r/LookWhatTheyBuilt

Squadra: Random Team Picker
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Squadra: Random Team Picker

App Name: Squadra

What it does: A no-fuss party app for settling group decisions. Everyone puts a finger on the screen, and Squadra makes the call — no accounts, no sign-up, works offline. Built for that "okay, who's on which team / who goes first / who's buying the next round?" moment.

Key Features:
- Divide Teams — split the group into random teams (by team count, or players-per-team).
- Pick Winners — choose 1–10 winners at random from everyone touching the screen.
- Turn Order — randomize who's 1st, 2nd, 3rd…
- Party Roulette — fingers get knocked out one by one; last finger left loses.
- 16 visual themes, each restyling the graphics, sound, and haptics.
- Free to play. An optional one-time Premium unlocks all themes and removes ads.

Goal: Just launched on Google Play — I'd genuinely love honest feedback and first impressions, good or bad. Tell me what's confusing, what's missing, what you'd change.

Free Premium: I'm giving away full Premium (all themes + no ads). Comment or DM me and I'll send a Google Play promo code — no strings attached.

How to redeem a code: open the Play Store app → tap your profile icon (top right) → Payments & subscriptions → Redeem gift code → enter the code. (Or on web: play.google.com/redeem.) Then just open Squadra and Premium unlocks.

One ask: if the app clicks for you, a quick rating or review on the Play Store helps a new solo app more than you'd think. Totally optional.

Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelbiscuit.squadra

u/skyline991 — 18 hours ago
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I vibe coded my first app, a photo backup app for travel photography.

I was struggling to find a good system for backing up my SD Cards when travelling. I like to travel light so I either only bring my iPhone or iPad, and making sure I’ve got a backup when I’m on the road has always been a pain.
This app works like the discontinued Gnarbox or similar dedicated boxes, but as an iOS app.

I have an Essager USB C dock which has an SD Card reader and an m.2 SSD slot, with a 1TB SSD installed.

The app lets you choose the SD Card as a source, and the SSD as a destination. And it copies everything to the SSD in a Year/Month/Day folder structure by reading the EXIF data for the images.

This way it’s ready to import the SSD contents into my Lightroom catalogue, or my home server, or anywhere in a nice organised structure.

If anyone is interested in testing it out it’s available on TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/Rpxnp2nP

u/thejonson — 19 hours ago
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I interviewed 73 job seekers before writing a single line of code

Most founders build first and validate later.

I did the opposite.

After talking to dozens of job seekers, I realized almost nobody knew why they weren't getting interviews.

Everyone blamed the market.

Very few looked at the actual resume.

That insight eventually became ApplyBoostAI.com

Curious:

What's the biggest customer pain point you've discovered that completely changed your product direction?

u/Radiant_Freedom9451 — 1 day ago
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Looking for devs

I run https://www.velcio.dev and we have just gone live.

Velcio is an escrow style marketplace where one can hire a developer. It's completely free for developers to advertise their services and find open jobs. We authorise funds from the buyer on job acceptance so you always know a buyer is serious and operate a 25% cancellation fee to protect you from flaky buyers wasting your time.

Developers keep 90% of all earnings (fiverr takes 20% + a 5.5% service fee and upwork takes up to 15%)

We are looking for freelance developers to join our site. Fill in your marketplace profile and get emailed when jobs relevant to you go live.

u/Routine_Revenue7470 — 1 day ago
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Simple guide to get recommended by ChatGPT

I have been helping founders build their distribution for almost 9 years. And SEO has been a core strategy for organic distribution. It works, it brings people who already have an intent to buy and use products. It just works.

But lately, things have changed. We are not using keywords on Google to find new things, unless we really are specific. We are going to GPT and Perplexity to ask questions.

And AI agent's own recommendation is playing critical role in our judgement of buying a product. So we released answerrank.so to help people get more visible on AI.

You don't necessarily need this tool and you can use Claude or GPT for this process. But it can definitely give you a lot of insights about hidden opportunity. Also, you can do a competitor analysis and model their processes.

Whether you use this tool or not, I recommend implementing these 3 things in your business:

  1. Add more credibility in everything you say or write. For example, discuss real results, proofs and past work that anyhow supports your claims in the articles and videos.

