Under the Radar

Under the Radar

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Under the Radar episodes

  • 331: Reflection

    In our final episode, we reflect on how indie app development has changed over the past decade. Thanks for listening, everyone!

    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
      • Developing Perspective
      • David's Blog
      • Marco's Blog
      • Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership
        30 min
      • 330: Engaging with Reddit

        How Overcast has managed feedback channels and its presence on social networks, and the results (so far) of creating an official Reddit community.

        This episode of Under the Radar is sponsored by:
        • Things: The award-winning to-do app. Download a FREE trial for your Mac.
        • Links and Show Notes:
          • Overcast on Reddit
          • Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership
            30 min
          • 329: Zero Utilization on Your Brain

            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 Membership
              30 min
            • 328: Five Years of Enough

              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 Five Years Later
                • Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership
                  30 min
                • 327: Ready for Distribution

                  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/relay.

                  Links and Show Notes:
                  • David's Design Diary
                  • David's Before & After Video
                  • Overcast in the App Store
                  • Support Under the Radar with a Relay Membership
                    30 min
                  • 326: Tree-Planting Features

                    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
                      30 min
                    • 325: Upswing

                      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
                          30 min
                        • 324: Design Despair

                          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
                            30 min
                          • 323: The Tidal Wave

                            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
                              30 min
                            • 322: Requiring iOS 26?

                              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 Membership
                                  30 min

                                About Under the Radar

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                                From development and design to marketing and support, Under the Radar was all about independent app development. It was rarely longer than 30 minutes. Hosted by Marco Arment and David Smith.

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