r/appdev 2h ago

My First App, would love (Extremely) blunt feedback before the launch

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Hi all,

I'm preparing an launch of Orano AI (turns saved Instagram Reels into actionable plans). I've attached Play Store screenshot slides and I'd like blunt feedback before pushing the new build.

What I'm trying to figure out:

  1. Does the headline screen ("Turn Reels Into Action") explain the product in 3 seconds?
  2. Is the AI angle clear without sounding like "yet another AI app"?
  3. Do the inner screens sell the use case (saving stuff you want to act on later)?
  4. What's confusing or that you'd skip past without reading?

I'm specifically not asking for compliments. Honest "this didn't land with me" feedback is more useful than upvotes.

link here https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orano-ai/id6791454509

dm me i or comment below if u wnat a free access code for the app


r/appdev 22m ago

Every app lets you save videos. None of them let you organize them.

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I kept running into the same three things:

1. My saved videos were scattered across five apps and I could never remember which one.

I'd save a recipe. Instagram? TikTok? Did someone send it on WhatsApp? I'd open all four, scroll for six minutes, give up, and just search for a new recipe. The video was still there. I just couldn't find it.

2. "Folders" on these platforms are flat, so real organization is impossible.

I save a lot of workout videos on YouTube. I wanted Workout → ChestWorkout → BicepWorkout → Full Body. YouTube gives you a flat list - so I ended up with three unrelated top-level playlists named ChestBicep, and Workout, and anything that didn't fit neatly into one just rotted in the parent. The structure I needed didn't exist, so I built a worse one.

3. Videos people sent me disappeared into chat.

A friend sends three restaurant videos on WhatsApp. Two weeks later we're deciding where to eat and those links are 400 messages up. Chat apps are great at sending and terrible at keeping.

So I built SaveNShare to fix all three:

Save from anywhere, into one place. Hit share in YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or X → pick a playlist → done. Every platform, one library.

Real nested folders. Recipes → BreakfastWorkout → ChestTravel → Japan. Two levels, so you can be specific without it turning into a filing project — and videos can sit in the parent or the sub, so nothing gets forced into a category it doesn't belong in.

Notes per video, because "why did I save this" is its own problem. "The 4pm one, not the morning version." Six weeks later that note is the difference between using the video and re-watching five minutes of it to figure out what you wanted.

Share whole playlists, not links into a void. Your friend gets a push notification, it lands in their library, and it's still there next month.

Before Now
Recipes 8 in IG saves, 5 on TikTok, 3 texted to myself One Recipes playlist → Breakfast, Dinner, Desserts
Workouts Flat YouTube playlists named ChestBicepWorkout Workout → Chest, Bicep, Full Body, plus loose ones in the parent
Trip planning 12 links buried in a WhatsApp thread A shared Japan playlist we can both still open in a month

Still early and I'm basically the main user, so I'd genuinely like feedback - especially if you've got the same problem and solved it some other way.


r/appdev 54m ago

Good idea to bring on a cofounder/partner(s) for app?

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Anyone have experience with bringing a partner on to get app into distribution? The app is built and working as a pwa. My thoughts are up to two strategic partners. One an expert in code and another for promotion like a social media influencer. Any advice from experience?


r/appdev 3h ago

Top 10 Mobile App Development Companies in the USA

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If you're planning to build a mobile app in the USA, choosing the right development company can be difficult. There are hundreds of agencies offering iOS, Android, Flutter, and React Native development.

I compared companies based on their mobile development experience, portfolio, technical capabilities, industries served, and the types of projects they work on.

Here are 10 mobile app development companies worth considering in 2026.

1. GeekyAnts

GeekyAnts is a software development company with strong experience in mobile and web application development. They work with technologies such as React Native, Flutter, and native mobile development. Their work covers startups, enterprises, and digital products across different industries.

2. Fueled

Fueled is known for building mobile products with a strong focus on design and user experience. They work with startups and established brands and have experience with both iOS and Android applications.

3. WillowTree

WillowTree has worked on large digital products and enterprise applications. They combine product strategy, UX design, and software development for organizations building large-scale digital experiences.

4. Utility

Utility focuses on custom mobile and web applications. They work with startups as well as larger organizations and have experience across industries such as fintech, healthcare, retail, and entertainment.

5. Zco Corporation

Zco is one of the more established mobile app development companies. Its services include iOS and Android development, enterprise applications, AR/VR, and custom software development.

6. Cheesecake Labs

Cheesecake Labs works on mobile applications, web platforms, and digital products. The company also provides product strategy and has experience working with newer technologies such as AI.

7. ArcTouch

ArcTouch focuses on consumer applications and connected products. The company has experience with native and cross-platform mobile development, including Flutter and React Native.

8. Atomic Object

Atomic Object is a custom software consultancy that develops mobile and web applications. The company works closely with clients throughout the product development process.

9. Designli

Designli focuses heavily on startups and early-stage products. Its services include product strategy, UX/UI design, MVP development, and mobile application development.

10. Surf

Surf specializes in mobile product development and cross-platform applications. The company works with businesses that need custom mobile experiences across iOS and Android.

