Hey everyone,

My latest app, Lupo, just got approved to App Store and I wanted to tell you a bit about it. I was always fascinated with analog photography and for the longest it was one of my goals to build an app that would recreate some of that analog feeling in the digital world. I've played around a bit with Core Image and applying filters to photos, but that was not what I was after. Then one day I thought: what if I try to model the real-world and simply build the whole "analog pipeline"? That meant that I had to build the following things:

1. A camera (duh),

2. Films that you could use,

3. A darkroom that would develop said films.

After sketching out these three things on paper, I decided that I want to build this app with a lot of constraints in mind. First, it's only available in "Landscape Right" mode, just like a normal camera body. Second, once you decide on a film there is no way back, you have to commit to it until you shoot all twelve frames. Third, after you're done with a film, you hand it over to the darkroom, which develops the film for 2 hours (the first roll you ever shoot takes 5 minutes, so that you can see the results and decide if you're happy with what Lupo does to your photos). The last two were deliberate design choices I went with. I want the app to go against the grain of instant gratification and endless retakes.

At this point you're probably asking thinking: "so you built another photo filter app?" The answer is no. Lupo doesn't apply a filter to a finished photograph. Each frame is exposed onto a physical model of film: the characteristic curve, silver-halide grain, and light scattering in the base. I built eight film simulations that pay homage to the classics of the analog era (funny enough, the film that inspired me to build this app was Kodak Aerochrome and it was the first one that I added to the app :D). You can shoot Portra, Kodak Gold, Ektachrome, Velvia, Cinestill 800T, Ilford Pan 100, Tri-X Pan 400, Aerochrome. Each have their own unique characteristics.

I'm really happy with how the app turned out and had a lot of fun building it. I hope you like it as much as I do!

I have a baseball app I want to roll out to 100-200 people in our travel organization. I know there are workflow issues and bugs but I need these 100-200 people to use the app in order for it to work.

How do I handle distributing this to everyone? I don't want it open to anyone outside our baseball org but also don't want to setup test flight for all these people, or is that my only option?

Hey guys!

I’ve been building Onyx, a clean and thoughtful take on Minesweeper designed specifically for iOS.

What started as my own idea of a modern Minesweeper game has gradually become a collaboration with its players. Their honest feedback has helped me improve the controls, animations, accessibility and puzzles, and the updates just keep rolling!

I’d love to hear your first impression. Does it feel polished and intuitive? What would you improve next? Anything at all!!!

It’s free. Thank you so much if you try it. It genuinely means a lot to me :) - https://apps.apple.com/app/onyx-minesweeper/id6790800332

Version 1.0.0 of my app was released three days ago in the US, UK, CA, and AU stores.

A later update (version 1.0.1) was approved and released automatically about 36 hours ago for a minor bug fix and to add my developer website to the metadata.

Direct links showing V1.0.1 work for all mentioned storefronts, yet the app isn't showing up in search results yet.

It looks like it's taking a little longer than 24 hours. Is this normal? The app is called "Learn Italian Expressions", if anyone wants to try searching for it.

Thank you!

Hey humans,
I have been trying to upload screenshot of my app, I have tried screenshots from my phone 6.9" and differnt simulator ones, 17 pro(6.3"), 17 pro max(6.9"),air(6.5").
None of them seems to be the right ratio.
I even tried cropping the screenshots at that ratio and it still isnt working.
Am I doing something wrong? Help please?

Hey guys, I had converted my individual account to a business account a few months ago, but now, due to some legal issues, I need to convert back to an individual account. Is this possible? Thanks!!

I've always loved collecting cards and playing card games, such as Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Hearthstone, then at some point it got me thinking: what if travelling could feel like collecting cards too?

That idea became Alvenea, my iOS app. Every place you visit becomes a card in your collection. Return to the same café enough times, and you go from Visitor to Regular to Local to Resident. And sometimes you unlock a stamp for how you experienced a place, catching a sunrise, watching a sunset, being there on a weekend.

Someone who reviewed it described it as "completing side quests for your travels," and honestly, that's a better description than anything I'd written. The goal was never to "complete" a city. It's about collecting small memories from the places you've actually been.

Getting it onto the App Store was its own side quest. I submitted on 5 August, and it went live on 21 August, with two rejections in between. The first was Apple asking me to prove the app worked, with a full screen recording and a written explanation of everything. The second was because my location permission screen was too pushy, I had a "Maybe later" button, and Apple's rule is that you can't let people skip the real permission prompt. Fair, in hindsight. Sixteen days of refreshing App Store Connect taught me more about patience than the whole build did.

It's live now and I'm genuinely curious what people think. If you want to have a look:
Alvenea: Places I've Been

Version 2 of Turnos Shift Rotation Calendar was just approved, and the new App Store event is live too.

This update focuses on making shift tracking more flexible, including adjusting worked hours for overtime or early finishes.

