Shigeru
@heyshigeru.bsky.social
Amateur creator, learning by doing. Sharing app creators stories at https://apptisan.substack.com , Curating digital products at https://t.me/humanitech
“While AI features get likes on Twitter, they never seemed to resonate with actual users.”
In the new Apptisan, we talk with @pketh.org , formerly co-creator of Glitch , about his spatial note-taking tool Kinopio, a canvas for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
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In the new Apptisan, we talk with @pketh.org , formerly co-creator of Glitch , about his spatial note-taking tool Kinopio, a canvas for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“While AI features get likes on Twitter, they never seemed to resonate with actual users.”
In the new Apptisan, we talk with @pketh.org , formerly co-creator of Glitch , about his spatial note-taking tool Kinopio, a canvas for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
⤵️
In the new Apptisan, we talk with @pketh.org , formerly co-creator of Glitch , about his spatial note-taking tool Kinopio, a canvas for collecting and connecting your thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
⤵️
Meet @lyricwai , the mind behind Quaily!
This newsletter platform is changing the game for writers. Think Markdown-based, multi-channel (Telegram, Bluesky), and deep Obsidian integration.
Dive into our chat on Apptisan:
apptisan.substack.com/p/quaily
This newsletter platform is changing the game for writers. Think Markdown-based, multi-channel (Telegram, Bluesky), and deep Obsidian integration.
Dive into our chat on Apptisan:
apptisan.substack.com/p/quaily
Apptisan #45 - Quaily: A modern, AI powered newsletter service
In this edition, we feature Lyric, the creator of Quaily, an innovative newsletter platform designed to empower writers. Unlike traditional services, Quaily stands out with its Markdown-based interfac...
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June 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Meet @lyricwai , the mind behind Quaily!
This newsletter platform is changing the game for writers. Think Markdown-based, multi-channel (Telegram, Bluesky), and deep Obsidian integration.
Dive into our chat on Apptisan:
apptisan.substack.com/p/quaily
This newsletter platform is changing the game for writers. Think Markdown-based, multi-channel (Telegram, Bluesky), and deep Obsidian integration.
Dive into our chat on Apptisan:
apptisan.substack.com/p/quaily
For our 40th edition, we feature Shawn, the creator of SunAlly, a former B2B product veteran with a decade of experience at companies like NetEase and ByteDance who recently pivoted to B2C development. (1/2)
apptisan.substack.com/p/sunally
apptisan.substack.com/p/sunally
April 24, 2025 at 10:14 AM
For our 40th edition, we feature Shawn, the creator of SunAlly, a former B2B product veteran with a decade of experience at companies like NetEase and ByteDance who recently pivoted to B2C development. (1/2)
apptisan.substack.com/p/sunally
apptisan.substack.com/p/sunally
Last April, we had the pleasure of featuring Flipping Hues, the indie Italian product team who shared the story behind their sun-tracking app, Sunlitt. A year later, Flipping Hues has launched Moonlitt, which mirrors the elegance and precision of its predecessor.
apptisan.substack.com/p/moonlitt
apptisan.substack.com/p/moonlitt
Balancing Scientific Precision with Visual Poetry in Moon Tracking, How This Team Made Moon Tracking as Natural as Simply Looking
A year after sharing Sunlitt, Italian indie team Flipping Hues returns with Moonlitt—an app offering precise moon tracking and immersive visualization for photographers and astronomy enthusiasts.
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April 3, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Last April, we had the pleasure of featuring Flipping Hues, the indie Italian product team who shared the story behind their sun-tracking app, Sunlitt. A year later, Flipping Hues has launched Moonlitt, which mirrors the elegance and precision of its predecessor.
apptisan.substack.com/p/moonlitt
apptisan.substack.com/p/moonlitt
For our 36th edition, we feature Tom Liu , co-founder of MD Studio—a boutique product studio that’s been independently creating thoughtful and elegant apps for nearly seven years. Among their creations are OffScreen, MD Clock, and MD Widgets.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
For our 36th edition, we feature Tom Liu , co-founder of MD Studio—a boutique product studio that’s been independently creating thoughtful and elegant apps for nearly seven years. Among their creations are OffScreen, MD Clock, and MD Widgets.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
For our 35th edition, we welcome Xie Guangzhi, creator of products like Kosaku, LazySea FM.
