r/AppBuilding

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Hey all, I just build this app teardownai.app and I really think it can be a great app for specific use cases. I'd love feedback on it and how I could get this across to people. Thanks!

This app takes a photo of whatever object you choose. And splits it apart in exploded view with labels to all its parts.

What do you think about the idea? The web app itself and its design? Anything you would change or add?

I’ve had this idea brewing in my brain for a long time. I want to finally attempt to execute it. I have no idea how to develop an app. I am not very tech savvy. Last time I touched anything with code was MySpace html profile stuff. Honestly what programs are needed? Can I do this from my phone? What is the process of this?

I see a lot of you have such good ideas for apps and really can help a lot of people. But…

1. Storytelling seems to be missing in a lot of apps. You’re offering the tools, but sometimes there’s no emotional connection.

2. Close the loop, guys! “Task is done” may not be enough to bring users back. Think about what could make them return to your app again and again. Notifications can be powerful when used thoughtfully.

3. Good UX copy can solve a surprising number of usability problems.

4. Try not to make users learn completely new patterns just so that you can stand out from your competitors. Familiarity can sometimes make the experience much easier.

5. If your product is in a crowded category — like fitness or productivity — UI and branding can become major differentiators.

6. If your product is relatively uncommon but solves a meaningful problem, good marketing and positioning can make a huge difference.

7. Users can be unpredictable, so consider investing in usability testing alongside research. Sometimes watching people actually use the product reveals things research alone may not.

8. Be careful of feature overload in an attempt to solve every user problem. More features don’t necessarily mean a better experience.

9. Tracking/logging can become tedious for users. If your app relies heavily on it, consider giving users a reason to keep doing it through motivation, rewards, progress, or instant gratification. Gamification can help when it fits the experience.

10. Navigation can get complicated very quickly. A side menu, bottom nav, and multiple sections might be too much for an app that’s just starting out. Simpler navigation may work better initially.

11. Hard paywalls can create friction, especially before users understand the value of the product. A free trial or limited free experience could be worth exploring.

12. Use AI where it genuinely adds value. Identify relevant use cases for your app, understand the ecosystem, and think about what AI could do for both first-time and returning users.

13. Your app will probably never feel completely “finished.” Keep listening to your users, testing assumptions, and refining the experience.

For the design process, tools can help speed things up too. ChatGPT can be useful for research and exploration, Recraft for creating illustrations, icons, and images in a consistent style, and Claude for exploring screen ideas and prototypes.

I do detailed app audits and offer many other design services. DM me if you are genuinely trying to build something and need help :)

I've been a .net developer for about 20 years. I've made few Android apps that I want to publish on the Apple app store. I don't have a Mac or an iPhone or iPad. I was considering buying a used iPhone. I am building the iOS app in azure devops What are other primarily Windows developers using to test iOS apps?

Physical apple devices?

Cloud emulators?

Hi everyone! I’ve used Claude to build an app, currently on TestFlight, however any tinkering I do, still looks like AI to me, I can’t pinpoint what it is. I want the app to not look so AI built, any tips, prompts or obvious things that go under the radar that I’m not considering, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I’m a Mobile App Developer and over the last few years I’ve worked on different apps for different organizations. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about architecture, UI, APIs, performance, bugs, releases, etc.

But recently I started thinking about something else:

What if I stopped just building apps for other people and started building small products of my own?

So I’m trying an experiment.

Instead of trying to build one huge app with 50 features, my goal is to build a portfolio of small applications where each app solves one very specific problem and does that one thing really well. Simple, focused, smooth.

The first one is CipherBox.

It’s an offline-first private document/file vault where your files stay on your device and can be protected with encryption and biometric authentication.

I’ve spent quite a bit of time building it and the app is basically ready. I’m planning to release it on the Play Store soon.

But here's the interesting part of this whole experiment for me:

Building the app was the easy/familiar part.

I already know how to build mobile applications.

