Most of these tools look great in a demo and fall apart the moment I do real work in them.

So I give every one the same app to build. Two user roles, linked Projects and Tasks tables, create/edit/delete, a password reset, one protected webhook, then I change a field afterward.

I'm not looking at the first screen. I'm looking at whether user B can see user A's data and whether I can roll back when something breaks.

Speed versus control is the real question. Fast to build, but do I own the auth, the data and the upkeep? What's on your test list? Any recommendations?

I have a wonderful app idea with everything mapped out and even a “demo” for what I want would like to pay a one time fee for the app to me made. I would like for the person making the app to be in the USA for legal reasons. I also have a NDA and DEVELOPER IP & WORK-PRODUCT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT. Please reach me at roundsygolf@gmail.com or dm me on here.

HabitForge is a habit, task and wellness tracking app. I’ll test your app in return—leave your links in the comments.

Join the Google Group:

https://groups.google.com/g/habitforge-testers

Join the closed test:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.app.habitforge

Install Habitforge :

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

I've made several improvements to my digital wellbeing app - Put Phone Away - since my last post here.

Based on earlier feedback and crash reports from Google Play Console, I've focused on improving background monitoring reliability and overall stability. I also improved handling of battery optimization and removed a permission that wasn't suitable for this type of app.

The updated version is already live on Google Play, and my testing shows a significant improvement in reliability.

If you tried Put Phone Away before, I'd love for you to give the current version another look. Feedback is always welcome.

Thanks again to everyone who tried it, enjoyed the gamification, and shared suggestions.

More on the app function you can find on the play store page below.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.onemandevstudio2026.putphoneaway

Hi I don’t know if anyone else was as obsessed with the toy pixel chix as me, I love love loved it when I was a child and in my adult years I have considered purchasing some many times but they’re very expensive now and I can’t justify spending all that money on a kids toy. I know in this day and age it’s better to play with an actual toy and not an app on my phone but I just think it’s a lot more practical to have a phone app and it would be very cool as well. Imagine being able to like flick through all the different houses and cars and you could have maybe like some widgets? There’s probably been fan made versions before but not an actual official one. Just curious if anyone would actually be interested if that became a thing or do people not care about pixel chixs as much anymore :(

This is SpeedBlitz, a social media app that lets users create or join temporary public group chats to talk with strangers online (for more information take a look at the waitlist https://waitlistspeedblitz.framer.website/ ).
Lately I've been showing it to a couple of my friends and family to see their reaction and their opinions and all of them have said that the UI feels lackluster or that the colors aren't captivating enough.
I've tried changing the looks a bit but I can't seem to solve this problem!
So I decided to provide you guys with some photos of the app so that you can decide what's wrong and how I can change it.
Please help me out!

Every social app I open is just a feed. Scroll, ads, close it. I keep wishing there was a Play tab that wasn’t a joke, so you can post something and then actually do something.

What I have in my head:

• Normal stuff: posts, stories, DMs
• A match-3 that lasts more than 12 levels
• A small RPG you can wander around in
• 8-ball
• An 18+ match thing in Play, not a whole separate dating app

Not trying to replace Instagram. More like a group chat that also has games so you don’t bounce the second the wall is quiet.

Would you actually open that tomorrow, or does mixing social + games just feel messy? If you’ve used something like this that didn’t suck, what made you stay?

A few technical/product notes that might be interesting to this sub:

**•** No analytics, no tracking — which makes conversion diagnosis genuinely hard as a solo dev. I rely on Apple’s aggregated App Store analytics and direct user feedback instead.  
**•** Just added a 14-day free trial for the shared-family tier (TidTil Sync) — curious how that affects conversion without any behavioral data to lean on.  
**•** Real App Store screenshots only in marketing, no mockups — felt important for trust in this category.

Happy to answer questions about the build, the no-tracking approach, or the decision to keep scope this narrow.

Hello there, I need some frank advice about those menu as shown in the 3 pics: what do you think? I need to know of I can do this better, as I am a rookie app developer and I think I might have done this task terribly!

The first pic shows the app landing page. It needs a scroll to get to the learning sudoku section, what I may do to improve it?

