Christopher K Y Chee - iOS, React/NextJs, techchee.com/ , blog on blog.TechChee.com
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HabitPath — your simple, clean habit tracker — is getting an iOS 26 redesign.
A smoother glass UI, modern layout, and better habit tracking flow — focused on clarity, consistency, and motivation.
The new update (v2.1.0) is now live on the App Store 👇
apps.apple.com/us/app/habitp…
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My habit tracker app - HabitPath just got updated (v2.6.5) featuring Live Activities and lock screen widgets.
You can now track your daily habit progress and watch your completion ring fill up directly from your iOS Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - without even unlocking your phone.
👇 Download on the App Store apps.apple.com/us/app/habit-…
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Incredibly honored that my solo project, Grown AI, is a global Top 15 Finalist for the Luni App Contest! Next up: pitching live to the international panel.
Grown AI is a privacy-first AI financial assistant for moms. It maps to your local stores to deliver daily saving hacks—like generic vs branded "Smart Swaps"—turning tips into active tracking tasks.
Help a solo dev representing Malaysia stand out? Drop a quick vote for Grown AI (#5)! 🙌
📊 List: luniapps.notion.site/lac-fin…
🗳️ Vote: tally.so/r/A74GKo
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Incredibly honored that my solo project, Grown AI, is a global Top 15 Finalist for the Luni App Contest! Next up: pitching live to the international panel. 🚀
Grown AI is a privacy-first AI financial assistant for moms. It maps to local stores to deliver daily saving hacks - like generic vs branded "Smart Swaps" turning tips into active tracking tasks.
Help a solo dev stand out against larger teams? Drop a quick vote for Grown AI (#5)! 🙌
List: luniapps.notion.site/lac-fin…
Vote: tally.so/r/A74GKo
#iOSDev #IndieHackers #BuildInPublic
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Retro Cam v2.6.0 approved in record time!
Submitted yesterday at 11 AM, and it was already approved when I woke up this morning (it might have even finished last night!).
I’ve had updates before that kept me waiting for over 2 days, so this was a huge surprise.
The secret? My theory is that pre-testing the build on TestFlight across multiple devices (iPhone 15 & X) gave Apple’s team the confidence to move faster. I guess a solid testing trail really does speed things up. Don't skip TestFlight!
What’s New:✨12 New "Flare" Filters 🤳 Mirror Front Camera Fix (Selfie UX)
Try it out: apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-…
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I spent this weekend on v2.5.0 for Retro Cam, focusing on one thing: reducing cognitive load.
The real test of a daily app is how quickly it helps a user fulfill their intent. Here’s how we’re achieving zero-friction photography:
1 . 20-Week Photo Grid: Gamifying consistency. Think of it as a "streak" for your creativity.
2. Lock Screen Deep Links: Total accessibility. One tap to launch directly into your favorite filter/Polaroid frame.
3. Zero-Friction UX: Moving frequent workflows to the Home Screen to save 3–4 taps per session.
Updates like these turn an app from a simple tool into a daily habit. Coming soon in v2.5.0!
Current version 2.2.0 is live here: apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-…
#BuildInPublic #iOSDev #SwiftUI #RetroCam #MobilePhotography
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I also built an interactive guide to help users set up these widgets for the Retro Cam app, written entirely in SwiftUI with the help of Gemini. It makes the setup process feel seamless.
Since I've modularized the guide's code, I can easily reuse it for my other iOS apps in the future
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Taking part in the @RevenueCat Shipyard hackathon, just submitted the GrownAI app - an iOS app that empowers busy mothers to build wealth through personalized AI-driven savings tips, smart shopping swaps, and effortless goal tracking, based on Rebecca Louise's idea "Money confidence for busy mums" devpost.com/software/grown-a…
A 2-week part-time build and ship with a public TestFlight version. Check out demo video on YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=RylifPWr…
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Working oon lock screen widgets for next update of Habit Tracker - HabitPath (to be available in upcoming update v2.3.5 ...) apps.apple.com/us/app/habit-…
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The App Store review process is a total mystery
Last Tuesday: Submitted HabitPath v2.3.0 apps.apple.com/us/app/habit-… went from "Waiting For Review" to "Approved" in the time it took me to drive to the office. ~10 mins!
