Waiting For Review

In light of what we’ve learned about the upcoming iPhones, we discuss our thoughts surrounding the potential lack of Touch ID, how ‘the notch’ might work from a development stand point…and have a quick catch up with Dave Wood to see how things are going in New Zealand! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution… The post Episode 29: Don’t call it FaceID… appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood is now in New Zealand and Dave Nott is working more from home. Besides catching up with Dave W after the long journey, we dive into what that means for our working environments both in the short term, and the long term. An of course, Dave Nott can’t go a whole episode without… The post Episode 28: Working Environments appeared first on Waiting For Review.

As this episode is being published, Dave Wood is airborne, on his way to start a new life with his family in New Zealand. Very best wishes to Dave and the family on what is set to be an incredible adventure. Dave has also been adventuring into the world of iPads and purchased the 10.5… The post Episode 27: Dave’s shiny new 10.5 inch iPad Pro appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood and his family are moving to New Zealand! It’s the realisation of a dream Dave and his family have had for some time now. Join us as we discuss how this came to be, and what this means for Dave and his family. Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States… The post Episode 26: Moving to New Zealand! appeared first on Waiting For Review.

We’re doing something a little special this week, a few weeks ago we were guests on Inspect, hosted by Ajay Karwal, we chatted tech, wwdc and how we produce our podcasts, you can hear it right here. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to Inspect yet, you really should – there is some… The post Episode 25: Interview with Ajay from Inspect appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Business models are always interesting to dissect. With more apps opting to pursue a subscription based business model, we ask ourselves how we see that fitting in with the apps we currently offer. Dave Nott also gets upset about the lack of free trials (again!) and has some thoughts on the perceived value of apps… The post Episode 24: Subscriptions vs Freemium vs Paid Up Front appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Join us for part two of our interview with Ish and Heidi Helen as we discuss WWDC, AR Kit and the new 10.5 inch iPad Pro (among other things!). Our thanks to Ish and Heidi for joining us. Also, we now have a Slack Channel for the show. If you’d like to come and join… The post Episode 23: Interview with Ish and Heidi Helen (Part 2) appeared first on Waiting For Review.

We discuss their indie apps, how they met and coordinated their business online in separate continents across the Pacific Ocean, and much more. Settle in for an episode of Waiting for Review, with Dave Nott and Dave Wood! Also, we now have a Slack Channel for the show. If you’d like to come and join… The post Episode 22: Interview with Ish and Heidi Helen (Part 1) appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Xcode got some serious attention at this years WWDC and we couldn’t be happier, we dive into some of technologies announced at WWDC including AR Kit and of course, no show would be complete without Dave Nott bringing up the 12″ MacBook! Links: Music by Broke For Free Attribution 3.0 United States (CC BY 3.0… The post Episode 21: Get the iPad Dave, you know you want to appeared first on Waiting For Review.

A lot came out of the keynote on Monday. Dave Nott got his 12 inch MacBook, Dave Wood got his 10.5 inch iPad Pro among all the other things that were announced. Join us this week as we go through the keynote and discuss what the different announcements mean to us. The post Episode 20: WWDC Roundup appeared first on Waiting For Review.

WWDC is always an exciting time of year, it’s an important time for us indie developers as it could largely dictate the direction we take with our own apps. This week, we talk about the things we’d love to see come out of the keynote on Monday – some realistic, some maybe less so! Also,… The post Episode 19: WWDC Hopes and Dreams appeared first on Waiting For Review.

As indie developers, we’ve found it’s easy to fall down a rabbit hole when it comes to adding features and making changes to your app. This week, we discuss how we can make use of analytics tools to help us make more informed, data driven decisions. Speaking of rabbit holes, Dave Nott appears to have… The post Episode 18: Data vs “Instinct” appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Having had a chance to play with Search Ads, the two Dave’s regroup to discuss their experience and how they see Search Ads fitting into the marketing of their indie apps. Possible new business models are also on the horizon. Dave Nott considers an ad supported approach while Dave Wood is considering moving to a… The post Episode 17: Exploring Search Ads appeared first on Waiting For Review.

A very special episode where we are joined by Stephen Biggerstaff, an iOS developer from Glasgow, Scotland. Among other topics of conversation, Stephen talks us through his journey of how he came to be an iOS developer, shares a little about his own apps he has in the App Store, and gives a few top… The post Episode 16: “The Last developer in the Room” With Special Guest Stephen Biggerstaff appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week, we discuss the pros and cons of using storyboards vs taking a programmatic approach. Is there room for the best of both worlds? In our second half we explore of how to present ourselves online, as Indies, companies and professional individuals. Dave Nott also (successfully?) managed to slip in a Star Wars reference… The post Episode 15: Storyboarding vs Programmatic appeared first on Waiting For Review.

This week we dive into the latest iPhone 8 rumours (if it’s even called that!) and discuss how we’re both having to step outside of our comfort zones. Dave Wood is busy on the job hunt, trying to find work in New Zealand while Dave Nott is hard at work building his web consultancy business,… The post Episode 14: Stepping out of our comfort zones appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Dave Wood starts working at http://swipeandtap.co.uk whilst continuing his job-hunt in New Zealand, and really loves it. Meanwhile, Dave Nott is doing the literal leg-work needed get his web consultancy off to the best start. It can’t all be Xcode and fighting with iTunes Connect… and somehow we still find time to talk some more… The post Episode 13: Working hard appeared first on Waiting For Review.

News so good, we thought it was an April Fools’ joke! In this episode we discuss the news that broke on http://daringfireball.net/2017/04/the_mac_pro_lives and elsewhere on April the 4th… Apple are making a new Mac Pro! We discuss what this means for the Mac and the ecosystem as a whole. From VR, to the potential knock… The post Episode 12: I thought it was an April fools’ appeared first on Waiting For Review.

We took our vacations on consecutive weeks, and so our weekly schedule ended up being broken. Despite this, we’ve a quick message this week from Dave Wood, and we’ll be back to our regular weekly slot next week. We’d love to receive iTunes reviews of the podcast from you. All feedback is really appreciated. If… The post Episode 11: Vacation Time appeared first on Waiting For Review.

Apple released several new products with a fairly quiet announcement. We discuss these and what they say about the apple eco-system as a whole. Dave Wood dreams about the Mac Pro Cube, and Dave Nott expresses his hopes for a greater Siri experience. Join us for an episode of Apple punditry, in Waiting for Review. The post Episode 10: iPhone Whatever / iPad SE appeared first on Waiting For Review.