Joohee Kim

When someone suggested trying out the app I made just for myself, it felt good. Ah, I still love developing stuff.

An iPhone calendar widget for November 2025 showing color-coded events like Pokémon Sleep updates, hospital visits, and personal activities.

I didn’t realize how nice this widget would be until I built it. Huge thanks to everyone who requested it. I’m really happy with how it turned out—even if getting it right was tough.

‎I Need That Widget ‎

v1.1 is live! 🎉

Added the features:
- Reminders support
- Upcoming events widget
- Monthly calendar widget

$1.99 sale (reg $2.99) until Nov 10

Built one-handed during recovery.

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87 authors have pushed 883 commits to all branches of the swift project.

It's been a busy month for Swift, with lots of project updates to share. Here's a digest of the latest news: www.swift.org/blog/whats-n...

Cute Claude Code Halloween

‎I Need That Widget ‎

v1.1 is live! 🎉

Added the features:
- Reminders support
- Upcoming events widget
- Monthly calendar widget

$1.99 sale (reg $2.99) until Nov 10

Built one-handed during recovery.

apps.apple.com/us/app/i-nee...

ROM Recovery Period: Building v1.1 and Transitioning to Phase 3 | Joohee Kim Shipping user-requested features, learning what works in indie marketing, and preparing for the strength recovery phase

Moving to Phase 3

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🧱Lots of progress towards a unified, open source, cross-platform build system for Swift 🏗️
Here's the latest project update: forums.swift.org/t/swiftpm-on...

An iPhone calendar widget for October 2025 showing colorful events like Pokémon Sleep weeks, hospital visits, and holidays. The 27th is highlighted in red.

It's taking some time, but I like how it's coming out.

📣Announcing the first preview releases of Swift for Android, enabling you to build Android business logic with the same Swift that you use for Apple platforms. www.swift.org/blog/nightly... #Android

Things I achieved in week 6 after surgery
- I can type on my phone (not for long)
- I can hold a cup of coffee
- I can type on my computer (within an hour, slow and with many typos)
- I can scratch my right elbow with my left hand

It finally feels like I can move my left arm by my own will again 💪

It's nothing special, but the new experiences I'm having after developing and releasing the app are fun. Even though my body is injured, it feels like a new joy has entered my daily life.

A dark-themed terminal window shows a git commit message under the directory “~/Developer/I Need That Widget” on the develop branch. The line reads “Feature roadmap planning for version 1.1 release.” with indicators showing branch status and commit ID.

Exploring Claude Code in depth through docs and blogs. Loving the clean status line :D

I really need to step up my rehab exercises... I should cut back on development time and focus more on rehab exercises 🥲

Why is it so hard to modify the Claude artifact? When I request a fix, it just keeps showing the old data, and I have to ask several more times before it gets corrected... In the end, I just created a new artifact to solve it, but it was pretty exhausting... What's the problem?

Promotional image for “I Need That Widget,” a simple calendar widget and lockscreen app for iPhone, showing calendar and event previews on different home and lock screens.

I Need That Widget on sale!

Simple calendar widgets:
- Today's events + monthly view
- 3-week lock screen calendar
- Lightweight, privacy-focused
- Built one-handed during recovery

$2.99 → $0.99 (ends Oct 20)

Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/i-ne...

Promotional image for “I Need That Widget,” a simple calendar widget and lockscreen app for iPhone, showing calendar and event previews on different home and lock screens.

I Need That Widget on sale!

Simple calendar widgets:
- Today's events + monthly view
- 3-week lock screen calendar
- Lightweight, privacy-focused
- Built one-handed during recovery

$2.99 → $0.99 (ends Oct 20)

Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/i-ne...

Looks like I don't need to upgrade my M1 Pro 14-inch Macbook Pro. Still works great.

iPhone home screen showing two widgets — a calendar widget with a 2:00–2:30 PM walk scheduled for October 15, and a sleep tracker widget displaying a high sleep score of 86. The background shows a calm blue ocean under a clear sky.

Today, the sun is shining brightly for the first time in a while, so I should go for a light stroll.

It was fun waiting for the app review after so long. I was a little nervous, but it felt like waiting for an exciting game.

‎I Need That Widget ‎

One month ago, I broke my arm.

Today, I'm launching a one-week sale on the calendar widget app I built one-handed during recovery.

✨ Today's events on home screen
🔒 Timeline widget for lock screen
🔐 Privacy-first—no data modifications

$2.99 → $0.99 (Oct 14-20)

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One month after surgery: Running my first sale | Joohee Kim Recovery update and what I'm trying after the app launch

One month after surgery: Running my first sale

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After Sora came out, my Instagram reels were flooded with fake videos, making me use Instagram even less. Good.

Gotta tidy up then go to bed...

A person stands on a sandy beach facing the blue sea under a clear sky, wearing a white shirt and gray pants.

Waves crash against rocks near the shore under a pale early morning or evening sky, with distant rocks and calm sea stretching toward the horizon.

A bright orange full moon glows above the dark ocean at night, reflecting light on the water’s surface.

A table filled with assorted seafood dishes, including sliced raw fish, abalone, sea squirt, sauces, and greens.

It's been a while. I've spent some personal recovery time with my family. I'm lucky to have such a supportive family during these hard times.

Now going to bed...

iPhone screen showing a daily schedule for Saturday, October 4: grocery store from 11 AM to 12 PM, buy healthy food at 11 AM, manual therapy from 4 PM to 4:30 PM, and log medication at 9 PM.

But I also use Apple Reminders! After trying numerous task management apps, I found that using Reminders alongside the Calendar works best for me. So, I’ve added Reminders to give you a quick glance at your day. Coming in the next version.

Promotional image for “I Need That Widget,” a simple calendar widget and lockscreen app for iPhone, showing calendar and event previews on different home and lock screens.

I developed an app with the widgets I needed. As a frequent Apple Calendar user, I wanted a widget that shows today's events alongside a month view on the home screen and a calendar on the lock screen. No customization required—just display my calendar.

‎I Need That Widget ‎

The app I made.

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I'm (half, broken) back. Hard mode started 🕹️