As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, Guangzhi deeply understands the power of visualizing abstract concepts.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
#buildinpublic #iosdev #languagelearning
As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, Guangzhi deeply understands the power of visualizing abstract concepts.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
#buildinpublic #iosdev #languagelearning
March 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
For our 35th edition, we welcome Xie Guangzhi, creator of products like Kosaku, LazySea FM.
As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, Guangzhi deeply understands the power of visualizing abstract concepts.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
#buildinpublic #iosdev #languagelearning
As a learner who relies on visual memory techniques, Guangzhi deeply understands the power of visualizing abstract concepts.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
#buildinpublic #iosdev #languagelearning
Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in February.
45 albums rated 4.5+ stars, though over half were re-listens. Funny how my listening habits reveal my mental state—when I’m in a funk, the music practically stops.
45 albums rated 4.5+ stars, though over half were re-listens. Funny how my listening habits reveal my mental state—when I’m in a funk, the music practically stops.
March 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in February.
45 albums rated 4.5+ stars, though over half were re-listens. Funny how my listening habits reveal my mental state—when I’m in a funk, the music practically stops.
45 albums rated 4.5+ stars, though over half were re-listens. Funny how my listening habits reveal my mental state—when I’m in a funk, the music practically stops.
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Super honored to be featured in the latest issue of Apptisan, a great newsletter to subscribe to if you love following the personal stories of dedicated app makers.
(I definitely do 🙋♂️)
Thanks so so much @heyshigeru.bsky.social for having me!
🤍🩶🖤
(I definitely do 🙋♂️)
Thanks so so much @heyshigeru.bsky.social for having me!
🤍🩶🖤
For our 34th edition, we feature @quiche.industries , a French indie developer in Tokyo who created Quiche Browser, letting users fully customize their mobile browsing interface to match personal habits.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
February 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Super honored to be featured in the latest issue of Apptisan, a great newsletter to subscribe to if you love following the personal stories of dedicated app makers.
(I definitely do 🙋♂️)
Thanks so so much @heyshigeru.bsky.social for having me!
🤍🩶🖤
(I definitely do 🙋♂️)
Thanks so so much @heyshigeru.bsky.social for having me!
🤍🩶🖤
For our 34th edition, we feature @quiche.industries , a French indie developer in Tokyo who created Quiche Browser, letting users fully customize their mobile browsing interface to match personal habits.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
February 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
For our 34th edition, we feature @quiche.industries , a French indie developer in Tokyo who created Quiche Browser, letting users fully customize their mobile browsing interface to match personal habits.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-0...
#buildinpublic #browser #ios #indiedev
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Piecelet v1.2 is released! 🎉
· Introducing Item Comments & Reviews.
· And more…
Special thanks to @heyshigeru.bsky.social for designing.
Note: Piecelet+ discounts is going to end, subscribe before Feb 17 if you need.
#NeoDB #iOS #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI @neodb.net
· Introducing Item Comments & Reviews.
· And more…
Special thanks to @heyshigeru.bsky.social for designing.
Note: Piecelet+ discounts is going to end, subscribe before Feb 17 if you need.
#NeoDB #iOS #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI @neodb.net
Item Reviews!: View & post comments. Share your thoughts!
View & post comments. Share your thoughts!
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February 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Piecelet v1.2 is released! 🎉
· Introducing Item Comments & Reviews.
· And more…
Special thanks to @heyshigeru.bsky.social for designing.
