Ben McCarthy
@benricem.bsky.social
Irish, non-binary, maker of apps, taker of photos.
benricemccarthy.com / obscura.camera / croissantapp.com/
weirder here than everywhere else.
they / them
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benricemccarthy.com / obscura.camera / croissantapp.com/
weirder here than everywhere else.
they / them
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇪
Do 👏 it 👏 for 👏 them 👏
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Do 👏 it 👏 for 👏 them 👏
Announcement time:
Sara, Goose, Zero and I are moving to London in January!
The whole process is proving very expensive (what isn’t these days) so I’ve decided to bump the price of Obscura from $20 to $25 per year. But since it’s black friday, you can get your first year for just $10 yay!
Sara, Goose, Zero and I are moving to London in January!
The whole process is proving very expensive (what isn’t these days) so I’ve decided to bump the price of Obscura from $20 to $25 per year. But since it’s black friday, you can get your first year for just $10 yay!
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Announcement time:
Sara, Goose, Zero and I are moving to London in January!
The whole process is proving very expensive (what isn’t these days) so I’ve decided to bump the price of Obscura from $20 to $25 per year. But since it’s black friday, you can get your first year for just $10 yay!
Sara, Goose, Zero and I are moving to London in January!
The whole process is proving very expensive (what isn’t these days) so I’ve decided to bump the price of Obscura from $20 to $25 per year. But since it’s black friday, you can get your first year for just $10 yay!
We just made Black Forest gateau hot chocolate and it was a billion calories of deliciousness
(The cream melted way to fast to get a good photo, sadly)
(The cream melted way to fast to get a good photo, sadly)
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We just made Black Forest gateau hot chocolate and it was a billion calories of deliciousness
(The cream melted way to fast to get a good photo, sadly)
(The cream melted way to fast to get a good photo, sadly)
Excited to see the nominees for best baby hornet of the year
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Excited to see the nominees for best baby hornet of the year
By 2030 all of American politics will just be I Think You Should Leaves sketches
November 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
By 2030 all of American politics will just be I Think You Should Leaves sketches
C'mon Valve, you had one job
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
C'mon Valve, you had one job
I had a very cool beer the other day
November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I had a very cool beer the other day
The Danish Foreign Minister gifted his Egyptian counterpart a Lego set of the pyramids and I think all politics should just be some variation of this
November 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Danish Foreign Minister gifted his Egyptian counterpart a Lego set of the pyramids and I think all politics should just be some variation of this
Don’t worry, I know a guy
October 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Don’t worry, I know a guy
I don't think there's anything spooky about cheese and onion my guy
October 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I don't think there's anything spooky about cheese and onion my guy
I may be a touched biased but hey
October 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I may be a touched biased but hey
My lovely partner Sara has recently started a masters in London which is Cool and Exciting but also means we're paying two rents for the time being which is Expensive and Annoying.
So now would be a great time to buy one/some of my apps benricemccarthy.com/apps/inde...
So now would be a great time to buy one/some of my apps benricemccarthy.com/apps/inde...
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My lovely partner Sara has recently started a masters in London which is Cool and Exciting but also means we're paying two rents for the time being which is Expensive and Annoying.
So now would be a great time to buy one/some of my apps benricemccarthy.com/apps/inde...
So now would be a great time to buy one/some of my apps benricemccarthy.com/apps/inde...
Instead of having Apple Intelligence constantly offering to replacing human creativity, maybe it could just fix things like this instead?
September 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Instead of having Apple Intelligence constantly offering to replacing human creativity, maybe it could just fix things like this instead?
I like how open and airy windows feel on Tahoe, but the toolbar buttons feel overwrought and clunky.
I did a couple of *quick* mockups for how I would have done this.
less is more
I did a couple of *quick* mockups for how I would have done this.
less is more
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I like how open and airy windows feel on Tahoe, but the toolbar buttons feel overwrought and clunky.
I did a couple of *quick* mockups for how I would have done this.
less is more
I did a couple of *quick* mockups for how I would have done this.
less is more
I've also given Obscura Studio a Liquid Glass makeover!
It took a lot of work since it required custom implementations throughout the app, but I think the final result was worth the effort.
apps.apple.com/ie/app/obscura...
It took a lot of work since it required custom implementations throughout the app, but I think the final result was worth the effort.
apps.apple.com/ie/app/obscura...
September 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've also given Obscura Studio a Liquid Glass makeover!
It took a lot of work since it required custom implementations throughout the app, but I think the final result was worth the effort.
apps.apple.com/ie/app/obscura...
It took a lot of work since it required custom implementations throughout the app, but I think the final result was worth the effort.
apps.apple.com/ie/app/obscura...
It's got a great new layout on iPad and Mac too, with a sidebar on the left with your drafts and recents, and on the right you can immediately choose the accounts you post to
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's got a great new layout on iPad and Mac too, with a sidebar on the left with your drafts and recents, and on the right you can immediately choose the accounts you post to
Meet Croissant 2.0!
@vegh.ca and I put a lot of work in over the summer to rethink much of how Croissant is structured, added a bunch of great features, and sprinkled in a little Liquid Glass for good measure
apps.apple.com/ie/app/croissa...
@vegh.ca and I put a lot of work in over the summer to rethink much of how Croissant is structured, added a bunch of great features, and sprinkled in a little Liquid Glass for good measure
apps.apple.com/ie/app/croissa...
September 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meet Croissant 2.0!
@vegh.ca and I put a lot of work in over the summer to rethink much of how Croissant is structured, added a bunch of great features, and sprinkled in a little Liquid Glass for good measure
apps.apple.com/ie/app/croissa...
@vegh.ca and I put a lot of work in over the summer to rethink much of how Croissant is structured, added a bunch of great features, and sprinkled in a little Liquid Glass for good measure
apps.apple.com/ie/app/croissa...
How many is too many?
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
How many is too many?