u/multi_mind

Hey guys! I just recently built my first IOS app, it helps people stop doomscrolling.

I have gotten a few initial downloads but nothing crazy, I did only get it approved a few days ago. There is the link, in advance thanks so much for taking a look! brutal roasts are appreciated.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ur-doomed/id6782086829

yo guys! I am 16 years old, I have been in the SaaS/AI world for about a year now. I just recently got into the app game about a month ago because i figured that b2b was way too boring for me. A few days ago my first app got approved to the app store! this is so crazy, because i just had the idea for it a few weeks ago. At this point I am just looking for some feedback, my plan is to get feedback from 10 or so people and then launch after I have fixed any errors that they point out.

My app is called Doomed. It helps people stop doomscrolling, before you open tiktok, instagram whatever, you have to wait for 30 seconds, and then after the 30 seconds is up you get roasted, the cool thing is that the roasts change per time of day, so at 9AM the roast might say that you should not start your day this way or whatever, and then at 2AM it will tell you to go to sleep. If anyone wants to give it a try, or even just take a look at the screenshots and copy pls let me know in the comments! I will give free access to whoever does.

thanks!

Hello guys! My name is Jacob Rhodes, I have been building b2b software for over a year now but just recently I got into the b2c app game because it is more fun and enjoyable for me. I have gotten my app working and I am waiting on apple to review it, for those wondering it is an app that helps people stop doomscrolling, it roasts you when you open the app and makes you wait. I am also going to add a feature that lets people compete on who can lower their doomscrolling time the most.

So my question is, what is the best way to market this app? I have a very low marketing budget, around $500, i would love to partner with some small influencers and offer a rev share deal with a promo code, but I am also not sure how well that would work.

I do have quite a bit of experience marketing on Reddit, so I will give that a try for sure, i just don't think it is very scalable long term.

Also, my goal is to get to 10K MRR in 30 days and then 100K MRR by eoy. I know this is super high, but I think I can do it.

Any advice would be much appreciated! I am very new to this app world.

https://preview.redd.it/7doqetdp1b9h1.png?width=1192&format=png&auto=webp&s=8e6d36566c0aae328a3973f405e9b1d3ce6367cf

i am just building an app that helps people stop doomscrolling. lmkm if u guys want more details!

Hey guys! I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while now and I wanted to hear what other people think about it.

I’m 16 years old and I’ve been building software/apps for a few years now. Recently I started thinking a lot about doomscrolling and how insanely easy it is to lose hours every day without even realizing it. I’ll open an app for “just a minute” and then suddenly 45 minutes are gone. I know I’m definitely not the only person that deals with that either.

Because of that, I’ve been thinking about building an app specifically designed to help people stop doomscrolling or at least become more aware of how much they’re doing it. Not in a super strict “lock your phone forever” kind of way, but more like something that interrupts the autopilot behavior and makes you pause before opening apps over and over again.

The thing I keep going back and forth on though is whether apps like this are actually useful… or if they’re kind of redundant.

Like, the idea of installing an app to help you stop using apps almost sounds ironic lol. At the same time, there are already things people use to help with habits all the time:

• fitness apps to help people work out
• budgeting apps to stop overspending
• meditation apps to reduce stress
• screen time apps to reduce phone usage

So maybe it does make sense if it’s done the right way.

I think the biggest problem is that most “productivity” or “screen time” apps either:

1. feel way too restrictive and annoying, or
2. people just ignore the reminders after a few days

What I’d want to build is something that actually changes behavior a little bit instead of just showing a chart saying “you spent 6 hours on TikTok today.” Like maybe slowing down the process of opening distracting apps, making you wait a few seconds, asking what you’re opening it for, tracking patterns, or helping people become more intentional with their time instead of mindlessly scrolling.

I also don’t want it to feel preachy or like it’s trying to shame people for using social media. Most of us use these apps every day and they’re not inherently bad. I think the problem is more the mindless/autopilot usage.

So I wanted to ask people here:

• Have apps like this ever actually helped you?
• What features worked well?
• What made you uninstall them?
• Do you think something like this could genuinely help people, or is it kind of impossible because the phone itself is the problem?

I’d honestly appreciate any opinions, even if you think it’s a bad idea. I’m mostly trying to figure out whether this is something worth building or if people eventually just bypass these kinds of tools anyway.

hey guys! I am 16 years old, I have been making software for about a year now.

Recently I decided that I would try making some apps after I got bored of making a few B2B SaaS business, which are super boring tbh.

I am very low on money so I am going to try preselling my app, I have done this before with my previous SaaS so i thought it would be fun to try here as well.

