Tales from the app development team at Steamclock.

Fairly often, our clients ask if we should include a “Rate this App” function in their iOS apps. The simple answer is yes – a healthy stream of ratings and reviews is a great thing for increasing downloads of your app.

While our growth at Steamclock is typically slow and steady, we’ve had a record spring season with a lot of interesting client and internal projects on the go.

There are advantages to working in the same office as your team. Sometimes it’s great to just walk over to a coworker’s desk and answer a question or hash something out. Still, there has been a slow and steady shift taking place: more and more companies are moving towards remote work. Before joining Steamclock last year, I experienced this first-hand: I worked from home full time for more than a year. Toward the end I was given a chance to summarize my thoughts on this working setup:

In what could have been a Steamclock blog post, I recently wrote an article on why for new apps, navigation should be boring:

Today we’re launching a new Mac app called Quests for tracking issues and pull requests in your menu bar. Here’s how it came to be.

Last week, we launched a totally redesigned Steamclock website and branding. We think it’s neat, so here’s a bit about it.

Once upon a time, Steamclock launched two DJ apps for iOS: WeddingDJ and Party Monster. The pitch was simple: a queue-centric flow, smooth crossfades, and an easy interface for amateur DJs.

How isMultiple became part of Swift, and what I learned along the way.

Once upon a time, saving for retirement was daunting. People had to either pay high fees for their bank’s mutual funds, or learn how to manage their investments directly on the stock market.

On May 9 we hosted the first-ever Vancouver Xcoders! Xcoders is a speaker series about development on Apple platforms. If you’re interested in attending or speaking at an Xcoders event, we’d love to see you at our next event. We’re aiming to have one every 2-3 months.