it as a portfolio piece to land a jobby-job? Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Monty.

We’ve started diving deeper into our on demand tv services. We discuss our respective experiences of Apple TV and the news of tighter integration of Amazon’s Prime video to the platform. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

With both of us in lockdown on our respective sides of the globe, we discuss how we're adjusting, keeping up with our development projects and think about what lasting good could potentially come from this terribly sad situation. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

We hope you're all staying safe and well. With everything going on right now, we decided to take some comfort in the shiney new Apple toys that landed recently, and to indulge ourselves in the details of it all. Dave Wood Dave Nott Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Wood returns to the show after taking some time out to recover from a bump to head. We catch up with how Dave is recovering, and how we sometimes need to pull various levers to keep things in check with our work and life balance. Dave Nott Dave Wood Waiting For Review Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

With Dave Wood still recovering from a concussion, Charlie Chapman is here to fill in. We chat about gaming, managing side projects around being a parent, how WWDC might turn out and of course, we discuss his fantastic new podcast, Launched. Launched Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Charlie Chapman.

In a suprise turn of events, (Daryl) Baxter joins Dave Nott for an impromptu episode as Dave Wood recovers from a concussion. They discuss the state of the iPad ten years in, whether WWDC will go ahead and how Dave Nott has jerry-rigged a gaming setup out of his 16" MacBook Pro. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3 Special Guest: Daryl Baxter.

It's easy to hold on to a personal identity for longer than you should. After a hard nudge from the universe, Dave Wood considers if his has changed since moving to New Zealand and ponders his next app development move. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Wood gets an unexpected upgrade to a Series 5 Apples Watch, which sparks a new Apple Watch app idea. Dave Nott wins a battle with SwiftUI, but was it the right battle to have picked? We discuss bending SwiftUI to our will, vs the benefits of sticking with the defaults. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

After another week of frustration, Dave Nott begins to doubt the merits of continuing development with SwiftUI. Would it be easier to down tools and move back to the safety of UIKit to get the job finished? We also discuss the newly announced Mac and iOS App Bundles and go on a rant about free trials and upgrade pricing. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Wood is in week 3 of moving his app from paid to freemium, and is beginning to have some regret. He's discovered some confounding factors, and maybe the opportunity is not what he thought it was. Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Both Daves have spent the last week working with SwiftUI. It's quickly becoming apparent that there are some things it simply can't do at this point. Is it the right technology to choose when starting a new app? Or will we regret jumping in on the new shiny? Meanwhile, all this cross-platform development is making Dave Nott consider a development iPad. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Baxter Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Dave Nott discovers some upcoming legislation that could have a big impact on an app he's making. Meanwhile Dave Wood catches up with his app's performance since making it free, and where the app is heading next. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Google shows how empty search results will look Google refuses to pay publishers in France under first 'link tax' legislation EU Copyright Reform: Article 15 - “Link Tax” | The Digital Watcher Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Can an app do better in the App Store by moving to a freemium model... Dave Wood is running an experiment with his video mixing app, GoVJ. He's setting it to free, in an effort to run the numbers, to see how things might fare if he changed his pricing model. Will things add up ? Waiting For Review Dave Nott Dave Wood Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3

Episode 150! 🥳 After a contemplative festive period, we check back in (after recounting Dave Nott's latest set of USB-C woes) and discuss our plans and direction for 2020. Waiting For Review Dave Wood Dave Nott Music by Broke For Free License, CC Attribution 3