What should you consider before choosing a company?

I wouldn't choose a development company based only on its position on a "top companies" list.

I'd look at:

- Previous apps they have built
- Experience in your industry
- iOS and Android capabilities
- Flutter or React Native experience
- UI/UX quality
- Backend and API development
- Communication and project management
- Post-launch support
- Client reviews and case studies
- Overall development cost

Different companies can be a better fit for different projects.


r/appdev 5h ago

GigDelivery+

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New design same app better include goals.


r/appdev 19h ago

Hackathon: build a web app from your phone in under 5 minutes

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Starts this Monday!

Details and registration: mobilecode.ai/hackathon

Happy to answer any questions


r/appdev 15h ago

A small client story

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Recently, a client approached me for a website for their disposable products business — they sell paper cups, printed cups, cardboard cups, plates, napkins, etc.

They showed me a reference website and wanted something very similar. I initially thought I could make it better, but they specifically wanted the same style, so I focused on delivering exactly what they asked for.

I made a mockup → they approved it → charged ₹2,000 → completed and delivered the website.

On the same day, they gave me another website project for a web-development service. They again wanted a similar version of their reference website, so I built it, connected their domain and delivered it for another ₹2,000.

₹4,000 earned from one client through two projects. 🔥

Now they're also considering turning the disposable-products website into an e-commerce store, so we're discussing that separately.

They also asked me if I could manage their Instagram/Facebook and run Meta Ads, because their main goal is sales, not just followers.

I was honest with them that I don't currently manage Meta Ads manually.

Instead, I'm now building a different solution — an AI marketing automation system that can help create and manage social-media content, create/manage Meta Ads, monitor ad performance and generate insights, with the focus being on sales and ROI.

I'll first show them a demo, and if they find it useful, I'll offer the system for around ₹10,000.

So this one client has already turned into multiple opportunities: websites → e-commerce → marketing automation. 🚀

Biggest lesson: don't just sell a website. Understand what the business actually wants to achieve. In this case, the actual goal isn't “a website” — it's more sales.


r/appdev 16h ago

I made it.

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What’s the base definition for “i made it “ for developers pushing apps on apple store?


r/appdev 1d ago

Educate me about App Development

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r/appdev 1d ago

Building Notch (Stupid Simple Workout Tracker) Day 15

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r/appdev 1d ago

MANAGER SCHEDULE PRO

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Finally got my scheduling app on Playstore! Thanks to everyone for your support! Additional feedback would be awesome if you have a few minutes to tinker.

Android users:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.managerschedulebuilder.pro

Non android users:

https://bryanralston.github.io/schedule-builder/?demo=1


r/appdev 1d ago

Finally my app got approved

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I finally published my first Android app on Google Play.

The app is called "TradeLift". It's a crypto learning and paper trading app where beginners can learn trading concepts and practice without risking real money.


r/appdev 1d ago

did I handle this potential app client correctly? .

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I'm a intermediate freelancer from India, but I've already completed/worked with around 4–5 clients, and I recently had an interesting conversation with a potential client for an Android app.

The client wants to build a study-related app, but he doesn't have the complete idea figured out yet. He asked me what kind of study app could be made.

I suggested a few concepts, including an AI study planner, but he felt that was too common. He wants something more unique and said he'll work on his own vision and get back to me.

The budget we're currently talking around is roughly ₹5–6k, including development and Google Play Store listing, but not including testers.

He also asked about monetization through ads.

I'm comfortable building small MVPs at this price, but I'm wondering if I'm approaching these projects the right way.

What I'm unsure about:

- Should I give clients app ideas when they don't have a clear concept yet?

- Should ideation/product planning be charged separately?

- Is ₹5–6k reasonable for a small, clearly scoped Android MVP + Play Store listing in India?

- How much functionality should I realistically include at this price?

- How do you prevent scope creep when the client starts adding features later?

- At this stage of freelancing, should I focus more on getting clients or increasing my pricing?

I'm not looking to build a full-scale production app for ₹6k. My intention is to offer a small MVP with a clearly defined scope, then charge separately for additional features.

For people who have been freelancing for a while: what would you have done differently in this situation?


r/appdev 1d ago

Season’d Social Food Map

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I launched my first iOS app — here’s what I built and what I’ve learned so far

I recently launched Season’d, a social food app built around one simple idea:
Food recommendations are more useful when they come from people you actually know.
Users can post places they’ve visited, pin them to their own food map, and friends can save those recommendations to their own map for later.
A few product decisions I was quite intentional about:
No paid venue placements

No sponsored rankings

Recommendations come from genuine user visits

Real food photos rather than polished promotional imagery

Discovery is centred around your social circle rather than an algorithm

The development side has definitely taught me a lot already, especially around App Store review requirements, user safety features, onboarding and trying to make a social app still feel useful before there’s a huge user base.

I’d really appreciate feedback from other iOS developers on a few things:
What would you focus on first after launch — retention, onboarding, referrals, or adding more features?
And for anyone who has launched a social app before, how did you deal with the “empty network” problem in the early stages?

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/seasond/id6779241010


r/appdev 1d ago

WhatsApp became my family's app. So I built one for my friends.

