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I’m joined by Austin Blake, a prolific indie developer from Salt Lake City in the US. He creates beautiful apps in the productivity niche. His note taking app Mitynote has just hit it's 3.0. release. We talked about his development,...

I’m joined by Daniel Jilg, developer of TelemetryDeck; lightweight analytics that’s not evil. We talked at the start of Season 2 of this podcast, and I thought I’d catch up with him again about his product TelemetryDeck. Join us for an...

I’m joined by David Niemeijer, founder and CEO of AssistiveWare. AssistiveWare make Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) apps, that help many people communicate better in their lives. AssistiveWare have a long history of Apple...

I’m joined by Malin Sundberg, and Kai Dombrowski, creators of Orbit. Orbit is a time tracking and invoicing app for people who want to get paid. Orbit features a beautiful design, supports Mac, iPad and iPhone, and was launched just under...

I'm joined on this episode by Chris Hefferman. Chris is the iOS developer behind LoTR Quiz, and MyAdsense. Since launching his apps in the App Store, he's made the leap into iOS development full time, changing his career in the...

I'm joined on this episode by Josh Holtz. Josh is a man of many talents. He's the lead maintainer of Fastlane tools. He co-founded a software consulting company called RokkinCat. He's the father of a brilliant boy, Hudson. He's made an...

I'm joined in this episode by Bobby Bobak Bobby is the developer of Filtru, a brilliant coffee timer that helps people create their perfect brew. He's a self taught developer, with an extremely sharp design eye and background. His apps are...

I'm joined in this episode by Victor Marks. Victor is a product designer, blogger, and tech industry heavy weight. You may have read some of his many articles over at AppleInsider, Knapsack.news or even Wrist Watch Reviews. He has many...

I'm joined in this episode by Gary Ismay. Gary is a seasoned software developer and veteran of tech, who's had indie applications for iOS since the early days of the App Store. We talk about Gary's journey into iOS development, and his...

I'm joined in this episode by James Thomson. James is an iOS indie developer who almost needs no introduction. He has developed applications for Apple platforms since 1992, with his company TLA Systems. He’s best known for being the...

I'm joined in this episode by Ben Guerrette. Ben is the Creative Director of Pixite, at Pixite, a small company that’s been flying high in the App Store for many years. Pixite have many apps in the store, ranging from creative journalling,...

I'm joined in this episode by Michael Tigas. Michael is the creator of Focused Work, the iOS app that lets you stay productive. Michael has also journaled each day whilst developing Focused Work, and is blogging about his app development...

Season 2 of Waiting for Review lands with a blast! 🚀 The show is now fortnightly, as I, David Gary Wood, interview developers from the iOS indie community. I'm joined in this episode by Daniel Jilg. Daniel has a history in privacy...

Dave Nott has departed for pastures new, and I bid him farewell and a heartfelt thanks for all of the episodes we've recorded in what is now Season 1 of this podcast. In the coming weeks, Waiting For Review shall return. I'll be...

After some accidental headphone discussion, we catch up with how Dave Wood has been getting on with his SwiftUI journey. We wrap with the news that we're taking a break, and will be putting the podcast on pause for the next few weeks. In...

We failed not to talk about Epic and Apple, the App Store, and many other things. Meanwhile, Dave Wood started a twitter thread for iOS indie apps and their developers 🚀 Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Dave Nott...

Dave Wood is recovering well from his concussion, and making steady progress with the SwiftUI rebuild of his video mixing app. Meanwhile, Dave Nott is home alone, and considering leaving iOS for the world of video streaming, and online...

This week, we think about PC vs Mac pricing, and how Apple remain relevant and appealing in the face of such incredible value from the PC market. We also discuss how the move to Apple Silicon will play out for Apple, and the industry at...

Dave Nott can't enough of Big Sur (despite having installed it in the wrong way), and Dave Wood sets out on a big update to his app using SwiftUI Dave Nott (https://twitter.com/_davenott) Dave Wood...

An eclectic episode this week as we discuss making an iCloud Drive based music player (and why it might not be a great idea!). This makes us wonder, when does a hobby become a business, and a business become a hobby? - it's a blurry...

This week we discuss platforms. What makes one catch on, and what causes others to fail. We also touch upon the issues certain apps have had with a certain SDK, and Dave Wood catches up with his SwiftUI app architecture. Dave Nott...

Dave Nott nearly sells his 16" MacBook Pro and Dave Wood falls down the rabbit hole (again!) of trying to find the perfect architecture for his SwiftUI projects. Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Dave Nott...

After narrowly avoiding rushing into beta 1 of iOS 14, we take a dive into some of the new features and functionality that iOS 14 will bring us. Dave Nott (https://twitter.com/_davenott) Dave Wood...

A huge week for the Mac. We start our WWDC coverage by breaking down whats coming for the Mac - both in terms of the operating system and the underlying silicon. Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Dave Nott...

WWDC is almost upon us. From rumored ARM based Macs to a redesigned iMac, this WWDC could be shaping up to be one of the biggest yet. Dave Nott (https://twitter.com/_davenott) Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Waiting For...

Disillusioned with the modern web and with an urge to write, Dave Nott steps back into his web development past and sets out to find a suitable blogging platform. Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Dave Nott...

A slight drama this week, where Dave Wood gets hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake as we discuss Dave Nott's new toaster, how retail is pivoting in today's environment, and of course, the massive leak / rumor of the upcoming AR glasses. Dave...

The 13" MacBook Pro serves to confuse us, more so when we consider the recent MacBook Air refresh. Are these machines the last of their kind? Will this year be the year we get "the talk" from Apple at WWDC about an ARM transition? We...

Dave Nott mulls a mesh wifi network to improve his home connectivity. Meanwhile, Dave Wood has pushed a big button to leave behind a web host he's used for years, and taken his sites to Linode. Dave Wood...

Dave Nott faces a sudden lack of motivation to work on iOS side projects. We discuss how the current climate may be having an impact, and what can be done to rebuild motivation when it vanishes. Dave Wood...

After a bumpy start, Dave Nott has his new iPad. One problem, he doesn't really know what to do with it... Dave Nott (https://twitter.com/_davenott) Dave Wood (https://twitter.com/davidgarywood) Waiting For Review...

How we identify and avoid getting sucked into time sinks and rabbit holes. A timely episode as this week, Dave Nott has managed to (almost) dodge one while designing his new iOS app. * Dave Nott (https://twitter.com/_davenott) Dave Wood...