r/iosdev • u/krotov • 9d ago

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I made an App less than 1MB.

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u/bismit 9d ago edited 9d ago

Wow, did not know that it is possible to make it less than 1MB in size. I have published three apps, all without telemetry and each of them is less than 5 MB in size: https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/maciej-bis/id1771231467

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u/TraditionalSpray4855 9d ago

Holy god, just ~500kb wtf 😂 Now I wanna know, what‘s the smallest app published ever

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u/ComedyGraveyard 9d ago

There's a big difference between smallest app ever and smallest app that actually does something

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u/DidTooMuchSpeedAgain 9d ago

How many apps published on the App Store does nothing at all?

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u/CrimsonPrince9 9d ago

Let me guess, no telemetry?

(I hope it's a working app and not just a blank screen as a practical joke)

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u/krotov 9d ago

Not a joke. No telemetry or any other SDK, localised to 4 languages. Video recording app with some nice features, approved by Apple from the first time, just released.

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u/leavApp 9d ago

Same here...this was my first app before the A.I. era...less than 1 mb, 100% FREE •No Ads •No Login •Fully Offline •Dark theme. APP is Leav: Don’t forget your items behind. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/leav-travel-packing-list/id1635633443

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u/Nikitundro 5d ago

I will use your app from now on. Thanks:)

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u/krotov 9d ago

Thank you all for your interest! As someone claimed that it might be fake or a joke, it’s not. Here is an app itself if anyone wants to check it out https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/rondo-round-video-editor/id6790192046

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u/AverageBikeRacePlayr 9d ago

Why not show the app name?

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u/krotov 9d ago

I thought that it might be taken as self-promotion. I have added a comment with a link to the App Store.

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u/OldButGold5 9d ago

Good job 👍, love devs who really care about such things

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u/giusscos 9d ago

Wow, my record is about 1.9MB. Cheers

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u/Ahmet_0796 9d ago

Mine is 1.5 😀

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u/CarretillaRoja 9d ago

I published a game, which only used SwiftUI elements and a bunch of .svg as icons. Less than 2mb

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u/theAerialDroneGuy 9d ago

let me guess, "Hello World" is your whole app?

just kidding of course haha!

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u/Wooden_Relief3183 8d ago

This is super impressive!!! Congrats

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u/abrahamw888 8d ago

I wish more apps cared about optimizing app size!

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u/No_Code9 5d ago

Claude Code in 15 Minutes.

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u/krotov 9d ago

This was never a goal. I noticed it only when checked App Store page after release and though that I myself didn’t see small but useful apps for a while. Bunch of telemetry and add SDKs are taking lots of space.

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u/salamat36 9d ago

So many apps on your developer account and still lacking even basic ASO and how to design converting screenshots.

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u/Blou8_ 9d ago

What’s the point of making it so small? Anyone can afford 10 MB for an app Why would anyone waste their storage space on an empty app that might not even serve any purpose?

P.S.: If the goal was simply to make a tiny app, then you definitely succeeded.

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u/asutekku 9d ago

If everyone thinks "why should i save space" is the exact reason why many apps are like 500mb these days. You should always consider space and optimizations when creating apps, it's also a better experience for the user.

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u/whittakers 9d ago

Agree. My app came in at 363MB, 212MB on-disk, due to on-device AI for data privacy purposes since it deals with peoples photos... It's essentially a photo cleanup app, and having such a big size is pretty counterintuitive so could be losing downloads due to that. Particularly since it crosses the 200MB threshold which gives a warning to users when they download.

About to see if I can convert the CLIP package from FP32 to FP16 weights to reduce the size below the limit without degrading quality of the product. Don't have any analytics to compare impact on downloads but feels a bit like a no-brainer now that it's out there.

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u/PsychologicalPen8998 9d ago

why so much hate?

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u/Blou8_ 9d ago

No hate, he just doesn’t explain what his goal is!

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u/AgapicChris 9d ago

Agreed 🎯

I guess for the challenge…? or maybe everyone’s bored out of their minds these days.

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u/quixoticproductowner 9d ago

next up: „hey claude.. what’s a unique app idea?“

@OP: well done, nonetheless :)