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Long-form thinking on AI-assisted building, design, and craft.

Account Deletion UX: Alternatives to Dark Patterns: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Account Deletion UX: Alternatives to Dark Patterns

Apple requires in-app account deletion. Build an honest, easy-to-find flow from a free VP0 design, and replace dark patterns with real options like pause or export.

Lawrence Arya · May 30, 2026
Uninstall Survey UI: Learn Why Users Leave (iOS Reality): the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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Uninstall Survey UI: Learn Why Users Leave (iOS Reality)

iOS has no uninstall callback, so catch churn earlier with an exit-intent prompt at delete-account. Build it from a free VP0 design and act on the top reasons.

Lawrence Arya · May 30, 2026
Common Mistakes When Building iOS Apps With AI: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Common Mistakes When Building iOS Apps With AI

AI builders make it easy to ship a broken iOS app. Here are the most common mistakes, from generic UI to hardcoded keys, and the habits that prevent each one.

Lawrence Arya · May 29, 2026
Designing iOS Empty States That Feel Intentional: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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Designing iOS Empty States That Feel Intentional

Every app has empty states and most ignore them, so a blank first screen reads as broken. Here is how to design iOS empty states that teach and convert instead.

Lawrence Arya · May 29, 2026
iOS App Design Principles Every AI Builder Should Know: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
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iOS App Design Principles Every AI Builder Should Know

The principles that make an app feel native: platform conventions, 44pt touch targets, a spacing scale, type hierarchy, real states, and functional motion.

Lawrence Arya · May 24, 2026
What Is Vibe Coding and Does It Actually Work?: a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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What Is Vibe Coding and Does It Actually Work?

Vibe coding means building software by describing it to an AI. Here is what it really means, where it works, where it breaks, and how to do it responsibly.

Lawrence Arya · May 21, 2026