ProductSeptember 20, 20251 min read
Why Penno Is Offline-First (and Has No Account)
A budgeting app that never asks for a bank login, an account, or a subscription — and why that's a feature, not a limitation.
#Offline-first#Indie#Product
Writing
Blog
Notes on shipping mobile apps, App Store survival, and building products solo.
iOS & App StoreAugust 12, 20253 min read
iOS App Store Release: The Insider's Guide for First-Time Developers
What they don't tell you in Apple's documentation — hard-won lessons on review psychology, automatic-rejection traps, and the secret weapon when everything else fails.
#App Store#App Review#iOS#Release#Indie
EngineeringJune 3, 20251 min read
Cutting a React Native Cold Start from 9s to 4s
How deferring SDK initialization and lazy-loading Firebase modules nearly halved Chordie's perceived startup time.
#React Native#Performance#iOS