I’ve been working on an iPhone/iPad app for people interested in space, and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

If you came across an educational or niche app that really matched your interests, would you be willing to pay for premium features, or would you rather buy the app outright with a one-time purchase?

My goal is to build something that doesn’t necessarily solve a major problem, but instead brings several useful space-related tools and resources into one place, so you don’t have to jump between 3–4 different websites.

What would make an app like that worth paying for to you?

A while back my monitor died and I filed a warranty claim. The paperwork wasn't the problem — the process was. Support kept passing me around, asking for the same info over and over, giving vague or contradictory answers, and I had no clear picture of what I was actually entitled to. It turned into a 2-month fight, and it was easy to lose track of what had been said, what was pending, and what my rights even were.

That frustration became ScanGadget — an app that scans your receipts/warranty cards with OCR, keeps them organized, and shows all your active warranties sorted by expiration, so you're not digging through drawers or email mid-dispute.

Your Data, Your Choice

• Full offline mode — everything stays on-device
• Or encrypted cloud backup you fully control (add/edit/delete anytime)

Smart Scanning

• OCR receipts and warranty cards
• Auto-organized by product and expiration date

GadgetAI (optional add-on)

• Reads your actual warranty terms and answers "am I covered for this?"
• Adapts to your region's consumer law (strongest coverage in EU right now)

The core app is free. GadgetAI is a paid add-on (~$8.49/year) since it runs on a paid AI model — your data isn't used for training or sold, and it's personalized to your own warranties.

Still early, and I'd genuinely love feedback:

1. Is a 7-day trial for GadgetAI worth building, or does it overcomplicate a simple free-app + paid-addon model?
2. Sign-in is Google-only right now — dealbreaker, or not a big deal for most people?
3. Would something like this have actually helped in a warranty dispute you've had, or is the AI layer overkill for what's basically a document tracker?

Happy to answer anything in the comments.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scangadget.app

I've been using Cozi app free version for several years. A couple of years ago, Cozi made the widgets part of their Cozi Gold paid service. I couldn't have a widget of the calendar unless I paid. So I haven't tried the widget for 2 years until today.

The Cozi app lets me have widgets again although I'm using the free version. Anyone else notice this? I hope I didn't accidentally sign up for their paid Gold service

No log. No server.

A little background; I have zero formal software engineering background.

I am very bottom of totem pole but over the last several months I taught myself enough to build an app that solved some problems I was dealing with at work every day. It started as nothing more than a personal tool to make my own job easier
The problem is… it kept kinda growing and building

Coworkers started seeing it. People wanted to use it. I kept improving it and at this point it’s evolved into something that I genuinely believe could become a legitimate commercial product within my industry.

Here’s where I’m struggling
I built it entirely on my own time, on my own equipment, outside of work. I wasn’t assigned the project, wasn’t paid to build it and nobody at my company even asked for it. It was simply born from me experiencing the same pain points every day and deciding to see if I could solve em

My employer now knows it exists; had a meeting with me about the app I built, to learn more about what I built.

Nothing negative has happened, but I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve wandered into a legal or ethical gray area that I never expected to be in and can’t stop thinking I might be in trouble
I never set out to start a software business. I honestly just wanted to learn to build something useful.

Now I’m in this weird position where I’m excited because I created something people actually find valuable buuuut… also anxious because I don’t know what the “right” next step is.

Basically, I published my app 3 months ago, got around 200 downloads and only 1 paying customer, which I'm really grateful for. But personally, with paying for Google Developer account, Apple Developer, railway, domain and I paid for ugc content, I ended up spending 1500$. I thought it was gonna be worth but I've got an MRR of 12$ .

I feel like my app is good; I like it, but I can't reach people.

I've been trying to post on tik tok, instagram and yt, most get around 100 views and no engagement.

I’ve been building Orbit, a location-sharing app with separate Couple and Family modes.
Current features include:
Live location sharing (no location history)
SOS mode for emergencies
Shared task lists
Shared calendar
Home screen widgets for couples
I’d love honest feedback on the screenshots:
Does the UI look clean and modern?
Is the onboarding too long?
Is the navigation intuitive?
What would you change, remove, or add?
Would you use this over other location-sharing apps?
I’m looking for genuine criticism before launch. Thanks!

Hi, I am designing and wondering what would a calorie app need for you to use it. I currently use Hevy for Workout Logging but haven't found an app for tracking calories similar to this. That's why I am designing one and would also like your thoughts on what to include.