  2. Complete answer to a specific question in a segment. Don't create fragmented answers. What I mean by that is, if you are writing a paragraph, try to complete it. Don't say 'I will answer it later'. AI overviews mostly directly put this piece as a full answer with the link. It works

  3. If you are using Cloudflare like 40% of the websites on internet, go and 'allow AI crawlers' to access your website. By default it blocks them. And that means your URLs won't be accessible by the bot.

I hope this helps. If you have any other ideas to help comment below.

u/TheBrownWhiteRabbit — 2 days ago
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After 400+ hours, I finally shipped my first productivity app: Cozy Pom ☕🌸

Hey everyone!

After spending the last several months teaching myself iOS development, countless evenings after work, and more cups of coffee than I’d like to admit, I finally released my first app to the App Store: Cozy Pom.

I didn’t build it because I thought the world needed another Pomodoro timer. There are already some fantastic ones out there.

I built it because none of them quite felt like somewhere I’d actually want to spend my day.
Most productivity apps focus on efficiency first. I wanted to create something that felt calm, welcoming, and encouraging—an app that made focusing feel a little less stressful and a little more enjoyable.

So instead of chasing a minimalist “work harder” aesthetic, I leaned into a cozy one.

Cozy Pom includes:

🌸 Beautiful themed backgrounds that completely change the atmosphere.

📖 A journal to reflect on each focus session.

📊 Progress tracking designed to celebrate consistency instead of perfection.

🎵 Ambient sounds to help create a relaxing workspace.

✨ Lots of small details and animations that make the app feel warm and alive.

As a solo developer, I’ve done everything myself—from writing the Swift code to designing the UI and learning how to publish an app. It’s been one huge learning experience, and I’m sure there’s still plenty I can improve.

The app is now live on the App Store, and honestly I’m just proud to have reached the point where I can say, “I built this.”

If anyone happens to give it a try, I’d genuinely love to hear what you think—good or bad. If you have a few minutes to share feedback, feature ideas, or point out things that could be improved, I’d really appreciate it. Those kinds of comments are what help me become a better developer and build a better app.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/cozy-pom/id6780278604

Thanks for reading, and good luck with whatever you’re building too. 💜

u/TheCozyDev — 2 days ago
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I built a tool that tells you when your cron jobs silently stop running

The idea is stupidly simple: you add one line to the end of your cron job.

>!0 3 * * * ./backup.sh && curl -fsS https://your-ping-url > /dev/null!<

If the ping doesn't arrive on schedule, you get an alert (email, Telegram, or webhook, works with Slack/Discord).

It also does uptime monitoring: checks your site every few minutes and pings you when it's down, with public status pages included.

I'm a solo dev and this is freshly launched, so i'd genuinely love feedback.

pulsewatcher.vercel.app
u/RayZen23 — 1 day ago
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The last library has legs, and you are the caretaker

I wanted to know what happens when the tower you’re defending keeps moving! So I created Stoneheart Archive, my latest game.

You are the caretaker for a giant walking castle, and it keeps running (well, lumbering) away from you. You need to collect resources to upgrade it and defend against enemies, and each run has different upgrade options, so the castle can become a fortress of bells and flame, a plague-medicine sanctuary, or a lightning-powered war library.

There's a free demo that you can play in your browser, and I’d love to hear what you think! 

https://chaostheorygames.itch.io/stoneheart-archive

u/-niyr- — 3 days ago
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Follow-up: django-orm-lens v0.8 — I shipped the 5 features from my earlier post's roadmap discussion

Follow-up to my earlier r/django post about django-orm-lens (the static-analysis MCP server + VS Code extension). Two things happened since:

1. Merged into awesome-mcp-servers (91k⭐ catalog by punkpeye). Also on the official MCP Registry. That's traction context for anyone who was on the fence about it being a maintained project.

2. Shipped v0.8 today — five community-requested features from Discussion #27. Each was researched against proven prior art (Atlas, Prisma, Sourcegraph, Knip, PyCharm, DataGrip, factory_boy, flake8-django, Roslyn, Ruff, Clippy) before I wrote a single line:

Inline QuickFixes — 16 rules with Ruff-style codes DOL001..DOL032. .count() &gt; 0.exists(), missing on_delete, null=True on CharField, datetime.now()timezone.now(), N+1 loop heuristic, render(request, ..., locals()), Meta.fields = '__all__', and more. Per-rule severity + inline # django-orm-lens-disable-next-line suppression.

