Xermio

I’m building Xermio, a one-person studio for carefully crafted iPhone and Mac apps. No funding. No co-founder. No day job. This account is where I share the real build: decisions, craft, and mistakes in public. Welcome if you value thoughtful Apple software. 🌲

@marclou @garmdotcom great

Congrats to @garmdotcom for being the fastest growing startup of the week 🥇👏🎉 - 2,300% MoM growth - $4,213 revenue last 30 days It's a MacOS app that reduces Claude Code & Codex token usage with optimized prompts. It makes money by helping users save money 🤗

@_heyrico really loved it

strong taste and craft design

@coleHardik @figma your design looks professional

Day 5 of learning @figma

Mac app or iOS app -> which are you focused on right now?

Building something new or updating an old project this week?

What’s one small design change that made your app feel way more native?

Most SwiftUI apps feel “almost native” because they skip these three design patterns: • Use the system `.toolbar` + `.navigationTitle` instead of building custom bars • Apply `.background(.regularMaterial)` or `.ultraThinMaterial` on cards and sheets • Stick to the 8-point grid and `.safeAreaInset` instead of arbitrary padding Do these three things and your app suddenly feels built by Apple. Which one do you see ignored the most?

@boltdotnew Desktop apps or cli tools

Guess what’s launching tomorrow 👀 Get it right and you’ll win exclusive swag. Drop your guess below 👇

@TeeDevh dopamine ++

I asked Claude to review my onboarding flow. Old flow: login → select setup → paywall New flow: select setup → paywall → login (only if they’re actually buying) Made the change. And boom 👇

@sergeynazarovx @ScreenCharm great useful feature, it will save your time a lot

glimpse of my first iOS app

this is the best time to build consumer apps

@kidpakerot waiting for it

@xermiolabs dropping the post today

GPT-5.6-Sol one-shotted this saas animation. Motion designers are officially out of a job as of today. It ran for almost 2 hours, completely autonomously, to get the job done.

@pcshipp ads I guess, but some time these stats are also not correct. you don't know what is real and what is fake

One of my finance apps makes $0 in revenue, while a simple calculator app makes $400K/month. Internet money is so underrated.

@SergeiChyrkov @YouTube great

@xermiolabs @YouTube I'm helping designers and design teams become indispensable in the age of AI. Showing different workflows and tools

Hit 20k subs on @YouTube last week!🚀 It’s super exciting journey! Thank you everyone for your support! This inspires a lot!

@emilkowalski this skill is great of micro interactions, I just used it looking forward for more design engineering skills from you @emilkowalski

New skill: /apple-design Apple’s WWDC videos are a goldmine of knowledge. I’ve combed through my favorite ones and came up with 17 design and motion principles. Use them to review existing work or when working on something new to get it right. github.com/emilkowalski/s…

Rate my new hero section out of 10 👀 Be honest.

@tomas_boismene 100% agreed

@xermiolabs Design is something very few people actually take into account. When everyone's designer is Claude, it gets as simple as hiring a designer to be different

One of our clients was Apple's iPhone App of the Year. Tiimo. An app most people had never heard of. Why is it so successful? > Design over features. Visual, simple, pleasant to use. A beautiful app that does 3 things well beats an ugly one that does 30. > An ultra specific niche. It doesn't talk to "productive people". It talks to people with ADHD who need to organize their day. A concrete group, with a concrete and constant problem. The niche doesn't limit you. It positions you.

let see how it works on iOS and macOS development