👋 Hey! We’re having a busy summer, but we wanted to highlight 2 more apps we’ve been using since people seem to enjoy learning about things we’re finding useful and fun! One is iOS native/works on MacOS, the other is a web app, and both are art and design-centric.

Thank *you* for the shout out Kyle! 😉

Kyle Bashour@kylebashour.com · 2w ago

RevenueCat has a pretty great app, thank you @lickability.com 🙏 was pleasantly surprised when I could search for a user and grant an entitlement!

Sam is awesome and so is this new project from him. ❤️ 😝 Archival work is important and often thankless. Equally important are the efforts people put into presenting archived content in a way that's easy for others to interact with and learn from! legacystore.app

sam henri gold@samhenri.gold · 2w ago

this is not technically a launch announcement since I'm still goofin around with things but I've been working on legacystore.app, a massive index of old iOS apps on archive.‍org. It's got historical charts and you can visit/install directly on older devices, too.

I was talking with Tom, our Client Partnerships Director and resident golf guru, and the subject of “single-serving apps” came up: ones you rely on heavily during certain events and then don’t open the rest of the year. He cited The Masters app as a perfect example.

Happy Friday! We wanted to shout out two satisfying MacOS projects we’ve had some fun using. Henrik Ruscon’s Alcove tryalcove.com and Dominik Kandravy’s Monocle heyiam.dk/monocle

techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/f... “Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence...that would produce a high-quality product.” Companies keep learning the same lesson: AI is an incredible accelerator, but is at its best when paired with experienced professionals.

Ford rehires ‘gray beard’ engineers after AI falls short | TechCrunch

"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.”

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Happy Thursday! We wanted to shout out another quality app made by an independent studio that many of us on the team use: @halideapp.bsky.social! iPhones have great cameras, but Halide lets you take full control over your images in a sophisticated way. halide.cam (📷 @mbbischoff.com)

Honored to receive this praise from Jacob Eiting on the work we’ve done for the wonderful team at @RevenueCat.com! 😽

One more shout-out for some summer Saturday listening! 😝 @mbbischoff.com was on Clockwise this week: relay.fm/clockwise/662 To preview a few topics: 🎮Valve’s Steam Machine Pricing, 📸Third-Party Camera Apps, and 🧑‍💻Being the “Tech Person.”

Clockwise #662: Nominally Fine - Relay

Our thoughts on Valve's Steam Machine pricing, the third-party camera apps we actually use, whether we wait for tech sales before buying, and if being the "tech person" inspires others or just makes t...

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Our very own @mbbischoff.com will be live on the Clockwise podcast shortly! If you can’t catch it live, catch the recording 😉

mb ◡̈@mbbischoff.com · last mo.

🎙️Once again, going live in a couple minutes as a guest on Clockwise. 4️⃣ Four folks, four tech topics, 30 minutes. 🔴 relay.fm/live

We’re reflecting on WWDC and wanted to post some photos from the trip! 😝

Hey! 👋 The buzz from last week’s WWDC still hasn’t worn off, but we managed to wrangle our team away from reading dev docs and watching sessions long enough to get thoughts on a few of their favorites. We’ll post some sporadically this week! 😜 👍

Apple releasing an official Steal His Fit tool for Craig Federighi #WWDC26

Wondering how (or if) Siri AI will integrate with 3rd-party apps... #WWDC26

70% faster photo loading and 80% faster AirDrop is exactly the kind of improvements I get excited about these days. #WWDC26

Happy #WWDC 🥳 Some of the Lickability team is in Cupertino today, and the rest of us will be watching the livestream. What goes great with watching WWDC? WWDC bingo, so we made a simple bingo card you can fill out and screenshot during the event! 😝 Have fun! lickability.com/bingo

👋 if you see me at #WWDC26 this week, i'd love if you said hello. i enjoy seeing old friends but for me, it's also about meeting new people! 📷 photo by @object.cv

We’re running around prepping for WWDC next week, so please check out our most recent blog post: How our team is using AI and where it has/hasn’t improved their workflow.

