Today, I’m releasing version 3.0 of x2y, my aspect ratio calculator for iOS. As I’ve said before, I want to continually find ways to improve this app, as it’s something I use regularly myself. When I first started with this next version, I had only intended to add theme support, as a fun way to change up the colors of the interface for those who didn’t necessarily like the default dark appearance. As I worked on the themes, though, I thought of other features that…

One of the things I always admired about Steve Jobs was his willingness to call out things that just plain sucked. And so here I am, saying that syncing content with iTunes just plain sucks. Today’s example: There’s a good review of the Jony Ive biography over on Asymco. Since I tend to think Horace is a smart guy, I figured his recommendation was reason enough to go get this book for myself. So I followed his link, on my Mac, to the iBookstore. But just before clicking…

We all know that old expression: “A Picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, that’s an average, I think. While submitting my 1.2 version of Fin last week, I made a last-minute decision to make a major change to my screenshot strategy. For those who may not know, Apple allows up to five screenshots for each app on the App Store. Officially, these are supposed to be actual screenshots from the app. Just pictures of what is on the screen itself. No extra text, no pictures of the…

Marco.org: “But searching for ‘teleprompter’ in the App Store today brings up about 40 other iPad teleprompter apps. About a third of them are free, and almost none are anywhere near Teleprompt+’s $14.99 price, with most paid alternatives around $3–5. And that’s just for iPad — the iPhone app market is much larger and even more competitive in most app categories.” (via. marco.org) Marco had some interesting comments regarding my post from earlier today. I think this quote above is where we’re not seeing…

“Paid-up-front iOS apps had a great run, but it’s over. Time to make other plans.” (via Marco.org) This article from Marco Arment on his pricing strategy for the upcoming Overcast app has created quite a stir. I encourage you as an app developer to read it. There are a lot of valid points in it. I don’t disagree with most of what he wrote. But when I get to a line like the one I just quoted above, I’m reminded of exactly what bothers me about…