Simon Braun

I'm also not capable to evaluate the search for all the languages Filmlog is localised for so, if you are speaking a language that is neither English nor German please try to find some characteristic people in your language. This would help me a lot to understand how well my offline search works.

04.05.2025 13:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A screenshot of a tmdb.org people search for the searchterm 'Great.

A screenshot of the Filmlog offline people search for the searchterm 'Great.

The second Fimlog offline search comparison to tmdb: 'Great' – here you can see a vast difference in results. Filmlog is showing way more persons that have been named 'Great' or 'Greatest', while tmdb is showing names containing 'Great'. I am not sure which results are working better here?

04.05.2025 13:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A screenshot of a tmdb.org people search for the searchterm 'Benjamin.

A screenshot of the Filmlog offline people search for the searchterm 'Benjamin.

First Filmlog offline search comparison to tmdb: 'Benjamin' – the biggest difference is of course that Filmlog also searches for birth names, pen names etc. also the sorting is based on the persons overall popularity. You can see that tmdb firstly lists results that are exact matches.

04.05.2025 13:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I also started a benchmark to evaluate, if the my search algorithm is any improvement over the current online search. Check out the next posts to see the differences and how I evaluate the different results.

04.05.2025 13:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Join the Filmlog: Private Movie Journal beta Available on iOS

And to make sure my search implementation does not break, there is a fallback to the tmdb.org online search, just in case. You can test my implementation in the current Filmlog Testflight beta, let me know if it works for you: filmlog.cc/beta

04.05.2025 13:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Providing search via a custom wikidata index reduces the number of calls I have to make to tmdb.org, but of course images will only be available online.

04.05.2025 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am constantly thinking about how I can move and develop Filmlog to make it distinctive and convincing as a unique premium iOS application. Many different things are in the works, but for now I have started with a feature I always wanted to do: offline search.

04.05.2025 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A solid linear chart of the last four months. Showing key figures for Simon Braun's apps: Filmlog, Auricula and Next Size.

I have decided to publish some key figures. Why? I'm a curious person and I'm always happy when others publish figures about their apps and I want to keep an overview, so publishing them helps me to stay on top of things. The figures for the last 6 months: simonbraun.eu/insights — #buildinpublic

17.04.2025 05:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How do you keep track of your actual cost of your car or any other opaque spending category? #followerpower

16.04.2025 20:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Screenshot of MacStories Weekly: Jonathan's selection of his favorite app icons. Including 'Next Size'.

The 'Next Size' app icon next to other honorable mentions in the MacStories Weekly newsletter.

Thank you @jonathan.macstories.net for your honorable app icon mention of 'Next Size' in the latest MacStories newsletter—I‘m flattered to be among all the other great Icons!

14.03.2025 22:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, progress!

10.03.2025 00:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

👋🏽 Hi!

10.03.2025 00:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0