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Host Charlie Chapman interviews app developers and other creators about their experiences releasing their creations out into the world.
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- 6
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- Sep 23, 2026
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- Jul 15, 2026
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101: Ambre – Sofia Larsson and César Pinto Castillo (opens the original)
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On the podcast: Sofia Larsson and César Pinto Castillo share how they built their company Ambi Studi and their flagship app Ambre, a recipe book and meal planner that lets you save recipes from any site, photo, or app and syncs privately across your Apple devices. They talk about César's college thesis turning into real production software for Volvo, Sofia's pivot from textile engineering into iOS development during a career burnout, a $150 Mac that couldn't even compile his first app, a "welcom
100: Launch Center Pro & Sub Club — David Barnard (opens the original)
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On the podcast: David Barnard shares how he went from recording engineer to one of the App Store’s earliest indie developers, building apps for the iPhone since 2008. He talks about borrowing $20,000 to start his company, turning Mirror into a million-dollar app through App Store search, why Launch Center Pro was more influential than profitable, and the lessons that eventually led him to RevenueCat. Top Takeaways: 💸 Fame and revenue are different metrics An app can live in people's docks for ye
99: Quick Reviews — Matt Birchler (opens the original)
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On the podcast: Matt Birchler shares how he went from a self-taught blogger and content creator to building a growing catalog of indie apps by solving problems he personally encountered. He talks about why he separates his opinion-driven blog from his educational YouTube channel, how AI tools helped him finally break through the barrier of building iOS apps, what he learned from turning Quick Reviews from a manual Sketch workflow into a native app, why solving your own frustrations can be the be
98: Sequel – Romain Lefebvre (opens the original)
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On the podcast: Romain Lefebvre shares how he built Sequel, a media tracker for movies, TV, games, books, and audiobooks, after years of designing fintech apps left him craving something more visual. He talks about writing down two founding design principles before coding a single feature, why he still thinks his original pricing model backfired, and how a MacStories review turned a quiet hobby project into the most word-of-mouth-recommended media tracker on the internet, catching the attention
97: Icon and Visual Designer – Matthew Skiles (opens the original)
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On the podcast: Matthew Skiles shares how a self-taught teenager in New Zealand went from building his dad's tennis coaching website to becoming one of the most recognizable names in app icon design — including Launched's own icon. He talks about how getting tapped by Christian Selig to design icon alternates for Apollo turned him from unknown to in-demand almost overnight, why he calls chasing app icon work "not a smart business decision" he'd still make again, why Apple's Tahoe squircle rules
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