For reference, when i launch i will be charging $10 a month or $50 a year, so I am going to presell at $50 one time.

The app helps people stop doomscrolling, I know that there is a lot of apps that do this, but I have done a lot of research and I have found some large gaps in the market.

Any advice about preselling apps or anything about apps in general would be greatly appreciated!

thanks

hey guys! I am 16 years old, I have been making software for about a year now.

Recently I decided that I would try making some apps after I got bored of making a few B2B SaaS business, which are super boring tbh.

I am very low on money so I am going to try preselling my app, I have done this before with my previous SaaS so i thought it would be fun to try here as well.

For reference, when i launch i will be charging $10 a month or $50 a year, so I am going to presell at $50 one time.

The app helps people stop doomscrolling, I know that there is a lot of apps that do this, but I have done a lot of research and I have found some large gaps in the market.

Any advice about preselling apps or anything about apps in general would be greatly appreciated!

thanks

i'm 16 and i build software. current project is urdoomed .app, a doomscroll blocker for iphone.

the thesis: existing blockers fail because the off switch is free. one tap and you're back in. so i'm putting real friction in front of the apps you waste time on, the app roasts you with a shareable card when you cave, and you can run a no-scroll competition with your friends. the roast card is my bet for getting it to spread.

pre-launch right now, building the waitlist and validating before i go deep on the native build.

where i'd love input from people who've shipped:

• for a consumer app like this, is a waitlist worth it, or just ship an mvp and learn live?
• the roast card is my growth lever. anyone built a share-to-grow loop that actually worked?
• Also, should I even build the group feature? it seems like it would be great if I could get it to work, it would fix the cold start problem.

link to the waitlist is in the comments! thanks soooo much for any help u could give

i'm 16 and i build software. current project is urdoomed. app, a doomscroll blocker for iphone.

the thesis: existing blockers fail because the off switch is free. one tap and you're back in. so i'm putting real friction in front of the apps you waste time on, the app roasts you with a shareable card when you cave, and you can run a no-scroll competition with your friends. the roast card is my bet for getting it to spread along with the group challanges that you can do with your friends.

pre-launch right now, building the waitlist and validating before i go deep on the native build.

where i'd love input from people who've shipped:

• for a consumer app like this, is a waitlist worth it, or just ship an mvp and learn live?
• the roast card is my growth lever. anyone built a share-to-grow loop that actually worked?

If you want to see the waitlist, link in the first comments.

i'm 16 and i build software. i keep watching the people around me scroll for hours without ever choosing to, and it bugs me enough that i want to build something to help.

the idea i keep circling is friction. making the apps people doomscroll take a small deliberate effort to open, so using them becomes a choice instead of a reflex.

but this sub knows the space better than i do, so i want the honest take before i start: does an app even belong in the answer here, or is the real fix just fewer apps and more intention? where's the line between "good friction" and "you're still just adding more tech"?

not after validation, after the truth.

i'm 16 and i build software for fun.

the thing i keep getting stuck on lately isn't me, it's watching everyone around me. friends at lunch, family on the couch, people on the bus, all heads-down, scrolling for hours without ever looking like they decided to. you can watch someone open their phone for one thing and lose 30 minutes without noticing. it's everywhere and it doesn't even look fun, it looks automatic.

since building software is the one thing i'm actually good at, my instinct is to make something that helps people break that loop. but i don't want to ship another blocker that dies the second you tap "ignore," and i don't have the inside view of someone who actually fights this every day. you do.

so i want the honest version from people who've been in it:

• what actually helped you scroll less and stuck? not the thing that worked for a week.
• what made every app or trick you tried eventually fail?
• and be straight with me, is an app even the right tool here, or is this something no software can fix?

i'd rather hear i'm wrong now than build the wrong thing for months.

I would really appreciate any feedback you guys could give me!

ps, let me know if you would be interested in the app/idea as well.

thanks!

Hey guys! figured I would share a build in public update. It is not really going so well for me right now. I was gone for about a week at a summer camp, my views and everything were way down. My launch 2 weeks ago also did not do that well, I got a lot of leads, but nobody converted and I spent a ton of money on it. So all in all here is what has happened recently:

I have been feeling a little burnt out.

I am feeling a ton more pressure to make some $$$ so I can afford to keep this going.

I am super low on money.

I am not sure if this will really work out.

If anyone has any tips, please let me know! I would love and appreciate and support or advice you guys could give me.

