Best Independent Ios Development Podcasts (2025)

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317: Optimizing for Battery Life 29:56

8d ago29:56

29:56

Testing our apps for power consumption and adjusting behavior to maximize battery life. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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316: Job Security 29:26

22d ago29:26

29:26

Whether "anyone" can make apps now with AI tools, and how that affects our apps, relevant skills, and careers. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: ATP 663: Moonshoot Join ATP Membership to hear Overtime UTR 309: …

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315: Self-Sufficient Apps 29:51

1M ago29:51

29:51

Designing our apps to run without our constant involvement. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Things: The award-winning to-do app. Ready for iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. Download a free trial for your Mac. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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314: Optimism vs. Pessimism 29:39

2M ago29:39

29:39

Identifying and distinguishing the difference between optimism, pessimism, and fear, and the paths we're choosing to take. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Choosing Optimism about iOS 19 ATP 630: Time to Spira…

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S5E3: Award Winners! 🏆 41:45

2M ago41:45

41:45

This week we talk about: Daniel's company TelemetryDeck scored a major award for their work in privacy and data security—a huge deal, that caught them a little by surprise! Daniel has setup a project with the Galactic Unicorn Gauge, showing server performance in real-time ✨ Cool gadgets... AirTag cards for your wallet 👀 Join us, while we're Waiting…

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313: What's In Our Circles 29:55

2M ago29:55

29:55

The principles and goals we consider important in our apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, full-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code FACTORPODCAST for 50% off plus free shipping on your first box. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM Membership…

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S5E2: “It was pretty pompous!" 😅 48:06

2M ago48:06

48:06

Daniel and Dave are back after a bit of a break, catching up on life—home renovations, gardening, and even picking up new languages. They swap stories about go-karting, and the never-ending battle with to-do lists. Then, it's onto the fun stuff: new tech, indie dev, and Kotlin Multiplatform. They also get into digital freedom, alternatives to mains…

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312: Our Changing Relationship with Apple 29:29

3M ago29:29

29:29

How our values have diverged and our perceived relationship has changed with Apple, forcing our motivations for iOS development to evolve. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Expansion and Consolidation Post from…

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S5E1: Lisa Knows 😮 59:50

3M ago59:50

59:50

This week we talk about: What did we get for Christmas? Dave - a DIY NAS, a PC and a Mac mini in a pear tree Daniel - a porsche taycan Dave's GoVJ iOS 16 bug fix / rebuild Lisa knows 😮 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, -- We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can cont…

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311: The Long Term 29:43

3M ago29:43

29:43

Qualities and perspectives that help us stick with indie development over time. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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310: What's In Our Toolbox: Task Management 29:56

4M ago29:56

29:56

In the fourth of a multi-part series sharing the apps that we use to develop software, we discuss task management, collaboration, and a final assortment of miscellaneous apps. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today. Links and Show Notes: Tasks Management Reminders Github Issues Utility…

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S4E39: Daniel has the Tea 🫖 1:02:56

4M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

This week we talk about: Daniel is in his napping era thanks to... THE SPIKE! (https://telemetrydeck.com/blog/incident-2024-12-10/) Dave has been bug hunting with SwiftUI and iOS 16 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, -- We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact…

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309: What's In Our Toolbox: Code Assistance 29:17

4M ago29:17

29:17

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-powered code generation. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Xcode Docume…

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S4E38: Trust issues 👀 56:02

4M ago56:02

56:02

This week we talk about: Dave has a top secret new project, that he isn’t going to talk about until there’s a betas Dave has a new iPhone, because of bugs 😅 Daniel’s keyboard shortcuts are Messed up Call back on the changing the name of the show (we're not!) TelemetryDeck wrapped 🎁 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorshi…

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308: What's In Our Toolbox: Simulators & Source Control 29:55

4M ago29:55

29:55

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 Simulator, make the most of on-device testing, and manage our code in source control. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Listen Later: A read-it-later service for your ears. Get $2 in free credit and up…

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307: What's In Our Toolbox: Code & Design 29:25

5M ago29:25

29:25

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 visuals. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Coding: Xcode TextMate Base …

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S4E37: Eat your own medicine 💊 46:38

5M ago46:38

46:38

This week we talk about: Daniel is on a 70-day streak learning Spanish on Duolingo Dave has a lot to learn (Android, Kotlin Multi-Platform and Compose Multi-Platform) Daniel is preparing for a major server launch. Dave has shipped GoVJ 3.4 ! 🚀 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingforreview…

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306: Overcast "Wrapped" 28:38

5M ago28:38

28:38

Adding listening stats and a history feature to Overcast Premium. Links and Show Notes: Overcast in the App Store Announcement Post Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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S4E36: Stopped Waiting? ⏱️ 49:03

