I’ve been having a lot of health problems recently which make it difficult to do development work, on both client or personal apps. My last client who provided occasional work has just dropped me. I can’t really take on any big client work due to my health. I am screwed unless I can sell a lot more of my own apps. Can you help me? And boost this thread?
I will reply to this post with links to some of my apps that I think some people might find useful. iOS developers should love some of them.
Adaptivity (iOS and Mac Catalyst) is an invaluable tool for iOS developers and designers. It visualises layout of different types of view controllers and presentation styles. It supports dynamic type, multiple windows and stage manager. It has the most comprehensive #sfsymbols browser of any app that is worth the price alone. And much more. #iosdev
It also has a tip jar, if any existing users would like to help out more 😍
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1054670022
More Info: https://hacknicity.com/adaptivity
Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. Use it to visualize how Size Classes and margins for layout, readable content and the safe area look on real devices and how they change with respect to orientation, iPad multitasking and Dynamic Type size changes. A comprehensive System…
@jandamm The only person who can run Adaptivity on the simulator is me because only I have the source code! I don’t know if it is possible to copy a simulator binary from one device to another. Even if that is possible, I would never want to do that because then nobody would buy the app!
Adaptivity doesn’t have any knowledge of specific devices, it just adapts to whatever screen size etc. it finds itself running on. So, no, it would not be feasible to open a window simulating an iOS device.
SF Menu Bar brings Adaptivity’s best-in-class #sfsymbols browser to the Mac menu bar. It has slightly fewer features. It cannot show alignment/baseline information and there’s no availability annotations (although that is available from a tooltip and context menu). It’s designed for quickly searching and copying the name or unicode symbol for an image to the clipboard. #iosdev #indiedev
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1615595104
More Info: https://hacknicity.com/sfmenubar
SF Menu Bar helps developers and designers browse Apple's collection of over 4,400 SF Symbols and quickly copy a symbol's name or unicode character to the clipboard. FEATURES • Instantly-accessible menu bar app with optional global keyboard shortcut • Smart search algorithm to quickly find symbols…
Attached: 1 image Xcode has had a way to search #sfsymbols for a while now. It's one of the tabs in the Library (access from the + in the top right or cmd-shift-L). It has a *very* loose matching algorithm based on simple string containment. I think this makes it hard to use. Not only does it match on the symbol name, it matches on semantic tags. If I search for "z" I get lots of matches, including "poweroutlet.type.e.fill". Why? Because the letter "z" is in one of the semantic tags ("czechia")!
Do you have a lot of Xcode projects/workspaces/swift packages that you need to access often? XcLauncher is a super fast way to open your favourite #xcode projects.
By design (and sandbox restrictions 😉), it only shows the projects you configure as bookmarks. Unlike Xcode's Recent Files menu, this means the order remains fixed, you can create folders and it isn't polluted with experiments or sample projects. #iosdev
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1234625785
More Info: https://hacknicity.com/xclauncher
Working with multiple Xcode projects can be frustrating. The Open Recent menu shows all file types and in time order, making it difficult to find the project you want. Project file names on disk are not always human-friendly or can't be found quickly with Spotlight. XcLauncher is a menu bar app that…
Medical ID Records stores medical information and contacts for you, your family and other dependants. This is a useful reference when visiting a healthcare professional and could be life-saving in an emergency. More structured than Apple’s own health feature with support for photo and PDF attachments. Widgets, Watch app. I’ve been using it extensively to keep track of my health issues. #iosdev #indiedev
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id994171337
More Info: https://hacknicity.com/medicalid
A Medical ID is a useful reference when visiting a healthcare professional and could be life-saving in an emergency. Create Medical IDs for yourself and, if required, other family members and dependents. Enter Personal Data, Medical Conditions, Allergies & Reactions, Medications, and Emergency Cont…
@tonydewan No it doesn’t. All the data is private to the app and never leaves your device (asterisk, asterisk). The data *is* included in iCloud/iTunes backups and the phone app syncs text for 1st user over to the Apple Watch app.
You can create backups of your data (which I very much recommend) with an optional password and save that wherever you want (I use iCloud Drive). I also use backups as a crude way to manually “sync” changes from iPad (with its big keyboard) to my iPhone with AirDrop.
@geoffhackworth you‘re welcome. I’ve been looking for a way to put info for #EmergencyServices onto the #LockScreen, since not everyone has an iPhone and therefore not every #Paramedic or #EMT automatically knows how to access medical emergency data.
I’m a Diabetic and chronic HBP patient and #Apple #Health is not really making things easier by hiding my #medical #emergency info behind several layers of necessary actions.
So, thank you for this little gem of an app.
@onlinegoddess I hope he finds it useful.
Please be aware that data does not sync between devices (except from iPhone to Watch). I recommend reading the user guide to get the most out of the app and how backups can be used for safekeeping the data and as a crude way to copy it between devices, if required. I prefer to update information on my iPad with its bigger keyboard and then create a new backup to iCloud and restore from it using the app on my phone. https://hacknicity.com/medicalid/userguide
Pommie is a Pomodoro timer that is designed to be easy to use: start the timer, close the app and wait for notifications for when it is time to take a break or get back to work. There’s a Watch app (with its own independent timer - no sync unfortunately) and widgets. Customisable durations and sounds. #indiedev
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id933199616
More Info: https://hacknicity.com/pommie
Increase your focus and boost your productivity by managing your time into strict work and break periods. Focus on a task for 25 minutes then take a 5 minute break. Repeat this three more times, taking a longer 15 minute break before starting the cycle again. Features: • Simple, distraction-free a…
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