App Success
How Much For Those Apps?
Check out the stats of two apps with higher profiles than most. This post gives you a good idea of what kind of revenue is possible and will help you judge the value of your potential or current projects. Of course, if you are looking at buying existing code, these two apps have good potential for future income.
Tapity is looking to sell our Grades and Languages apps—full stats released by Jeremy Olson
Are You a Prisoner to App Pricing?
Charles gives a great explanation of what the prisoner's delimma is and how it relates to the race to the bottom on the App Store. Luckily, he also gives us solid advice on how we can make our app business sustainable.
Design
Leave the Hamburger at Burger King
Just because the Facebook has a hamburger menu, doesn't mean your app should. It's called hidden navigation and that's not good for your users. Zoltan gives us five good UX patterns to avoid.
Finding Good Stock Photos
Check out this awesome collection of the best sources for free stock photos. Finding good quality stock photos at a cheap price can be difficult. Thanks go out to Dustin for putting this list together.
Marketing
Is Your App Unique Enough For Users To Actually Want It On Their Phone?
Ryan's take on his group's recent app launch. While reading his post, I found myself nodding my head, realizing I also don't want a bunch of apps on my phone, notifying me of things I don't care about. It's a tough problem for app developers. How do you build something that is unique enough that users will actually want to have it on their phone?
Getting Coverage For Your App
We all want coverage for our apps, but many of us are taking the wrong approach. Here is some solid advice from Allyson on getting app coverage that actually leads to downloads.
Developer tips: Getting app coverage that actually sells your app by Allyson Kazmucha
Frameworks
Determining Device Screen Size
Here's a handy tool to help you determine the screen size of the device your app is running on. This can be very helpful for those edge cases where auto layout just won't do the trick, or to warn you that someone with a massive iPad Pro is trying to run your app.
Ekhoo/Device from Lucas Otis
Podcasts
My Back Hurts: I'm Either Old or a Developer
Thought I would mention the new iOS development podcast, Under the Radar, again this week as it hits on a topic that many developers skip over. Ergonomics isn't something you think about until you have an issue with your back, wrists, or whatever. It's like listening to music too loud when you are younger and paying the price as you get older.
Personally, I developed back problems a few years ago from sitting most of the day and having a long commute. I have mostly remedied the trouble by building a standing desk. I also learned the trick of drinking a lot of water at my desk. This has the double benefit of keeping you hydrated and forcing you to break from what you are doing to go to the bathroom.
Coding for 6 hours straight without moving is bad for you. Do something about it before you develop injuries that can serious alter your quality of life.
Under The Radar #3: Ergonomics from David Smith and Marco Arment
Code
Smaller Classes = Better Organization
More good advice regarding fat view controllers. Soroush recommends keeping each of your classes under 250 lines and if you can come up for a name for it, make it a class.
Keeping Your Classes Shorter Than 250 Lines by Soroush Khanlou