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goodbinary.bsky.social
Gary Ismay
@goodbinary.bsky.social
Indie developer in Greater Manchester.
Made Hike Maker, Slow Ways Makers, GeoSort, Star Hordes and others
https://www.goodbinary.com
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Plans for the weekend? How about getting outside for a walk? 🚶Urban 🏙️ or further afield 🌳, Hike Maker can plot a walking route 🗺️ that starts and finishes where you are 📍or from almost anywhere in the world 🌍
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apps.apple.com/gb/app/hike-...

#walking #outdoors #nature #maps #fitness #iphone #TGIF
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Bills to Budget is offering a huge 60% off our annual plan for this year's Black Friday deal!

What better chance will you have to get your finances under control? Don't wait for the New Year - take advantage of this deal today!

#IndieAppSales
Bills to Budget's Black Friday Sale is live!

Get 60% OFF OUR ANNUAL PLAN with the code BLACKFRIDAY25

Need to get your finances together before the new year? Don't miss this deal!

apps.apple.com/redeem?ctx=off...

#IndieAppSales
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Yesterday saw the biggest jump in submissions yet - we've ballooned to 424 apps for sale!! With two days left, we're starting to close in on this being our biggest event ever - if you haven't listed your sale yet, what are you waiting for!

indieappsales.com

#IndieAppSales
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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10 miles of cold #trailrunning but it was good, although I felt heavy and sluggish.
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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It was a beautiful morning at #RSPB Leighton Moss.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Late afternoon on the #Lancaster #Canal on a @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Garstang. #reflections #UKCanals #trees
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I’ve nearly finished the code for the onboarding flow on the new app. Will just need to add some images to it once I’ve got them and then all that remains will be bug fixes and the paywall. Although I’m sure I said something similar weeks ago 🤔
#indiedev #buildinpublic
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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This banner is getting full - can you spot your app here? We're up to 375 apps, with dozens of submissions coming in each day

Black Friday is only 3 days away - if you haven't submitted your app yet, now's the time!

indieappsales.com

#IndieAp#IndieAppSales
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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And now also Tidal and Apple Music 🎵!
New in v1.4: If you see a link to a public playlist on Spotify or SoundCloud just copy it, Flowvi.be will convert it to Apple Music for you 🎵
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Oats, oat milk and berries for breakie.
November 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Good morning. From me, a chunky woodpidge and a fine collection of twittering house sparrows. Beautiful day for sittting at a laptop. 😁
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Over 340 apps and counting! Hey #IndieDev - is your app listed yet?

Black Friday is only a few days away - make sure your app is added to the banner!

indieappsales.com

#IndieAp#IndieAppSales
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I’ve just realised what they trained the AI model on:
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Back up the hill with the Monday Night Headtorch Club. Bit of a brisk northerly, nearly got frostbite taking this picture. Always happy to suffer for my art. 🎨😁
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My wife started “formally” testing my new app, recording everything as she goes. She only spent an hour on it today but raised more than 10 issues/observations on the settings screen alone 😬
#indiedev #buildinpublic #testing
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I’ve made a big effort over the last few days to get my new app ready for testing. I also added a new feature that I hadn’t planned for but now seems obvious and I’m glad I did as it will make the app much more useful to many. But it did slow me down a bit! Time well spent!
#indiedev #buildinpublic
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Darth Vader inspecting the troops. The words “the Death Star will be completed on schedule”
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November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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How to create a new route in Hike Maker...

Tap "+ New", choose your distance, tap "Generate route".

#iosdev #maps #walking
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
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I would just like to issue a disclaimer that getting lost with Hike Maker is not a feature and is completely dependant on whether the user can read a map, has not had any hallucinogenic mushrooms along the route and has not been chased off the trail by a bear/rabid squirrel/irate landowner.
February 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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How to set off doing a route in Hike Maker... 🚶‍♂️

Tap on the "Saved" tab, tap on your route, tap on "Do this route!". You can choose to do it faster than its estimate of walking time by tapping the time and adjusting the slider.

#iosdev #walking #maps
November 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM
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Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Plans for the weekend? How about getting outside for a walk? 🚶Urban 🏙️ or further afield 🌳, Hike Maker can plot a walking route 🗺️ that starts and finishes where you are 📍or from almost anywhere in the world 🌍
👇
apps.apple.com/gb/app/hike-...

#walking #outdoors #nature #maps #fitness #iphone #TGIF
April 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
My latest book purchase 🌱🍁🌳
#gardening
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Needed some green goodness this morning. Kale, apple, mango, spinach, avocado, ginger and lemon zest.
#morning
November 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Today, I've been looking at what I want to do in 2026.
Resuming the newsletter will be one of them - but this is going to happen next month!

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November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM