Best Independent Ios Development Podcasts (2025)

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S5E16: Windows Vista for iPhones 57:34

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review... In this show: Daniel travels for Lisa's birthday! iOS 26 first impressions New iPhones... the Orange one looks ✨ Daniel's laptop is on it's last legs... Remoting into Macs TelemetryDeck's real-time iOS 26 roll out dashboard -- We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discor…

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S5E15: Daniel, cluster-toucher extraordinaire 51:36

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review... In this show: Dave has control of the intro 😈 Daniel is singing... and has signed up to speak at Server Side Swift Dave’s AI-assisted coding experiments Reflections on AI coding productivity and it's limitations Reactions to the recent Apple event (iPhones, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch, macOS “Liquid Glass”)…

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Buying vs. Building: Scaling Beyond a Single App — Josh Peleg, BlueThrone 1:07:30

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On the podcast I talk with Josh about red flags that tank app valuations, why subscription-only apps are leaving money on the table, and how bootstrapped founders are cashing out for millions in months, not years. Top Takeaways: 🎯 Build to sell, but build smart Flipping an app in under a year is still possible, but the skill that matters most now i…

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329: Zero Utilization on Your Brain 29:11

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Successes and struggles with taking breaks from work. 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 MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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What Subscription Apps Can Learn About Monetization From Gaming — Mathias Gredal Nørvig, Subway Surfers 48:31

17d ago48:31

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On the podcast we talk with Mathias about running Subway Surfers' marketing machine on salaries, not ad spend, leaving money on the table to protect player experience, and why more apps should try rewarded ads, season passes, and other tactics from gaming. Top Takeaways: 🎨 Viral flywheels can out-perform massive paid campaigns Relying on salaries i…

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328: Five Years of Enough 29:28

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As David celebrates five years of Widgetsmith, we discuss choices we make to keep our businesses scalable without giving up the working styles we prefer. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: SQLPro Studio: A simple, powerful database manager for macOS, iOS and Windows. Get 30% off with code RELAY30. Links and Show Notes: Widgetsmith Fiv…

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Value-Driven Growth: LinkedIn's Billion-Dollar Subscription Strategy — Ora Levit, LinkedIn 47:07

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On the podcast we talk with Ora about LinkedIn’s value-driven growth philosophy, how they personalize experiences and plan offerings based on user intent, and the complexity of running over a thousand experiments a year. Top Takeaways: 🌱 Growth follows value The surest path to long-term growth is adding features and benefits that genuinely help peo…

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S5E14: Init, mate! 55:42

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review... In this show: Daniel shares how Claude Code both helped and frustrated him while cleaning up warnings and tackling long-standing to-dos, reflecting on the “video game” feeling of working with AI tools. Dave talks about pushing Claude into orchestrator mode, hitting its limits, and resetting his approach. W…

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327: Ready for Distribution 29:28

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With our iOS 26 updates submitted, we reflect on the summer, customer reactions to the redesigns, and what we're looking forward to doing next. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: We’re inviting the Relay community to continue the incredible generosity shown over the last 7 years… and once again make a donation by going to stjude.org/r…

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S5E13: How’s the vibes Dave? 49:24

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review... In this show: Daniel and Dave are back after a break. Daniel talks some sad news, and taking some time offline, and Dave has been diving deep into shaders and creative coding. The chat covers Telemetry Deck merchandise ideas, Blender experiments, and how Claude AI is fitting into Dave’s workflow for projec…

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The Post-Attribution Playbook for Growth — Eric Seufert, Mobile Dev Memo 54:40

2M ago54:40

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On the podcast I talk with Eric about how measurement dysfunction paralyzes growth, why diversifying channels for the sake of diversification actually hurts performance, and the futility of trying to interpret why ads win. Top Takeaways: 📊 Broken measurement kills growth The biggest pitfall isn’t creative or channel choice—it’s disorganized measure…

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326: Tree-Planting Features 29:22

2M ago29:22

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Laying groundwork for future analytics, insights, and utility needs. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code RADAR with this link and get 60% off an annual plan. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership…

