u/MarioWollbrink

The short Story:
As a father getting almost daily cute drawings/artworks from my daughter I ran into two main issues.
-1: I cant keep all of them even though I want to. All my boxes are already full, and the fridge looks like there has never been any stainless steal on it.
-2: Some artworks really tell a story. I don’t want to forget like a special handcrafted birthday gift or the first handwritten “dad” on it. Keeping only the photos in the default photo app wasn’t the right place for me (because of missing features and missing appreciation of the artworks). So there was this one moment my daughter found an older doodle of her in the bin and she started crying. This was when I decided to build Arti as the solution. Designed for parents like me.

About the App:
The idea simplified is that Arti is some kind of a digital gallery for your kids artworks to preserve not only the artwork but also the memory behind it. You can add drawings (or any kind of artwork) by a photo(s) with categories, helpers, voice notes and places. Share artists (over icloud) with family members or friends, collaborate, and see some fun stats and little leveling elements. The goal is to preserve the moments in a special way so it’s also okay that you let go of a few physical drawings with your kids permission. There is no data collection at all, all data is stored locally on device and in iCloud plus an export functionality for your data. Its your data and always keep yours in a safe way.

Some facts about me and how I built Arti:
I am in my mid 30’s, father and building small Apps on the side for over 6 years now. Arti took me about 8 months to release the first version (can only build in the evening). Build natively with Swift and SwiftUI (a little bit UIKit) in Xcode. Hired a human designer for the first mockups in order to help me getting the look I wanted. Used some AI to increase my workflow and localizations but want to highlight that this is not an AI slop. Besides some artists banners (for customizations) all images within the app are created by human, especially I am proud about the real kids drawings all over the world in the onboarding. I have already published many updates, but more on the way. I use it frequently myself now and I have already saved more than 200 artworks of my daughter. Its really a cool feeling every time we are visiting some friends and my daughter wants to show them the app (she just want to flex with her artworks though :D).

Pricing:
It's free without any ads but with limited functionalities. There is a Pro version comes with a lifetime iap for $9,99 or a cheap alternative yearly subscription with even a free trial plus family share for both options!

Feedback:
I really would love to get some feedback. If you find something odd or think something is missing here please let me know. Happy to read and answer all comments.

Thanks for reading and have a great Sunday with friends and family everyone.

TL;DR:
Too many valuable artworks of my kids. So I built a solution to keep them and the stories behind them. Better alternative to the default photo app (more features and designed for this purpose). Its free, but has a $9,99 Lifetime Pro Option and here is the link:
(https://apps.apple.com/de/app/arti-kids-art-memory-saver/id6753904837?l=en-GB)

Lately, I’ve seen more and more fishing(logbook) apps being built probably over a weekend with AI. And out of curiosity, I checked out a few of them. Some were actually not too bad(or just different?) when it comes to design and functionality. At the same time, all of them feel very similar. Polished, yes but also really generic. Like they all follow the same template. Plus often too complex, too crowded, and missing that personal feel at all. Well, that is at least what I think but I am a bit of influenced of course.

A while ago, one of my users told me that my app looks a bit outdated and that I should give it a modern AI-style redesign. And now I’m thinking about it. SHould I actually refresh the app look and feel? I am not a big fan of AI to be honest but on the other hand I still want to provide a great app for all users. So should I really jump on the AI wave with it?

People used to love the App for exactly what it is: simple, focused, private, and handcrafted with care. I build it initially for myself as a long lived fisherman. No unnecessary complexity, no trend-chasing just a fishing logbook that feels personal and gets update when needed.

Do I give it an AI-style refresh to make it look more "modern" or do I keep its original handcrafted identity and simplicity?

Curious what you think. Thanks for reading and tight lines!

Moin und Petri zusammen,

viele von euch kennen mich und Fishing Plus vermutlich. Ich bin seit vielen Jahren hier im Sub aktiv (mal mehr, mal weniger) und habe zwischendurch immer wieder etwas über Fishing Plus gepostet.

Jetzt ist es endlich so weit: Nach fast 6 Jahren gibt es mit Fishing Plus 3.0 das bisher größte Update. Das komplette Design wurde überarbeitet und als neues Feature ist jetzt auch der Beißindex mit dabei.

Fishing Plus hat damals als kleines Hobbyprojekt angefangen und ist unter anderem durch diese Community entstanden und gewachsen. Für alle, die die App noch nicht kennen: Sie ist eine Art Multitool für Angler mit Tipps, Anleitungen und nützlichen Infos von Knoten über aktuelle Schonzeiten und Montagen bis hin zu Fischarten, dem Beißindex und vielem mehr.

Gratisaktion:
Als kleines Dankeschön möchte ich 5× die Lifetime-Vollversion verschenken. Besonders freuen würde ich mich, wenn ich damit Jungangler oder die Jugendabteilungen von Angelvereinen unterstützen kann.
Upvote diesen Post und schreibe einfach in die Kommentare, warum gerade du die Vollversion bekommen solltest. Am Montag suche ich fünf Gewinner aus und gebe sie hier bekannt.

PS: Das Update ist ab heute für iOS verfügbar. Die Android-Version folgt in den nächsten Tagen.

Für iOS:
https://itunes.apple.com/app/id1564557199

Für Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fishing.fishinggplus

Over the time my daughter improved so much already. So cool to see the progress within her portfolio :)

A new friendly stegosaurus added to his portfolio :)

I think the little guy felt sorry for me. After a quick photo, he was released and is now swimming on peacefully.

Zwar „nur“ 3 kleine Hechte aber Spaß hat’s gemacht!

Schneidern gehört dazu…

As a father getting daily cute drawings from my daughter I realized how difficult it is to throw them away. For some it seems easy, but for me its not especially when once my daughter fround one of her artworks in the bin.

So I built an iOS app called “Arti - Kids Art & Memory Saver” and released it about two months ago.

The idea is basically that Arti is some kind of a digital gallery for your kids artworks. You can add drawings (or any kind of artwork) with categories, helpers, and places. Share artists with family members, collaborate, and see some fun stats and little leveling elements. The goal is to preserve the memories in a special way so its okay that you let go of a few physical drawings with your kids permission.

The problem: I assumed other parents might like it too. Turns out they are apparently not. The app gets about 0–1 downloads a day and also a bad rating in the US because of a bug I think I have already fixed (no response from the user anymore...).

I cant and wont abandon it, because we actually use it ourselves daily. But having something in the App Store that nobody seems to care about does feel a bit rough. Curious if other parents would actually use something like this, or if I completely misjudged the problem.

How would you handle this?

TL,DR: I built an app, my family loves to preserve their kids artworks in a special way, but literally no one else cares about it. How should I continue?