I’m making a Mac app instead (why and how)
21.4K views · 2025-05-05
UI Design
Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) 👋
In this video I talk about how I ended up making a mistake with my new iOS app Lily and decided to create a Mac app instead. We talk about pivoting and also I show some behind the scenes of what its like building a Mac app for the first time :)
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✨ CHECK OUT MOBBIN (& 20% off your first year) ✨
https://mobbin.com/raroque
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Lily waitlist: https://lilymeetings.com/
My apps: https://chrisraroque.com
Instagram (design series): https://www.instagram.com/chris.raroque
My 2nd channel focused on AI 👀: https://www.youtube.com/@UCMzswUfmCjTs_clInV8EuuQ
Need help building AI things?: https://aloa.co
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro / What we are talking about today
0:50 - Why I'm scrapping the iOS app (and making a mac app)
2:39 - Why I made teh (hard) choice to build for Mac
3:42 - Choosing native (swift) over non-native electron
4:02 - Building the mac app (re-designing the interface)
7:11 - The challenges of working with audio on the mac app
9:57 - Advantages of making a native Mac app
11:09 - Next steps
11:25 - Final thoughts and thank you for watching!
#appdevelopment #dayinthelife #softwareengineer #startup #softwaredev #indieappdeveloper #dayinthelifecoding #codewithme #buildinpublic #vlog
In this video I talk about how I ended up making a mistake with my new iOS app Lily and decided to create a Mac app instead. We talk about pivoting and also I show some behind the scenes of what its like building a Mac app for the first time :)
-----
✨ CHECK OUT MOBBIN (& 20% off your first year) ✨
https://mobbin.com/raroque
----
Lily waitlist: https://lilymeetings.com/
My apps: https://chrisraroque.com
Instagram (design series): https://www.instagram.com/chris.raroque
My 2nd channel focused on AI 👀: https://www.youtube.com/@UCMzswUfmCjTs_clInV8EuuQ
Need help building AI things?: https://aloa.co
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro / What we are talking about today
0:50 - Why I'm scrapping the iOS app (and making a mac app)
2:39 - Why I made teh (hard) choice to build for Mac
3:42 - Choosing native (swift) over non-native electron
4:02 - Building the mac app (re-designing the interface)
7:11 - The challenges of working with audio on the mac app
9:57 - Advantages of making a native Mac app
11:09 - Next steps
11:25 - Final thoughts and thank you for watching!
#appdevelopment #dayinthelife #softwareengineer #startup #softwaredev #indieappdeveloper #dayinthelifecoding #codewithme #buildinpublic #vlog