What I don't really know is how to take something I built, put it in front of people, validate whether anyone actually wants it, market it, and eventually convince someone to pay for it.

And that's something I want to learn.

So rather than just building CipherBox → uploading it to the Play Store → moving on to the next project, I want to go through the entire process:

Idea → validation → building → launching → marketing → selling → learning → repeating.

Right now, my first goal is simply idea validation.

If you have a minute, I'd really appreciate it if you could check out the product and fill out the early-access form:

https://cipherboxapp.vercel.app/

Even if you don't end up using the app, signing up genuinely helps me understand whether this is something people are interested in.

And honestly, seeing even a few people sign up would be a pretty nice motivation while I'm figuring all of this out. 😄

Would also love to hear what you think — especially if you think the idea is unnecessary, already solved well by something else, or if there's something you'd expect from an app like this.

I'm treating this as much as a learning journey in building products as I am as a project.

Let's see where the first one goes.

Finally I decided what i need to make

A social media platform.

Yes i know it's not gonna work when there are apps like instagram, facebook but i have two features in my app which I know people will love.

It will be something new and i know most people will use my app for that one feature.. which is special

So wish me luck 🤞

What y’all using to build apps?

Hey hopefully this is the right place to post this i need help and advice, I have an idea for an app to help a certain group of people. My fiancé has mild to severe endometriosis and she has ideas for a free app for women with endometriosis to track symptoms and give help is this achievable?

Hey everyone, so I’m a business owner selling physical products in my country and stuff. So a year ago, I made up my mind to try out something different. Since I also have a software engineering degree ( didn’t come in much use for me). I made an app/service/software or whatever you can call it. What it does is provide four services. First is a store and website builder (can be built both using ai or manually). Second is a chatbot creator and trainer. Both of these go hand in hand if a business like mine wishes to increase wider recognition online. The steps overall are made simple and concise. The other two services consist of tracking expenses income and payments plus also managing unpaid invoices and payment follow ups. All these services can be used with ai to ease one’s workload or can be done manually. Most of the programming were done by me and my friend since I don’t trust ai that much, but ai was used for some parts. Now I made these services for personal use, mainly to manage my own businesses and they seem to be working fine. So I thought of maybe selling these services to other business owners as it’s quite useful. The thing is, I don’t really know how or where to find clients who are in need of these services. I don’t really care much about making money from this but if someone can help me or at least give advices on how to scale these types of softwares. It would be a great help.

Background
I'm thinking about building an app with my training buddy. He's a qualified instructor with some private coaching clients, but it's still very new and only a side activity. I'm not an instructor, but I follow a regular fitness routine with exercise and daily steps. I know how to build apps using AI. I have no commercial experience, but I've done some personal projects and I'm fairly good at taking an idea through to the end product. Building an MVP is still new to me, but that's what I bring to this two-person team.

Idea
Problem: Many people who come to my partner for private coaching feel overwhelmed by the amount of information out there about which exercises they should do.
Solution: We offer a push/pull split built around the instructor's guidance and expertise, over three or five days. We'd recommend one of those two, but if someone wants a different arrangement, we'll accommodate it. From the outside it's simple, but it gives users exactly what they need. They can

1. Log weights lifted and reps
2. Track body measurements and see them on a dashboard
3. Follow progressive overload, which shows how much load they put on each week and how their strength and endurance build over tim

The aim is to show that progressive overload helps people become a better version of themselves by encouraging strength training. The target user is someone who is overwhelmed and doesn't know where to start. They get certainty and guidance without paying for expensive coaching or wading through conflicting information online, and it's backed by a qualified instructor.

Monetisation: A small ticket price for a ready-made solution to the problem of feeling overwhelmed. The bundle would include access to a Skool community where users can share progress and ask questions, and we can support them. Private coaching remains an option for those who want it. Mind and body coaching would come at a later stage.

What I'd like help with: I'm not sure about the idea, so I'd like someone to critically test it. I know the market is oversaturated and that there are better options out there.