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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 1d

This has been a game changer for me personally! Very happy how it turned out 🙂

windjacker.bsky.social @windjacker.bsky.social · 1d

Love how @alexandersandberg.com's Balance 2 makes you see red when you're way overdue for a break.

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 2d

I'm glad you like it! 😊 Haha, yes I tried to warn about that in the onboarding to prevent scares 😅

The weekly goals are per workspace and you can set them in the individual workspace settings.

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 14d

Hope you will like it! Enjoy the rest of your vacation! 😊

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 15d

Amazing! Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or feedback—would love to hear it! :)

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windjacker.bsky.social @windjacker.bsky.social · 15d

This is truly a beautifully designed app for time tracking and focused work, and it's incredible how much can be packed into a single, banner-like interface. Just goes to show how much love indie apps get from their devs.

Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 16d

I spent 1,000+ hours over the past year and a half obsessing over every detail.

Today, I’m excited to finally share Balance 2 — redesigned to help you track time more mindfully.

apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 15d

Wow, thank you so much for the very kind words! So happy you like it! ☺️

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 16d

I spent 1,000+ hours over the past year and a half obsessing over every detail.

Today, I’m excited to finally share Balance 2 — redesigned to help you track time more mindfully.

apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · 16d

I spent 1,000+ hours over the past year and a half obsessing over every detail.

Today, I’m excited to finally share Balance 2 — redesigned to help you track time more mindfully.

apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Aug 20

Apple has featured Balance in its ”The Best Apps for Students“ story on the App Store in the US!

Can’t wait to release Balance 2 soon—stay tuned!

apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...

‎The Best Apps for Students : App Store Story

‎Learn about collection The Best Apps for Students featuring Canva: AI Photo & Video Editor, Adobe Lightroom, Acorn 8, and many more on Mac App Store. Enjoy these apps on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

apps.apple.com

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Aug 19

When can we expect the macOS 26 UI Kit for Figma? 👀

Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Jun 9

Thanks for the SWWG shout-out, @hborla.bsky.social! 🥳

Preview of the redesigned Swift.org landing page in the "What's new in Swift" WWDC25 video.

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Jun 8

Absolutely! There's a big information architecture project underway working on this already.

forums.swift.org/t/announcing...

Announcing The Swift Information Architecture Project

On behalf of the Swift Website Workgroup, I'm excited to announce the Swift Information Architecture Project! This project aims to design and implement a unified information architecture for content ...

forums.swift.org

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Jun 5

Happy to hear, Steve! Thank you for spreading the word!

Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Jun 4

The Swift.org redesign we've been working on just landed!

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#10

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · May 19

Thanks, yeah it's possible. Have to take a closer look at this!

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · May 19

Just received my copy of the Internet Phone Book! Happy to support such a cool project.

Call me maybe? #307

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#9

My website featured in the Internet Phone Book on page 37

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · May 17

I'm experiencing some (SwiftUI) UI lag for a few seconds when my macOS app becomes key. I think (need to take a closer look though) this is caused by SwiftData syncing to iCloud.

Happen to have any tips/resources on how to improve that? 🙏

I use @Query to fetch data.

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Mar 25

Just signed up for the Lumon severance procedure so I can dogfood my products without bias.

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#7

Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Mar 3

Congrats! Excited to see where you will take the app!

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Feb 28

And I highly recommend SwiftUI. It's super fun to work with!

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Feb 28

1. Build something that you need yourself
2. Care about it a lot

If you also want to build something for others, then also

3. Get feedback as soon as possible

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Feb 28

Thanks for sharing, Arnaud! 😊

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Feb 25

Making the window translucency adjustable in Balance 2.

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#6

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Alexander Sandberg @alexandersandberg.com · Feb 14

First Balance 2 sneak peek.

Let me know if you want access to the private beta once it’s open for testing!

alexandersandberg.com/notes/#5

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