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David Kennedy
@daveappdev.bsky.social
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📱 Indie app dev for iPhone, iPad and Mac
🧠 MA in Psychology
🎞️ Film Buff
🎧 Alt. Music

https://zenopolis.com
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David Kennedy @daveappdev.bsky.social · Oct 22
Hello, Bluesky 👋

I’m an indie app developer for iPhone, iPad and Mac. I’ll be sharing apps and dev tips from myself and others. Aiming to build in public.

#uikit #appkit #swiftui
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oskargroth.bsky.social
I made a state-driven Navigation system for macOS that is compatible with both SwiftUI and AppKit
May 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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daveappdev.bsky.social
My app Discretion is live on Product Hunt! Any support would be greatly appreciated 😁👍
www.producthunt.com/posts/discre...
Discretion - Privacy features for sharing photos | Product Hunt
Discretion puts you back in control of your privacy when you share photos. Features like face masking, metadata removal, and layer flattening help protect you and those you care about from data scrapi...
www.producthunt.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
My app Discretion is live on Product Hunt! Any support would be greatly appreciated 😁👍
www.producthunt.com/posts/discre...
Discretion - Privacy features for sharing photos | Product Hunt
Discretion puts you back in control of your privacy when you share photos. Features like face masking, metadata removal, and layer flattening help protect you and those you care about from data scrapi...
www.producthunt.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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daveappdev.bsky.social
My first Product Hunt release tomorrow! Any support appreciated 🙏
Let me know your Product Hunt profile so I can follow you.

Discretion: Privacy toolkit for sharing photos
for iPhone, iPad and Mac
www.producthunt.com/products/dis...
Discretion Product Information and Latest Updates (2025) | Product Hunt
Discretion puts you back in control of your privacy when you share photos. Features like face masking, metadata removal, and layer flattening help protect you and those you care about from data scrapi...
www.producthunt.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
daveappdev.bsky.social
My first Product Hunt release tomorrow! Any support appreciated 🙏
Let me know your Product Hunt profile so I can follow you.

Discretion: Privacy toolkit for sharing photos
for iPhone, iPad and Mac
www.producthunt.com/products/dis...
Discretion Product Information and Latest Updates (2025) | Product Hunt
Discretion puts you back in control of your privacy when you share photos. Features like face masking, metadata removal, and layer flattening help protect you and those you care about from data scrapi...
www.producthunt.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
daveappdev.bsky.social
I’ve released an update for Discretion today. You can now create Genmoji face masks on iOS devices with Apple Intelligence support. There’s also a Feature Roadmap which allows you to vote for your favorite proposed features.
#BuildInPublic #iOSDev #mobileDev #macDev
apps.apple.com/app/discreti...
A family photo, with the faces hidden behind Genmoji. Discretion 1.2.0 showing Feature Roadmap.
April 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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anthonywhitford.com
I've used Bulma in the past and my big concern was that their default color scheme often lack sufficient contrast -- this is a big Web Accessibility no-no.

Tools like this can be helpful:
webaim.org/resources/co...
WebAIM: Contrast Checker
webaim.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
I’ve modified the Discretion app webpage ready for the next release…
zenopolis.com/software/dis... #BuildInPublic
Discretion - Privacy first photo sharing
Privacy first photo sharing for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
zenopolis.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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daveappdev.bsky.social
1: New TestFlight release for “Discretion” with Genmoji support for masking faces and feature voting. More info… #BuildInPublic #iOSDev #MacDev #DiscretionApp Photo with peoples faces hidden by emoji and Genmoji
Photo with peoples faces hidden by emoji and Genmoji The Feature Roadmap screen in the Discretion app
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
1: New TestFlight release for “Discretion” with Genmoji support for masking faces and feature voting. More info… #BuildInPublic #iOSDev #MacDev #DiscretionApp Photo with peoples faces hidden by emoji and Genmoji
Photo with peoples faces hidden by emoji and Genmoji The Feature Roadmap screen in the Discretion app
March 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
While working on an update to Discretion, I created a blueprint style version of the icon based on the Procreate tutorial by Charlie Chapman @charliemchapman.com charliemchapman.com/posts/2020/5... #BuildInPublic
Blueprint sketch style version of the icon for the Discretion app. Original icon for the Discretion app. Stylised image of a face with forefinger pressed against lips. Framed with a photographic border.
March 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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daveappdev.bsky.social
I’ve released a new version of Discretion today. It now provides quick access to toggle Automatic Face Masking on/off - for those times you just want to remove photo metadata without hiding faces. I also add Help Tips (using TipKit with UIKit!). #BuildInPublic #iOSDev #indieDev #mobileDev #macDev
Discretion - Privacy first photo sharing
Privacy first photo sharing for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
zenopolis.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:54 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
I’ve released a new version of Discretion today. It now provides quick access to toggle Automatic Face Masking on/off - for those times you just want to remove photo metadata without hiding faces. I also add Help Tips (using TipKit with UIKit!). #BuildInPublic #iOSDev #indieDev #mobileDev #macDev
Discretion - Privacy first photo sharing
Privacy first photo sharing for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
zenopolis.com
December 10, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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mergesort.me
My Apple Developers Starter Pack was overflowing and reached it's 150 person capacity, so I created a second list, Apple Developers II, so I could add more people.

