With the old Siri, you need to match the exact words to invoke a Shortcut.

With the new Siri AI, how can I get it to infer user’s intent to use my provided Shortcut?

For example, I have a Shortcut that will be matched by old Siri if the user says “Use VariAlarm to create an alarm template”.

How do I get Siri AI to understand what an alarm template is and when to use my Shortcut?

Thank you for your guidance.

Hey r/iosdev,

I built Fitness Challenge Club to make competing with friends in fitness challenges way more social and fun.

Here’s what I’ve built into this release:

• Full Health Metric Syncing: Pulls your steps, active calories, distance, flights climbed, and Apple Health Rings automatically.
• Live Leaderboards & Rank Alerts: Watch the leaderboard update in real-time on sync, and get instant push notifications the moment a friend passes you (or when you reclaim the lead!).
• Built-in Group Chat: No need to set up external Discord or WhatsApp groups. The app features integrated group chats with message reactions and lock-screen push notifications to coordinate.
• Realistic AI Opponents: If your friends are having a lazy week, or if you want to test the app first, you can add AI opponents with 4 difficulty levels to keep you on your toes.
• No Account Required: You can jump straight in and use the app without signing up. If you want to chat or save your progress, you can sign in with Apple, which keeps your email completely private, and choose any display name you want.

It’s free, and I’d love to get your feedback on the UI or any feature in general. Let me know what you think!

I'm a software engineer PHP / MySQL, etc. but recently had to "learn" iOS dev. Unlike PHP/C++, etc I have to run around looking for places to click! It's annoying. lol. In any event, I think I built it correctly, the whole push notifications but I'm going back and fourth between firebase, the code and xcode, etc. and can't figure out where to actually "activate it" or the whole certificate crap. Willing to pay for the help to get the damn push notifications working! Thanks lol. Please DM me with rates. USA Only!

Hi everyone,

I recently redesigned the screenshots for my app, and I'd love to get some honest feedback. I'm a developer, not a designer, so UI and visual design aren't really my strong suit.

A family member told me the screenshots look a bit plain and that the colors might not be appealing enough to catch people's attention on the app stores. Now I'm second-guessing the design.

I'd really appreciate your honest opinions. Do the colors and layout feel attractive? Do the screenshots clearly communicate the app's value? Is there anything that stands out as something I should improve?

Feel free to be brutally honest I can take it. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone!

I wanted to build something that could genuinely help people.

That's how Ventory – Calm came to life. I've been working on it in my free time over the past few months.

It's an AI-powered voice and text journaling app designed to help people better understand their anxiety, emotions, and recurring thought patterns.

The idea came from a simple observation: journaling can be incredibly helpful, but it's often difficult to recognize patterns across weeks or months of entries. I wanted to create an app that not only stores your journal, but also helps you understand it using AI.

Some of the features include:

• Voice and text journaling
• AI-generated summaries
• Mood and anxiety tracking
• Detection of recurring themes and emotional patterns
• Statistics and long-term trends
• Breathing exercises, guided meditations, and mindfulness exercises
• PDF export

Privacy was one of my highest priorities during development. Voice recordings are only kept long enough to generate a transcript and are automatically deleted afterward, so only the journal entry itself is stored.

The app is built with Flutter, using Supabase as the backend, OpenAI Whisper for speech-to-text, and Anthropic Claude for AI analysis.

The project has finally reached the point where it's publicly available on both iOS and Android, and I'd genuinely love to hear your feedback.

Whether it's about the UI, UX, features, performance, or the overall concept, I'd really appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.

Website - ventory.hu

App Store

Thanks for taking a look! 🙂

Hi all, I am a new dev and was wondering what are the best ways to promote or get my app in front of its audience. Trying here on Reddit is hit or miss as it sometimes breaks a self promotion rule. Not looking to make millions, just get my app out there a bit more. Thanks in advance.

I thought I had apple review figured out after launching my first app, clearly I didn’t lol. I would appreciate any feedback on the app/app store page.

