r/AppstrategyLab

The idea is to create an app for a very specific purpose where people can get better, more personalized answers than generic AI tools like ChatGPT.

I keep seeing people build apps using AI + no-code tools now, so I wanted to ask:

• What AI tools or no-code platforms should I learn first?
• What would the roadmap look like from idea -> building -> publishing on Google Play Store?
• How do solo founders handle backend, payments, databases, etc., without coding?

And most importantly, how can I make the app genuinely useful so users prefer it over just asking ChatGPT directly?

Would love tool suggestions, learning resources, or advice from people who’ve already built something similar.

I feel getting downloads is not the real problem anymore.

You can run ads, spam reels, do influencer marketing, ASO, AI creatives etc. If you have money, installs will come somehow. But keeping users? That feels almost impossible now.

People download apps out of boredom and uninstall them 10 minutes later. Half the apps on my phone are things I used once and forgot existed.

Even good apps struggle because users have too many options now. One small annoyance and people leave, too many ads, slow app, confusing UI, forced signup, too many notifications, and done. Uninstall (this actually sucks).

And honestly, AI has made expectations worse, too. Founders now expect teams to ship features faster and faster because “AI can do it”. But users are also getting harder to impress.

How to deal with it guys...