Factory generator — right-click any model → factory_boy scaffold with Faker providers keyed by field type. CharField(max_length) scales word-count buckets; DecimalField(N,D) computes left_digits=N-D; choices= maps to Iterator; M2M gets @post_generation. FK chains pull related factories transitively.

Time-Travel Schema Diff — pick two commits from git log, get a typed markdown diff for PR descriptions. Renames are first-class events, never Add+Drop. Blob-SHA LRU cache — commits that don't touch models.py share their parsed snapshot for free.

Impact Analysis — "what breaks if I remove this field?" Workspace-wide reference scan across models/serializers/forms/admin/views/templates/tests with Certain / Likely / Possibly confidence tags. Handles ORM string refs, filter(author__id=1) kwarg lookups, Meta.fields tuples, template variables — the string-typed surface Pyright can't reach.

Interactive Query Builder — right-click → snippet inserted at cursor. .filter(field=?) on an FK auto-appends .select_related; .annotate(post_count=Count('post_set')) honours related_name; .prefetch_related for M2M.

100/100 tests green (up from 4 when I posted last), 7 atomic commits, MIT license.

All 5 features are documented on the v0.8 release page.

Same install:

code --install-extension frowningdev.django-orm-lens
pip install --upgrade "django-orm-lens[mcp]"

What I'd love from you all:

▸ Codebases where the linter over-fires or under-fires — 16 rules is opinionated; want to hear noise vs signal ▸ Impact-analysis edge cases — the classifier admits it's guessing (Possibly tier), but if it's flat-out missing certain hits I want the pattern ▸ Which MCP tools your agent actually calls most — helps me prioritise v0.9

Thanks to everyone who commented on the last post — several of the features above came directly from that thread.

Fire away.

u/CartographerMuch5678 — 2 days ago
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I built a static analyzer for Django models — sidebar tree, ER diagram, MCP server (no DB, no boot)

Been building django-orm-lens for the past couple weeks and it's at a spot where I'd love Django-people's eyes on it.

What it does

Three surfaces, one static parser (ast module — no Django import, no DB, no credentials):

  1. VS Code extension — sidebar tree with apps/models/fields/Meta, interactive React Flow ER diagram, hover cards on FK/O2O/M2M
  2. Python CLIpip install django-orm-lens — pipe-friendly JSON output for shells and CI
  3. MCP server — 9 read-only tools for Cursor / Claude Desktop / Aider (find_relations, cascade_preview, suggest_indexes, signal_graph, describe_migration_dependency, etc.)

Regression-tested against 63 real models from Zulip, Saleor, Wagtail, and django-CMS — not synthetic examples.

Why static-only

You can point it at any Django project without setup:

  • No DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
  • No installed dependencies except our parser
  • Runs in CI or on the plane

Trade-off: things that require runtime (custom get_queryset overrides, dynamic model classes) are invisible. But 95% of what you actually want to see is in models.py and signals.py — that's parseable.

What I'd love

  • Screenshots of what breaks on your codebase — the 8 open good-first-issues cover known edges but your codebase probably has an edge case I haven't seen
  • Feedback on which MCP tools would be most useful for AI coding agents — I'm about to add detect_n_plus_one and migration_risk_report in v0.6, want to prioritize based on what devs actually pain-point on
  • Contributions welcome — MIT, translations (RU/ZH/ES issues open) count as first-class contributions via the all-contributors bot

Not selling anything, no plans to monetize while it's small — just want it to be genuinely useful for the Django community.

Fire away.

u/CartographerMuch5678 — 4 days ago
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Looking for feedback on a radio app I’ve been building

I’ve been working on a lightweight online radio app called Radio Wavr.

The idea was to create something fast and simple:

  • open the app,
  • pick a station,
  • start listening immediately.

No clutter, no complicated menus.

Current features:

  • global FM/online radio stations
  • favorites
  • last station resume
  • browsing by country
  • clean modern UI

I’m still improving it and would love honest feedback about usability, design or missing features from people who use radio apps often.

Links: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.radiowavr.com

u/Low_Month_5801 — 4 days ago
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I launched my first Unity game 🎮

After months of learning Unity and working on my first game, I finally released Stackman Jump on the App Store.
My kids tell me it’s great for playing while waiting for school pickup or the bus 😂 So I hope other people find it fun too!
The gameplay is simple: jump from block to block, avoid falling, unlock skins, and try to beat your high score.
I’d genuinely love some feedback from other gamers and developers. This is my first released Unity game, so I’m still learning a lot!
📱 Stackman Jump:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stackman-jump/id6758941717

u/Swimming_Cow5707 — 3 days ago
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A free productivity and creativity platform with free introductory levels that includes a free chrome extension and free app store apps? You betcha!

