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New backend for Amiilog is finally done. I guess I’ll now be able to finish what I want to add to the app. Turns out I was missing some amiibo because they share the same ID. They should will now be visible in the app.

Happy iPhone Duo day to all of you. Won’t be buying one (family to feed 😁), and Games and Amiilog won’t be updated as soon as I wanted, but yeah, happy iPhone Duo day 🙂

I’ve been using RSS for ages (reading them is my part of my morning routine), and I just configured FreshRSS on my VPS, so nice “owning” them. I should have done this earlier.

A bit overkill, but I wanted to try, so Amiilog will move to its own backend written in Rust. 😅

It took a bit of work, but I’m bringing Duo support to Amiilog. This is really a weird device to work on.

I wish there was an easy way to contact users who cancel the trial. Maybe not to convince them to change, but at least know what they didn’t like.

Work on the big feature that allow users to add their games not in the DB (scan cover, etc…), or work on Duo support… or die trying to do both.

Amazing the quantity of code used to support old versions of iOS. Glad I finally decided to support only iOS 26+. #BuildInPublic

I’ve checked for the last month, my paying users for Games and Amiilog are iOS 26+ with a few rebels on iOS 18. So that’s it, I have few enough users that I’m going to drop everything below iOS 26. #BuildInPublic

Someday I will be able to work with Xcode previews without issues. Today is not this day.

I have so few users that seeing a cancellation after many month of renewing hits hard. #BuildInPublic

I should enjoy a new form factor and the work to adjust for it. But I just can’t find any motivation for doing it. Weird.

Wouldn’t have guessed, but yeap Goat Simulator 3 is my 590 games. #gamecollecting

I’ve redone the screenshots of Games for iOS 27 (Amiilog’s next). I think I spend too much time on details. 😅 #BuildInPublic

That's a really big widget.😅 But also a nice way to display your amiibo. 😁 #BuildInPublic

Cleanup pass on the Game Boy Advance is done. Some releases might be missing, but all games should be present in the database. #GameCollecting

Yup, Label stills don’t support HTML. 🙂

One day I'll drop iOS 18 and less (they still account for 10% of my users), it feels so outdated. To be honest I'm doing the minimum, ensuring it works. #BuildInPublic

Since iOS 27 is around the corner, I'm preparing a « small » update to Games, with revamped filters, and a new 3x3 grid layout. Just some changes I wanted, while I'm working on the next big updates, with Barcode and custom entries. #BuildInPublic

Working on barcode scanning, and custom entries for Games, so you can add entries not existing in the DB yet, and even submit them to improve the catalog. It's a bit more complicated than anticipated. 😅😁 #BuildInPublic

If real search results instead of business/sponsored search results stinks, I think you're doing it wrong. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

As far as I like Zelda, I cannot reasonably buy a new switch 2 just for its look. Even the pro controller is borderline too much expensive for what it is.

I’m jealous. Seeing other “succeed” in the same type of apps is really hard to swallow. I feel like I’m failing. And no way through.

Here is game #589 of the collection. Though choice with all the recent releases, but I really liked A Plague Tale: Requiem, and it’s French. 😁

I'm going to try something else, moving from a paywall with all options to a new one with emphasis on the yearly subscription. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

How do you avoid wanting to give up? I'm glad to see others release nice app for video game collectors, but it hits really hard. I've been working on mine for years, barely getting traction, while others seems to have no issue with this. #BuildInPublic

Is it too much to ask for the clean flat box instead of this 3D rendering. The database would be more accurate if we could use this, instead of the UK cover.

Product codes are fascinating. For the Game Gear they look like: Japan: G-3XXX US: 2XXX 3rd party: T-XXXXX

All Game Gear games are now correctly accounted for. 365 games correctly listed in the database. #GameCollecting

Still looking for someone with one of the new Kirby Air Riders amiibo. I’m investigating a scanning issue in Amiilog and have TestFlight build that can collect the diagnostic info. If you have one and an iPhone and wouldn’t mind helping me test it, let me know! #Amiibo #TestFlight

This is love/hate relationship with agents. I feel sometimes empty, because they do what was part of my job, and at the same time I do something else while they code… I really don’t know what to do about this.

My 2018 iPad Pro finally gave up. The screen was broken, but now it doesn’t even respond to being connected. I think it’s time to change. Might go for an iPad Air.

This was a nice experiment, but time to end it. 🙂 My first app fully build by ChatGPT, bye bye! 😁 iatemycomputer.com/2026/08/23/b... #IndieDev #iOSDev #OpenSource

I realised that I wouldn't be able to keep up with real design work in @sketch.com, so I finally opted for screenshots of all the app screens to get a broad view. And for each new version, I'll only add modifications. #IndieDev #BuildInPublic

I’m looking for Amiilog users who have issues scanning the Kirby Air Riders amiibo. I have a TestFlight that could help me understand the issue. DM me!

Barcode scanning is going to be the next big feature of Games, but I was wondering what you also had in mind that you would like to see coming? #GameCollecting #BuildInPublic

Just rewatched Apollo 13, showing it to the kids. They loved it, and I still enjoyed it. I should watch it more often. 🙂

Games 2026.3 is now available! - Smart Collections that automatically update based on your selected criteria - Product IDs and UPCs when searching for games, making it easier to find the right release - Database improvements Learn more: getgames.app/journal/smar...

I might be on a right queue, 8hrs of review time. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

I'm wondering why I haven't added it before 🙂 #BuildInPublic

I was going to make a post comparing Claude to Codex for a bug fix task, where Claude took 8m and Codex 1, but I'm not sure comparing Sonnet 5 to GPT-5.6-sol is fair? #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

The new VGP exclusive cover variants triggered me to clean this game entries. But, maybe we have enough version of Xeno Crisis? 15 platforms, 46 variants. 😅 #GameCollecting #TVGDB

Nice seeing game tracking apps getting more attention, like Loadia. I took a different approach with @gamesapp.bsky.social, focusing on keeping track of physical collections. Regions, variants, UPCs, product codes, stats, smart collections… I’d love to hear what matters most to you!

I created a Meta Ads Account, thinking I could try it for Games. It got restricted right away. I asked for a review… that didn’t change anything. Now I’ll need to understand what I did wrong. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

I've rebuilt my UI Tests for screenshots for the 100th times. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

Spent the day at Parc Spirou (that’s close to home) and we started with the new Konoha Land experience based on Naruto. That was really nice!

I've been working on this one for a while. Can't wait to release this 🙂 #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

I really think I need help, but I don’t know where to start. I have my app, a really slow growth, few reviews, and I don’t really know how to grow from there. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

I spent so much time building an app for video game physical collectors, struggling to make it viable (clearly not there yet), and just see a new competitor appear, made by someone with far more reach, is… depressing. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev

Am I the only one, but when I use Claude through Xcode instead of Terminal, it looks like it burns through my usage limit a lot faster?