Show Notes
In this episode, we learn that the app that paid for Paul’s house hasn’t even been updated for iPhone X 😶🌫️ and Mikaela learns about some useful tools to help with the launch of the app that she absolutely, definitely, 100% is gonna debut in February. 😅 (Pretty sure she meant of 2025, but Paul neglected to press her on this point.)
Plus, time is running out for EU trader status compliance (and some tips about keeping your personal phone number private), a big change to Swift, all the upcoming conferences (where, you know, Mikaela’s app would be incredibly useful…) and we turn the spotlight on some of the brilliant apps the Swift Over Coffee listeners are making.
Essential links from the episode:
EU Trader Status: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yfacfeal
Last expression as return value: https://forums.swift.org/t/pitch-last-expression-as-return-value/76958
Apple launched the Advanced Commerce API: https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/what-you-need-to-know-apples-advanced-commerce-api/
Swift Student Challenge: https://developer.apple.com/swift-student-challenge/
FOSDEM: https://fosdem.org/2025/
Conferences:
FOSDEM, Swift Dev Room (1–2 Feb): https://fosdem.org/2025/
Let's vision: Shanghai (1–2 March): https://letsvision.swiftgg.team
ARCtic conference (11–13 March): https://arcticonference.com
try! Swift Tokyo (9–11 April): https://tryswift.jp/
Indie apps:
What’s My Age Again: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/whats-my-age-again-widgets/id1608719208
Libraried UI Components: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/libraried-ui-components/id1642862540?uo=4
LaunchBuddy: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/launchbuddy-indie-developer/id1615169630
Pretty QR Code Generator: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pretty-qr-code-generator/id6736663159
Screenshot Studio: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/app-screenshot-tool/id6473832582
Sleep Apnea Snore Exercises: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/sleep-apnea-snore-exercises/id6572302789
Phonics Readers for kids: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/phonics-readers-for-kids/id1580191576
Pestle https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pestle-recipe-manager/id1574776971
FlexiBoard Keyboard Shortcuts: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/flexiboard-keyboard-shortcuts/id6504126669
AppDab: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/shipping-apps-faster-appdab/id1612325183
Collino: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/collino-discover-board-games/id6739600352
Shimmer Browser: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/shimmer-browser/id6739163018
Fruitful: https://getfruitful.app
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