I spent the last 20 months over caffeinating and vibe coding to prove the humble sticky note is the perfect mental Legos....

Think of TaskLoco as Legoland for your mind 🧠

All lite versions 100% Free forever

Amazing 👏 premium plans for those few who need more, more, more

taskloco.com
u/Early_Key_823 — 5 days ago
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I built an iOS app because I kept forgetting the chess openings I studied

I could watch an opening video, understand every move, and then completely blank when the same position appeared in a game.

So I built Chessmate, an iOS app for practicing openings one position at a time. It also brings back moves you struggled with so you can review them later.

You can try it here: https://trychessmate.com/

I built it by myself, and I’m especially curious whether the practice flow makes sense without much explanation. Honest feedback is welcome!

u/wooing0306 — 5 days ago
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Hi! Today, i released Bredawalk, a short free to play story-driven game about life of civillians during the war. Looking for feedback.

Game Title: Breadwalk

Playable Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4860480/Breadwalk/

Platform: PC (Steam)

Description: The game's story tells a story about life away from the front during wartime. There's no heroism or victories, and all you need to do is go to the store and buy some bread, listening to the protagonist's reflections on this conflict and how it changes the lives of everyone it touches. In this game, only one character has a name—and that's no coincidence, as they're all "nameless," the ones who won't be mentioned in the news, talked about, or likely even remembered. But each of them has their own life with dreams, fears, and hopes, and despite the bombings, they try to live on.

The story is fully fictional, but, as some might have quessed - are inspired by my life in Ukraine. Though, i think that the things i speak about are universal for any conflict.

This is an adventure game, also known as a "walking simulator." You probably could also quess that from the name) There are some interactive elements, but not many, so it's not for those who enjoy active gameplay. You'll mostly be reading or listening to the main character's monologues, and dialogues with various oddballs, walking, and completing small tasks.

The game also has three hidden endings. If you're interested in unlocking them, I'll give you a hint: when you enter the city, go left, look for a note, and... start counting. If your count is correct, the condition can be fulfilled on a second playthrough.

Free to Play Status: The game is completely free: it's too short to put a price tag on it, and I generally don't like doing that. Plus, this is likely my last game, and I don't have much life left in me, so there's no point in thinking about the future. However, for those who really want to support me, there are support packs. Since I hate microtransactions, they don't contain any in-game content, only bonuses like the soundtrack.

My involement in game: solo developer. I made it at the end of last year for a contest, but only received an "honorable mention." Then, during the massive winter power outages after russians bombed our energy structure, I somehow managed to make a Ukrainian translation and release the game on Itch, and now I've finally scraped together enough money to release it on Steam. I even managed to add some new content and music, 33 achievements, and fixed some translation errors.

That's all for now, thank you for your attention. I welcome any feedback—both general impressions and detailed analyses—if anyone is interested in sharing their opinions. You can leave them here, but it's better to leave them in Steam reviews so everyone who considers to play the game can read them too (and if you get at least 10 reviews, it will help people on Steam immediately see the overall rating percentage).

Also, if you know where else game can be shared (i am not allowed to post on most big game-related subs due to various weird rules) , I'll be glad if you do, since I don't have money for advertising, and the game is not commercial, so simply talking about it is the only way to let people know that it even exists.

u/ChainExtremeus — 6 days ago
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🚀 Nexus Browser is finally here!

A little while ago, I posted that Nexus Browser was coming soon. Today, I'm excited to share the first Windows EXE release!

Nexus Browser is a desktop web browser built with Electron + Chromium using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

This is an early release, so there may still be bugs and areas for improvement. I'd really appreciate it if you could try it out and share your honest feedback, suggestions, or bug reports. Your input will help shape future updates.

📥 Download:
https://github.com/srij88898-sys/Nexus-Browser.git

Thank you to everyone who supported the project from the "Coming Soon" post. This is just the beginning, and I have many more updates planned for Nexus Browser.

I hope you enjoy it! 🚀

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u/Nexus-studio1316 — 4 days ago