Apple Developers  I: go.bsky.app/66G7TY4
Apple Developers  II: go.bsky.app/M8xLgeS
November 16, 2024 at 4:16 AM
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charliemchapman.com
Great starter packs for the indie dev/designers booting up their BlueSky timelines 👇
November 15, 2024 at 7:19 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
Discretion is on LifeHacker!
lifehacker.com/tech/discret...
This App Automatically Hides Faces and Obscures Metadata From Photos
Discretion is a free iPhone and Mac app that obscures faces and removes all metadata from photos
lifehacker.com
November 8, 2024 at 9:55 PM
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natpanferova.bsky.social
If you're passionate about #SwiftLang, check out my latest book "Swift Gems"! It features a curated collection of advanced Swift techniques for experienced developers: books.nilcoalescing.com/swift-gems

#iOSDev #macOSDev
Swift Gems
100+ tips to take your Swift code to the next level.
books.nilcoalescing.com
July 1, 2024 at 2:50 AM
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mikaelacaron.com
Linked are several starter packs (lists) of people to follow in iOS dev! ❤️
mackuba.eu Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · Oct 25
Oh man, I feel like the whole iOSDev gang suddenly showed up here today all at once, what was the trigger? Did someone make some post about it on Twitter/Masto/Threads that went viral or something? Anyway, I hope more of you will stay this time :)
October 25, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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creativewith.in
🚀 Just Launched: Glu Sight 🌟
Manage your diabetes journey effortlessly! Track glucose, insulin, trends, sync with Apple Health in one place.

📊 Key Features:
🔹 Custom insights
🔹 Easy glucose & insulin logging
🔹 High Glucose Heat Map
…and more!

👉 apple.co/3Aho6BB

#DiabetesManagement #AppLaunch
Banner for Glu Sight, an iOS diabetes journaling app, being launched today! It allows users to log glucose and insulin, gain insights and provides reminders and notifications. It also seamlessly integrate with Apple Health.
October 26, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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kslazinski.bsky.social
🥰 This made my day! My app 🌝 Moons helped someone release their first app on the App Store 🚀

If you’d also like to finish your projects with my time-tracking and project management app, Moons, here’s the link:
apple.co/49soMAO

#buildinpublic #Productivity #success
Screenshot with a post from slowbrewed.studio about releasing their first iOS app that helps people with diabetes Screenshot with a reply from slowbrewed.studio: “Thank you Kris!! Focusing with Moons app around the last days and timing my tasks as well as what was next on the list was helpful.”
October 27, 2024 at 2:38 AM
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mergesort.me
Do you write code for Apple platforms like iOS, macOS, visionOS, etc? If you are, let me know! I’d love to add you to a starter pack I can share with others so they can get started on Bluesky.
October 24, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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natpanferova.bsky.social
We just released Strolly 1.2 🎉 You can now see your current location on the path when walking! Try it out: nilcoalescing.com/apps/strolly/
#iOS #IndieDev #iOSDev #Walking #Fitness
Strolly: Generated daily walks
Explore new paths in your area.
nilcoalescing.com
October 25, 2024 at 6:54 AM
daveappdev.bsky.social
Latest version of my app, Discretion, has been released.
It provides privacy first photo sharing for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Give it a go.

Any reposts (reskeeting!) appreciated 🙏

#BuildInPublic #DiscretionApp #iOSDev #macOSDev #Apple #photography #CitizenJournalism

apps.apple.com/gb/app/discr...
‎Discretion
‎Easily share photos while still protecting sensitive data from prying eyes. Add secure masks to faces to protect identity. Features like metadata removal, layer flattening, and anonymous filename - e...
apps.apple.com
October 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
daveappdev.bsky.social
Hello, Bluesky 👋

I’m an indie app developer for iPhone, iPad and Mac. I’ll be sharing apps and dev tips from myself and others. Aiming to build in public.

#uikit #appkit #swiftui
October 22, 2024 at 3:59 PM