Alec Richter
alecrichter.bsky.social
Alec Richter
@alecrichter.bsky.social
📈 Former Android engineer @ Robinhood
➡️ Building @subdivide.app for iOS
Started playing around with Claude sub agents in an iOS project. Instead of just relying on a single CLAUDE md for the project context, I’m feeding instructions to specialized personalities—getting noticeably better results. Highly recommend giving it a shot if you use Claude Code.
July 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Love when user feedback leads to simple changes that make a huge difference! 🙌

Shout out to Exceptional7468 for the App Store review suggesting these fine-tuning arrows for the met bpm. Sometimes the smallest features have the biggest impact on usability ✨

Coming soon 👀
July 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reposted by Alec Richter
Subdivision Muting is here.

Turn individual subdivisions on or off in both the metronome and tracks. Build the exact pulse you need to lock in your timing and sharpen your practice.

Update now and try it out.
June 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Quick prototype of a new @subdivide.app feature in the works. Mute individual subdivision notes to create whatever rhythm you want. UI is extremely placeholder, but you get the idea 🙂

(Audio on 👂)
April 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I wrote some thoughts on productivity, focus, and working remotely.

halfastartup.substack.com/p/finding-th...
Finding the right work environment
What I learned about productivity and focus while working remotely
halfastartup.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Here it is: www.clicktrackcreator.app

The goal of this was to create something free that's more likely to be found through searches. Hopefully it's useful enough that it might encourage people to check out the full app.
Click Track Creator - Free Online Click Track Generator
Create a professional click track with customizable tempo, measures, and subdivisions. Download or play your click track instantly.
www.clicktrackcreator.app
April 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
More new stuff (soon).

A free web app for making click tracks (with a small bit of self-promotion on the side).
April 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Coming soon to @subdivide.app 👀⬇️
April 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I've been thinking about how simple, free tools can potentially be used to promote/advertise a more feature-filled app.

Very work-in-progress piece of a web tool related to @subdivide.app that I'm working on.
April 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Some thoughts on building new products when it can feel like everything has already been made.

open.substack.com/pub/halfasta...
Building an app in a crowded field
Why create an app when there are already hundreds of others that do something similar?
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Playing around with some custom product view styles for StoreKit
March 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I started writing more long-form thoughts on Substack:

open.substack.com/pub/halfasta...
An introduction
I left a stable, high-paying job as a software engineer almost two years ago.
open.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reposted by Alec Richter
🚀 New feature: Track Speed Control

With Track Speed Control, you can slow down or speed up any track—without changing the pitch. Perfect for locking in tricky passages or ramping up to performance speed.

Practice at your own pace, download the latest update from the App Store.
March 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Work in progress of a new feature for @subdivide.app. The speed multiplier makes it easier to learn a piece of music by starting out slow, or work on mastering an exercise by speeding it up.
March 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Some thoughts on practicing music with tempo changes and how @subdivide.app can make it a lot easier.

www.subdivide.app/blog/how-to-...
February 26, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Reposted by Alec Richter
It's here.

You asked, we delivered. Classic Beat brings that familiar click you know and love—backed by all the power of Subdivide.

Get it at subdivide.app/download
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM