Sascha Gordner
saschagordner.de
Sascha Gordner
@saschagordner.de
Passionate about crafting mobile experiences 😻
Balancing contract work with indie aspirations 🏋🏻
Posting about my learnings and development in general 🧑🏻‍💻

Working on @patchesapp.com 💚
I'd love it to have a nice transition when popping up though. Something like the new zoom transition that came with Tahoe or even something like Spotlight.
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Did this in hope that the number of reviews would go up, but didn't really change anything.

Most people tap "no", probably same reason as why they would dismiss the rating alert. Those who tap "yes" usually just dismiss the rating alert that follows after.
Still struggling with users not rating the app, so I came up with this feedback prompt. I feel like this might help, since it doesn't interrupt the users flow. 🤞🏻

Also it creates an additional opportunity for the people to give feedback (when they tap "no").

#indiedev
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Looks pretty interesting! Had a similar thought the other week. Curious to see how this goes. :)
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Wraps are a lie! (Except for the tortilla ones. They're legit.)
October 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It's a great tool. Also, the dev is pretty active. Frequent updates, and the output became a lot better since I've started using it.
October 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
2h 30m? Dude ☠️
October 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Time for a scrum master agent!
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Good luck! :)
October 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Looks great, good luck! :)
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Looks and feels pretty nice :) Like the idea. Congrats on launch. 🤗
September 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Random thought: Maybe it's because we know what we're getting when we're developing a new feature. Whereas with marketing, it's just different. 🥴
September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thank you!

Once you select the "Favorites" mode in the widget settings you'll see a paywall. But you're right - I should do that earlier, since that's the only purpose of favorites anyway. :)
September 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Yeah I do use iOS 26 :P
Seems fixed. New internal test build has the glass effect. Probably just a hiccup.

Thanks!
(If you still wanna test regardless: apps.apple.com/app/id650271...) 🙂
‎Patches: Best Friends Widget
‎Transform your home screen into a digital fridge door where friends leave meaningful messages for you to discover throughout your day! Patches lets your closest friends share words of encouragement,...
apps.apple.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Seems like it's working now. At least the new internal TestFlight build had the glass effect.
I used an old trick. Switch to an old Xcode version and back right away. :P

Probably just a launch day hiccup. According to the build history it used the same build of Xcode that I used now.
September 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Super cool, congrats!
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM