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I redesigned part of my women’s wellness app after realizing that having a lot of features doesn’t automatically mean users understand what to do with them.
HerSpace already had journaling, AI chat, meditation, astrology and community, but the Home screen wasn’t really communicating that well.
So I changed a few things:
• added a mood check-in right on the Home screen
• the app now suggests what you might want to do based on your mood
• redesigned the Journal and separated it into Journal, Manifestation and Askesis
• simplified the Home screen so the main features are easier to find
• made dark mode the default
• improved the AI experience inside DAGI
I’m building this solo, so most of my UI/UX knowledge has come from actually building, shipping, watching what feels wrong, and changing it.

Does the new Home screen make it immediately clear what the app is for and what you can do next?
🍏- https://apps.apple.com/ge/app/herspace-emotional-wellness/id6757597118
🤖 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herspace.app

I started building HerSpace at a time when very few people around me believed it could become something real.
I heard that it probably wouldn’t work, that I should choose something safer, or simply do something else. I had doubts too many of them. But somewhere inside, I believed in this idea and knew I had to keep going.
Then, a producer from a TV program contacted me and invited me to speak about HerSpace.
Honestly, at first I couldn’t believe it.
This became an even bigger challenge because I struggle with social anxiety. The night before the interview, I experienced a racing heart, dizziness, and seriously considered not going at all.
But I went.
Yesterday, I spoke about the product I built live on television. Maybe I didn’t express everything perfectly, but that is no longer what matters to me. I showed up despite the fear, and that made this a deeply personal victory as well as an important milestone for HerSpace.
I’m sharing this as a small reminder from one female founder to another: people may doubt your idea, and sometimes you will doubt it too. That doesn’t necessarily mean you are on the wrong path.
Keep building. Sometimes the moment that once felt impossible arrives when you least expect it. 💜
I’ve attached a short excerpt from the interview. The video is in Georgian, but I still wanted to share this moment with you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herspace.app
https://apps.apple.com/ge/app/herspace-emotional-wellness/id6757597118

Finally ready to show a little more of NativePilot.
Before recording this video, the workspace was connected to my real app and exposed project names, identifiers, and provider details.
So naturally… one more feature appeared on my list ))
I built Focus View - a presentation-safe version of the full workspace that hides private data and replaces it with demo labels.
The names and identifiers you see in the video are demo values, but the integrations, validation logic, and readiness states are real.
NativePilot is a subscription setup and launch-readiness workspace for Expo and React Native apps. It compares your repository, EAS, RevenueCat, and app-store configuration to show what is ready, what does not match, and what to fix next.
Now I’m working on the Android side connecting Google Play through Google Cloud for real provider verification.
I know firsthand how painful this setup can be I struggled with it while building my own app, and that is exactly where the idea came from.
Also… please be gentle with me )) If it’s not for you, just scroll past. I genuinely love what I’m building. ^_^https://www.nativepilot.dev - in this version beta is hidden

HerSpace just turned 1. ^ ^
I built it as a solo developer, mostly in those little pockets of time between naps, bedtime, family life, bugs, rejected builds, and learning things I had absolutely no idea how to do when I started.
A year ago it was just an idea. Today it’s a real app on iOS and Android.
So I made this little birthday video to celebrate the journey.
And full disclosure: the scene of me coding next to my little one is AI-generated - but the reality behind it definitely isn’t. ))) That’s pretty much how HerSpace has been built.
Still feels a little surreal.
Happy 1st birthday, HerSpace.

I finally launched HerSpace on Android, and this part honestly makes me a little nervous. )
I don’t own an Android phone, so throughout development I’ve been testing mostly with emulators. Technically, everything has been tested, but I know that using an app on a real device in everyday life is completely different.
HerSpace is a product I built with a lot of care for women, and it’s also something I personally use. I’ve spent a long time building and refining it as a solo developer, so at this point I’m probably too close to the product to see everything objectively.
That’s why feedback from women outside my own circle especially from different countries and different Android devices would genuinely mean a lot to me.
I’m not looking for compliments.
If something feels confusing, slow, awkward, unnecessary, or simply doesn’t work the way you expect, please tell me.
The Android version is very new, and this is exactly the stage where honest feedback is most valuable to me.
If anyone here uses Android and would be willing to try HerSpace, I’d really appreciate it.
🤖 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.herspace.app

I come from a culture where topics like tarot, astrology, meditation, and even yoga are often seen as incompatible with Christianity.
Because of that, I was genuinely anxious when I started sharing HerSpace publicly.
I knew many people would assume they understood my beliefs before they even understood the product.
At first, I found myself explaining things very carefully.
I kept repeating the same message:
For me, tarot and astrology aren’t about predicting the future. They’re tools for reflection, self-awareness, and starting honest conversations with yourself.
When I first launched, I received a lot of criticism.
Interestingly, most of it came from men telling me to remove those features, saying they were wrong or that God would punish me for including them.
For a while, it was exhausting.
But I kept showing up.
I kept sharing what I was actually building instead of arguing with people.
Over time, something changed.
People who disagreed didn’t necessarily change their minds—but many stopped assuming they knew my intentions.
And the people who understood the philosophy behind HerSpace became more and more supportive.
That experience taught me something important:
Authenticity doesn’t convince everyone. It simply helps the right people find you.
Has anyone else had a feature—or even an idea—that people misunderstood before they actually gave it a chance?

