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Hey everyone,
Just got production access granted for my first app! FiTBOLPiX, an unofficial fan-made football companion app for the World Cup 2026.
First of all, thank you everyone who helped me. I could not do it without people helping.
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Wanted to share what actually worked in case it saves someone some stress.
What I think made the difference:
1. Reddit is genuinely the best place to find testers Posted in 2-3 testing groups including this subreddit with a tester exchange offer. Got to 31 testers in 2 days. The community here is real and supportive. Do not try to find exactly 12 testers, some people will not engage with the app, some people will be opted-out or uninstall. But do not try to find hundreds of testers too. Engaging that many app is really time consuming.
2. Stay in touch throughout the 14 days I sent regular updates, asked how their apps were doing, kept the conversation going. Although there were some hiccups in the process, I tried all of the applications that I've downloaded almost everyday. Also, not with all of the testers, but with some of them I exchanged daily screenshots.
3. The questionnaire is everything Generic answers don't work. Be specific:
In here, I'd suggest be in touch with couple of testers, get their specific feedback, device and android versions etc.
4. I think zero crashes matters more than engagement. I had a clean crash record across 4 Android versions and I think it was a strong signal. Stability first.
5. Tester exchange works, but you should honor it I tested every app that tested mine, daily, for 14 days. Don't ghost people. The community is small and goodwill matters.
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If you're still going through the process, happy to answer any questions, DMs open.
Hey everyone,
Just got production access granted for my first app! FiTBOLPiX, an unofficial fan-made football companion app for the World Cup 2026. Wanted to share what actually worked in case it saves someone some stress.
What I think made the difference:
1. Reddit is genuinely the best place to find testers Posted in 2-3 testing groups including this subreddit with a tester exchange offer. Got to 31 testers in 2 days. The community here is real and supportive. Do not try to find exactly 12 testers, some people will not engage with the app, some people will be opted-out or uninstall. But do not try to find hundreds of testers too. Engaging that many app is really time consuming.
2. Stay in touch throughout the 14 days I sent regular updates, asked how their apps were doing, kept the conversation going. Although there were some hiccups in the process, I tried all of the applications that I've downloaded almost everyday. Also, not with all of the testers, but with some of them I exchanged daily screenshots.
3. The questionnaire is everything Generic answers don't work. Be specific:
In here, I'd suggest be in touch with couple of testers, get their specific feedback, device and android versions etc.
4. I think zero crashes matters more than engagement. I had a clean crash record across 4 Android versions and I think it was a strong signal. Stability first.
5. Tester exchange works, but you should honor it I tested every app that tested mine, daily, for 14 days. Don't ghost people. The community is small and goodwill matters.
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If you're still going through the process, happy to answer any questions, DMs open. Happy to see you there!
And if you want to check the final version and if you'd like the review the product, youd really make me happy. Here are the links
Game Title: FiTBOLPiX
Playable Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbolpix/id6763310649
Platform: Mobile (iOS / Android coming soon)
Description: FiTBOLPiX is a fan-made pixel art football companion app built for the 2026 World Cup. It has three main modes: a penalty shootout mini-game built in Phaser.js where you step up and take your kicks, a match simulator that uses real Elo ratings and Poisson goal distribution so results feel grounded rather than fully random, and a full 48-team tournament bracket mode where you can play through the entire competition. There's also live fixture data so you can follow the real tournament alongside your simulated one. No official licenses, no real player names. It will have a collection mode as well but even there fictional names only. The idea came from a bit nostalgia, classic unlicensed 90s football game charm. The mascot is a chibi pixel art character called Pixinho. Free to play, no paywalls, no ad bombardment (actually in the v1.0 there is no ad at all, but even later I'm not planning to push lots of ads neither).
Free to Play Status:
Involvement: Solo developer; designed, built, and shipped the entire app. Tech stack is React Native / Expo with Phaser.js embedded via WebView for the mini-games.
Türkiye'nin 22 yıl aradan sonra Dünya Kupası'na gitmesi bende bir şeyleri tetikledi, zaten üzerinde çalışmaya başladığım uygulamayı bitirip yayınlamak için kolları sıvadım.
FiTBOLPiX: 2026 Dünya Kupası için yaptığım piksel art futbol uygulaması. Maç simülatörü var, penaltı mini oyunu var, 48 takımlı turnuva modu var.
İsim zaten anlatıyor, aynen, Fatih Terim'in o meşhur "it's the futbol that's the futbol" röportajından geliyor. Fenerbahçeliyim. Hayatımın en zor kararıydı. (Gerçi fenerliler olarak alışmadık mı? 👀)
Geç kalmamak için önce İngilizce çıkardim ama Türkçe 1-2 hafta içinde gelecek. Android şu an test aşamasında, denemek isteyenler bana ulaşsın, test grubuna alırım.
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbolpix/id6763310649
Genel bilgi: fitbolpix.com
Şu an her şey ücretsiz, ama ileride de reklam cehennemi yapmayı düşünmüyorum. Amaç daha çok turnuva boyunca arada açıp eğlenebileceğiniz bir şey olsun. Öneri ve geri bildirim için buradayım, hepsini dinliyor olacagim.
Not: Moderatör arkadaşlara post atmam için onay verdikleri için ayrıca teşekkürler!
After about 2 months of working on this after hours, FiTBOLPiX just launched on iOS.
It's a pixel art fa-made unoffical World Cup companion app. It has match simulator, penalty mini-game, tournament bracket, live fixtures. A bit nostalgic, fan-made, fully independent, no official licenses.
The name comes from a Turkish football meme, "fitbol" is a famous mispronunciation of "football" that became a joke everyone here knows.
The main thing I'm proud of: the match simulation uses actual Elo ratings from eloratings.net with Poisson-distributed goal scoring so results feel realistic rather than random (though it has a bit randomness too, like real mlife football). It's not flashy but it's the engine that makes the whole thing feel grounded.
fitbolpix.com if you want to check it out. Happy to talk about the process, the tech stack, or the trademark dance that shapes every decision when you build unofficial sports content.
You can download the iOS version here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbolpix/id6763310649
Been working on this for months in my spare time. It's called FiTBOLPiX: a pixel art football companion for the 2026 World Football Championship (aka the World Cup). Match simulator (long sim and quick sim), penalty shootout mini-game, full 48-team bracket mode. Fan-made so no official licenses, which means no real player names, no crests, the whole dance.
iOS just went live here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fitbolpix/id6763310649
And this is the website: fitbolpix.com
Timing is obviously the whole game here with a tournament-driven app. I've got a content strategy built around the opening weeks but honestly still figuring out paid vs organic on the App Store side.
Anyone here launched a sports or event-driven app before? What actually moved the needle for you?
Try the app, simulate some matches, do some penalty shootouts. Your reviews are super welcome!
