iOS Dev Tools: GrowASO, XcodeBuild MCP, Compot
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How to set up analytics in iOS
PostHog makes it easy to track and analyze data about how users are using your iOS app.
GrowASO
GrowASO is a comprehensive App Store Optimization (ASO) and market research platform built for indie developers to grow the downloads of their mobile apps and discover new app ideas.
Packed with AI-powered features, GrowASO is aiming to disrupt the ASO industry by re-imagining how indie developers improve their organic app store presence.
Why you will like it:
Use AI to automatically generate keyword optimized, and app store guidelines compliant store listings (personalized to your app's popularity).
Use AI App Icon Generator to create store-ready app icons leveraging latest ImageGen tools (save $$ and A/B testing time).
Access a database of 10,000+ keywords with their traffic and difficulty estimates to find promising app ideas.
Analyze keyword database opportunities through market research metrics like average revenue per month, downloads per month, and see the list of top ranking apps along with a summary of their negative user reviews (find gaps in the market).
Run ASO audit reports for your app listing for a visibility score and spot gaps to improve your listing.
Track unlimited keywords' rankings, along with traffic and difficulty estimates.
Affordably priced, at a fraction of the cost of most popular ASO tools used by indie developers.
XcodeBuild MCP
XcodeBuildMCP is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that transforms how developers interact with Xcode.
By exposing Xcode workflows through the standardised MCP interface, it enables AI-powered editors like Cursor and Windsurf to autonomously build, run, and debug iOS and macOS applications.
Why you will like it:
Build, run, and manage iOS and macOS applications directly from your AI-powered editor, eliminating context switching between tools.
Enable AI agents to independently identify and fix issues by building projects, capturing logs, and iterating on solutions without constant developer intervention.
Leverage UI automation to exercise your app through taps, swipes, and other interactions while capturing screenshots and logs to verify functionality.
Allow AI to validate code changes by automatically building, deploying to simulators, and verifying the results, dramatically reducing the feedback loop.
Empower your AI assistant to understand your codebase at a deeper level, making it a more effective pair programming partner that can suggest and implement platform-specific solutions.
Compot
I shared Compot in this newsletter a few months ago. But the creator made big upgrades, so I think it's worth sharing again.
Speed up your iOS app development with Compot—your SwiftUI coding assistant featuring over 100 SwiftUI components — ready to copy, tweak, and integrate into your Xcode projects.
Why you will like it:
Generate SwiftUI code from images or text.
Get AI support for your code.
100+ Ready-to-Use Components & Templates.
Copy and paste components with zero package dependencies.
Organize components into Collections.
Includes Discover section with handy resources.
Simular
An AI agent that browses the Internet with you on your Mac. It acts locally and works alongside you.
Macopy
Macopy is a minimal clipboard history tool for macOS. Simple, fast, and built for keyboard lovers.
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