Hello! I am Matthew

Matthew Kennard

Indie and Freelance Software Developer

I have worked for a variety of organisations writing software since 2001, and founded Apps On The Move in 2008. I develop apps for iOS, Android and the web. My time is divided between working on apps for third parties and my own apps.

Mobile
Web
UI design

Skills

Apps

beorg
beorg
Indie app 2017 - Present

A task management app for iOS for power users

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Classical
Classical
Indie app 2020

An iOS app using Apple Music APIs to provide an app for classical music lovers

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Markdown Tables
Markdown Tables
Indie app 2019

A utility making it easy to create and edit tables for use with Markdown

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Go Calc
Go Calc
Indie app 2008

A business calculator app builder for iPhone and iPad

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Heritage apps
Freelance developer

I work with a small business to provide heritage apps in the UK for iOS and Android

Travel/leisure app
Freelance developer

Via an agency I develop and maintain an iOS/Android app for a leading UK travel/leisure organisation

Fitness app
Freelance developer

Via an agency I develop and maintain an iOS/Android app for a fitness startup

Hospitality apps
Freelance developer

Via an agency I developed and maintained a number of iOS/Android apps for leading UK hospitality businesses

Health startup
Freelance developer

I worked with a startup developing a health app which made use of OpenCV

Recent Blog Posts

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Software I'm using in 2021

It’s been a few years since I’ve done a proper review of the software I’m using. I find it a useful activity to take a look at those apps which help me be a productive freelance and indie software developer. This article covers only macOS software, since getting an M1 MacBook Air I have few reasons to use iOS apps for work purposes. What I need to do Communicate with my clients Provide support for my indie apps Write proposals for new projects Plan projects Track tasks - for projects and for supporting existing apps Designing UI for mobile and web apps Develop apps for iOS Develop apps for Android Develop web apps (writing both frontend and server-side code currently in AngularJS, Angular and PHP) Create/update websites for my indie apps Forecast income over the next few months Track time spent on projects - both fixed price and work charged for time spent Main software Emacs I only started using Emacs in 2017 (which prompted me to write my app beorg) and now use throughout my day for writing code (when working on web apps), editing my websites, planning projects, tracking time and more.

January 19, 2021 Read
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A goodbye To Trunk Notes

Trunk Notes has been in development since 2009 and unfortunately it has come time to say goodbye. Revenue from Trunk Notes in the past couple of years has been very low. The interest in personal wikis, especially when lacking a companion web or desktop app, just isn’t high enough to generate the sales needed for further development. To give an idea of monthly income from Trunk Notes - it is equivalent to about one hour worked on projects for clients.

November 12, 2018 Read
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iOS 12 Siri Shortcuts

Siri shortcuts may turn out to be one of the most impactful new features in iOS 12. In short they allow users to assign a spoken phrase of their choosing to quickly take a specific action in an app. It’s easy to think of shortcuts which could be added to an app. To get you started here are some examples. Restaurant app: Quickly start a booking for the user’s favourite restaurant.

September 17, 2018 Read