Solo devs, just shipped my first iOS app. 5 stars everywhere so far, one silent 2-star from the US. Looking for honest hands-on feedback (happy to test yours back)

I've been building a small app called Countly and shipped it a few days ago. It tracks how many days you've spent in each country and warns you before you cross a limit: Schengen 90/180, the 183-day tax residency thing, that kind of stuff. No account, no ads, zero data collected, everything stays on the phone.

Ratings have been 5 stars across a few countries so far, but today I caught my first 2-star from the US, no comment. I obviously can't know what set them off, and I'm not going to pretend one silent rating is a disaster. But it made me realize I have no idea how the app actually feels to someone in the US, on a different device and setup than mine.

So if any US iOS folks are up for it: would you try it and tell me what feels off, confusing, or broken? If something trips you up, that's probably the same thing that earned the 2 stars. I'd genuinely rather hear what sucks.

Happy to return the favor and poke at whatever you're building, I'm in the UK and do this for fun. Not dropping a link here since Reddit tends to eat them, just comment or DM and I'll send it over.

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u/ZvenDan — 4 days ago

Solo devs, just shipped my first iOS app. 5 stars everywhere so far, one silent 2-star from the US. Looking for honest hands-on feedback (happy to test yours back)

I've been building a small app called Countly and shipped it a few days ago. It tracks how many days you've spent in each country and warns you before you cross a limit: Schengen 90/180, the 183-day tax residency thing, that kind of stuff. No account, no ads, zero data collected, everything stays on the phone.

Ratings have been 5 stars across a few countries so far, but today I caught my first 2-star from the US, no comment. I obviously can't know what set them off, and I'm not going to pretend one silent rating is a disaster. But it made me realize I have no idea how the app actually feels to someone in the US, on a different device and setup than mine.

So if any US iOS folks are up for it: would you try it and tell me what feels off, confusing, or broken? If something trips you up, that's probably the same thing that earned the 2 stars. I'd genuinely rather hear what sucks.

Happy to return the favor and poke at whatever you're building, I'm in the UK for context. Not dropping a link here since Reddit tends to eat them, just comment and I'll send it over.

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u/ZvenDan — 4 days ago

Built a day-counter for myself (Schengen 90/180, tax residency, US state days). Looking for honest feedback

I've spent the last few years bouncing between countries, and the thing that always stressed me was counting days. The Schengen 90/180 window, the 183-day tax residency rule, days per state for state taxes. I tracked it in a spreadsheet and still second-guessed myself at every border.

So I built a small app just for me that tracks where I am and warns me before I hit any of those limits. One thing I cared about: no account, no ads, and it collects zero data. Everything stays on your phone, since it's basically a log of everywhere you've been.

Now I'm trying to figure out if it's useful to anyone but me, and I'd rather hear what's broken than what's good. Two things I'm stuck on: what do you track that I might be missing (multiple passports, rolling windows, per-state rules)? And what would make you trust an app with this instead of your own spreadsheet?

Not dropping a link so it doesn't look spammy. If you want to poke at it and tell me what sucks, comment or DM. Full disclosure, I made it.

https://preview.redd.it/jhl4ykzhltah1.jpg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=969b6f4031cd2104662f32ddadf3ea979ab0803d

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u/ZvenDan — 4 days ago

Built a day-counter for myself (Schengen 90/180, tax residency, US state days). Looking for honest feedback

I've spent the last few years bouncing between countries, and the thing that always stressed me was counting days. The Schengen 90/180 window, the 183-day tax residency rule, days per state for state taxes. I tracked it in a spreadsheet and still second-guessed myself at every border.

So I built a small app just for me that tracks where I am and warns me before I hit any of those limits. One thing I cared about: no account, no ads, and it collects zero data. Everything stays on your phone, since it's basically a log of everywhere you've been.

Now I'm trying to figure out if it's useful to anyone but me, and I'd rather hear what's broken than what's good. Two things I'm stuck on: what do you track that I might be missing (multiple passports, rolling windows, per-state rules)? And what would make you trust an app with this instead of your own spreadsheet?

Not dropping a link so it doesn't look spammy. If you want to poke at it and tell me what sucks, comment or DM. Full disclosure, I made it.

https://preview.redd.it/jhl4ykzhltah1.jpg?width=590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=969b6f4031cd2104662f32ddadf3ea979ab0803d

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u/ZvenDan — 4 days ago
▲ 8 r/VibeCodeCamp+1 crossposts

Three months in vibecoding, three products live. Does it look ok?

End of June Vibecoding report. Does it look ok?

Three months in vibecoding, three products live - $244 in revenue (Recurring + One-time)

April and May - learning and building
June - Go to market and building

Welder AI - $159
Countly - $85
Bitcoin Gate - $0

(I can drop the links in the comments)

Claude Code + Codex subscription - $660 (3 months)

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u/ZvenDan — 5 days ago
▲ 2 r/VibeCodeCamp+1 crossposts

My unreleased vibecoded app just got purchesed by one of 12 closed beta testers (Android's gate for new devs)

https://preview.redd.it/k3vd94rkjeah1.png?width=1568&format=png&auto=webp&s=14fe9f9d24a430bde1c3bd7df1f9f27b69a0c02a

I am currently in the 12 testers / 14 days Android app release stage, and I found all the testers on Reddit to complete testing.

And I just got ultra surprised that one of these testers purchased the very first yearly subscription on the app that has not even been released publicly yet

Crazy and unexpectedly exciting start!

For context, Countly is my vibecoded app for counting country Stay Days in the background for Residency and Tax purposes. I've built it for myself in the first place, as I was not happy with all the existing competitors (ugly UI)

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u/ZvenDan — 6 days ago

Countly – Country Days Tracker

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm looking for Android testers for my Google Play closed test, and I'm happy to test your app back for the full 14 days.

App: Countly – Country Days Tracker

Type: Travel / days-in-country tracker

Countly helps you keep track of how many days you've spent in each country. It's handy if you care about the Schengen 90/180 ruletax residency (183 days), or just want to see your travel history on a globe. No login, no account — everything stays on your device.

How to join:

  1. Join the Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/countly-testers
  2. Opt in to the test: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.endlessriver.countly
  3. Install from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.endlessriver.countly

What I need:

  • Open the app at least once
  • Keep it installed and stay opted in for 14 days
  • Open it a few more times during the 14 days if possible
  • Try adding a trip / country and check the day counters
  • Send honest feedback if anything looks confusing or broken

I'll gladly test your Android app back as well — 14 days, daily opens if needed, and real feedback.

Comment or DM me and let's exchange testing. Let's help each other! 🙂

Thanks!

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u/ZvenDan — 18 days ago