One week after the launch of my first app - Bird in Hell - I figured this was a good time to share with you all some of my results and learnings from its first week on the iOS app store. The app was approved and launched on Friday, April 4th, after a prolonged submission process which you can … [Read more...]
#OpReskin Conclusion: To Hell & Back Again (and Into the App Store, Finally!)
5 months, 1 pivot, 2 app store rejections and countless setbacks later, my first app is finally in the app store. Presenting: Bird in Hell: Wings of the Damned. So how did we get here? Let's rewind. It started with the relaunch of this website back in October where I set forth some goals … [Read more...]
#OpReskin: Brainstorming Theme Ideas for a ReSkinned App
When I first set out on this project (#OpReskin), my intention was to have a completed app in the iOS app store within 7 days. Alas, that is not to be so, but the project still lives and I am inching ever so slightly toward the finish line! The app code for my "whack-a-mole" style game has already … [Read more...]
#OpReskin: Getting Started with ReSkinning
Apologies! It has been a few days since my initial post on the #OpReskin project and it looks like I won't hit my self-imposed deadline (again), but I am making some progress. The first step was to find the right app to reskin. After scouring some of the best app source code marketplaces on the … [Read more...]
Operation ReSkin: Launching an App in 7 Days
T-Minus 168 hours until the completion of my first app. This is Operation ReSkin. My mission, should I choose to accept, is to re-skin an existing app and release it to the iOS app store. 7 days may seem like a short turn around, but I'm taking a bit of a shortcut the first time around. For those … [Read more...]