# Simon Støvring

> Simon Støvring is a Danish indie iOS developer and principal iOS engineer at Framna, best known for creating Scriptable — the app that lets anyone automate their iPhone with JavaScript. By day he architects mobile apps for a Nordic agency; by night he ships beloved tools like Runestone (a Tree-sitter-powered text editor), Data Jar, and Jayson. His work sits at the intersection of power-user utility and delightful craftsmanship, earning him a loyal following among iOS enthusiasts, automation nerds, and developers worldwide.

- **Role:** Principal iOS Engineer at Framna
- **Organizations:** Framna, Scriptable, Lunar (former), Be My Eyes (former), Robocat (former)
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** High School (Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics), Mariagerfjord Gymnasium, Master's degree in Software Engineering, Aalborg University (Aalborg Universitet)
- **Known for:** Created Scriptable, named by Gizmodo as 'by far the best iOS 14 app out there' for widgets, Built Runestone framework with 3,100+ GitHub stars, praised by John Gruber on Daring Fireball, Shipped 9+ App Store apps solo while working a full-time job

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Got an iPhone 3GS and MacBook Pro; began iOS development
- **2009-2012** — Built and sold an electronic festival schedule app to a Danish music festival; maintained it for 3 years
- **~2012-2015** — iOS Developer at Robocat, Copenhagen-based product studio
- **~2015-2017** — iOS Developer at Be My Eyes, accessibility-focused app
- **~2017-2019** — iOS & Mobile Developer at Lunar, Nordic challenger bank in Aarhus
- **2018** — Started development on Scriptable in February 2018
- **2018** — Released Scriptable on the App Store (September 18-21, 2018)
- **~2019-2022** — Creative Team Lead / iOS Engineer at Shape (later Framna)
- **2020** — Scriptable widget support launched alongside iOS 14, became massive hit
- **2021** — Released Data Jar for Shortcuts integration
- **2022** — Released Runestone Text Editor, acclaimed by Daring Fireball and MacStories
- **2022-present** — Principal iOS Engineer at Framna
- **2024** — Released Spatial Sprinkles for Apple Vision Pro on launch day
- **2024** — Released Festivitas for Mac via Gumroad
- **2025** — Teased SmashSmash macOS app and Accelerated Input AI text tool

## Achievements

- Created Scriptable, named by Gizmodo as 'by far the best iOS 14 app out there' for widgets
- Built Runestone framework with 3,100+ GitHub stars, praised by John Gruber on Daring Fireball
- Shipped 9+ App Store apps solo while working a full-time job
- Released an app on Apple Vision Pro launch day (Spatial Sprinkles)
- Built BSKeyboardControls, a widely-used CocoaPods library for iOS keyboard controls
- Speaker at Swift Connection 2023 (Paris) and SwiftLeeds 2023
- Featured on Mac Power Users, Automators, Swift by Sundell, iPad Pros podcasts
- 127+ public GitHub repositories with 1,400+ followers
- Covered by Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Forbes, Daring Fireball, MacStories, 9to5Mac, MacRumors

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Published guide on using Claude with Coding Assistant in Xcode 26
- **2025-06** — Published guide on bringing back oddly shaped app icons in macOS 26 Tahoe
- **2025-05** — Teased Accelerated Input — AI-powered text enhancement tool for macOS
- **2024-12** — Released Festivitas for Mac via Gumroad
- **2024-02** — Released Spatial Sprinkles for Apple Vision Pro on launch day

## Links

- Website: https://simonbs.dev
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonbs/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/simonbs
- GitHub: https://github.com/simonbs
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonbs/

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Last updated: 2026-04-25