The Newsletter

I build and ship indie apps around a full-time job, Loonie Logs, RoundForge, Plant Care, and a few more in various stages. Small, focused apps, built end to end and live in the app stores.

This newsletter is about how they get built. You'll get:

• Debugging stories: getting crash logs from phones I don't own, App Store rejections, trying not to burn through all my tokens on each bug.
• React Native pushed into native territory: Apple Watch apps in Swift, Live Activities and the Dynamic Island, HealthKit, all from an Expo project.
• AI coding tools in a one-person workflow: what actually works when you're shipping multiple apps solo, and where it goes wrong.
• The boring stuff: getting testers, reviews, App Store optimization, pricing, and everything between "works on my phone" and "live."

Two rules, same as ten years ago: I only write from hands-on experience, and I only email when I have something worth your inbox. No schedule, no fluff. Unsubscribe anytime, no hard feelings.

Who's writing? I'm Jorge Vergara, a software developer trying to balance parenthood, marriage, and shipping my indie apps around my full-time job. Companies also hire me to build or level up their mobile apps, and here's how to work with me.