Behind the Scenes at Lissiland

  • How to Build a Secure Monthly App Store Review Aggregator on Firebase

    A practical guide for public-sector and regulated organizations that need a private, auditable way to aggregate app store reviews and share them with leadership and product teams… without tracking users, linking reviews to customer accounts, or running AI in production. What This System Does The system is a monthly App Store Review & Feedback…

  • Why We Choose SwiftUI Over Cross-Platform, Web Wrappers, or Even UIKit

    When it comes to mobile app development, one of the biggest questions teams face is: Should we go native with SwiftUI, or take the cross-platform route with frameworks like Flutter or React Native? At Lissiland, after building and scaling 40+ apps—including state lottery and government platforms—we’ve landed firmly on SwiftUI. And not just because…

  • Courty’s Clouds

    How I Took “In the High Blue Sky” from Book to App and Back Again Hey folks, let’s dive into a throwback story from 2010 when I decided to break into the publishing game with my children’s book, “In the High Blue Sky.” This wasn’t just any storybook; it was a tale about Fog,…