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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 23h

Apple pulled Indie App Santa from the App Store in September 2025 😱

Lately, it warned developers running Apps Gone Free campaigns…

And removed apps buying keyword installs or ratings/reviews!

Apple is clearly cracking down on apps that manipulate or influence the App Store.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 17h

I don’t remember Indie App Santa being free? But it became a cash machine when it was acquired by Steve from AppMasters a few months ago.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 23h

Apple pulled Indie App Santa from the App Store in September 2025 😱

Lately, it warned developers running Apps Gone Free campaigns…

And removed apps buying keyword installs or ratings/reviews!

Apple is clearly cracking down on apps that manipulate or influence the App Store.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 1d

Apple Ads popularity has been a complete mess for a week 🤯

Depending on the search, the popularity differs.

E.g for the "food tracker" keyword:

- Searching "food tracker" ➔ pop 6
- Searching "calorie tracker" ➔ pop 33
- Searching "calorie" ➔ pop 48

Which one is correct?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

See: mastodon.social/@zachwaugh/1...

Zach Waugh (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image @[email protected] @[email protected] thanks! I always forget about .compositingGroup, but that with the double-width stroke looks good to my eye. Top is original, bottom is your appro...

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

Thank you. I need the clip shape unfortunately.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 3d

In SwiftUI, clipShape and shape + stroke don’t give the same result 🫤

Is there a way to have the same radius when clipping is required?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 7d

If only there was an option to compare side by side iOS 18 vs iOS 26 (Liquid Glass) in Xcode Previews instead of having to manually switch between simulators… 🤔

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 7d

If only there was an option to compare side by side iOS 18 vs iOS 26 (Liquid Glass) in Xcode Previews instead of having to manually switch between simulators… 🤔

FB20482528

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 15d

Ok thank you! I spotted this lib some time ago, it seemed powerful.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 16d

Nice!

Have you used an external cropping library or built your own? I don’t think Apple offers one iirc 🤔

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 21d

Nice update! Are you using SwiftUI for the FAB and podcast player? If yes, have you considered using the new safeAreaBar modifier to get the effect at the bottom of the screen?

developer.apple.com/documentatio...

safeAreaBar(edge:alignment:spacing:content:) | Apple Developer Documentation

Shows the specified content as a custom bar beside the modified view.

developer.apple.com

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 27d

Thank you for including me! I really appreciate 🫶🏻

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 27d

I can search the App Store via API.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 27d

All make up by the tools. Each one has different “formula” to compute the difficulty using factors like how many apps have the exact search match in title/subtitle, how many ratings each app has, etc.

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 28d

Oh! The App Store Connect got a little redesign with a new submission UI 🤩

There’s now a “Draft Submissions” button at the bottom right that opens an overlay side panel with the items ready to submit.

I haven’t tested if it can be multiple apps at the same time? 🤔

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 28d

Yes! But you can still upload the 6.9", no?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · 28d

Apple seems to want us to design our App Store app screenshots using a 6.5” display size by default 🤯

The solution is to use the Media Manager to upload the screenshots in another display size 😮‍💨

I’ve always designed my screenshots using a 6.9” size & never had to do that 🤬

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Sep 3

Has one of my apps been featured by Apple in the French App Store few days ago (August 31, 2025)? 🤔

The good news: tons of impressions from App Store Browse 🤩

The bad news: no downloads… my conversion rate tanked 😱

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 27

I don’t think so. It’s the iPad version on the Mac but I don’t have a lot of impressions from this device.

Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 27

Why does my app PPO shows an average conversion rate of ≈4% with ≈2600 unique device impressions (original product page: 3.77% for 1274 unique impressions)

but App Store Connect Analytics gives me 1.67% for the same time range with ≈7400 unique device impressions (918 * 8d)?

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 22

Want to have a sheet "zoom out" of toolbar buttons in iOS 26 instead of sliding up from the bottom of the screen?

Two SwiftUI ways:

1. ZoomNavigationTransition (sheet content) + matchedTransitionSource (button)

2. .popover (button) + .presentationCompactAdaptation(.sheet) ➡️ see below for video

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 22

.popover (button) + .presentationCompactAdaptation(.sheet)

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 22

Want to have a sheet "zoom out" of toolbar buttons in iOS 26 instead of sliding up from the bottom of the screen?

Two SwiftUI ways:

1. ZoomNavigationTransition (sheet content) + matchedTransitionSource (button)

2. .popover (button) + .presentationCompactAdaptation(.sheet) ➡️ see below for video

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Axel Le Pennec @alpennec.com · Aug 21

PSA: in iOS 26, use the new SwiftUI safeAreaBar modifier instead of safeAreaInset to get the progressive blur at the top/bottom of a scroll view with custom content.

Handy if you want bottom content without a tab bar or system toolbar for example.

Link to the documentation ⬇️

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