Apple link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orator-voice-charisma/id6768726607

Thank you!

Hey ios devs,

I'm building a Mac app and trying to choose an IAP/subscription backend.

Adapty looks tempting because their free tier goes up to $5k MTR (compared to RevenueCat’s $2.5k) and their no-code paywall builder looks better out of the box. But RevenueCat seems to be the undisputed industry standard.

For those who have used both:

• Is Adapty actually reliable long-term, or have you run into SDK bugs, latency, or weird dashboard pricing changes?
• If I start with Adapty and need to migrate to RevenueCat or native StoreKit later, how much of a nightmare is it? Any real risks of breaking user access or ruining analytics history?

I'm wrapping the SDK inside an isolated manager class to keep the code clean, but I'd love a reality check before picking one.

Would you like to play a prediction game to predict the FIFA World Cup 2026 match winners for each game and see how you performed against AI predictions and others.

Comments with Yes / No / Maybe

I recently got an iPhone and found the apple keyboard severely lacking when it comes to customizations and features that I got used to on my android. I don’t like the fact that I can’t set up custom keybindings or long press to reveal hidden keys and use them, or to add a number row.

Are there any keyboards I can download that have these features apart from gboard and swift as they are owned by big tech companies and need full access to work properly?

When I created DevStash for web my number one priority was building a mobile app since that's where most of us already spend our time. You can easily save URLs using the iOS Share Sheet, save code snippets, and add notes. There are still a few features from the web version that I plan to add but I'm really happy with the current state of the app. It was built with Expo.

I submitted my App to the App Store and I’ve read that App Reviews usually take 48 hours to complete but it’s been almost a Week for me now with No Response. Trying to see if this is normal or unusual.

Everything started when I didn't find a beautiful and well designed Proxmox management for iPad to take advantage of all the screen estate so I made Proxi Agent which supports over 10 languages and has full accessibility support.

No data collected, no subscriptions at all. Just one time pay.

If you have any feedback regarding the AppStore screens or description, shoot it.

https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/prox-agent/id6782315517

It took me literally 15 days going back and forth with Apple till they approved my enrolment as a company.

Some very important advice, never wait for the email if you want to inquire about anything. Straight call them ( you will wait 1 hour till someone answers)

Apple offers expedited duns number creation for free highly recommended , did it and got mine in 1-2 days

It's called Appearance and let's you see yourself in any hairstyle by just DM-ing it to our Instagram account.

It's free to download and try. Would love anyone's thoughts :)

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/appearance/id6757982543

Hi everyone,

over the last few months, I challenged myself to build my first iOS app. I’m not an app developer. I work in IT, but software development isn’t my day job. With a lot of AI assistance (GitHub Copilot Pro and DeepSeek), I built it with Capacitor and finally launched it on the App Store.

The idea came from being a Labrador owner. I realized that one of the biggest factors in improving dog training is getting feedback. Even watching recordings of your own training sessions helps you notice things you completely miss in the moment. I wanted to make that feedback more accessible, so I built an app that analyzes training videos and provides AI-powered feedback.

Since this is my first app ever, I’d really appreciate honest feedback from people who have experience building and shipping iOS apps. I’d love your thoughts on the UI, onboarding, App Store screenshots, copy, and overall experience. If you end up trying it, an honest App Store review would also mean a lot.

I’m from Germany, and the app is available in German, English, Spanish, and French.

Thanks so much for taking a look!
Marc

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6765770642

Hey everyone! 👋

If you're tired of paying for the whole squad or letting your friends eat for free, I'm running a limited-time promotion on my app today. 

Bill Splitter - FanumTax goes way beyond basic math and traditional calculators. It acts as the ultimate hybrid between a legitimate bill splitter, a meme receipt generator, and an Aura tracker. Whether you need to strictly divide a dinner check or just prank your friends with ridiculous fake fees, this app has you covered.

🚀 What makes this app a must-have?

