Rafa

Thwip is now available on iOS 🎺
It's a fun soundboard app that let's you import your own custom sounds, interactive widgets, and StandBy support.

There's also a custom "Web Shooter" mode on watchOS (hence the name).

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/thwip-soundboard/id6466668240

‎Thwip: Soundboard

‎Your favorite sound effects, always one tap away. Thwip is fun and polished soundboard app for iOS and watchOS *airhorn noise* — I know "Thwip" is hard to pronounce *womp womb*, but it supports iOS 17's interactive Widgets and StandBy, the ability to import any audio file using the native File Picke…

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Sep 18, 2023 at 6:40pmWeb
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
And here's a "trailer”, captured and performed with the actual app ✨
Show threadMark Jardine Sep 18, 2023
@rafa That's pretty great. 😁
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@mark Mark! Thank you 😵🫠🥹
Show threadMark Jardine Sep 18, 2023
@rafa I had the old version of Thwip and enjoyed it a lot with my kids, but performance wasn't always great. This new version has been great and lots of fun. Though I have definitely been annoying my wife with them. 😅
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023

@mark haha, 'Thwip Inc.’ does not endorse annoying spouses — my lawyer told me to say that.

Yeah it was a complete rewrite, performance is much better 🙏
Now I need to get those custom sounds to sync to the watch 👀

Show threadcoardSep 18, 2023
@rafa my favorite app demo ever
Show threadTobias Due MunkSep 18, 2023
@coard @rafa I support this message 👏
Show threadMichael KnepprathSep 18, 2023
@rafa going to be air horning from my bedside table constantly
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@mknepprath I support whatever you're into, Michael 😅
Show threadTom WatsonSep 18, 2023
@rafa congratulations! Love the trailer. That transition! ❤️
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023

@twatson thanks Tom ♥️

I had to get creative since it was hard to capture the screen of a locked phone on StandBy. Maybe I could do it with QuickTime?

Show threadTom WatsonSep 18, 2023
@rafa we need to get lunch so you can tell me your video ways!
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@twatson yes to launch! My video ways are “come up with something that won’t take more than 40 minutes to do, GO” 😂
Show threadTom WatsonSep 18, 2023
@rafa this sounds like the amount of time I could give to this. 😆
Show threadhaenschenhansSep 18, 2023
@rafa i‘m loving it!!
Show threadMichael Klepacki Sep 18, 2023
@rafa such a perfectly clever idea for the trailer, bravo 👏🏻 and the app itself is, of course, delightful
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@kleypack thank you Michael!
Show threadDevinSep 18, 2023
@rafa love the name! Congrats 🥳
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023

@JustMeDevin thank you Devin 🥰

It totally doesn't work if you try to say it out loud, which I only realized when I had to say it for the demo video.

Show threadTyler HillsmanSep 18, 2023
@rafa This is very good. Congrats!
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@thillsman thank you Tyler 🥰
Show threadJason NickelSep 18, 2023
@rafa Finally I can access the Glass Onion Hourly Dong on demand
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@JasonNickel haha
Now I need to build Shortcuts support so it can play automatically every hour.
Show threadNumeric CitizenSep 18, 2023
@rafa make sure to update the About screen for 2.0
Show threadJared White (ResistanceNet ✊)Sep 18, 2023
@rafa Oh this is awesome! I'll take it for a spin when I record my podcast later today!
Show threadArthur LambillotteSep 18, 2023
@rafa Congrats on the launch Rafa!
Show threadlatcaSep 18, 2023
@rafa Just what I’m looking for! Just one feature request. Please add an option to set a sound for looping. 🙏
Show threadRafaSep 18, 2023
@latca ah, I like that!
Show threadNicolas PrietoSep 18, 2023
@rafa man this is so good, I’ve been trolling the fam 😂🎛️
Show threadRafaSep 19, 2023
@nicolas thank you Nico ❤️
Show threadvordenken 👨🏼‍💻Sep 19, 2023
@rafa Pretty cool idea with the webshooter! Gonna try it once my phone is on ios17
Show threadLucas HauswaldSep 19, 2023
@rafa It’s beautiful! Would it be possible to add a complication? Just a button to instanty access the sounds for timely responses.
Show threadRafaSep 19, 2023
@Ancro thank you, definitely in the plans ✨
Show threadkg👾Sep 19, 2023
@rafa Super fun app! Suggestions on next revision: remove any sound, emoji picker or SF symbols or both for representation of custom sounds, top two sounds widget option, and tip jar link.
Show threadTxema LeónSep 20, 2023

@rafa just had my moment of glory in my daily meeting today thanks to the app

Loving it so hard

Show threadRafaSep 20, 2023
@txemaleon haha, thanks for sharing! ✨
What was the winner sound?
Show threadSenhor Schlauschlau 🪐Sep 20, 2023

@rafa Awesome 🤩

How about some kind of a shuffle setting that lets you play a random sound (from a pre-defined selection)?

Show threadRafaSep 20, 2023
@schlauschlau interesting idea, a random button 👀
Show threadTom ZoshSep 21, 2023
@rafa Love this app! It has brought an unreasonable amount of whimsy and joy to otherwise boring meetings and social interactions. However, in the spirit of continuous improvement it would be great to have more glyph options for custom sounds. Apple’s SF Symbols library would be a perfect choice.
Show threadOriSep 24, 2023
@rafa Just love the app! Great work, great design, would be great to have more icons to choose from when importing an audio sound
Show threadRafaSep 24, 2023
@greatgamer I agree! I’ll add some more soon ✨
Show threadKrzysztof JeziornySep 24, 2023
@rafa Nice little thing, thanks for that!
A short bug report if I may? There is no way to import a sound from a remote resource (sFTP), it needs to be copied locally. Even if Files.app can access and play the remote files.
Show threadRafaSep 24, 2023
@konsonantenboy thanks for this! I didn’t really look into this use case, gonna investigate 🔬
Show threadMuffoSep 25, 2023
@rafa this is awesome! How do I configure the action in Shortcuts? I see I can specify a "path", but I am not sure what I should write there to play a custom sound I imported.
Show threadRafaSep 25, 2023
@muffo of you update to the latest version, you should see a simpler Action, where you can just type in the name of the sound https://mastodon.design/@rafa/111114760442240704
Rafa (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video Thwip 1.0.1 is now out with a simpler Shortcut action ✨

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Show threadMuffoSep 26, 2023
@rafa wow! This worked great! Thanks a lot!!
Show threadGeregoSep 27, 2023
@rafa awesome app! Is there a way to reorder sounds on Apple Watch? Can’t seem to figure it out 🤔
Also imported sounds doesn’t show up in the Watch 
Show threadRafaSep 27, 2023
@Gerego not yet, and not yet 😅 working on it!
Show threadGeregoSep 27, 2023
@rafa awesome, thanks! 👍
Show threadGeregoSep 30, 2023
@rafa issue report: if I long press a manually imported sound, and tap edit, it brings up the “new audio import” dialogue and I cannot edit existing ones.
Show threadRafaSep 30, 2023
@Gerego this is an annoying bug! There’s a workaround: long press a second one and hit edit. Now go back to the previous one and it should work from then on.