Sofa 5 is finally here! This release is a huge update to the app, and I really hope you love it.

Thank you!

Sofa 5.0 - Sofa The most wonderfully overstuffed app for enjoying your downtime. Sofa 5 tracks your progress through shows and books, plays your podcasts, plans your trips, and keeps your stats.

www.sofahq.com/5

Launch day is locked in. Sofa 5 coming Tuesday, March 31 🙌

I still have a ton of work to do before Sofa 5.0 is launched, but shipping the beta is a big milestone.

There is *so much* new stuff and little refinements to the rough edges and dead-ends that have built up in Sofa over the years.

I'd love to have you test things out and share your feedback 👋

Just a quick heads-up that the Black Friday discount ends tomorrow (Monday).

If you were thinking about grabbing the annual plan for 50% off, now’s the time before it goes back to regular price!

www.sofahq.com/black-friday...

There is *a lot* coming to Sofa in 2026...like....A LOT. If you've been on the fence about upgrading, this is the time to do it (50% off).

lol maybe someday

For the past few months I’ve been deep in the weeds working on @sofahq.social 5.0…and it’s a biggie.

I have a lot of work to do, but I wanted to tease something fun: TV show tracking.

Track episodes, finish seasons with a tap, jot down thoughts, and more.

Stay tuned...there is a lot more coming 😀

🚨 Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale - Sofa 50% off the first year. Renews at the full price automatically unless cancelled. Offer ends Monday, December 1, 2025.

Hey gang, I just turned on the Black Friday sale for @sofahq.social.

Annual plans are 50% off ($14.99 USD for the first year).

I try to keep the price reasonable year-round, but if you’ve been waiting for a deal to upgrade, this is definitely the best time to do it.

www.sofahq.com/black-friday...

If you got the new Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro today, you can make your entire phone orange (screen included) with the new "Space Orange" theme in @sofahq.social

Sofa’s iOS 26 Update: Liquid Glass, Voice Boost & More YouTube video by Shawn Hickman

If you want a deeper dive on @sofahq.social iOS 26 update (out today), I made a little video going into all the details.

Enjoy 👋

youtu.be/gMBoNOc5OOk

Lots of goodies in here 👀

Taking a trip down memory lane, here's the Sofa 1.0 launch video from 10 years ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxu...

Thanks Chris!

Thanks Till!

10 Years, One App, My Dream Job YouTube video by Shawn Hickman

It has officially been 10 years since I launched the very first version of Sofa 🤯, and it’s genuinely wild to see where Sofa is today.

If you’ve ever used, looked at, talked about, shared, or even thought about Sofa, thank you. I’m so lucky for this to be my job ❤️.

youtu.be/tKDlkaEe5no

I'm trying to submit with Xcode 26 but Xcode Cloud doesn't have the RC as an option. I'm using the RC version of Xcode, but not seeing it with Xcode Cloud. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?

I’m excited for this all to be shipped about so I can dive back into the new Planner feature and finish that up. Stay tuned!

Last, but not least, you can now *finally* manually sort groups, lists, and items within The Pile and Lists.

The Podcast Player is getting a few highly requested features:

• Voice Boost: Enhances speech clarity and reduces background noise
• Trim Silence: Automatically skips silent portions for faster listening
• Mini podcast player now shows playback duration under the player controls

Up Next is getting a lot of small, quality-of-life improvements:

• Multi-Select/Bulk editing & swipe actions
• Episodes in Up Next will display if the episode is downloaded for offline listening
• Episodes in Up Next will show the download progress when downloading an episode for offline listening

The iOS26 update for @sofahq.social is just about ready. The new Planner feature needs more time, but I still have a lot of goodies coming:

• Liquid Glass
• Bulk & swipe actions for episodes in Up Next
• Voice Boost & Trim Silence for the podcast player
• Manual sorting for groups, lists, & items

2 Years as a Full-Time Indie iOS Developer: How It's Actually Going YouTube video by Shawn Hickman

📺New Video

I’ve officially been a full-time indie developer for two years 🤗! Here’s a video of me yapping about what’s going well and what I’m struggling with. Enjoy!

youtu.be/PY9ho0JzrJY

Public Beta - Sofa From time to time, there will be public betas for Sofa. The intention of these betas is to test larger, complex features before fully releasing them to every Sofa user.

Join the beta here: www.sofahq.com/beta

Whether you're picking what to watch tonight, listening to your favorite show, or planning your next vacation, it's all there in one easy to use app.

With Planner, Sofa is truly an all-in-one tool for organizing your downtime experiences.

• Create lists of things to watch, read, play, listen to, and more
• Enjoy your favorite podcasts with a fully-featured podcast player
• Plan real-world experiences like trips, celebrations, concerts, and more

With Planner, your experiences get a proper home. No more scattered screenshots, buried notes and emails, or forgotten recommendations. Half the joy is in the planning, and Planner makes that half genuinely enjoyable.

Now Sofa helps you organize all the ways you spend your downtime, bringing the same simple approach to real-world experiences.

Sofa has always helped you organize what to watch, read, and play. But your downtime is more than just media consumption. It's also those concerts you're excited about, next year’s big family trip you're planning, and that new restaurant you've been meaning to try.