Release Notes

Today we continue our discussion of iMessage sticker packs, diving deeper into intellectual property issues and app review troubles that surround sticker packs. In particular, we discuss Joe’s guitar-themed sticker pack and possible intellectual property concerns with a certain famous guitar manufacturer, as well as the catch-22 of creating alcohol-themed screen shots in a kid […]

Today we talk about about iMessage sticker packs and Joe’s experience with them. We talk about building a custom sticker pack, sticker packs as impulse buys, reusing and re-monetizing sticker pack assets, terms of use for sticker pack intellectual property, and more. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the […]

Today we catch up on a few news items that cropped up while we were busy putting on Release Notes 2016. We talk about Dash being pulled from the Mac App Store, managing business risks, and Omni’s new method of offering free trials in the Mac App Store. Mailing List Every month there are more […]

In making preparations for the Release Notes conference that is just past, we paused to reflect on the role that our preparations play in ensuring a successful launch – whether that launch is of an app update, a new product, or even a conference. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content […]

Today we’re joined by Dermot Daly, founder of Tapadoo and co-founder of Úll, Ireland’s Apple-related conference. We talk about how he founded Tapadoo, how found himself organizing Úll, and the the business side of running a conference. Mailing List Every month there are more great articles and content about the business of Mac and iOS […]

We’re joined again today by Rich Siegel, founder of Bare Bones Software and Release Notes 2016 speaker. Today we talk to Rich about the value of providing excellent customer support, why indies might want to consider building and selling professional tools, and the basic business skills that every indie needs. Release Notes 2016 If you’re […]

We’re joined today by Rich Siegel, founder of Bare Bones Software and Release Notes 2016 speaker. We talk to Rich about how he got started with BBEdit, how he’s using free apps and trials with his products, and even get an update on how things are going since he pulled his apps from the Mac […]

In today’s episode we discuss the recent changes to the App Store Review Guidelines that were announced last week. We look at the announcements, how we think we’ll be affected by them, and what we think the affect will be on the App Store as a whole. Release Notes 2016 If you’re serious about your […]

In today’s episode, recorded live and in person at 360iDev, we reflect on the great time we had in Denver and some of the great talks we heard and lessons we learned while at the conference. Thanks to John and Nicole Wilker for putting on such a great conference! Release Notes 2016 If you’re serious […]

We’re joined this week by Oisín Prendiville and Pádraig Kennedy of Supertop. Supertop recently released a new version of their podcast player Castro, so we chatted with them about the new release, monetizing through the patronage model (and why they moved away from patronage for this release), as well as some of the marketing strategies […]