Running Apple Privacy Manifest as an Indie Developer — Catching Dependency Drift with Claude Code
Apple Privacy Manifest (PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy) is a quietly painful area for indie iOS developers. Drawing on twelve years of running iOS apps with over 50 million combined downloads, this article walks through how I use Claude Code to detect drift, respond to rejections, and bake the whole flow into CI.
Adding Three AdMob Mediation Partners With Claude — What I Learned Updating 4 iOS Apps at Once
A hands-on account of adding Unity Ads, Liftoff, and InMobi to 4 iOS apps simultaneously. Covers W-8BEN tax form submission, ATT prompt ordering, and AppLovin MAX waterfall setup — all with Claude as my documentation navigator.
Six Months Until CocoaPods Shutdown — Migrating Beautiful HD Wallpapers to Firebase SPM with Claude Code
Firebase Apple SDK is dropping CocoaPods in October 2026. Here's how I migrated Beautiful HD Wallpapers — one of four iOS apps I run as an indie developer — to Swift Package Manager, and where Claude Code made the difference.
How I Handle 30+ App Store Reviews Monthly Using Claude — A Solo Developer's Workflow
Managing Beautiful HD Wallpapers and other apps with 50 million total downloads means dealing with reviews in 8 languages. Here's the Claude-powered workflow I built to handle 30–40 replies per session without triggering App Store throttling.
Eliminating SwiftUI Animation Guesswork with Claude Code — Prompt Patterns from a 50M Download Wallpaper App
How to use Claude Code for SwiftUI animation work — practical prompt patterns and Before/After code examples from the development of Beautiful HD Wallpapers, a 50M+ download app.
Managing iOS Localizable.strings with Claude Code — A Solo Developer's Multilingual Workflow
How a solo developer managing multiple wallpaper apps used Claude Code to streamline iOS localization. From extracting missing keys to quality checks — a realistic workflow for one-person teams.
react-native-permissions vs Expo Permissions API — Claude Code
Should you use react-native-permissions or the Expo permissions API? This guide clarifies the decision criteria and shows practical iOS/Android implementation patterns using Claude Code, including common pitfalls and Privacy Manifest requirements.
Building an iOS/Android Auto-Deploy Pipeline from Scratch with Claude Code and Fastlane
Learn how to automate iOS and Android app releases by combining Claude Code with Fastlane. Covers Appfile design, certificate management, App Store Connect API integration, and real-world debugging workflows with working code examples.
Calling Claude API from iOS Shortcuts: A Personal Setup for Reshaping Selected Text on the Fly
A personal setup guide for invoking the Claude API directly from iOS Shortcuts. Reshape selected text in seconds with a Cloudflare Workers proxy that keeps your API key off the device.
Claude Code for Mobile App Development in 2026: A Practical SwiftUI & Kotlin Workflow
How to actually integrate Claude Code into iOS (SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin) development. Real patterns from an indie developer maintaining multiple apps.
Claude API × Kotlin Multiplatform — Building Production AI Features for iOS and Android
Integrating Claude API with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) to ship production-quality AI assistant features on iOS and Android. Stream termination, mid-stream error events, retry strategies, expect/actual alignment, and testing — written from an indie developer's production experience.
Claude Code × Swift/iOS Production Guide — From Xcode Integration to App Store Launch
A practical guide to building production-quality iOS apps with Claude Code and Xcode. Covers CLAUDE.md design, SwiftUI implementation, Clean Architecture, automated testing, Fastlane CI/CD, and App Store submission.