KeepDates - Contact Dates reminders

If keeping track of significant dates of all the important people in your life feels like a burden, KeepDates can help manage it all. apps.apple.com/us/app/keepd... #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates

I've been sitting on this build for a while, as I couldn't be bothered/find the time to make new iPhone Duo screenshots and decide on what I want the new product page header to look like. But, once submitted, it sailed through review in 3 minutes 😅 #buildInPublic #dev #swift #swiftUI #iOS

🎉 KeepDates 26.15 is out! Two columns on iPhone Duo, pinned contacts your way in widgets, all of Premium in Settings, and clearer watch countdowns. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.15 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift #swiftUI

📦 KeepDates 26.14 has landed! KeepDates now has an Apple Watch app, with your upcoming dates, contact photos, and complications for your watch face. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.14 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift #swiftUI

With @keepdates.app it was a bit trickier. It wasn't (yet) built to run on iPad, so I had to do a bit more work (and even invent an extra screen/view - showing some stats) to fill up the sidebar half of the split view, when opened in landscape. #buildInPublic #dev #swift #swiftUI #iOS #iphoneduo

🎉 KeepDates 26.13 is out! Extra large widgets on iPhone and iPad, with your next date featured up front and widget lists grouped by month. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.13 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

🎉 KeepDates 26.12 is out! Now in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Simplified Chinese, with an in-app language picker. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.12 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

🚀 KeepDates 26.11 just shipped! Tap a Contact Spotlight widget to open that contact. Contact photos no longer turn into solid circles on a tinted Home Screen. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.11 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

I shelved some stuff I was working on, to quickly get this version out based on some user feedback. The app's core idea was that iOS puts birthdays in the calendar and it's only the other dates that are missing; so why touch birthdays. (1/2) #buildInPublic #dev #feedback #iOS

✨ KeepDates 26.10 is here! Birthdays can now sync to the KeepDates calendar if you want them there. Off by default, with a per-birthday switch once on. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.10 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

🚀 KeepDates 26.9 just shipped! Checklist defaults per date type and per contact, plus notification and widget taps that reliably open the date they point to. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.9 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

🎉 KeepDates 26.8 is out! Per-contact monogram colors, initials in widgets, How It Works screen, and a new What's New screen for future updates. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.8 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift swiftUI

🎉 KeepDates 26.7 is out! Fixes widget ordering glitch and two bugs that caused Handled checkmarks and checklist counters to disappear from widgets. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.7 #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift

🎉 KeepDates 26.6 is out! Reach Out contact actions, Contact Spotlight widget, Handled occurrence tracking, widget checklists with progress counters. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.6 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev #appstore #swift

Unlike the initial macOS version of @bluestodon.app that took over a week to get reviewed and approved, the new update for @keepdates.app got approved in record time - I only submitted it for review a few hours ago - and it's already available 🤯 #buildInPublic #dev #iOS #swift #swiftUI #appstore

🎉 KeepDates 26.5 is out! Today-only widget, small widget rotation with interactive chevrons, "Your Anniversary" notifications, widget deep link fix, What Changed sort. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.5 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

Took a bit to work out some of the kinks, but a new update for @keepdates.app is now out 🚀 Fixes a few bugs, adds some new customizability and adds some visual improvements - tinting of the contact details based on avatar color being my favorite 🤩 #buildInPublic #swift #swiftUI #ios #dev #indieDev

🎉 KeepDates 26.4 is out! Delete dates from the app, per-widget today toggle, calendar event anchor fixes, duplicate event cleanup, limited contacts, nicknames, diagn https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.4 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

During development I kept deleting and reinstalling the app. This caused a problem. @keepdates.app relies on its own calendar it kept creating a new one on each install and had no idea that a previous calendar was already created by it. 🤖 (1/3) #buildInPublic #swift #swiftUI #ios #iosDev #app

The app started as a single list of all upcoming dates (for the next year), listed chronologically. The simplest way of displaying the information. (1/3) #buildInPublic #indieDev #dev #ios #iosDev #swift #swiftUI #app #appDev #anniversaryReminder

The core idea for the app was to make it behave as if it was part of iOS. Like how iOS creates a "Birthdays" calendar when you add a birthday to a contact, and then shows a reminder on the day (or before). 🎂📆 (1/4) #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #App #AppDev #AnniversaryReminder

As a bonus- it adds a nice overview page for each contact, with a list of all the contact’s dates and per-contact customization controls. 🎛️ Also uses the dominant color from the avatar for tinting the screen background ☺️ #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev

Initially, I thought people kept their contacts like me, with all the information for all their friends and family (including birthdays, anniversaries and other dates). (1/4) #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates

🎉 KeepDates 26.3 is out! Search, contact avatars, contact detail view, per-widget configuration, dominant color backgrounds, and more. https://keepdates.app/changelog.html#26.3 #KeepDates #iOS #indiedev

New version of @keepdates.app got approved in the shortest amount of time I remember seeing! Will be available soon! #BuildInPublic #Dev #IndieDev #iOS #iOSDev #Swift #SwiftUI #App #AppDev #BirthdayReminder #AnniversaryReminder #KeepDates