r/AppDevelopers

Hey there

I know this might sound like a big ask but the reward will be worth it after all is said & done.

I have an app that I have the utmost conviction in & I believe it can be scaled as big as Most Apps such as Spotify/SoundCloud & etc.

As it seems however I have no knowledge on developing apps or how to go about this, so therefore please I am seeking someone who will help me bring this great idea & app to life in exchange for considerable stake in the startup which I know WILL BE GRAND.

Please let me know if anyone’s keen to start this project together with me, the location of the people who wish to work on this project with me is of no bother to me & same goes for identity till we establish a solid relationship..…

Please contact & reach out to me to let me know and I can pitch the idea

Hi everyone,

I'm an early-stage founder working on a startup idea focused on making roadside vehicle assistance faster, more transparent, and easier to access.

I'm currently looking for a technical co-founder / founding developer who is interested in building the product with me from the ground up.

The problem

When someone experiences a vehicle breakdown or needs urgent roadside assistance, finding a trustworthy mechanic/service provider nearby can be surprisingly difficult.

People often have to rely on random searches, phone calls, local contacts, or whatever mechanic happens to be available. Pricing and service quality can also be unclear.

The product I'm exploring

The idea is to create a platform where a vehicle owner can:

Request roadside assistance

Find nearby mechanics/service providers

Share their location

Get basic AI-assisted troubleshooting

Compare estimated service prices

View ratings/reviews

Find nearby garages, petrol pumps and other automotive services

There would eventually be separate experiences for customers and service providers.

The long-term goal is to build something closer to an on-demand assistance platform for vehicle problems, rather than simply another directory of mechanics.

Where I'm currently at

This is pre-MVP.

I have the product concept, feature ideas and business direction, but I haven't built the application yet.

I'm intentionally looking for a technical partner before investing heavily in development, because I want the person building the technology to have a meaningful role in shaping the product rather than simply receiving a list of requirements.

Who I'm looking for

Ideally, someone comfortable with some combination of:

Flutter / React Native / native mobile development

Backend/API development

Databases

Maps & location services

Authentication

Payments

AI/LLM APIs

You don't need to know everything. A strong full-stack/mobile developer who is willing to learn and make architectural decisions with me would be more valuable than someone who simply follows instructions.

Equity / compensation

I want to be completely transparent about this part.

I currently don't have funding and cannot offer a salary.

I'm therefore not looking for a freelancer to work for free.

I'm looking for someone who is interested in joining as a genuine early technical co-founder/founding team member, taking ownership of the technology side and receiving meaningful equity in the company in return.

The exact equity would be discussed based on:

Time commitment

Responsibilities

Technical ownership

Long-term involvement

Contribution to the MVP and company

Any agreement would be formalized properly, including vesting and IP/ownership terms.

If the startup gains traction and we raise funding or generate revenue, the intention is for the founding team to transition into paid roles.

What I bring

I'm not expecting a developer to simply build an app and disappear.

I want to work together on:

Product strategy

User research

Business model

Customer/provider validation

MVP planning

Marketing/growth

Partnerships

Day-to-day startup decisions

I'm looking for someone who wants to build a company, not just code an app.

Why I'm posting this now

I'm aware that an idea alone isn't worth much.

That's exactly why I want to start with a small MVP, validate it with real users and service providers, and iterate based on feedback rather than spending months building unnecessary features.

If you're interested, please DM me with:

Your technical background

Technologies you work with

Previous projects/GitHub/portfolio

Your approximate availability

Whether you're looking for a serious long-term co-founder opportunity

I'm happy to share the more detailed product concept privately with genuinely interested people.

This is an early-stage, high-risk opportunity. There is no salary at the current stage and equity is not a guaranteed financial return. I'm looking for someone who understands that and still wants to build.

If we find the right technical partner, I'm prepared to commit seriously to taking this from idea → MVP → validation → business.

I have had this idea for a video platform for a while. No titles, descriptions, or tags will be in this video platform. The ai will analyze each video when it's uploaded. So basically when you watch a video the ai will be watching the video with you and the parts of the video you watch will go into your personal profile and the global profile. When you are signed in it will look at what's in your personal profile and what's in the global profile and it will show you videos that best matches what's in your personal and the global profile. For signed out users or new users just the global profile will be used. Also btw the global profile is basically everyone's personal profile lumped together. Now everyone will have a page but there will be no follow system and on they're page it will use the same recommendation system as the homepage but will only show their content. Now the main search the ai will analyze what you typed in and find the videos that best match what you typed in. Now the search on a creator page will only list videos from that creator. Now the ui will be a swipe ui like YouTube shorts and TikTok only difference is only 9:16 will show when you are in vertical orientation and only 16:9 videos will show when you are in landscape orientation. Also videos won't auto play and instead show you the thumbnail and a play button. Now this is how comments would work the ai will look at the comments and it will take the closest matching comments to the video and push them to the top. Now replies it will take the closest match to the parent comment and push it to the top. Now this is how monetization will work so anybody can be monetized no minimum requirements. The advertiser will upload a video and choose how many ad spaces they want and it will be ad spaces x duration in seconds x $0.01 now the creator will be able to place an ad anywhere in their video now the segment that was before the ad placement the ai will use to find an ad so the segment before ad 1 won't be used to suggest ad 2 just the segment before ad 2 will decide what ad 2 is and now the number of ad spaces dictates how much an ad is shown so 4 ad spaces and the ad is only shown 4 times. To skip an ad users would just swiped up and they can do this at anytime in the ad. Also every second of the ad a user doesn't watch the advertiser gets refunded $0.01 and the creator only gets paid for each second of the ad that is watched with a 60/40 cut so of an ad is 30 seconds long and viewer only watches 10 seconds of it the advertiser will be refunded $0.20 the creator will get $0.06 while the platform will get $0.04

