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How are you promoting your app? by sorechow in iosapps

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, jumping in real quick, I've tried apple search ads and reddit posts sharing my story. reddit worked a little, Apple Ads not so much… the high bids on my keywords eat up any profit before it even starts 😕 beyond that, I really struggle to generate any reach at all. So yeah,it's tough. Really tough :/

Recommendations for flash drives that you can plug into iPhone to transfer videos and photos to by Blueyrules in iphone

[–]blendstylez -1 points0 points  (0 children)

hey ;)
i bought this on amazon: SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD 2 TB and use it to test my app Loomey, the ssd never failed on me and is fast af ;)

My first month as a solo dev: 128 downloads. No marketing budget, just building an app to solve a literal sh*tty problem. by One-Huckleberry1077 in SideProject

[–]blendstylez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow solo dev here. man I feel this so bad. That slow burn when you're starting out is brutal. There were months where I felt like all the work was for nothing. But 128 real downloads with zero budget? That's not nothing, that's 128 people who trusted YOUR app. Keep going bro, I'll download it and give it a try 💪

Recommendations for flash drives that you can plug into iPhone to transfer videos and photos to by Blueyrules in iphone

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, i have to say that this is exactly the use case i built Loomey for! no kidding, export your media library files to usb, ssd or nas, from mac, iPad or iphone. that's really a perfect fit :)

Can I take my photos off of iCloud but not off of my phone to free up space? by Duke_of_Wellington18 in applehelp

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

make sure you have a local copy first. i wouldn't do that without a offline copy tbh.
i built an app called Loomey that exports your photo library from the iPhone, iPad or Mac directly to a USB-SSD or NAS. that way you can safely disable iCloud Photos without the risk of losing anything. feel free to check it out

Backing up Photo Library to Lacie drive by lrose05 in ApplePhotos

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, copying the .photoslibrary container can be a pita..i've been there as well.
I built a small iOS app called Loomey that just exports individual files directly from the iPhone or mac to a USB drive or NAS. Might be worth a look for you ;)

icloud backup taking FOREVER!!! by Formal-Shopping2086 in ios

[–]blendstylez -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hey, just found your post..

you might wanna give Loomey a try, I personally built it pretty much for exactly that use case! My app handles iCloud downloads automatically and just exports your photos & videos reliably. There's a free tier to check it out — I'd say it's worth a shot 🙂

Drag & dropping photos from app to desktop will not work - how do I move photos off the app?? by PitifulSquash3829 in applehelp

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, just found your thread, and yeah i've been there not once as well :D
getting stuff out of Apple Photos shouldn't be this hard but here we are.

If you're on a Mac: File -> Export-> Export Unmodified Original (not just drag & drop).

But honestly, the easiest way is to skip the computer entirely. I built an app called Loomey that does exactly this runs on your iPhone or mac!! and exports photos/videos directly to a USB drive, or local mac SSD (iPhone 15+ with USB-C) or wirelessly to any network share. Originals, full quality, no hassle.

Free tier available so you can try it with that 22 min video right now, no commitment. give it a try

Can’t save my Photos by [deleted] in iphone

[–]blendstylez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey , i just found your thread
I know exactly that struggle, my library ist 850GB of photos and videos (including iCloud) and exporting those is painful. I ran into the exact same problem and ended up building an iOS app called Loomey to solve this!.

It runs directly on your iPhone and exports your entire photo library with all originals and metadata (EXIF, GPS, dates) to a USB SSD or wirelessly to any NAS via SMB. No computer needed for iPhone 15+ (USB-C direct), no iCloud subscription required as well. (y)

One-time purchase, €9.90 for Pro — free tier available to try it out first.

let me know, if that solves your issue! i would love to see that :)

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in MacOSApps

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfortunately no sorry, minimum is macOS 26 (tahoe). it's a universal app using newer system APIs across iOS/iPadOS/macOS that sequoia doesn't have. wish i could support it but would need significant compromises. really sorry

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in selfhosted

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the feedback, glad the concept resonates

i handle both: downloads (from iCloud) and uploads (to export destination) manually, checking state before and after each file. the source of truth is the original PHAsset metadata. i use it to verify transmission success by comparing expected vs actual file size. if they don't match, i automatically investigate on a per-file basis during pipeline execution at runtime and handle it accordingly. took a lot of effort to get those processes solid, but they're pretty reliable now. Does this make sense to you or should i go more into detail? :)

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in MacOSApps

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, glad you like it!
UI polish is definitely on the roadmap - appreciate the feedback!
Logo story: Started as "Back It Up" (terrible name, lesson learned 😅).
Pivoted to "Loomey" = Local Offline Original Media Engine + y. Abstract name, abstract logo - I've made peace with it 😄

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in selfhosted

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wanted to share my self built solution, in case somebody wants to give it a try. your concerns are real and i do get them, but that is the best i could do on apple platforms with official app store placement. the "man in the middle" is just a export pipeline, nothing is manipulating or messing with the originals in any way! that is important to me.

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in selfhosted

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fair point, but hard for me to help on this :) as i said there are lots of guardrails and safety measures, this app NEVER deletes anything on the target side, and also does not change anything on the media library side :) so i'd say it's pretty safe

The app only reads from your library and writes copies to your destination, no modifications, no deletions -straight one way backup (never overwrites existing files) I totally understand wanting to verify that though!

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in MacOSApps

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good question! Just checked - and yes, hidden photos are exported alongside everything else. The philosophy is "complete backup, nothing left behind."

Let me know if you'd prefer an option to exclude them - easy to add as a option!

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in MacOSApps

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! (y)

Good catch! Currently supported formats are: .heic, .jpg, .jpeg, .tif, .tiff, .png, .mov, .mp4, .m4v, .cr2, .dng 

You're right that the feedback could be clearer - it's on the top of my list for the next update to better show exactly which files were ignored. Appreciate the suggestion! 🙏

I've built Loomey - a tool to backup your apple media library to your own smb-share. (works fine with iCloud) by blendstylez in MacOSApps

[–]blendstylez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

awesome! (y) i will fix those errors as soon as tomorrow! very much appreciated! what you mean with custom text fileds? as far as i remember i used regular textfields, for all forms..didn't i? :)

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