Brendan@TapForms 🇨🇦

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Brendan Duddridge. Indie macOS / iOS app developer of Tap Forms Database Pro. The digital filing cabinet for your life. #ObjectiveC #Swift #SwiftUI
Websitehttps://www.tapforms.com
HomeCalgary, 🇨🇦
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If you hate the nasty iWork update alert panel like I do, run this in the Terminal app (on macOS).

```
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Pages TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Keynote TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
defaults write com.apple.iWork.Numbers TSADisableUpdateNotifications -bool yes
```

Helm 2.2 is here, and it's our biggest update yet!

🛒 Full in-app purchase and subscription management, right inside Helm.

💰 Smart pricing tools: PPP, percentage adjustments, and automatic translations across territories.

📋 Reuse metadata from your other products with just a tap, without starting from scratch.

And there's a whole lot more! We've put so much work into this and can't wait to hear what you think. Keep the feedback coming!

https://helm-app.com/changelog/helm-2-2-in-app-purchases

Helm 2.2: In-App Purchases & Subscriptions

Manage your In-App Purchases, subscriptions, and pricing directly from Helm. Create products, set up offers, and adjust pricing across territories...The Helm way.

Helm for App Store Connect
What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? What's the first thing you install with a new setup?

Core Data still powers many apps but its API feels dated alongside modern Swift. CDE is an experimental toolkit that bridges the gap with macros, actor isolation, and type-safe predicates - plus testing utilities, a CLI tool, and complementary tools for cloud sync.

🔗: https://fatbobman.com/en/posts/cde-an-attempt-to-make-core-data-feel-more-like-modern-swift/ by Xu Yang (@fatbobman)

#CoreData #Swift #iOSDev

CDE - An Attempt to Make Core Data Feel More Like Modern Swift

In my previous article, I discussed the current reality of Core Data in today's projects: it hasn't disappeared, and it still has unique value, but the disconnect between it and modern Swift projects is becoming increasingly apparent. In this article, I will introduce my experimental project Core Data Evolution, exploring whether we can make Core Data continue to exist in modern Swift projects in a more natural way?

fatbobman.com

New blog post: Small ways the App Store could be improved for developers

Setting aside major policy controversies, the App Store has a large number of minor issues almost 18 years after opening that Apple could fix to make life easier for developers but has neglected to fix.

https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2026/3/13.html

Small ways the App Store could be improved for developers

Look at that! Mercury Weather is App of the Day on the US App Store today 🤩🎉

https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1805972582

We released SQLiteUndo, built on @pointfreeco's incredible SQLiteData.

Consistent undo is a huge part of a great Mac experience, and since @aphera leans heavily on SQLite for storage and observation we wanted undo to *just work*

https://github.com/latentco/sqlite-undo

GitHub - latentco/sqlite-undo: SQLite-based undo for apps using SQLiteData

SQLite-based undo for apps using SQLiteData. Contribute to latentco/sqlite-undo development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

 Sit a spell & decorate your devices with these textured, Celtic-inspired wallpapers. 🍀

Set wallpapers with a single tap in Wallaroo, our handy iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wallaroo/id1630565980

Also on Patreon as part of your sub or purchase directly w/ no commitment https://www.patreon.com/cw/iconfactory

#WallarooApp #StPatricksDay #Wallpapers

Today I'm pleased to release an all-new agent skill for SwiftUI 🔥 It builds upon the success of the AGENTS file I released previously, adding a wider range of tips and more details too. On GitHub now! https://github.com/twostraws/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill
GitHub - twostraws/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill: SwiftUI agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, and other AI tools.

SwiftUI agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, and other AI tools. - twostraws/SwiftUI-Agent-Skill

GitHub

💜 A year ago today we lost one of the kindest, most-generous developers in the Mac community, Martin Pilkington (pilky). He was known for and worked on many projects over the years, but Coppice was his labor of love. I have been working the past couple of months on rebuilding Coppice for macOS 26, Liquid Glass, and the App Store, and I'm thrilled that today is the day I get to release it into the world — with all of its previously-'Pro' features available for free

https://apps.apple.com/app/coppice/id6741889046?mt=12

Coppice App - App Store

Download Coppice by Steven Troughton-Smith on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Coppice.

App Store