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325: Upswing 29:23

2M ago29:23

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A pragmatic and productive path through the final weeks of the iOS 26 beta season. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code RADAR with this link and get 60% off an annual plan. Links and Show Notes: Apple Workshops Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership…

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Signal Engineering: Strategic Data Filtering for Better Ad Performance — Thomas Petit, Independent Consultant 1:33:02

2M ago1:33:02

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On the podcast I talk with Thomas about using signal engineering to optimize ad spend, how AI is changing creative testing, and why most people should avoid app2web… for now. Top Takeaways: 🧠 The biggest AI opportunity in ads is smarter analysis, not faster production AI is now good enough to produce ad-quality video and variants at scale — but tha…

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S5E12: The No Swearing Show 🙊 53:56

2M ago53:56

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This episode is going out way too late... Apologies listeners, a lot of life came up. We are steadily getting back on schedule though! Join us, while we're Waiting For Review... In this show: Daniel's battle with AWS billing and server migrations Dave's Raspberry Pi video mixing project The importance of reducing technical debt Future plans for app…

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S5E11: macOS Worcestershire 💻 56:22

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This episode is going out way too late... Apologies listeners, a lot of life came up. We are steadily getting back on schedule though! Join hosts Daniel and David back in June, as they delve into the latest announcements from this year's WWDC. -- We are open for sponsorship! email us at [email protected] The Discord server is open to all…

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Optimizing Funnels, Pricing, and Retention at Zumba — Nicole Page & Lucy Levy, Zumba 48:23

2M ago48:23

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On the podcast I talk with Lucy and Nicole about how customer-driven iteration led Zumba from VHS tapes in 2001 to launching an app in 2024, their app2web experiments that boosted LTV by 17%, and how they are able to charge for content when countless Zumba classes are available for free on YouTube. Top Takeaways: 🗣️ Listening has driven 24 years of…

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324: Design Despair 29:19

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Fighting through the motivational challenges and choosing a direction when the system design isn't an easy, universal win. 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 Membership…

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The Past, Present, and Future of Building on Apple — John Gruber, Daring Fireball 2:17:11

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On the podcast I talk with John about the fascinating 40-year history of Apple’s developer relations, how almost going bankrupt in the 1990s shaped today’s control-focused approach, and why we might need an ‘App Store 3.0’ reset. Top Takeaways: 🕹️ The 1980s: Apple’s developer DNA was born Apple’s earliest wins came from nurturing third-party develo…

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323: The Tidal Wave 29:01

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Should we adopt Liquid Glass or stick with our existing designs? And if we do adopt it, how much should we redesign and rethink along the way? (tl;dr: yes; much.) This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: Porkbun: Get a .app or .dev domain for less than $6 for the year. Links and Show Notes: Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership…

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Turning a Side Project into a Six-Figure Subscription Business – Eric Duffett, Shot Pattern 45:26

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On the podcast we talk with Eric about his journey from a failed first app to success with his second, the advantage of building for problems people are already talking about, and why he turned down a lucrative acquisition offer to keep building. Top Takeaways: 🔍 Demand-first discipline wins Testing for willingness to pay before writing a line of c…

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322: Requiring iOS 26? 29:47

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Tradeoffs for requiring iOS 26 this fall, and a clever strategy to manage compatibility with iOS 18. 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: Considerations for New iOS Versions Support Under the Radar with a Relay Me…

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321: WWDC 2025 Aftermath 29:26

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Initial impressions of WWDC 2025 and what we're going to be doing this summer. 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: WWDC Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership…

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WWDC 2025: What Subscription Apps Need to Know 1:12:35

4M ago1:12:35

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On the podcast, I talk with Charlie about why Liquid Glass represents a big opportunity for new and existing apps, Apple’s new on-device AI models and their practical limitations, and why the improved App Store Analytics complement rather than replace third-party tools like Appfigures and RevenueCat. Top Takeaways: 🫧 A style refresh is a growth hac…

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Building Apps Faster: How AI and React Native are Changing the Game – Charlie Cheever, Expo 1:04:36

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On the podcast we talk with Charlie about why React Native has become the default for VC-funded apps, how AI is accelerating development cycles, and why speed of iteration matters more than programming language. Top Takeaways: ⚡ Instant iteration cycles unlock agility React Native and Expo supercharge development by collapsing long build times into…