Last Saturday: Submitted Retro Cam v2.1.5 apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-… but it has been "Waiting for Review" for 72 hours...
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Getting Gemini's help to code a photo editor in SwiftUI for my revived Retro cam app (apps.apple.com/us/app/retro-…) , gonna be having more filters and a photo editor in coming version 2.3.0 soon
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Upcoming in Habit Tracker - HabitPath v2.3.0 : A brand new icon and color picker! Give every goal its own look and feel. Coming soon to the App Store...
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HabitPath — your simple, clean habit tracker — is getting an iOS 26 redesign.
A smoother glass UI, modern layout, and better habit tracking flow — focused on clarity, consistency, and motivation.
The new update (v2.1.0) is now live on the App Store 👇
apps.apple.com/us/app/habitp…
#iOSDev #buildinpublic #indieapps #HabitTracker
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Spent a few hours over the weekend building Level 2 with the help of ChatGPT and @grok, improving several game screens, flows, and settings for haptic and sound
Level 2 feels a bit hard when collecting coins and still needs some tuning. My 14yo daughter suggested making the walls bounce the player back toward the center when hit - pretty solid feedback 👌(she played it on my very old iPhone X running iOS 16.x)
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While still preparing the screenshots for reviving the InstaLiveFX - retro cam vintage filter app ..:
on the 1st/Jan I vibe coded (with a mix of using ChatGPT & @grok) for this casual game, Square Jump Adventure in SpriteKit , targeting 12 different levels and gameplays for an mvp and may expand up to 30 levels in the future … 😄
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While still preparing the screenshots for reviving the InstaLiveFX - retro cam vintage filter app ..:
on the 1st/Jan I vibe coded (with a mix of using ChatGPT & @grok) for this casual game, Square Jump Adventure in SpriteKit , targeting 12 different levels and gameplays for an mvp and may expand up to 30 levels in the future … 😄
#BuildInPublic #casualgame #iosdev #indiegames #indiedev
Updating an iOS app that’s been removed from the Apple App Store by me (the developer 😄) for more than 10 years which used to be known as instaLiveFX - an instagram like vintage camera live filter app
Progress of these few days - added the burst mode, timer and pinch to zoom today , tested on device , purely vibe coded assisted by ChatGPT
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosdev #cameraapp
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Updating an iOS app that’s been removed from the Apple App Store by me (the developer 😄) for more than 10 years which used to be known as instaLiveFX - an instagram like vintage camera live filter app
Progress of these few days - added the burst mode, timer and pinch to zoom today , tested on device , purely vibe coded assisted by ChatGPT
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosdev #cameraapp
Trying to revive an old app that was removed from the App Store ages ago during the Objective-C days -InstaLiveFX, an app with photo live filters for the Instagram era. (Not sure if it’s a good idea to revive it, especially since the app still shows daily updates in App Store Connect even though it’s been removed for more than 10 years… probably just an App Store Connect bug 😂😂)
Day 1: Spent two hours vibe coded the UI with Gemini 3 Pro, then another hour refining it to make everything look good on a few of my devices - iPhone 15 and a very old iPhone X.
Day 2: Gemini 3 generated some AVFoundation boilerplate and a basic ViewModel, but it seems ChatGPT is better with the actual logic, so I had to switch over to get it done and working. Video testing on iPhones as follows: 👇👇
PS: Rebranded as Retro Cam - InstaLiveFX with retro camera live filters
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The DailyQuote app is available in the Apple App Store
apps.apple.com/us/app/dailyq…
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The DailyQuote app was submitted to Apple on Tuesday and approved yesterday and scheduled to release next week Tuesday (9 Dec) 10AM EST
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