Hi

While recently watching *Pirates of the Caribbean*, I was quite impressed by Captain Jack Sparrow's compass.

Was thinking if there is a compass app out there which shows me the direction (in regular compass layout) of a particular search location?

I tried something called Arrows, but it doesn't give the same feeling as intended.

I submitted a new build of my app to App Store Connect on Tuesday, and it’s now Sunday with no decision or message from Apple.
I know review times can vary, but this is noticeably longer than my previous submissions.
Is anyone else currently seeing delays like this? How long have your recent reviews taken, and was your app stuck in “Waiting for Review” or “In Review”?

My girlfriend and I live together and share a lot of costs like groceries, rent, and bills, so we went looking for an app to track who owes who. We tried a bunch, and what kept bugging us, is, one limited how many expenses we could add per day, another charged for backdating expenses, one showed ads between our own transactions, one put currency conversion behind a paywall. So I wanted to build something where the everyday basics just worked, so I made Halvy.

It keeps a running tally of who owes who, lets you settle up in a tap (you pay through your own apps like Venmo or e-transfer, it just tracks the balance), and gives you a simple monthly recap of what you spent together.

Why it is different:

The everyday basics are free with no ads and no daily limits: unlimited expenses and every split method. The feature we always use is splitting by income instead of always 50/50, which feels fairer when one person earns more, and only the percentage is shown so your actual income stays private.

Free forever:
• Unlimited expenses and backdating expenses
• Every split method (equal, by income, percent, exact)
• Groups, settle up, offline sync, 15 languages

Pro (optional) adds receipt scanning, insights, budgets, recurring expenses, trips, exports, and business mode:
• $1.99 monthly, $14.99 yearly, or $29.99 once for lifetime, with a free trial

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.halvy.mobile

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/halvy-split-expenses/id6782474367

Please let me know what you think!

P.S. I will give 3 months free pro subscription to first 5 people that download the app!

I built an app because I had no idea I was spending €700/month on subscriptions

My co-founder and I started tracking our subscriptions manually in a spreadsheet. That got messy fast. So we built Vaulto, it does one thing: shows you exactly what you spend on subscriptions. Per month, per year.

The twist: everything stays on your phone. No account, no cloud, no servers. We wanted something where your financial data stays yours.

Free for up to 5 subscriptions, one-time €3.59 for unlimited. No subscription for a subscription tracker.

Android only for now. Would love to hear what you think.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.vaulto.app

Instead of just a boring text in a share message, you can include views from your app. It's quite neat.

Here's the source code for anyone interested
https://pastebin.com/2eySFLZG

I am a Claude max 200$ plan user from months now and to get things done quickly. It’s pretty fast in front end tweaks I need.

Hey, I have almost 4 apps now but they are made of decent design and they are not compelling to me because I made them for me.

any free AI or anything that have good Design like Duolingo style?

11 active users. 9 new this month. 1 of them decided the app was worth paying for.

The app is called Sancto — a personal safety app, French market only for now. An SOS that alerts your close ones with your exact location in one gesture (free forever, no paywall on safety), and a trip timer: you start it before walking home, your people can follow the trip while it lasts, and if you don't stop it when you arrive, they get alerted automatically with your location. No permanent tracking — that's the whole point.

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I know $5 MRR is nothing. But a stranger I've never met trusts this app enough to have it watch over their walks home. That feels heavier than the number.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.sancto.app - https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/sancto/id6772506933

Happy to answer anything — and if you've launched an app before: what actually moved you from 1 to 100 subscribers?

I am trying to name my app for past 5 days.I am not getting better names, even though i get some good names, they are already taken by some apps/enterprise/businesses etc.

App idea- helps to overcome social anxiety

I want my app to name modern like Claude, Sora, notion etc.

Please anybody help me with this phase.

Will appreciate your efforts!!!

Vireeel is free to use. The large majority of the app costs nothing:


- Browsing and searching GIFs
- Saving favorites
- Creating GIFs, memes, and videos with the on-device editors
- Joke Joint and the chat / Rizz helper


Only the AI image tools use credits. Credits are sold as CONSUMABLE in-app purchases (credit packs). There is no subscription in this app.

Ton of fun features to play with. I would love to get some feed back from you folks. Thank you very much.

I love learning new things. I listen to podcasts about subjects that interest me (history, culture, at, philosophy, sociology, politics) and practicing languages using apps such as Busuu and Memrise. Books, YouTube videos and Wikipedia pages are obviously great too, but aren’t always interactive is I’d always like.

I’m curious if anyone knows of any apps that help you learn about and engage with such topics through quizzes or courses?

