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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you 🙌🏻

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you :)

Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 19d

I couldn’t have done it 🫰🏻 (4/4)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 19d

From the bottom of my heart I also want to thank the countless friends that were involved in helping me with the settling here in Napoli and transforming it into my second home ❤️

The biggest thank you goes out to my wonderful wife, who supports me every step of the way every day. Without you, (3/4)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 19d

now be able to give back and help young learners to grow their app development skills after learning so much from my mentors at the academy last year while being a student.

I want to thank everyone at the Apple Developer Academy @Unina Federico II for giving me this once in a lifetime chance. (2/4)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 19d

Today is a very special day for me 😍 I’m happy to announce that I joined the imaginary institute team and started my new role as Lab Assistant Coding at the Apple Developer Academy @Unina Federico II. It still feels like a dream to (1/4)

#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS #Dev #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · 20d

You’re gonna do a great job I’m sure! 🫰🏻

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 19

It just took 30 percent of energy only for downloading 79 GB of data that is impressive too.

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 19

The iPhone 17 Pro is literally the device being coldest to the touch while charging and downloading GBs of data from iCloud restore. Pretty impressive 🙌🏻

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 17

Such a great idea 🙌🏻

#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS #Dev #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI

Cihat Gündüz @jeehut.bsky.social · Sep 17

Fellow devs were impressed when I described how I use #ClaudeCode in my app work, so I've been busy preparing a new open-source project:

🎉 Introducing "ContextKit" 🎉 an easy-to-use platform-agnostic system to get production-ready code faster. 🚀

Learn more: 👇 #AI #iOSDev
github.com/FlineDev/Con...

GitHub - FlineDev/ContextKit: AI context engineering system for intelligent development workflows

AI context engineering system for intelligent development workflows - FlineDev/ContextKit

github.com

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Cihat Gündüz @jeehut.bsky.social · Sep 17

Fellow devs were impressed when I described how I use #ClaudeCode in my app work, so I've been busy preparing a new open-source project:

🎉 Introducing "ContextKit" 🎉 an easy-to-use platform-agnostic system to get production-ready code faster. 🚀

Learn more: 👇 #AI #iOSDev
github.com/FlineDev/Con...

GitHub - FlineDev/ContextKit: AI context engineering system for intelligent development workflows

AI context engineering system for intelligent development workflows - FlineDev/ContextKit

github.com

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 8

Would definitely trust you again 🫰🏻

#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS #Dev #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI

Llorenç @llpv.design · Sep 8

I recently designed the app icon for PromoKit, clean and fun.
Big thanks to @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social for trusting me with the visuals! Learn more: www.behance.net/gallery/2342...

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you

Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 2

Forms, it’s stored on EU servers and fully encrypted inside our database 🔒 Only my machine can decrypt it. Let me know if you want to see a post on how I built the system 🔥 (2/2)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our new website is live 🚀 You can sign up to be among the first ones to test the beta of PostSplit 🙌🏻

postsplit.app

I put in great effort to protect your E-Mail address, I’m not using Google (1/2)

#buildinpublic #dev #indiedev #ios #iosdev #revenuecat #swift #swiftui #shipaton #postsplit

PostSplit - Join the Beta

Join PostSplit's TestFlight beta! Be among the first to try the next big thing in social media.

postsplit.app

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

Congrats bro, that’s a huge milestone 🙌🏻🫰🏻

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

This is the app you should use to translate your apps! Fantastic app 🫰🏻😍

#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iOS #Dev #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI

Cihat Gündüz @jeehut.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just shipped TranslateKit 4.0! 🚀🥳

⚙️ Choose your AI model in settings
🎯 New premium reasoning model for max accuracy
🧐 Proofreading significantly improved (and fixed!)
🆕 Full support for Xcode 26's new String Catalog fields
... and more!

Check it out now: 👇 #iOSDev
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Cihat Gündüz @jeehut.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just shipped TranslateKit 4.0! 🚀🥳

⚙️ Choose your AI model in settings
🎯 New premium reasoning model for max accuracy
🧐 Proofreading significantly improved (and fixed!)
🆕 Full support for Xcode 26's new String Catalog fields
... and more!

Check it out now: 👇 #iOSDev
apps.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

Projects get a magical touch through your work ✨

Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

Also thank you to @llpv.design to be an inspiration with his beautiful icon for my last app ☺️

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

ideas to life with her creativity and Gabriele and me are hard at work in the background to provide the best SwiftUI experience.

Big ideas 💡don’t fit into little boxes 📦
That’s why we built PostSplit ✂️ (2/2)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Sep 1

Shipaton is already some time in the making and finally we can unveil the gorgeous app icon for our app PostSplit and the journey it took during its creation 🚀 @piolacampanile.bsky.social brought our (1/2)

#BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #RevenueCat #Swift #SwiftUI #Shipaton #PostSplit

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Aug 4

If you want something like this, just DM me or write to [email protected]

No pressure. No agency nonsense.

Just an indie helping other indies. (And maybe helping you get to sleep before 3am during release week.) (4/4)

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Aug 4

So I thought: why not offer that to fellow indies?

💻 I now build websites for iOS apps. ✨ Clean. Fast. Focused on what matters.
❤️ Built with empathy for our little indie app journey.

Here’s a site I made for one of my own apps: promokit.app (3/4)

PromoKit - Promote Smarter. Share Faster.

Your essential companion for managing and sharing App Store Promo Codes—perfect for live events, conferences, or one-on-one demos.

promokit.app

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Jan Armbrust  @n0rthk1n9.bsky.social · Aug 4

🎒 Press kit?
🌐 Oh right… a website.

I know this pain. Because I am an indie iOS dev. And the last thing I want to do after shipping an app is open Figma and write HTML. (Actually I do, but I’m weird.) The good news: I’ve spent over 10 years building websites and I actually enjoy it. (2/4)

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