Building in Public: Updates on My Apps
While building MVPs for clients through SwiftSwiftApps, I've been slowly progressing on my own apps.
Tarek's Corner
I write at the intersection of freelancing and indie iOS / macOS / Swift development, AI-assisted coding, and building AI-enabled apps.
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A Few Changes to This Publication - I Need Your Input
This publication used to be named "AI-Augmented Swift Indies", which was a mouthful by the way.
My SwiftSwiftApps.com Launch: 30 Calls, Some Projects, and Lessons from Week 3
It's now been three weeks since I launched SwiftSwiftApps.com.
Launching SwiftSwiftApps.com
Update on my new Indie/Freelancer Pivot, and an exciting new launch
State of AI Coding Assistants, August 2025 Edition
Is Claude Code about to lose its crown?
My notes on Yesterday's Claude Code Office Hours
Yesterday, Thariq from Anthropic hosted the first Claude Code Office Hours on X.
Summer 2025 - July Update
What I've been up to recently, and where I'm going from there
Guest post on NatashaTheRobot's publication
This is a quick article to let you know I’ve published a post as a guest on NatashaTheRobot’s publication.
WWDC25: When the Dust Settles: AI Gems and an Indie's Roadmap
You've probably had your feeds saturated with WWDC25 news.
Project Codename Summarizer Part 6 - From Feature Complete to App Store Launch
🎯 The Final Sprint
Project Codename Summarizer Part 5 - Finalizing UI/UX
Design System Ideation and LLM Brainstorming
Project Codename Summarizer Part 4 - Pushing The Technical Side
🛡️ Switching to AIProxy
Project Codename Summarizer Part 3 - A small detour: ASO and naming the app
In the last couple of issues, I explained what this app was about and how I built a very basic prototype.
Project Codename Summarizer Part 2 - Setting things up, the way to go in 2025 is vibe coding!
Today, in this ongoing series, I will lay out my process for starting a project and how I applied it to this one, especially with the new AI tools at our disposal.
Project Codename Summarizer Part 1 - Beginning a new project, building in public!
The problem(s)
Apple is forced to allow external payments, what does it mean for indies?
A US judge ordered Apple to allow developers to link out to external payment options within their apps (for the U.S.
Is it disgraceful for an indie to sell shovels?
I know this title is weird, let me explain.
Obfuscating your strings with Swift macros
While making progress on my current app project, I wanted to make it harder to inspect strings in my app.
From Pseudo-Random Number Generators to TOTP with Swift — Part 2
Hey, you came back!
From Pseudo-Random Number Generators to TOTP with Swift — Part 1
Randomness is pretty fascinating.