Lickability@lickability.com · 3mo ago

Hey! 👋 We’re back with another blog post: We canvassed our team of technical and non-technical professionals to see if/how they’re using AI, and where they are (or aren’t) finding it useful. lickability.com/blog/3-persp...

Here’s a few tools for Swift devs that solve a niche problem: making Apple Developer docs play nicely with LLMs—now in multiple flavors! ⤵️

Hey! 👋 We’re back with another blog post: We canvassed our team of technical and non-technical professionals to see if/how they’re using AI, and where they are (or aren’t) finding it useful. lickability.com/blog/3-persp...

3 Perspectives on AI and Vibe Coding – Lickability

Getting the perspectives of our technical, and non-technical, staff members.

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Congrats to all our friends who were recently recognized as pillars of the Apple development community, and an extra-special shout-out to Lickability alum @mikaelacaron.com! 🦄 ❤️ developer.apple.com/community/re...

Recognition - Community - Apple Developer

All around the world, developers do meaningful work that extends beyond great apps and games. They organize events, write tutorials, mentor others, and create spaces to learn and grow.

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Indigo does a great job of solving a common problem nowadays. Thoughtfully made and worth your time to check it out!

Aniline Applications@anilineapps.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introducing Indigo A beautiful new app for Bluesky and Mastodon and the best way to experience both social networks together. It's tough keeping up with everyone when they're split across networks but Indigo brings them together for a seamless social experience. apps.apple.com/us/app/indigo-...

We’re hard at work, so how about winding down the week with a discussion topic: What does the future of using apps look like?

We have a cool little 🤏 project planned just before #WWDC2026, but we need some more data... So: What are some predictions (or items on your wishlist) for #WWDC this year? Hardware, software, product, design, or anything in-between, we’d love to hear from you! 🙏

We have a cool little 🤏 project planned just before #WWDC2026, but we need some more data... So: What are some predictions (or items on your wishlist) for #WWDC this year? Hardware, software, product, design, or anything in-between, we’d love to hear from you! 🙏

People seemed to like our last few software shout-outs, so have some more! First is TinyStar: an absolutely featherweight buy-it-once launcher for MacOS that rivals heavier hitters like Spotlight and Raycast, made by nileane.fr/@nileane tinystart.app

TinyStart, a Tiny Launcher and Emoji Picker for Your Mac

TinyStart, a tiny launcher for your Mac. Launch apps, insert Emoji, open Links and Folders, and more.

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A few of us played with this yesterday. Not only is it a very good app, but it oozes personality. We won’t spoil the onboarding process for you—if you need a good font manager on MacOS, go check it out! 😝 pica.joshpuckett.me

Pica, a MacOS font management app

A better way to manage your fonts

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What a nice start to the week—we’re honored to have Ashli’s blog post featured in @fatbobman.com’s Swift Weekly newsletter! fatbobman.com/en/weekly/is...

From OpenSwiftUI to DanceUI: Another Way to Dive into SwiftUI -- Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #132

This issue focuses on the new perspectives offered by OpenSwiftUI and DanceUI to SwiftUI developers, Swift Craft 2026 event, how to stop SwiftUI animations, how to control protocol size, and implement...

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Lickability@lickability.com · 4mo ago

Up now on our blog: Our engineer Ashli on identifying solutions that adhere to her standards, and when just “solving the problem” isn’t always enough. lickability.com/blog/animati...

Up now on our blog: Our engineer Ashli on identifying solutions that adhere to her standards, and when just “solving the problem” isn’t always enough. lickability.com/blog/animati...

Animating Strikethroughs in SwiftUI – Lickability

Solving problems the right way.

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We had such an amazing time at #DeepDishSwift, and the last 3 days absolutely flew by!😝🍕 Huge thanks to @joshdholtz.com and everyone involved in making it a success. Some photos of @mbbischoff.com giving her closing keynote. 📷Credits go to @charliemchapman.com & @katesloan.com❤️ See you next year?👀