Going Solo: Essential Tools for Indie iOS App Developers | Swift Heroes 2025

⏩ Chapter:
00:00 Intro
05:03 Building the app
08:49 The IDEA
11:00 tuist init
13:48 Auth & Storage
17:11 Custom Backend
19:23 BaaS = Backend-as-a-Service
25:13 Should you build an Android app too?
27:10 Make your app truly global - Translate Language
30:53 How do you Make Money?
35:53 How do you Get it to Your Users?
37:07 How do You release it?
38:58 but how do you Know What Users are doing?
40:18 App Store Optimization

Dreaming of launching your own app but feeling overwhelmed by the journey? As an indie developer, you wear many hats: designer, coder, marketer, and even customer support. Thankfully, there’s a wealth of tools, SDKs, and services designed to make your life easier and your app better. In this session, we’ll explore a curated list of essential resources to streamline your app-building process, from development to analytics, CI/CD, and deployment.

Whether you’re looking for the best backend-as-a-service or ways to manage user feedback, this talk will equip you with practical insights and actionable recommendations. We’ll also dive into tools and strategies for App Store Optimization (ASO) to ensure your app gets the attention it deserves. If you’re ready to go solo without going it alone, this session is for you.
🎤 LUKASZ LECH, Senior iOS Engineer

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