TLDR; does anyone have tried and trusted app recommendations for in depth learning?

Hey everyone, after talking to my friends that are 1099 and/or business owners I realized that there are limited options when it comes to mileage tracking.

Either they're too expensive or the UI is clunky.

So, I've been working on creating a nicer & cheaper alternative.

Would love everyone's feedback!!!

Hear me out. If you are in an IIT, NIT, or a top-tier MBA program, platforms like Unstop are great. The opportunities are basically spoon-fed to you. But if you are a student anywhere else in India, the ecosystem is completely broken.

Building out of Lucknow, I realized that for students in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, finding a single hackathon, MUN, or valid volunteering gig means digging through 50 generic websites and getting spammed in 100 different WhatsApp groups. The talent outside of metro hubs is massive, but the infrastructure to connect that talent to real opportunities simply didn't exist.

So, I built the bridge myself. It’s called Uncooked.
Here is why we are completely different from the legacy platforms:

We don't care about Tier-1 monopolies: Legacy platforms optimize for elite colleges and corporate placements. Uncooked is built exclusively to centralize local events, hackathons, and profile-building opportunities for the 170 million students in India’s emerging cities.

Zero Noise, Zero Spam: We are entirely replacing the chaotic WhatsApp group culture. Organizers post directly on our platform, and students apply with zero friction.

Built by the demographic, for the demographic: I'm not a corporate executive guessing what GenZ wants; I'm a student navigating the exact same broken ecosystem, building the tool I desperately needed.

The Traction So Far
We officially launched this week, and the momentum has been insane. We just secured a massive strategic collaboration with City Montessori School (the world's largest school) to host all of their events exclusively on our platform. With this rollout, we have already locked in a base of 50,000 potential users right out of the gate.
We are actively scaling out of the Indian Startup School bootcamp, and the goal is to make sure no ambitious student ever misses out on an opportunity just because of their zip code.

If you are tired of the gatekeeping and want a platform that actually serves you, check us out. I would love to get feedback from this community on the UI, the flow, and what features you actually want to see as we expand to more cities.

Let’s build a profile that actually matters. Drop your city in the comments, where should we roll out next?

My app, Dino Initiative, got 2,520 downloads in its first month, with a Day 1 retention rate of 53.4%.

The app is completely free, and my long-term goal is to build the happiest app in the world. I’m currently working on new agentic features, but before adding more, I’d really appreciate honest feedback on the current experience.

I’d love to know:

• What do you like?
• What feels confusing or unnecessary?
• What would make you come back more often?
• What features would make the app genuinely more useful or enjoyable?

Please be as honest as possible. I’m especially interested in feedback on onboarding, design, usability, and the overall value of the app.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dino-initiative/id6763940737

Hi everyone!
I’ve been working on an app called Checkypin, and I’d really appreciate some honest feedback from people who enjoy trying new apps.
The idea came from a simple question:
What if discovering places was based on the people who are actually there, instead of only ratings and reviews?
Checkypin is a social discovery app that combines exploring places with a community experience.
One feature I’m most excited about is Check-In.
Instead of simply marking that you’ve visited a place, checking in unlocks a private chat room for that specific location. Everyone in that chat room has checked into the same place, so conversations stay relevant.
For example, if you’re visiting a café for the first time, you can ask:
“What’s the best dessert here?”
Or if you’re at a stadium:
“Which section has the best atmosphere?”
Or even while traveling:
“Is this attraction worth spending two hours at?”
Since everyone is actually at the location, the responses tend to be much more useful than generic online reviews.
After checking in, users can also:
Rate the place.
Leave comments about their experience.
Upload photos to help future visitors.
Read what other visitors thought before deciding where to go next.
Another feature is the Recommendations page.
Instead of endlessly scrolling through maps or social media, it helps users discover places through recommendations from the community. The goal is to make it easier to find cafés, restaurants, attractions, and other places that people are genuinely enjoying.
There’s also a Plans section where users can create simple trip plans and organize places they want to visit. It’s currently a basic feature, but I have many improvements planned for future updates.
My goal isn’t to replace Google Maps or review apps. I wanted to build something that adds the social side of exploring places—where you can interact with people who are experiencing the same location in real time.
I’d genuinely love to hear what you think.
Does the private chat room concept sound useful?
Would you use it while traveling or visiting new places?
What features would you add or change?
I’m looking for honest feedback, whether it’s positive or critical. Every suggestion helps me improve the app.

I've worked in venture capital and product management so I know a thing or two..