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From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar is all about independent app development. It's never longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by David Smith and Marco Arment.
In our final episode, we reflect on how indie app development has changed over the past decade. Thanks for listening, everyone! This episode...
How Overcast has managed feedback channels and its presence on social networks, and the results (so far) of creating an official Reddit comm...
Successes and struggles with taking breaks from work. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry : Mobile crash reporting and a...
As David celebrates five years of Widgetsmith, we discuss choices we make to keep our businesses scalable without giving up the working styl...
With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing ne...
Laying groundwork for future analytics, insights, and utility needs. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Incogni : Take your pe...
A pragmatic and productive path through the final weeks of the iOS 26 beta season. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Incogni...
Fighting through the motivational challenges and choosing a direction when the system design isn't an easy, universal win. This episode of U...
Should we adopt Liquid Glass or stick with our existing designs? And if we do adopt it, how much should we redesign and rethink along the wa...
Tradeoffs for requiring iOS 26 this fall, and a clever strategy to manage compatibility with iOS 18. This episode of Under the Radar is spon...
Initial impressions of WWDC 2025 and what we're going to be doing this summer. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry : Mob...
Expectations and preparations for WWDC 2025. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry : Mobile crash reporting and app monito...
Motivating ourselves to get back into coding after time away. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: TRMNL : Clarity, at a glance....
Thoughts and feelings about the Apple anti-steering injunction, the way Apple views developers, and how the relationship could constructivel...
Testing our apps for power consumption and adjusting behavior to maximize battery life. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a...
Whether "anyone" can make apps now with AI tools, and how that affects our apps, relevant skills, and careers. This episode of Under the Rad...
Designing our apps to run without our constant involvement. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Things : The award-winning to-d...
Identifying and distinguishing the difference between optimism, pessimism, and fear, and the paths we're choosing to take. This episode of U...
The principles and goals we consider important in our apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Factor : Healthy, full-prepared...
How our values have diverged and our perceived relationship has changed with Apple, forcing our motivations for iOS development to evolve. T...
Qualities and perspectives that help us stick with indie development over time. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Notion : Tr...
In the fourth of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss task management, collaboration, and a fina...
In the third of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss documentation, code from the web, and LLM-p...
In the second of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss the tools we use to enhance the iOS Simula...
In the first of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss the tools we use to write code and design v...
Adding listening stats and a history feature to Overcast Premium. Links and Show Notes: Overcast in the App Store Announcement Post Support...
Different types of acquisitions, reasons why someone might want to buy our businesses, and reasons why we might want to sell — or not. This...
Improving the first-run experiences in our apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Celtreos : The shoot-em-up game with tiny...
Looking around the App Store, it's clear that we're not charging enough. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Listen Later : A r...
Holding the line for our own standards, while being open to the possibility that we've chosen the wrong lines. This episode of Under the Rad...
Submitting our iOS 18 updates, and considering what this OS means for our apps and our customers. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsor...
Fixing issues with the Overcast rewrite, dealing with negative feedback, and resolving mistakes. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsore...
As the summer races by at an alarming pace, we plan the rest of our time and consider the value of keeping some of our plans secret. This ep...
The first few days after the launch of the Overcast rewrite, and how to process the mountain of feedback. This episode of Under the Radar is...
Preparing for the launch of the big Overcast rewrite. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed : Join more than 3.5 million b...
How we think about what to tackle each year between WWDC and the fall OS releases. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Rela...
In this special episode from Apple's podcast studio at WWDC 2024, we interview Serenity Caldwell, Design Evangelist at Apple, and Kristin Or...
How we hope to spend next week at WWDC 2024. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Porkbun : Get your .app, .dev, or .foo domain...
The challenge of managing ourselves. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed : Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwi...
It's sometimes fine to ship incomplete features, or technically non-ideal implementations, because you can improve them later if the need ar...
Designing our apps to be comfortably usable by as many people as possible. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Indeed : Join mo...
We conclude a three-part series with the third pillar of a successful app: customer-retention methods and techniques. This episode of Under...
How the Apple Vision Pro is fitting into our lives so far, the usage of our apps on visionOS, and considering how to allocate our attention...
Thoughts on the new app-distribution options from the EU DMA and the implications for app developers. This episode of Under the Radar is spo...
In the second of a three-part series, we look at the second pillar of a successful app: choosing a monetization model that fits the app's ta...
Thoughts and motivations behind David's hiring of an employee and what it means to be an indie developer. This episode of Under the Radar is...
Final considerations for the imminent Apple Vision Pro launch, and our expectations for visionOS apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sp...
In the first of a three-part series, we look at the first pillar of a successful app: customer acquisition, including paid advertising, word...
The many roles we need to juggle as independent developers, and considering which roles we can take off our plates. This episode of Under th...
When to ignore or revert our custom-design instincts and follow the system defaults instead. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by...