Christian tells a story of how Apollo got started, grew and eventually had to shut down following Reddit's API pricing decision.

Segments

[00:46 ] Introduction of Christian

[01:58 ] How Christian got into app development

[03:36 ] Internship at Apple

[06:38 ] The origin of the name for Apollo

[07:49 ] Launching v1 of Apollo

[13:12 ] Pricing the app

[17:46 ] Apollo t-shirts and custom app icons

[21:38 ] Adding notifications and being rejected by Apple

[26:15 ] Initial reception of Apollo and building a community

[31:32 ] Apollo's growth

[39:39 ] Challenges with Reddit API

[41:51 ] The demise of Apollo

[47:11 ] Apollo in metrics

[54:14 ] PixelPals

[56:05 ] Advice for app developers

[57:26 ] Podcast and book recommendations

Show notes

• Christian on Twitter/X: @ChristianSelig
• Pixel Pals Widget Pet Game on Apple App Store
• Apollo app subreddit r/apolloapp

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