**updating post**
Original; I own a small service company, I need an app built or help building it to help customer reps with field estimating. I need it to be super simple but it’s kind of technical, I’ll end up using it as a front-end to automate a rollover to my backend CRM too. So it’ll go from estimate in the app to invoiced through my CRM.

I don’t have an unlimited budget but I can’t get the things I need with AI and I don’t know anyone IRL that does these kinds of things. It’s a fairly simple app that I have in mind, mostly buttons and not a ton of text fields that need to be saved.

Trying to get it done asap, pls reach out.

New information; so almost 100 of you reached out to me, I’m still in the field almost every day and don’t have the time to go through them atm but I will, most commonly I’m getting asked about budget and CRM. I use FreshBooks, that’s all I use rn. Budget is honestly as cheap as possible, I don’t need all the bells and whistles just a basic calculator that my reps can put in information & it says a number. If it can save a pdf too that’d be cool but not necessary. I’m more looking for help with backend or a newer dev that wants to add to their portfolio, not a dev team. A basic calc built on glide would be more than enough for what I need right now, eventually I want to add more stuff but that’ll be a different app altogether. I got a lot of offers in the thousands and I’m sure it’d be a wonderful reliable app but I just don’t have the funding right now for it.

Im building an app for apps (B2B), i know my coding to an extent, but i wanna hear from somebody who has built a real profitable app.

Also potentially interested in hiring someone more technical than me.

If you're an app owner and open for a 10 min convo that would be great just comment.

My daughter has high-functioning autism and the mitochondrial dysfunction that comes with it. She can’t work a regular 9-5 job, and her husband pressures her constantly to go drive a bus or bag groceries (which she can’t do bc she has a fainting disorder).

She has ideas for apps, but she (and I) don’t have the money to pay for developers. She wants to learn to vibe-code so she can build them herself, but neither of us know what apps that actually work to vibe-code an app. There’s so much noise in the space, it’s impossible for someone not already doing it to really know.

Can anyone please help and advise which AI she shd be using to code her apps with? She’s super smart, she wants to be able to do this, but we need some inout from experts.

I’ve noticed that people already use Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Google Reviews to discover places.

But even after seeing:

• ratings
• aesthetic reels
• reviews
• vlogs

places still often feel completely different in real life.

Like a café can look amazing online but:

• be too crowded
• awkward for working
• bad for conversations
• overhyped
• or just not match your vibe at all.

So I’ve been thinking about building something more “experience-first” where people share:

• atmosphere
• social energy
• comfort
• crowd type
• hidden gems
• real moments
• whether a place is good for solo/date/work/groups/etc

instead of just generic ratings or edited content.

The hard part is:
how do you make people trust and contribute to something like this consistently?

Would genuinely love brutal opinions before I spend more time building it.

Just wanted to share a small win. I’ve been building my first app over the past few months called MotR — it’s a UK vehicle ownership app that helps track MOT, tax, servicing, insurance and running costs in one place.

Honestly didn’t realise how hard the final 10% would be 😭 Between App Store reviews, subscriptions, landing pages, analytics, RevenueCat, Google Play permissions etc it’s been a serious learning curve.

The app itself is approved on Apple now, I’m just waiting for the subscriptions to finish approval. Google Play is also nearly there. I’ve built the website/landing pages and everything is basically ready for launch once the final approvals clear.

Feels pretty surreal seeing something I had in my head actually working on real devices.

Would genuinely appreciate any launch tips from people who’ve released apps before — especially around:

getting first users

App Store growth

Reddit/TikTok promotion without sounding spammy

what you wish you knew before launch

Excited/nervous at the same time 😂

Hey everyone,

I’m building a meditation app (StillMind) with Expo SDK 54 / React Native 0.81 and I’m trying to integrate Apple HealthKit to save mindful sessions. I’m using react-native-health for this.

My setup:

•	Expo SDK 54, bare workflow  
•	react-native-health installed  
•	NSHealthShareUsageDescription and NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription in Info.plist  
•	HealthKit entitlement added in app.json

The problem: When I call initHealthKit with MindfulSession permissions, it either returns an error or succeeds silently, but StillMind never appears in iOS Settings → Health → Apps. The permission dialog never shows.

