With WWDC 2020 coming up, I realized our path to @PenbookApp started one year ago to the day.
We were in Whistler at our annual retreat. The agenda: figure out how to get back into making iOS apps after an 8-year hiatus.
Here's how we did it. 1/
@ecomstation1 Hey, sorry about that – this error isn't actually within our control though, it's a problem with the @MicrosoftStore . Have you tried deleting and re-installing the app?
Surface X sounds like an amazing new playground for developers, except it's a bit of a mirage. We have 3 great UWP apps, already popular on the store, all three have ARM (32bit) versions and we could submit ARM64 today, if only.... thread 1/6
Penbook's Fall Creators Update (“FCU” for short) is a season of stationery updates for iPad creators. The first release is live now. https://t.co/mWCVmqcz6N
We're trying something weird here - we want Penbook for iPad to generate recurring revenue without creating a new SKU every year, selling upgrade versions, or doing all the hard work @Agenda had to go to.
We are LIVE in the App Store! Penbook is ready for your iPad: it's like paper, but better. Made with #SwiftUI and #PencilKit for #iPadOS. Thanks to all our brave beta testers!
Download now: https://t.co/1R4KFUkNye
If you haven't seen it for yourself - like, if you're wise enough to not use iOS betas - here's a rundown of what Apple's PencilKit offers to Penbook and why we're using it https://t.co/ud3EV3Gpva
Penbook on iOS is coming soon-ish (well, whenever #SwiftUI is allowed in the App Store). Check out our dev diary and sneak preview, and sign up for the beta: https://t.co/EZ94orMElF