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Hidde van der Ploeg

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Hidde van der Ploeg

@hiddevdploeg

App maker, design engineer & public speaker. Building @helm_app, and other apps at @AnimaSoftware

Amsterdam

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Joined March 2009

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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Apr 16
🎶 Our new app Gigs: Concert Tracking is now available on the App Store! Your new personal concert diary, beautifully designed and intelligently powered. Please help us spread the word! Tag that friend of yours you love going to concerts or festivals with. Link and a 30% launch
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@hiddevdploeg
Jun 9, 2025
#WWDC25
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Jul 3, 2023
📢 Meet Billboard, a Swift Package that lets you add beautiful and privacy-friendly Ads to your app. 📲 Customizable Ad overlay in SwiftUI 🎨 Use the default list of high-quality Ads or use your own source 🎁 Ideal to get an ad-free premium tier. github.com/hiddevdploeg/B…
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@hiddevdploeg
Jun 8, 2023
So nice that this is now possible with a single line of code in SwiftUI (hold to repeat the action) It even speeds up as you hold it 😍
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Mar 9, 2023
I can’t believe I’m the number 4 paid app in the US (as a watchOS standalone app) 🤯😍 thank you all for the support! ♥️
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@hiddevdploeg
Feb 12, 2025
Here's a 1-minute (not 30-seconds, Hidde!) tutorial on how you can easily create custom SF Symbols and how to use them for everyone who needs to know!
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Jun 10, 2024
Let’s go! #WWDC24
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@hiddevdploeg
Nov 5, 2023
If Self._printChanges() was your best friend debugging #SwiftUI views. Go ahead and try the new Self._logChanges() instead! var body: some View { #if DEBUG let _ = Self._logChanges() #endif // … rest of view body … } It does the exact
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@hiddevdploeg
Feb 21, 2023
I've had some users that didn't know about the reminders feature so I just added it to the onboarding 😊 Normally I don't care if they'd like to be reminded, but for goal tracking, it's quite crucial not to forget about them. apps.apple.com/nl/app/gola-go…
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@hiddevdploeg
Oct 25, 2024
I’ve spend most of today working like this. AMA
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@hiddevdploeg
Apr 18, 2025
Hot take: Xcode is my favourite IDE by far (and yes, I work in VScode every week as well, because of web stuff)
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Feb 5, 2024
📣✨ I’m excited to share that I’m working on a new app called Helm, which is designed to make it easier and more enjoyable for users of App Store Connect to ship apps and updates. The app is focused on providing a fast user experience and will be available for early access
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Jun 12, 2023
I’ve asked the amazing @joshmobleymusic to help me with some sound design for Gola and here’s a little sneak preview 😍 Coming very soon (tweaking the haptics as we speak)
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Hidde van der Ploeg
@hiddevdploeg
Sep 30, 2022
Happy Friday! Here’s a little sneak preview of my next app 👀
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