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This update:
โ Redesigned with iOS 26 and Liquid Glass
โ Plans โ Collections (better name, same idea)
โ Globe view to see all your places on a 3D map
โ Share a collection as a PDF
โ Now available in Italian ๐ฎ๐น
โ iCloud Sync now configurable
โ A bunch of bug fixes๏ฟผ
What I realised building it: this isn't just a travel problem.
I lose track of great spots in my own city all the time. The new restaurant a friend mentioned. The bar no one writes about. The coffee place I found once and never found again.
Doko is now for all of that.๏ฟผ
A year ago I was planning a trip to Japan.
Recommendations were everywhere: friends, Instagram reels, Google Maps saves, WhatsApp threads. By the time I landed, half of it was gone.
So I built Doko to fix that. Mostly to learn Swift. Partly out of mild frustration. ๐๏ฟผ
Over the past few weeks I've been quietly giving my first iOS app a proper rethink.
Doko started as a learning project. It's becoming something I actually want to exist in the world. ๐งก
Here's the story โ๏ฟผ
Happy 2026 ๐
I have been quiet but very busy building @jotsapp.bsky.social, moving pixels and learning new SwiftUI tricks. Nim and I have been testing the MVP with some close friends and we'll be opening TestFlight to more people ๐
This will be in Jots, preparing for a Testflight-ready release soon! Waitlist here: jotsapp.com
Been working on a What's New screen today โย starting simple, but I have a plan to evolve it into something nicer โจ
BTW, I findย What's New in What's you so meta...
#buildinpublic
Send help.
I am also worried that Firebase and similar can lead to slightly jarring experience, hosting costs, or privacy/compliance concerns.
Itโs early days to have a clear objective on whether Iโll need cross-platform support or collaborative support. But I know this decision will be difficult to revert down the line.
Facing a small database dilemma while building @jotsapp.bsky.social - should I go SwiftData + CloudKit (what I am currently doing) or something like Firebase/Supabase? #swift #iosdev
This is so far the most fun, satisfying and delightful thing that I designed and built for the @jotstheapp's waitlist!
Very proud of this!
P.S. We are about to reach 50 sign ups. Who will be number 100? ๐ #buildinpublic
What a great feeling getting back to some SwiftUI. I am having fun with some iOS26 new bits while building @jotsapp.bsky.social after a super productive brainstorming session with my co-founder Nim. I wish we already had a first version of Jots to Jot down our ideas! #buildinpublic
How often do you review your old ideas?
And do you ever look at them from a different perspective? ๐ญ
Still building a tool that may help โ Join the waitlist ๐ jotsapp.com #buildinpublic
Near-term goal: our first 100 waitlist signups this month. Want to help us get there? jotsapp.com DMs open. #buildinpublic
Jots is a focused home for early ideas โ more guardrails than a notes app, before project management. Weโre at a very early iOS prototype, building this outside our day jobs.
Real talk: ideas everywhere โ notes, stickies, chats โ and most never get the validation or structure to become real. One line we hear a lot: โI have too many ideas scattered all over the place.โ
Earlier this year (FebโMay) I posted daily for 100 days while building my first iOS app to learn Swift + the App Store. Biggest lesson: community + consistency = momentum.
Iโve wanted to start so many things, but kept stalling on confidence, validation and structure. My friend Nim and I are building Jots โ a home to capture + validate ideas so you can ship confidently. Join the waitlist: jotsapp.com #buildinpublic ๐
Working on something exciting ๐ฅ I have been noodling this landing page on Figma and now enjoying bringing it into life. This is one of best moments I love about building digital products. โจ #buildinpublic
keeping things lean ๐
Curious - how many raw ideas for apps/websites are currently sitting in your notes? I must have at least 20... #buildinpublic
For the new project I'm working on, I had some fun building a Slack integration that sends a different celebratory message every time someone joins the waitlist. Can't wait to read them all ๐ #buildinpublic
I have been trying to wrap my head around the new SpeechAnalyzer API coming with iOS26. I thought it'd be easier ๐ and decided it won't make it to the MVP of the app I am working on. Has anyone had any luck with it? any alternative for live transcription on Swift? #buildinpublic
Been quiet for a while โย I am working on a new iOS app. I'll share more on this soon! #buildinpublic
Visiting Kyoto today โฉ๏ธ Had to take this picture as this is the location of the cover image of my Japan Plan on Doko! Super nice feeling and glad I saved spots on the app, that otherwise Iโd have missed. #BuildInPublic