What’s up with Jamie’s state of app development?

So just a quick update… yes I am still developing apps! My first app has already been released, https://KaliTrue.app is the page to check it out and there’s a link there to get the app.

Since releasing the app a few weeks back I have taken some quick staycation time with my spouse… we got to spend a long weekend at the inaugural https://guitarsandgasoline.com music festival and that was a lot of fun. I got to celebrate a friends 60th birthday, and I am jealous he only looks 45. I got to spend some quality time with my camera… lots of flower pics mostly! And I have also been doing some administrative tasks for both my business and my spouses.

But in the back of my mind is/was always “what’s next?” Do I start work on the paid version of KaliTrue? Do I start another app? I have kind of been thinking of doing both at the same time, which would be interesting.

I’m honestly doing a lot of thinking about what my next app should be. In terms of making money as an indie dev, games are the gold standard… they make the most money, but I have never been a gamer myself and I think that puts me at somewhat of a disadvantage. Also, games would probably benefit from UIKit and I have been focusing on SwiftUI (in English? My focus has been on a framework that is less suited to games.)

The next best way to make more money is to charge a lot for a niche app… but nothing comes to mind, and it’s not a guarantee.

So I find myself constantly thinking…. what should my next app be. I have a small list that I add to when I have an idea, and occasionally I triage the list and throw out ideas that–for one reason or another–are not worth pursuing even if the idea itself is solid. For example, ideas that have a very narrow appeal, or ideas that require huge development effort… think 12-18 month projects.

And so, I keep thinking…. day-and-night… what to build! And this is where you come in I guess… I have asked before of my friends and fans… what app idea do you have that you would like to see built? I’ve had several friends and family come up with ideas, but more than half have already been done, and done well enough that it’s not worth the time risk to try an improved implementation. And besides, I would prefer more unique ideas.

But hey, if you have an idea, shoot me an email at my business quick-contact email: labs_clothes_5l@icloud.com and we can talk. If you wanna just throw me an idea and I take it on wholly, then you get credit and maybe even an honorarium. If you want to get more involved in the process… helping me design it… taking on the marketing of the product… then we can make a partnership arrangement. I have already been talking to two parties about ideas, one where I am little more than that coder and if it works out they stand to make the bulk of the money.

So… get your brain in gear and think… what iPad, iPhone, or Mac app do you wish existed?