Today, my iOS app was approved for distribution on the App Store, marking the official launch of my first native mobile app. Interestingly, the app (Joex) was completed on February 27th, yet it took me one month to develop and another six months to publish. In this article, I'll share the story behind that delay.
If anyone would ask me what are the main advantages of keeping a journal, I would say 3 words: gratitude, presence and focus. One could also say past, present and the future. Simply put, journaling helps me think of my life as is, without what ifs and what nots. Let me elaborate on these words a little.
I wrote an article called Journaling extension back in the beginning of January which is about how I take my journal with me anywhere I go. Since then, I've learned to code in Swift UI and coded my own iOS app to make my journaling experience smoother. This article is about my reasons for writing my own app when there are thousands on the topic.
