Just launched on PH today — solo dev, privacy messenger that turns texts into runes. Yes upvotes are nice, but I really want the honest critiques 🔮
Hey r/ProductHunters 👋
Launched Cipheus on PH a few hours ago. Solo indie dev, first
real launch, equal parts excited and terrified.
I'll be honest about the ask up front: yes, upvotes help, and if
the idea resonates I won't pretend I don't want them. But what
I actually need right now is the stuff PH comments rarely give
me — the "here's why this won't work" takes. PH is too polite.
Reddit is not. That's why I'm here.
What I built:
Cipheus is an iOS messenger that visually transforms your
messages into cipher symbols — Nordic Runes, Celestial,
Geometric, etc. Pick a Language Pack per conversation, your
texts render as that script on screen.
The thesis:
E2EE protects messages in transit, not from the person next to
you on the train. Cipheus stacks two layers — encryption under,
visual obfuscation on top. Network AND shoulder both locked out.
Three things I'm genuinely unsure about and would love brutal
takes on:
Is shoulder-surfing a real problem people care about, or am
I solving something nobody has?
Custom symbol packs vs. one strong default — does variety
matter or is it feature bloat dressed up as personalization?
Target demo is 14-28. Older folks here: does this read as
"fun, kind of cool" or "I have no idea what I'm looking at"?
PH page (screenshots are clearer than my description):
👉 https://www.producthunt.com/products/cipheus
Stack for the curious: SwiftUI, Supabase, vodozemac planned
for E2EE post-MVP. Happy to go deep on any of it in comments.
Roast me, ask me anything, or tell me my whole premise is
wrong. All three are useful.