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S5E10: Always blow on the Pi! 🥧 45:13

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Devops is eating Daniel's life The murderbot tv show Whale watching... Dave is on a week off - trying to get HDMI input working on a Raspberry Pi 5. Aliexpress nerd snipery Brainstorming ideas for Server side swift conf Dave is making small app to help with live performance, using Go…

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S5E9: - Vo2 To The MAX! 🏃‍♂️ 32:01

4M ago32:01

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Daniel at GITEX Dave has gone straight back to KMP/CMP KotlinConf, Dave saw some bits that look nice Daniel mentions a new app that measures VO2 max and his plans to test it Dave got video mixing (see a clip on Instagram) -- We are open for sponsorship! email us at contact@waitingfor…

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320: Before the Barrier 29:39

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Expectations and preparations for WWDC 2025. 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: Benefits of a break before WWDC Pre-WWDC Trip Report Community Events around WWDC Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership…

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What Reading.com Learned Testing Prices and Funnels — Tim Dikun, Teaching.com 44:09

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On the podcast I talk with Tim about the importance of trust in web2app funnels, replacing free trials with money-back guarantees, and how they’ve found success with contractors after struggling with in-house marketing hires. Top Takeaways: 🔁 Replace trials with trust to attract high-intent users A 30-day money-back guarantee can outperform traditi…

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S5E8: Opening Cold 🥶 39:38

5M ago39:38

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Daniel sponsors a small podcast via Patreon Daniel's deep dive into Druid performance 🧙‍ Community involvement is crucial for indie developers Dave has shipped some updates after a few months Dave is going off the deep end with QT and cross platform development -- We are open for spo…

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319: Unfreezing Your Brain 29:23

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Motivating ourselves to get back into coding after time away. This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by: TRMNL: Clarity, at a glance. Get $15 off for 1 week only. Links and Show Notes: Overcast Update Release Notes Overcast App Store Support Under the Radar with a Relay MembershipBy Marco Arment and David Smith

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S5E7: WE WERE ON A BREAK!! 😮 41:40

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Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Being back after a break! Sorry for leaving you so long. New office setups, Daniel's trip to the OMR festival... where he went racing 🏎️ Dave's crazy plans for multi-platform development, looking at the Qt framework for his long term goals Daniel has a flexispot -- We are open for sp…

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Freemium Done Right: Lessons From a Multi-Billion-Dollar App — Chris Hulls, Life360 56:31

5M ago56:31

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On the podcast we talk with Chris about how to do freemium the right way, drafting a customer “Bill of Rights” to guide product decisions, and why blindly following A/B test results can lead to short-term gains but undermine your business long-term. Top Takeaways: 🧮 Data has limits Short-term data can lie. When every experiment looks like a win in …

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S5E6: Daniel feels pretty 💅 52:29

5M ago52:29

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Apologies for the hiatus! Dave needed some time off to recover from burnout, and these episodes remained in the can. Thanks for Waiting for us 🙌 -- Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Daniel is moving to Hamburg next week 🫨 Daniel has had a professional photo shoot to update his personal branding 💅 Dave is transitionin…

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S5E5: Ich bin ein hamburger 🍔 52:12

5M ago52:12

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Apologies for the hiatus! Dave needed some time off to recover from burnout, and these episodes remained in the can. Thanks for Waiting for us 🙌 -- Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Daniel shares his exciting news about moving from Augsburg to Hamburg! (He is packing and downsizing!) Dave's recent trip to Melbourne, …

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S5E4: All the small things 🤏 1:03:03

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Apologies for the hiatus! Dave needed some time off to recover from burnout, and these episodes remained in the can. Thanks for Waiting for us 🙌 -- Join us, while we're Waiting For Review, This week we talk about: Productivity challenges Content creation on platforms like TikTok The complexities of TQL The early stages of app development, the chall…

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318: The Forgotten Customer 29:04

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Thoughts and feelings about the Apple anti-steering injunction, the way Apple views developers, and how the relationship could constructively move forward if Apple so chose. 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: Th…