• 1. Christian Selig, creator of Apollo Reddit app and Pixel Pals

  • Jan 30 2024
  • Duración: 1 h
  • Podcast

1. Christian Selig, creator of Apollo Reddit app and Pixel Pals

  • Resumen

  • 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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