6M ago49:03

49:03

This week we talk about: Changing the name of the show? 😱 Daniel does surgery 🔪 GoVJ 3.4 nearly ready (Audio Reactivity 🔊) Dave has started running search ads and Instagram Ads 😆 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us vi…

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305: Selling Apps 29:37

6M ago29:37

29:37

Different types of acquisitions, reasons why someone might want to buy our businesses, and reasons why we might want to sell — or not. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM M…

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S4E35: It’s a netbook Daniel, how much could it cost, $10 ?! 🎃 54:52

6M ago54:52

54:52

Daniel is dashboarding all the things, meanwhile, Dave is TestFlighting Audio Reactivity 🔊✈️ This week we talk about: Druid optimizations & Grafana macOS with Apple Intelligence (Dave is living in the past, man) Dave has brought GoVJ 3.4 to TestFlight, audio reactivity is in prod beta Daniel’s Talk and Catwalk went well New Apple hardware Join us, …

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S4E34: Daniel hates servers 🙈 50:40

6M ago50:40

50:40

This week we talk about: The sexiest man on WFR Lisa's award Daniel’s giving a talk Customer acquisition ... And Daniel hates servers Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us via our social links below. Enjoy the show, Dan…

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S4E33: I'm a bit rusty 🦀 52:58

6M ago52:58

52:58

This week we talk about: Follow up: CarPlay and heat Daniel keynoting a conference Daniel's trip away Dave has released GoVJ 3.3 🚀 Dave is exploring audio reactivity and Rust Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us via ou…

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304: Onboarding 29:54

6M ago29:54

29:54

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 ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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303: Raising Prices 29:45

7M ago29:45

29:45

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 read-it-later service for your ears. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay FM MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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S4E32: It’s really hard to put your finger on it 👉 49:16

7M ago49:16

49:16

This week we talk about: Daniel's Vacay ✈️ Daniel has a new phone... Dave has a new camera! Dave's social media audience building 🤳 Croissant from Ben McCarthy Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us via our social links …

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S4E31: Not fitting in the time-box 📦 49:08

7M ago49:08

49:08

This week we talk about: Daniel is Ex-Haust-ed It’s hard to be a product owner Daniel's going all in on Sentry across TD Dave talks about gatekeeping in tech Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you can contact us via our social links be…

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302: Artificial Walls 29:56

7M ago29:56

29:56

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 Radar is sponsored by: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the Relay community are coming together once again to support the life saving work of St Jude. Go to stjude.org/relay to donate or create yo…

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S4E30: Many Happy Returns! 🎂 53:09

8M ago53:09

53:09

This week we talk about: Birthdays! - GoVJ turns 9, and TelemetryDeck turns 4. The evolution of GoVJ Apple's recent iPhone event Apple's lack of imagination for the colors of their Pro phones Stagnation under Tim Cook.... 👀 Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord ser…

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301: Pending Apple Release 27:54

8M ago27:54

27:54

Submitting our iOS 18 updates, and considering what this OS means for our apps and our customers. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the Relay community are coming together once again to support the life saving work of St Jude. Go to stjude.org/relay to donate or create your campaign t…

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S4E29: Daniel Jilg - Escort 🕴🏻 46:58

8M ago46:58

46:58

This week we talk about: Daniel has been schmoozing 🥂 Apple event - new iPhones on their way! Daniel has a TelemetryDeck / RevenueCat integration 🚀 Dave’s building the new effects screen in GoVJ ✨ Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all, and you…

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S4E28: I like the pane 🪟 42:10

8M ago42:10

42:10

This week we talk about: Daniel's progress with Telemetry Deck Dave's collaboration with a designer for his app, and email marketing The importance of engaging with their audience and building an online presence When it is appropriate to reply to customer support emails and how to manage customer expectations Join us, while we're Waiting For Review…

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300: The Aftermath 29:11

8M ago29:11

29:11

Fixing issues with the Overcast rewrite, dealing with negative feedback, and resolving mistakes. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Sentry: Mobile crash reporting and app monitoring. Get 6 months of the Team plan free with code radar. Links and Show Notes: Overcast Blog Post ATP Episode discussing the recent changes Support Under the …

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S4E27: The Other Wolf 🐺 1:09:43

8M ago1:09:43

1:09:43

This week we talk about: The duality of Apple. One side being the beloved tech and development environment, and the other exhibiting almost mafia-like behavior re: revenue Exploring alternative platforms like Flutter Creating short-form videos on platforms like Instagram and TikTok to reach a wider audience. Daniel has a new feature for Telemetry D…

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