My code:

const permissions = {
permissions: {
read: [AppleHealthKit.Constants.Permissions.MindfulSession],
write: [AppleHealthKit.Constants.Permissions.MindfulSession],
},
};
AppleHealthKit.initHealthKit(permissions, (err) => {
if (err) console.log("HealthKit error:", err);
});

Questions:

1.	Does react-native-health work with Expo SDK 54 / New Architecture?  
2.	Is there something special needed to trigger the permission dialog?  
3.	Any known issues with MindfulSession specifically?

Any help appreciated!

The app is called Puplytics.

Before this project I had basically zero real coding experience. I went from not understanding app structure at all to learning React Native / Expo workflows, App Store Connect, subscriptions, AI APIs, privacy compliance, camera permissions, TestFlight builds, backend deployment, and debugging random production issues at 2am.

Honestly the hardest part wasn’t even building the app — it was getting through Apple review.

I got rejected for:
• subscription flow issues
• missing legal links
• camera permission wording
• AI consent flow compliance
• metadata problems
• purchase restore handling
• sandbox purchase behavior
• UI edge cases on iPad
…and probably more I’m forgetting lol.

The app itself is a dog wellness tracking app focused on digestive health and daily wellness tracking.

Features include:
• AI stool scan analysis
• symptom tracking
• food logging
• sleep & mood tracking
• AI wellness chat
• trend analysis
• downloadable vet reports
• multi-pet support
• reminders and history timelines

The original idea came from dealing with recurring stomach issues with my own dog and constantly forgetting what food changes or symptoms happened during vet visits.

So I basically built the app I wished existed.

The craziest part is realizing how much you can actually build now if you’re willing to learn while moving fast.

Would genuinely love feedback from other builders / vibe coders:
• UI/UX thoughts
• onboarding feedback
• feature ideas
• App Store screenshots
• monetization thoughts
• anything that feels confusing or broken

Still improving it daily. (As of right now it’s been live for about 20 minutes lol)

The app is called Puplytics on the App Store if anyone wants to roast/test it 🙏

Hey to anyone who is interested and reading this !

So

look to be very honest, I am very grateful for all the people thatve been responding in my previous post!

I’ve been getting so many dms from different app developers offering their services, which I completely understand.

But I want to learn too, I just don’t want them to make it. I want to know. I have very very little coding and app development experience. But I would love to learn and be just as involved in creating this app.

Looking for a mentor, a guide a FREIND and not someone I’m just paying to create something for me.

Nonetheless thank you for everyone that has been interested !!

Does anyone have any creative marketing strategies or fun ways to increase downloads? My first app ever got approved a few days ago and I am so excited about it, but I just don’t know where to start! I’m a software engineer so I have -1 background in marketing. Thanks in advance!!

Hey folks 👋

I'm building an open-source dev tool that turns telemetry data into knowledge graphs that can be used as context in AI coding agents for debugging purposes or improving performance & costs.

Why? My intuition is three fold:

(1) coding agents are much more useful when they understand how a system actually behaves in production, not just what the repo looks like

(2) using raw telemetry data (for example traces) doesn't really work with coding agents at scale

(3) telemetry context graphs might be even cheaper and more efficient to query compared to using raw telemetry data

Before spending too much time on this & going down the rabbit hole, I'm trying to sanity-check my assumptions and assess if this is actually useful for people building/running AI systems in production. Curious to hear from software engineers that have tried something like this: what worked & what didn't, etc.

Happy to hear thoughts directly in the comments and if anyone's interested in helping out with feedback on the actual tool as I build it, please let me know and I can send more details in private - not my intention to spam anyone.

Appreciate it 🙇

I've seen it a countless number of times. A founder gets a flash of inspiration, maybe even sketches out an idea a bit, and then jumps straight to trying to hire a dev team or learns to code. The problem? They haven't actually tested if anyone understands the idea, let alone wants to use it.

It's not about building the 'perfect' app first. It's about building the smallest, simplest version that shows someone EXACTLY what your idea does. A clickable demo. Something people can interact with and provide real, honest feedback on. A prototype isn't the finish line. It's the first honest test.

Think about it. Before you build the full thing, make sure people understand the first version. Your idea should be seen before it's overbuilt. Start with proof, not a giant invoice. What are your thoughts, Reddit? Has anyone here been burned by building too much too soon?

Looking for an Experienced, Registered Development Agency

After a recent setback with a development team, I am looking to connect with established professionals for an upcoming project.

Please only reach out via DM if you meet the following criteria:

• You are a legally registered agency/company.
• You have a proven track record and active portfolio in the market.
• You can hop on a discovery call to discuss scope and past work.

Looking forward to connecting with the right partners.