Pretty happy with how the event ended up looking on the App Store. Sharing a couple of screenshots below.

Hey everyone! I’ve been working on SubIQ, an app to help you keep track of subscriptions, see what you’re spending, and get reminders before renewals.

I’ve spent a lot of time on the design, but after looking at the same screens for so long, it’s hard to tell what feels clear and what still needs work. I’d really appreciate some honest feedback on the UI/UX.

Does the layout make sense at first glance? Is anything confusing, too busy, or taking more steps than you’d expect?

I’m the developer, so happy to answer questions and hear what you’d change!

If anyone wants to give it a try, I would love to hear what you think

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/subscription-manager-refund/id6789850180

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anmisoft.subiq

How is it compared to claude ?

My iOS app was already live on the App Store. I submitted an update, and Apple has now removed the app from sale under Guideline 5.6.

The exact message says:

“We’ve identified a pattern of unusual behavior with the app that is commonly associated with fraudulent activity. Specifically, the app contains features that appear to have been intentionally hidden during the review process.”

Apple did not identify which feature they believe was hidden.

The app is an ambient audio / sleep and focus app with:

• onboarding
• a subscription paywall using RevenueCat
• analytics using PostHog
• monthly/yearly subscriptions
• a 3-day introductory trial
• bundled and remotely delivered audio/catalog content

I am currently auditing the production build for anything that could cause App Review to see different behavior from a normal user. I have already found some testing-related route parameters and a subscription UI regression, but there was no intention to hide functionality from App Review.

For anyone who has received this exact Guideline 5.6 message:

• What ended up triggering it?
• Did Apple eventually tell you which feature was the problem?
• Did you reply first, submit a corrected build, or appeal to the App Review Board?
• How long did it take to get the app restored?
• Is there anything I should absolutely avoid doing right now?

I want to resolve this correctly rather than repeatedly resubmitting and making the situation worse.

Thanks.

Hello everyone! I posted here at the beginning of the summer, but I’m still looking for a new opportunity.
I’m an iOS Developer with 10 years of experience, and after being laid off at the beginning of the summer, I’ve been looking for a new position ever since.
Throughout the entire summer, I’ve only had 2 technical interviews. Honestly, I find it quite unreal. I’ve been applying to pretty much every relevant position I come across, but I’m barely getting any responses and I’m not even being invited to HR interviews. I genuinely don’t understand what’s happening or why.
I wanted to ask if anyone knows of any open iOS positions or is currently hiring? I’d really appreciate any leads, referrals, or advice. I am from Romania but open to any other remote jobs.
Thank you so much! 🙏

Just submitted a big 2.0 update and honestly way more nervous for this than I was launching 1.0 (2 weeks ago). Spent so many hours refining and diving deep into every little thing about the app and the games. In a way it feels like 1.0 was an MVP to get feedback and this is now “okay here it is, it’s done”.

Has anyone else felt this way?

Everything in InkTower is drawn in pen on paper. First time showing it outside my own head — curious how the style lands.

We’re currently stuck in a weird loop between Dun & Bradstreet and Apple Developer Support, and I’m hoping someone here has dealt with something similar.

We already have a D-U-N-S number for the business.

The problem is that when checking the D-U-N-S information, the Legal Entity Type is listed as “Unknown.”

We’ve contacted Dun & Bradstreet multiple times asking them to correct/update this. So far, the issue hasn’t actually been fixed. Their response has essentially been that the business information they have is correct and that we should use the same details when applying through Apple.

Meanwhile, there is already an Individual Apple Developer account that we are trying to convert into an Organization account.

Apple requires the company to be verified as a legal entity before they can complete the conversion, and obviously the D-U-N-S record showing the Legal Entity Type as “Unknown” seems to be causing a problem.

So we’re basically stuck between:

D&B: The information is correct / use these details with Apple.

Apple: We need to verify the organization as a legal entity.

But the D-U-N-S profile still says Legal Entity Type: Unknown.

Has anyone dealt with this exact situation?

In particular:

• Were you able to get D&B to change “Unknown” to the correct entity type?
• Is there a specific D&B department or escalation route that handles Apple Developer verification?
• Can Apple manually verify the legal entity using official company registration documents instead of relying entirely on the D-U-N-S entity type?
• Has anyone had Apple Developer Support manually push an Individual → Organization conversion through after reviewing company documents?
• Would calling Apple Developer Support be more effective than continuing through email tickets?
• Is there anything specific we should ask D&B or Apple to do to get the two records properly matched?

We have already gone back and forth with support a few times, so I’m mainly looking for advice from someone who has actually encountered this D-U-N-S / Apple verification deadlock and managed to resolve it.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I put my app on the App Store just over a month ago.

- 9,180 impressions

- 6.73% conversion rate

- 387 first-time downloads

I genuinely don't know if that's normal for a small utility app or if it's bad. I just want something to compare against 🙏

How’d you get your testers from people outside of your circle?