I love it when apps make your device feel like an entirely new gadget. COPY is a charming little walkie-talkie that *mostly* gets that right with its retro-styled knobs, dials, bleeps and bloops.

Matt@mattmoss.me · 3w ago

@atippins.bsky.social and I got our first write-up for COPY! Thanks for the kind words, @rolfebox.bsky.social - means a ton that you called out the little details we sweated. Audio design was probably the part we enjoyed the most :) www.tapsmart.com/apps/copy-wa... #BuildInPublic #iOS #design

It's here! The first in my Indie Apps Showcase series features a handful of faves from the comment section of my callout post last week. Thanks to everyone who submitted an app – those I missed this time might turn up in the next one.

Indie Apps Showcase: 6 hidden App Store gems for July 2026

Apple gets more than 1,000 app submissions every hour, meaning it’s tougher than ever to find something that’s worth your time.

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I've had a lot of submissions for my indie apps spotlight. It's been fun checking out all your work! The article's getting a bit unwieldy... is it better to give everyone a brief shout-out, or pick a few favourites and give them more airtime? Either way, I think this will become a regular series.

Thanks to all the indie devs who shared their apps in the previous post. I'm slowly working through them. Here's mine! Lemon Squeezy is a minimal first camera for little photographers aged 2-8. It's made for children to use independently, with a built-in photo library so they don't wreck yours.

Lemon Squeezy Kids Camera App - App Store

Download Lemon Squeezy Kids Camera by Thomas Rolfe on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Lemon Squeezy Kids…

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Indie callout! If you're a solo dev or small team and your iOS app has less than 50 App Store ratings, tell me about yourself! I'll check it out, leave you a rating, and compile my faves into a roundup of hidden gems for tapsmart.com next month.

Hello world, Tom here. I'm about ten years late to the character-limited social network game, which I've stubbornly avoided until now. The sky sure is blue here, huh? I'm hoping to connect with other indie devs, in particular folks who make interesting apps and games. Say hey if that's you!