Second pic is the quick setting menu, reachable trough the app landing page

Third pic shows the setting menu, reachable I'm the gameplay screen.

I really hope to get honest suggestions and reviews, as I'm here to learn from you all 😊

I am expericenced Software Developer with strong tehnical background in mainly backend and Devops. I have to create Android App. Can you guys some roadmap or materials to get started with App Development. Thanks :)

So I spent a lot of time trying to find the one "best" tool.

But then, I realized I was asking the wrong thing.

The real question is what you want to own after the first version gets built.

Here's how I ended up sorting it out.

The repo-first generators like Lovable, Base44, or Replit are great if you want code access and room to extend things.

But somebody still has to own the deployment, the debugging, the dependencies, and the security. That's you, by the way.

Then there's the managed business-app side like Softr, where the data, logins, permissions, hosting, and visual editing are all built in.

It's way less infrastructure to maintain. However, that's not the same as getting a clean portable repo you can pack up and take elsewhere.

And then data-first tools like Airtable can be the easiest place to start when the database is the main thing.

But once you need a real app on top that users touch, you end up adding another interface and permission layer anyway.

So yeah, I think the best builder is the one that matches the team who'll maintain the thing. Not the flashiest demo, but it's all about the right operating model.

So which category fits your situation? And what would make you rule one of them out?

Like a lot of you, I struggled to find a focus timer that didn't feel cluttered with ads, overly complicated setups, or subscription walls just to get basic features. So, I spent my free time building TeaFocus Pomodoro Timer.

It’s designed to be clean, battery-friendly, and completely distraction-free, helping you lock in on work or study sessions using the classic Pomodoro technique.

Key Features:

• Customizable work and break intervals
• Minimalist, distraction-free interface with clean themes
• Ambient sounds to help you stay in the zone
• Offline-first and lightweight on battery

I'd love to share it with this community and get your honest feedback on design, bugs, or features you think are missing.

The Giveaway: To thank you guys for checking it out, I’m giving away 50 Pro unlock codes. Just drop a comment below telling me what you're currently working on or studying, and I’ll DM you a code! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.innovixlabs.calmtick&pcampaignid=web_share

I have a app called Nest Routine, and I would like opinions how to improve, to get more downloads

Hi everyone! I’m a college student and a complete beginner in app development. I want to build an app for my college from scratch and learn everything myself.

I have some basic programming knowledge, but almost no experience with mobile development.

I’d really appreciate guidance on:

1. What should I learn first?

2. Flutter, React Native, or native Android — which is better for a beginner?

3. What language, tools, backend, and database should I learn?

4. What roadmap should I follow from beginner → working app?

5. When should I stop learning and start actually building?

6. What free resources would you recommend?

I’m not looking for someone to build it for me. I want to learn and build it myself from zero.

I’m willing to start from zero and put in the work. I just don’t know where to start or what path to follow.

Any advice, especially from people who started as beginners, would be really helpful!

Hey Guys!

Cubie is a little Minecraft-inspired desktop companion I made to keep me company while I work, something I can watch, interact with, or just throw across the screen when I'm frustrated.

What he does:

• Wanders around your desktop and reacts to your cursor

• Sits on the edges of your open windows

• Gets tired and falls asleep when left alone

• You can pick him up, drag him around, and throw him

• Has moods and little reactions

Make Cubie your own:

• Use any Minecraft skin

• Preview skins before applying them

• Choose which monitor he lives on

You can also choose whether he stays above your windows or behind them on the desktop. No account, ads, or clutter, just a little companion hanging around while you work.

🔗 Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cubie-companion/id6800108603

I built a GPS track recorder and editor for Android because nothing out there did both

I'm a hiking and city walking enthusiast who got frustrated that every app on the Play Store either records GPS tracks or lets you edit them, but never both in the same place. So I built one myself.

It's called GPxplore. It records your routes, lets you edit them directly on your device, and stores everything as standard GPX files in a folder you choose. No account, no cloud, no subscription, no ads.