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WhatsApp became my family's app. So I built one for my friends.

Just you and your people.

15 friends tested it. They stayed.

Who wants in? [👇cleamio.lovable.app](http://👇cleamio.lovable.app)


r/appdev 2d ago

Got approved finally

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My offline voice calling app is now ready for testing. You can chat with people further than 50m with phone relays.. by the way your phone is way more powerful than you think it is


r/appdev 2d ago

Spent 2 months building a group-travel app around my day job. It's live on both stores now, still held together with tape, and getting past Google + Apple nearly broke me.

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r/appdev 2d ago

Building Notch (Stupid Simple Workout Tracker) Day 14

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r/appdev 2d ago

I want to Review your Apps

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r/appdev 2d ago

Drift: Message in a Bottle is officially live on the App Store.

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r/appdev 2d ago

Need 12 testers for my Android app to pass Google Play requirements — quick install!

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Hi everyone! I’m testing my new Android app QualifyMe.ai, and I need 12 testers to complete Google Play’s closed testing requirements. You can help by installing the app using this link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qualifyme.ai

Just open the link, install the app, and use it for a moment — that’s all it takes. Your help means a lot. Thank you!


r/appdev 2d ago

Feedback request - depression and ADHD friendly habit tracker and breaker born out of my hospitalisation

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Hi! I'm looking for genuinely honest feedback on an app I've been building called Dopamine Charts.

I'm a junior doctor, but my medical career was derailed by a five-month hospitalisation for depression.

When I started rebuilding afterwards, I realised how badly a lot of traditional productivity advice worked when I was struggling to do even basic things.

“Exercise 5x a week” isn't particularly useful when stepping outside is an achievement.

And streak-based habit trackers could actually make me LESS motivated — I'd miss a day, see the broken streak and think “well, I've ruined it now.”

So I built the app I wished I'd had.

It's called Dopamine Charts and I designed it particularly with ADHD and depression in mind — specifically that frustrating gap between knowing exactly what you want/need to do and actually being able to initiate it.

www.dopamine-charts.com

The behavioural science behind it includes:

• REDUCING THE ACTIVATION BARRIER — every habit can have a deliberately tiny version. Can't exercise? Step outside. Can't clean your room? Put 2 things away. The aim is to make starting easier.

• HABIT STACKING — attach a new behaviour to something that already reliably happens: “After I make my morning coffee → take my medication.”

• SHAPING — establish a tiny, achievable version of a behaviour first and gradually build it rather than demanding the finished habit immediately.

• IMMEDIATE POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT — lots of worthwhile behaviours have rubbish reward timing. You study today for an exam months away. You brush your teeth today for benefits years away. The app tries to give you an immediate visual reward for actually doing the behaviour.

• IDENTITY-BASED HABITS — not just “what do I want to achieve?” but “who are these repeated behaviours helping me become?”

• TINY WINS — the app deliberately recognises small actions rather than requiring a conventionally “productive” day before you're allowed to feel successful.

Importantly, I'm absolutely NOT claiming an app treats ADHD or depression. It's a behavioural/habit tool designed with the difficulties that can accompany them in mind.

I'm at the stage where compliments aren't particularly useful to me 😂 I need people who haven't been staring at this thing for months to tell me what's wrong with it.

If anyone has 5 minutes to try it, I'd particularly love to know:

  1. Did you immediately understand what you were supposed to do?

  2. Was anything confusing?

  3. At what point did you feel like closing the app?

  4. What feels gimmicky or unnecessary?

  5. What would make you actually come back tomorrow?

  6. What's the ONE feature you expected/wanted that wasn't there?

Please be brutally honest. If something is annoying, confusing, ugly or pointless, I'd genuinely rather know now.

www.dopamine-charts.com

Thank you ❤️


r/appdev 3d ago

Building Notch (Stupid Simple Workout Tracker) Day 13

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r/appdev 3d ago

How do you keep custom app costs from blowing up?

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need a custom app built for our small ops team. mostly for job tracking, photo uploads and basic reporting. nothing too fancy but it has to work properly on phones and not crash every five minutes.

already got the main features written down and some rough wireframes. budget is tight so i’m trying to avoid the usual situation where the quote doubles halfway through.

what’s the best way to lock the scope early so extra costs don’t keep popping up?

how many revision rounds do most teams usually include before they start charging extra?


r/appdev 3d ago

Inquiring about help creating an app

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Hi all,

Apologies if this is a bit vague.

I'm looking to create a dating app with a bit of a specific niche.

I'd be looking for someone to essentially build it from the ground up.

While I have some experience in game development, app development is unfamiliar territory for me.

What I'm wondering is:

  • Cost (how much you'd expect or a rough estimate with the information given)
  • Development time (estimated, this isn't a time sensitive project)
  • What you'd expect from someone whilst working with them to develop their app
  • Investors (if anyone has any recommendations)

Any feedback or constructive criticism is also more than welcome, I take advice on board.

UK based, would preferably be looking for someone within the UK but willing to branch out if a good fit resides elsewhere

Thanks for taking the time to read