Helm

Helm is a native Mac and iOS app for managing your App Store releases without the usual pain. It replaces the slow, clunky App Store Connect interface with something fast, clean, and built for focus. You can handle everything from builds to screenshots to release notes – all in one place, and actually enjoy doing it.

SwiftUI

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OpenAI

AIProxy

Supabase

Get to know Helm

Hey, I’m Hidde van der Ploeg - designer and developer, and the maker of Helm. I’ve been building apps for over 15 years now. I started out in design school, got into app design when the iPhone came out, and taught myself how to design for mobile. Along the way, I kept having ideas I wanted to build myself but needed an engineer to help bring them to life. Helm is probably my ninth app.

What’s Helm and what’s so cool about it?

Helm is a native Mac app that makes working with App Store Connect way less painful. We launched Helm in June 2023 after six long weeks stuck in App Review. The response has been really overwhelming in the best way. More than 8,000 developers are using it now, and we keep hearing from people who say it’s exactly what they needed.

Tool Stack of Helm

Helm is built with a pretty minimal stack on purpose. The entire app is written in SwiftUI. For bug reports, we use a Swift package called Diagnostics. Some of our AI features, like translations, are powered by OpenAI, but everything is run securely through AI Proxy.

Other tools we use

We try to keep things lean and focused. For handling support, we use Spark, and we track tasks and feature requests in Linear. The website is built with Astro and styled using Tailwind, hosted on Vercel.

My personal stack

I keep my personal setup pretty minimal. For task management, I live inside Linear and Things. For design, I still use Sketch, and for note-taking I switch between Apple Notes and Craft. I also use Raindrop to save design inspiration.

Anything else you’d like to share?

We’ve been quietly shipping some big updates. The iOS version of Helm is now live, and the community’s response has been incredible. We can’t wait to keep pushing things forward.