I was an HR manager.
Then life changed.
I started learning Python from scratch because I wanted to build something meaningful.
A few years later, I’m building HerSpace.
I wanted one place where women could journal, talk to an AI that actually remembers them, practice mindfulness, explore tarot and astrology as tools for self-reflection, and connect with other women in a supportive community.
I’m building it on my own.
Every backend endpoint.
Every database migration.
Every mobile screen.
Every App Store submission.
Every Google Play headache.
What HerSpace includes:
AI companion with memory
Private journal
Mindfulness practices & rituals
Tarot & astrology for self-reflection
Anonymous community for women
Premium features on iOS & Android
It’s still early.
But every week it gets a little closer to the vision I had when I started.
One thing I’d like to clarify: I don’t see tarot or astrology as ways to predict the future. For me, they’re tools for reflection, self-awareness, and starting honest conversations with yourself. That’s the philosophy behind HerSpace.
The iOS version is already live, and after months of work, the Android version is finally launching this week.
If you’re building something too, I’d love to hear your story.

I’m building a wellness app called HerSpace as a solo founder.
When I first launched Premium, I only offered a monthly subscription.
I thought that would be enough.
Then one of my LinkedIn connections suggested something simple:
“Give users more options. Not everyone wants to pay the same way.”
He suggested adding non-subscription options like a 1-day or 1-week pass alongside the regular subscription.
At first, I wasn’t sure it would make much difference.
But I decided to try it.
I added a 1-Day Premium Access for $1 as a one-time purchase.
The reasoning was simple:
Some people don’t want to commit to a monthly subscription immediately.
Some just want to try the premium experience without worrying about recurring billing.
And for many, spending $1 feels like a much lower-risk decision.
It ended up performing much better than I expected.
It reminded me that improving a product isn’t always about adding more features.
Sometimes it’s simply about reducing friction and giving users more flexibility.
One conversation led to a real product improvement.
That’s one of the reasons I enjoy building in public.
Have you ever implemented a suggestion from another founder or user that ended up working surprisingly well?

Before anyone rolls their eyes 😄, let me explain.
I don’t see astrology or tarot as tools for predicting the future.
I see them as prompts for self-reflection.
Sometimes people don’t need answers.
They need better questions.
That’s why my app combines AI journaling, mood tracking, guided reflection, rituals, community and yes… astrology and tarot.
Not because I believe they know the future.
But because I’ve noticed that symbolic systems often help people articulate emotions they couldn’t put into words before.
I’m also a solo founder and a mom of two young kids, so building this product has been… chaotic, to say the least.
I’ve been sharing my journey mostly with my local LinkedIn community in Georgia, but recently I started posting here on Reddit.
One thing that surprised me is how thoughtful many discussions around astrology have been. Even people who completely disagree often bring perspectives that make me rethink my own assumptions.

This isn’t really a post about a ranking.
It’s about what it represents to me.
A few days ago I was exhausted.
Building a startup alone is hard.
Learning to code from scratch was hard.
Changing careers was hard.
Doing all of that while pregnant, later raising a baby, and spending countless nights learning after everyone else was asleep… was even harder.
There were many moments when people told me it probably wouldn’t work.
That I started too late.
That I should choose something “safer.”
That building an app alone wasn’t realistic.
And honestly… there were days when I almost believed them.
Yesterday I discovered that Favikon ranked me:
🥉 #3 Software Development creator on LinkedIn in Georgia (among everyone).
🏅 #4 across all platforms.
🥇 #1 female creator in my category.
It’s not a huge global achievement.
I know that.
But for me, it felt like proof that every late night, every rejection, every “no”, every failed interview, every bug I stayed awake fixing… wasn’t for nothing.
What’s even funnier is that creators above and below me have significantly larger audiences.
I have only around 3.6k LinkedIn followers.
So maybe consistency really matters more than follower count.
I’ve spent the last couple of years simply documenting my journey.
Learning Python.
Switching careers from HR.
Building HerSpace from scratch.
Sharing bugs, backend architecture, AI features, failures, launches…
I never expected that simply showing up consistently would eventually lead to recognition like this.
I’m still at the beginning.
There is still so much to learn.
But for the first time in a while, I looked at something and thought:
“Maybe I’m actually on the right path.” 💜