Note: Piecelet+ discounts is going to end, subscribe before Feb 17 if you need.
#NeoDB #iOS #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI @neodb.net
· Introducing Item Comments & Reviews.
· And more…
Special thanks to @heyshigeru.bsky.social for designing.
Note: Piecelet+ discounts is going to end, subscribe before Feb 17 if you need.
#NeoDB #iOS #BuildInPublic #SwiftUI @neodb.net
Just started a new project with my designer friend and couldn’t resist sharing the icon he just designed - stay tuned for what’s coming!
February 12, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Just started a new project with my designer friend and couldn’t resist sharing the icon he just designed - stay tuned for what’s coming!
Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in January.
Ended up with 82 of them - makes me wonder if I’ve been too generous with my ratings...
Ended up with 82 of them - makes me wonder if I’ve been too generous with my ratings...
February 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Albums, EPs, and singles I rated 4.5+ stars in January.
Ended up with 82 of them - makes me wonder if I’ve been too generous with my ratings...
Ended up with 82 of them - makes me wonder if I’ve been too generous with my ratings...
After the Spotify update, while the Now-Playing Panel cannot be completely hidden, you can now also bring up the search bar using ⌘ + K.
January 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
After the Spotify update, while the Now-Playing Panel cannot be completely hidden, you can now also bring up the search bar using ⌘ + K.
Reposted by Shigeru
For our 33rd edition, we welcome @josesaezmerino.com , a 3D designer whose journey into coding began with tracking Apple Watch inventory and led to creating Did I Do, an app for your daily task tracking.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
January 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For our 33rd edition, we welcome @josesaezmerino.com , a 3D designer whose journey into coding began with tracking Apple Watch inventory and led to creating Did I Do, an app for your daily task tracking.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
For our 33rd edition, we welcome @josesaezmerino.com , a 3D designer whose journey into coding began with tracking Apple Watch inventory and led to creating Did I Do, an app for your daily task tracking.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
January 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For our 33rd edition, we welcome @josesaezmerino.com , a 3D designer whose journey into coding began with tracking Apple Watch inventory and led to creating Did I Do, an app for your daily task tracking.
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
apptisan.substack.com/p/apptisan-3...
For me, TIDAL’s greatest appeal lies not in its renowned audio quality, but rather in its provision of more comprehensive behind-the-scenes album information than other music streaming platforms—encompassing details from performing musicians and photography to cover design. (1/2)
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
For me, TIDAL’s greatest appeal lies not in its renowned audio quality, but rather in its provision of more comprehensive behind-the-scenes album information than other music streaming platforms—encompassing details from performing musicians and photography to cover design. (1/2)
Best productivity tool of the year - A shortcut to quickly access Hide My Email, available for both macOS and iOS:
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/57...
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/57...
December 14, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Best productivity tool of the year - A shortcut to quickly access Hide My Email, available for both macOS and iOS:
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/57...
www.icloud.com/shortcuts/57...
Reposted by Shigeru
I was invited to share the story of Queue on Apptisan 😊
Back in August, we had the pleasure of hosting @eikedrescher.bsky.social , the designer behind the popular Link in Bio platform Bento, who shared with us the story of Canopi. Just a few months later, Eike has returned with Queue—a new Podcast app that's making waves in the tech community. (1/4)
December 12, 2024 at 12:01 PM
I was invited to share the story of Queue on Apptisan 😊
Back in August, we had the pleasure of hosting @eikedrescher.bsky.social , the designer behind the popular Link in Bio platform Bento, who shared with us the story of Canopi. Just a few months later, Eike has returned with Queue—a new Podcast app that's making waves in the tech community. (1/4)
December 12, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Back in August, we had the pleasure of hosting @eikedrescher.bsky.social , the designer behind the popular Link in Bio platform Bento, who shared with us the story of Canopi. Just a few months later, Eike has returned with Queue—a new Podcast app that's making waves in the tech community. (1/4)