Indie Developer on iOS and macOS 👨‍💻 Creator of Book Tracker 📚 Movie Tracker 🍿 Music Tracker 🎶 Habit Tracker 🎮 Game Tracker 🧘 Countdown Widget 📆https://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mqf2j4tl3c2dMovie Tracker now imports the ZIP file you export from TV Time. Bring your full watch history over in a few taps, no account required. Before you do that, there is something you should know about that ZIP file, whichever app you end up choosing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Jul 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf2j4tl3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mpyamj5e722cTV Time shuts down July 15 and everyone is scrambling for a replacement. Before you move your shows, understand why it is closing. A free service still costs real money to run, and that never lasts. Free is not free. You either pay with your data or when the app shuts down.06 Jul 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyamj5e722chttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mebwc32zas2f👀07 Feb 2026 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mebwc32zas2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mdyn7zcty222I often get asked why my apps don’t send notifications or show badges to remind you to read a book, watch a movie, or start a new episode. The answer isn’t technical. It’s about how software makes us feel.04 Feb 2026 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyn7zcty222https://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mdg5vqj2p22vReally happy to share the first Book Tracker update of the year. Every new feature and improvement in this release comes directly from conversations with users, emails, messages, and feedback I receive every day. This is how Book Tracker keeps growing. ❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jan 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdg5vqj2p22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mcs3s6ol522xThis quote is a good reminder to be cautious. When a product is built mainly to attract investment or an acquisition, user happiness is rarely the final goal. Often the real product is the team, the growth metrics, or the exit. As users, trusting blindly is rarely a good idea.19 Jan 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcs3s6ol522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3mbhf7lilzk2mA reading app is trending right now. It’s VC backed and heavily built around AI. That’s one approach. Book Tracker was built the other way around. No investors. No growth hacks. No AI deciding what you read or how you should read it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2026 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhf7lilzk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3malxu5ie3l2wApp Store reviews are valuable, but they are also dangerous if you read them the wrong way. I learned this the hard way. Some reviews point out real problems. Confusing UI, missing features, unclear behaviour. Those are signals you should never ignore.22 Dec 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3malxu5ie3l2whttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3majdxmp6pk2zI often receive App Store reviews complaining that my apps are paid while there are “many free alternatives”. It is fair feedback, and it always makes me stop and think. Is my message not clear enough, or do people simply not care.21 Dec 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3majdxmp6pk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3maedwz3rca2xShipping software and keeping it alive are two very different skills. Shipping is about momentum. Keeping something alive is about responsibility.19 Dec 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3maedwz3rca2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3ma76t25chb26Most conversations about scaling focus on users. More traffic, more data, more load. But many indie apps do not scale in users. They scale in time.17 Dec 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma76t25chb26https://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3ma4iif734o2cOne of the most dangerous traps in indie development is the quick win. A small change that ships fast, feels good immediately, and seems harmless. Until you realise what it actually costs over time.16 Dec 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4iif734o2chttps://bsky.app/profile/simonemontalto.bsky.social/post/3ma27lcbuad2rRewriting an app from scratch is one of the most tempting ideas as a developer. You see all the things you would do differently today. Cleaner architecture, better naming, fewer compromises. It feels like a fresh start.15 Dec 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:rjsqdh3db4urpedapi3mcb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma27lcbuad2r