Optimization

An app onboarding can be seen as a funnel full of steps toward the key action of your application. A user installs your app, enters an explanatory onboarding, and starts using the app with the knowledge gained. Each step in the funnel is vital for ensuring the user knows how ...

Building custom elements and ignoring the sometimes boring system components during app design can be appealing. However, these boring elements have many benefits you might not be aware of. If you've read many of my technical articles, you might be surprised to hear that I've actually done a bachelor's degree ...

Using ChatGPT for Swift code generation can drastically increase your productivity. While I'm uncertain whether AI will take over our jobs as developers, I'm certain developers without knowledge of using AI to their advantage will become much slower in writing code. Today, we will look at a few of my ...

The success of your side projects can be mixed, but consistency brings power to your results. It's often easier to start a new project when results are disappointing rather than sticking to that high-potential project you've always believed in. I've been developing a few side projects over the years but ...

Following the Swift Evolution can be time-consuming, but Swift newsletters enable you, as an app developer, to stay current. The language is moving fast, and new features appear every year. While you might be able to develop apps without adopting new features immediately, finding a structured way to keep yourself ...

Campaign links open your App Store product page and allow you to track the performance of your marketing channels. As an app developer, it's crucial to understand how users discover your app. For example, many new users find Daily via the web, primarily via organic search (Google Search), paid ads ...

Promotional offers allow you to increase the revenue for your app by promoting a user's subscription to a new offer. You can use this technique to win back users who canceled their subscription or to upsell users from a monthly to a yearly plan. Implementing promotional offers differs per project ...

Build performance can be analyzed in Xcode to speed up your builds. This can quickly speed up your workflow and save a lot of time during the day for all developers working on the project. Slow builds often distract us as they enable us to focus on distractions like social ...

Getting your app featured on the App Store allows you to gain organic growth and more reach. Users can find your app by browsing through the App Store inside one of Apple's curated lists of apps. I've been developing apps since 2009, and several of my apps got featured over ...

Xcode Simulator directories allow you to find related files for your app. Unlike on a real device, you can access all folders that represent the app your building. Exploring those directories allows you to debug and optimize accordingly. Whether you're debugging storage issues, optimizing app binary size, or looking to ...

Engineering goals create focus and help you achieve the milestones of becoming a successful developer. You'll know better what you've accomplished in the past months, and make sure that you work on projects with the highest impact. Over the past years, goals helped me successfully release new versions of RocketSim ...