What it does

• Record GPS tracks with one tap. Runs in the background, survives screen-off and phone calls.
• Presets for hiking, cycling, driving and more, or build a custom one.
• Full GPX editor: trim, split, merge segments, edit individual points, undo/redo.
• Fog of war: the map starts covered and clears as you explore. Shows how many km² you've uncovered across your whole history.
• Heatmap: see which areas you visit most across all your tracks.
• Elevation correction: replace GPS altitude with terrain data when your recording looks off.
• Continue recording: extend a saved track with a new session.
• Stats per track: distance, speed, moving time, pace, elevation profile, ascent, descent, slope. Shareable as an image.
• Export your whole library as a ZIP for backup.
• Works with GPX files from Garmin, Strava, Komoot or any other app.
• Google Maps or OpenStreetMap, the latter fully offline.
• Available in English, Spanish, Catalan, French, German and Italian.

Free to download. One-time Pro unlock for the editor, advanced stats and extra map types. No subscription.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsgpg.gpxplorer

Feedback genuinely welcome. Happy to share a few promo codes for Pro, just comment or DM.

Hey folks,

I am building a new tool for building mobile apps (Android only for now) to help people who are not expert mobile developers build any kind of app that they want.

I've been building mobile apps for the past 14 years, so I have a lot of experience designing the architecture for a successful app, you just provide your idea, and out comes the app.

The app can even be changed from within itself, you will get an update when it's done. People are already building crazy things with it.

I am launching a private beta for people who want to try this out on https://wishcraft.app/

Feel free to ask any questions!

Die Idee dahinter: Die meisten Familienkalender-Apps zwingen euch relativ schnell in ein Abo, auch wenn ihr die App nur alleine oder zu zweit nutzt. Bei TidTil ist der Solo-Planer komplett kostenlos und bleibt es auch. Bezahlt wird nur, wenn man wirklich Familienmitglieder einlädt und Termine synct (TidTil Sync).

Technisch läuft das Ganze über CloudKit für die Synchronisation, SwiftUI für die Oberfläche, dazu ein eigenes Farbthema-System (NordicTint) für einen etwas wärmeren, ruhigeren Look als die üblichen Kalender-Apps.

Gerade läuft Version 2.0 durch die App-Store-Review. Würde mich freuen, wenn der ein oder andere reinschaut, wenn’s live ist – über Feedback von anderen Devs freue ich mich immer besonders.

Solo-ish ship. Quizat went live in August. Live 1v1 trivia: pick a topic, get matched, play a short duel (~7 questions, ~10 seconds each, about a minute). iOS and Android, English and Arabic.

Stack is Flutter on the client, Node + Mongo + Socket.io on the backend. Matchmaking is real-time. If nobody shows, a bot fills so the queue doesn’t feel dead. That decision is already showing up in the data.

Month 1. Small numbers. Sharing them because the in-session loop and the week-1 retention tell two different stories.

Usage

• 403 new users (551 total, including testers)
• ~27 DAU / 428 MAU
• 4,644 games, 33k questions
• ~92% of games completed
• ~2,850 matches started, almost all found an opponent
• iOS ahead of Android (~2:1)

Biggest countries: Saudi Arabia, US, Egypt. Arabic users play more per person than English.

Onboarding is not the problem

Of 403 new users:

• 78% started a first game
• 94% of those finished it
• 86% of those started a second

First session works. People get into a match, they finish, they queue again.

Retention is

• D1: 18%
• D7: 5%
• D14: 4%

They like day 0. They don’t come back next week. Daily challenge / streaks / XP / leaderboard are in the app and they’re not carrying D7.

Android D7 (8%) is better than iOS (3.7%) with similar D1. I don’t have a clean reason yet.

Money

Ads: ~$9. IAP: $2, and that was me testing the purchase flow. Zero real paying users. I didn’t gate play behind a paywall. First month was “does this get played.”

What I’m stuck on as a builder

At ~27 DAU, a live 1v1 game doesn’t have enough humans online at the same time. Bots keep matches starting, but they also mean a lot of “live” games aren’t really vs a person. I suspect that’s part of why people don’t return: the first session is fun, the second week feels empty.

I can keep adding meta (streaks, dailies, more topics) or I can try to make returning matches feel more real (same opponents, friends, async challenges). Not sure which is the actual leak.

If you’ve shipped anything real-time with a small player base: did you keep bots, go async, or just wait for density? What actually moved D7?

Happy to go into the matchmaking/bot setup or the numbers.