Hey guys! figured I would share a build in public update. It is not really going so well for me right now. I was gone for about a week at a summer camp, my views and everything were way down. My launch 2 weeks ago also did not do that well, I got a lot of leads, but nobody converted and I spent a ton of money on it. So all in all here is what has happened recently:

I have been feeling a little burnt out.

I am feeling a ton more pressure to make some $$$ so I can afford to keep this going.

I am super low on money.

I am not sure if this will really work out.

If anyone has any tips, please let me know! I would love and appreciate and support or advice you guys could give me.

https://preview.redd.it/l0qiqaodwi7h1.png?width=566&format=png&auto=webp&s=e98410b59fc2565aaa771d126c21d0fbc74fa22c

Hello guys! I am 16 years old, I have been working on various SaaS businesses for the last 15 months or so. Right now I am working on a SaaS that makes marketing as easy as vibe coding, I have been making some money with it and the feedback from my users has been great! I am feeling a little burt out right now, but I think I will just try to work through it and get a small win every day, right now that looks like one paying customer. here is what it does lol

https://preview.redd.it/hry3szzr1h7h1.png?width=1477&format=png&auto=webp&s=564c7b51433858bcd7bc89dfb13e61a02713164e

unpopular opinion: 99% of vibe coded saas is dead in 3-6 months

and it's not the vibe coding's fault. i build my whole saas this way. the tools are genuinely good now.

that's the trap though. you can ship a working product in a weekend, so everyone thinks building it is the win. it never was.

what actually kills these:

1. the product looks and feels like crap. like 9/10 are just awful. no taste, feels janky, people bounce immediately. working and good are not the same thing.

2. zero clue how to market or distribute. build it and they will come is not a strategy. nobody comes.

3. they didn't pick a real problem. cool to build is not the same as painful enough to pay for.

building got easy. distribution, taste, and picking the right problem did not.

curious if anyone here disagrees. what am i missing?

15 months.

that's how long i've been grinding on online businesses. building, posting, launching, redoing it all again.

and if i'm being real with myself, i still don't have much to show for it. (besides knowledge of course)

a few weeks ago i hit a wall. just fried. But then, I went to a summer camp with all of my closest friends for 6 days. I am back now, and I more fired up then I have ever been before.

came back to my numbers down ~85%. impressions, followers, signups. all of it gone quiet.

for a second that made me feel sucky. i took one fricking week long break, and i come back and everything is down.

but the week off did something i really hoped it would do.

the burnout lifted. and what came back wasn't boredom or the empty feeling. it was hunger.

15 months of "not yet" doesn't feel like failure anymore. it feels like i've been getting ready for a big win. fingers crossed it's now.

i know the niche. i know the product. i was just running on empty and calling it failure.

no more. now, i am ready to COOK.

Here is my launch video from X!

hey guys! this is my buildinpublic update! as you guys know from my last post, I am launching on X. Well, I did! here is the launch post, you can check how well it did their https://x.com/Jacob_Rhodes_/status/2062174024067645822

hey guys! here is my buildinpublic update for onpilot I am currrently exactly 1 month in: I am still just getting ready for launch, the only thing I am going to think about on launch day is how many customers I get. I know that views and comments are great, but they don't matter near as much as how many paying customers i get. I am expecting about 30K-50K views on launch day, so here is what I am doing to get as many customers as I can from that:

I am doing a 50% discount for 1 year on launch

I am letting a maximum number of 25 people in, but if I fill out I might let 50 people in.

I am offering launch day only bonuses. (lol, not sure what these will be yet)

if anyone has any tips for launch day: PLS TELL THEM TO ME. I need all the advice I can get! thanks soooo much!

https://preview.redd.it/8a0irug0up4h1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c7d37a3d1d2dadaecacba07395f710507cca6fd

hey guys! here is my buildinpublic update for onpilot I am currrently exactly 1 month in: I am still just getting ready for launch, the only thing I am going to think about on launch day is how many customers I get. I know that views and comments are great, but they don't matter near as much as how many paying customers i get. I am expecting about 30K-50K views on launch day, so here is what I am doing to get as many customers as I can from that:

I am doing a 50% discount for 1 year on launch

I am letting a maximum number of 25 people in, but if I fill out I might let 50 people in.

I am offering launch day only bonuses. (lol, not sure what these will be yet)

if anyone has any tips for launch day: PLS TELL THEM TO ME. I need all the advice I can get! thanks soooo much!

https://preview.redd.it/phkwjsxvtp4h1.png?width=680&format=png&auto=webp&s=929e322c8f5ab04cbc4f3fe0d5a5bf81f37767ab