The state of app dev posts on reddit is crazy these days lol

First, they list a 4-page scope like:

• Native iOS/Android app
• Full backend, payment gateway, real-time tracking
• Custom AI recommendation engine
• "Must be ready in 2 weeks"

Then you scroll down to the bottom:

Compensation: $150 total, or the budget isn't even mentioned at all.

Ever since AI dropped, clients really think you just press a "Generate Full Production App" button, sip coffee, and deliver it in 20 minutes. They think code has zero value now, so the budgets are down in the mud while expectations are through the roof.

Don't get me wrong, you still find the occasional goldmine post with a real client who actually respects technical execution and pays normal rates, but wading through 100 posts offering fast food money just to find one is exhausting.

Bro, AI gives you code snippets and broken CSS, it doesn't architect, test, and deploy a whole enterprise app. We are literally starving out here trying to find clients with realistic rates.

Drop the actual budget upfront, and stop offering fast food money for a full tech stack ffs 😭

Hi guys,

I am trying to build my first app using Claude code. I am wondering if anyone has a good YouTube video or tutorial? Most of the videos are sponsored and biased so I don’t really know which video to trust?

That header is awful I do apologise but I do have a question which im hoping someone here could help me with.

I haven't got a lot of experience with creating apps and I'm probably completely out of my depth BUT... im going to try anyway! I have an idea for an app and would love for it to have an AI like googles Gemini because I find the images it produces to be amazing but how would that work? Can I actually use gemini paying a fee to Google? Does it have to be my own AI??

Any information would be highly appreciated and if more info is needed please let me know

Thank you!

I have worked on websites with animations complex layouts and many features. But sometimes the simple websites perform much better.

A clean layout
Clear information
Fast loading
An easy way to contact or buy

It made me realize that adding more features does not always make a website better. Sometimes users just want to understand what you offer and take action without getting confused. For developers and business owners. What do you think makes a website actually good?

Is it the design
The speed
The features
Or simply how easy it is to use?

If you could create an app in Venezuela that solves or helps with problems like electricity, jobs, water, inflation, foreign currency shortages, the real estate bubble, or the car bubble, what do you think would be the best idea for an app?

Hello,

I keep reading in the comments “marketing is the hardest part”.. or posts about “you like my app? feedback? you pay??” … i am a bit confused. i dont code— not a builder.. um, but i thought you build the app because you know of a problem space.. like ahead of time.. like you keep seeing friction in something, people keep complaining about the same thing. i guess my assumption is that building the app should be linked/in tandem with an actual audience/market/problem aggregating.. like its one space—market/feedback/building/relational-trust.. why is there an assumption you split it and build ahead of time and hope they like it and then try to round them up?

What are your thoughts?

Hi there

I have an app that I have the upmost conviction in. I believe it can be scaled as big as Uber, Airbnb etc

I however have no knowledge on developing apps. I am seeking someone who will help me bring this to life in exchange for considerable stake in the startup.

Please let me know if anyone’s keen to start the project. It is ideal if you are based in New Zealand…
Please let me know and I can pitch the idea

I got a great idea about some web sites but the problem is I cannot build it myself and learning how gonna take long if you Want to be the co-founder just lemme know

Hello, for the past year, I’ve wanted to create my own app and post it on the App Store.
I actually built one, but I want to make it as perfect as possible before releasing it.
The problem is, whenever I look at my app, I feel like the idea is too unoriginal compared to others, the idea was just an ai coach with a relaxing background,
I know you’re not supposed to compare yourself to others, but I genuinely feel like my idea isn’t good enough.
I also want to eventually make some money from the app, so I want to build something people would actually find useful.
I’m looking for a genuinely good idea that could stand out on the App Store if I put my best effort into making it perfect.

i’d be happy to listen what ideas you guys got

So my sister is an intern at an agency and they wanted an app built so I made a demo put it on vercel and for database used supabase, and they liked it and called me for a meeting. There they showed me a few reference websites and what features they want in their app. I know the basics what it takes to make an app like costs and stuff but not more than that. I need help , they said they will start with android and smaller targets first and gave me a task to give them estimated cost of how much it would take to run a basic version with a few of their wanted features. What do I do? Any ideas? Where should I look? Ask AI? I want practical advice as to what might work for backend and stuff and what language I should use. They plan to let me make the app and in the future when I am gone(will be going abroad for masters)they will hire an intern to pump data into it.

Hi everyone! 👋
I’m an indie developer looking for 12 Android testers to help me complete Google Play’s closed testing requirement.
If you’d like to help, all you need to do is:

Join the tester group: Link
Become a tester: Link
Keep the app installed for 14 days

Any feedback is much appreciated!

The app is called Breya—an AI companion designed to help with overthinking, anxiety, and building a more positive mindset.
I’d really appreciate any help. Thank you! ❤️