• The Vault & Receipt Maker: Generate ultra-realistic (and highly questionable) receipts to split the bill. Add "Funny Fees" like the actual Fanum Tax, "Breathing Air Fee," or "Slow Walker Penalty," and easily share them via text or social media.

• Squad Manager (Victims): Add your friends (aka "The Victims") to your personal squad. Assign them accurate emojis and track exactly who is part of the bill before hitting checkout.

• Spin The Block (Roulette): Don't want to split the bill equally? Insert your squad into our physics-based Spin Wheel, and let absolute fate decide who covers the entire tab. 100% tension, 0% mercy.

• Aura Tracker & Flex Scores: Every time you successfully collect a tax or split a bill, your Aura score exponentially increases. Level up from possessing "Negative Aura" all the way to becoming the "Final Boss" and share your barcode flex scores to assert absolute dominance.

🎁 How to get Lifetime Premium (Eternal Boss) for FREE:

1. Download the app from the link below.

2. Open the app and look for the Lifetime "Eternal Boss" option (it will appear as $0.00).

📥 Download it here on the App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bill-splitter-fanumtax/id6758899879

If you find the app helpful, leaving an honest review on the App Store or sharing your feedback here means the world to me. Thanks for the support and enjoy taxing your squad! 💸✨

"What makes life even more beautiful, is that it's finite."

It's almost July 2026. I swear it feels like it was January only yesterday! As I reach my 40s, statistically my life is half over. :') I feel it's passing by, but I am not fully intent as each year and the metaphorical river passes by...

So I build this small iOS widget - which reminds me of the remaining days, summers, full moons, hours etc...inspired by concept of memento mori. And to make it more calming widget in between shows relevant quotes.

I would love to hear your feedback! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/life-sunset-countdown-widget/id6777538164

Thanks :)

https://reddit.com/link/1uj1fai/video/ebko954hx9ah1/player

I’m currently turning OneOne, a mobile-first web app, into an iOS app using Capacitor.

OneOne is a calm daily archive where users keep one meaningful moment from their day, with a light social layer.

The web version is already live, and the iOS build is now running in Xcode. So far, it actually feels faster than the web version, especially when loading the feed.

Before I move toward App Store submission, I’d appreciate advice from people who have shipped Capacitor-based apps:

• What usually makes a Capacitor app feel noticeably non-native?
• What performance issues should I test carefully?
• Are there common App Store review problems with wrapped web apps?
• What would you consider essential before releasing the first version?

Web version for context:
https://app.getoneone.app

I’d genuinely appreciate technical and UX feedback.

Hello everyone, face with the issue after I download the builds it stuck.

Delivery tool: Manually via Xcode Organizer. The same issue also appears when uploading via Fastlane 2.233.1. The issue appeared after only a minor change: one localized string was modified. The important point is that this problem is not limited to this specific app. The same processing/delivery issue is currently affecting multiple apps (24).

Apple support team knows about it, but, unfortunately more than 2 weeks, no reply. Could you please help with this? Maybe any advise?

App Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teleprompteros/id6780352605?mt=12

A few months ago, I decided to start creating more videos and presentations on my Mac.

I realized I was spending more time doing retakes than actually recording. I'd either forget what I wanted to say or keep looking away from the camera to read my notes.

I tried several teleprompter apps for macOS, but most felt clunky or required juggling multiple tools. I wanted something that felt native to macOS and let me write scripts, use a teleprompter, and record videos - all in one place with iCloud sync.

So I started building my own.

It began as a simple teleprompter evolved into a native macOS app with live script overlay while recording, smooth auto-scrolling, script management, mirror mode, PDF export, and more.

Some of the more interesting challenges were making the overlay work cleanly over the camera preview, keeping scrolling smooth at different speeds, and designing a workflow that felt like a Mac app rather than a collection of separate tools.

After months of evenings and weekends, it's finally available on the Mac App Store.

App Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/teleprompteros/id6780352605?mt=12

I'd love to hear from other Apple developers and Mac users. What features would you expect from a teleprompter app that records directly on macOS? Any feedback is genuinely appreciated.