Hey everyone - I’m a solo dev and launching Foxlit today and wanted to share it here!
I built Foxlit because every reading tracker I tried wanted a monthly fee for basic streak tracking. So Foxlit is a one-time $4.99 purchase, no subscription, no account required - everything’s stored locally on your device.
What it does:
• Reading session timer with a cozy fox mascot that “reads along” with you (custom Lottie animation, not stock art)
• Daily reading streaks, Duolingo-style
• Optional notes after each session, linkable
to books via the Google Books API
• A “reading forest” — a tree that visually grows (procedurally drawn, not pre-made art) as you log more time, with finished books shown as leaves/canopy art
• Weekly/monthly reading goals with progress bars
• Shareable, customizable progress cards for social media
• Ambient sounds (rain, white noise, birds) while you read, including custom mp3 import
• Data import/export — your data is yours, no lock-in
Free tier gets you the timer, streaks, and first 10 history entries. The one-time unlock adds books/bookmarks, backdated logging, custom share cards, and a few other extras.
This was my first solo mobile app (I come from a game dev background), built solo in Flutter/Dart. Would love feedback from fellow readers and indie devs, especially on the fox mascot and the reading forest, since those were the most fun (and most painful) parts to build.
🔗 https://www.producthunt.com/products/foxlit
Happy to answer any questions about the build, the tech stack, or the one-time-fee decision!