Welcome to real life: Build an App with AI
So, you’ve heard the hype. AI can build an app for you, saving you countless hours of coding. It sounds tempting, right? But before you hand over your project to a large language model, let’s talk about the reality. Based on my experience, while AI…
The Real Cost of Android Updates: A Developer’s Journey Through 8 Apps
Google’s latest announcement hit my inbox like a familiar friend with unwelcome news about mandatory Android API level updates: “We’ve detected that your app is targeting an old version of Android. To provide users with a safe and secure experience, Google Play requires all apps…
Unlock Your App’s Potential: A Guide to App Store Optimization (ASO)
In today’s crowded app marketplace, simply having a great app isn’t enough. To truly succeed, your app needs to be discoverable. That’s where App Store Optimization (ASO) comes in. Think of ASO as SEO for your mobile app – it’s all about making your app…
Unlock App Store Potential: A Comparative Guide to App Store Connect and Google Play Console
Apple App Store Connect and Google Play Console are the essential platforms for developers looking to publish and manage their apps on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, respectively. While they share the core function of facilitating app distribution, they differ in key…
Let’s create a new mobile app
The first step in creating an app is having a great idea. For this example, we’ll develop a small app featuring various animals, animal sounds, spoken voice names, and miniature games for children aged 1 to 3. There are special requirements for such apps, but…
The outstanding tools we use (update 2024)
We are excited to present our updated list of “Applications We Use – Our Favorite Tools” for 2023. This overview includes the tools we love and frequently utilize, revising our previous articles from 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. These tools are essential for…
Upload metadata to multiple platforms in App Store Connect easily
Maximize Your App’s Reach with the Latest App Store Manager Release With the latest release of App Store Manager, developers, and marketers can now upload metadata for macOS, tvOS, and iOS directly to App Store Connect. Whether you’re updating app descriptions, keywords, screenshots, or app…
Automate app deployments for build and metadata easily
Managing our apps—five in the App Store and six in Google Play—requires a lot of effort, even though our approach is not to market the apps directly. We use them to test our App Store Manager and keep pace with store changes. Until now, we…
The outstanding tools and applications we use (update 2023)
Here arrives our popular “Applications we use – our favorite tools” update for 2023. The overview of tools we like and frequently use (an update to our 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 articles). These tools are essential in our daily development process and in…
Keeping Your Apps Secure and Up-to-Date: Google’s Target API Requirements
In the ever-evolving world of mobile app development, staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies is crucial. And if you’re an app developer, you’ve probably heard about Google’s insistence on updating your apps to new target API levels. But what exactly does this mean,…