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i'm 16 and i just shipped my first real app. it's called War Table. you give it one hard decision (a job, a move, whether to quit something, an idea you're unsure about) and five different AI models, chatgpt, claude, gemini, grok, and qwen, each argue it from a different role across three rounds, then you get one clear verdict with the disagreements kept visible. i built it because asking one AI a real decision just hands you one confident answer while hiding the takes it skipped. it went live this morning and honestly it feels surreal. free to start, no card. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/war-table-ai-council/id6780293764 genuinely want people to throw a real decision at it and tell me where the verdict falls flat. cant believe i made it even this far!

Hi everyone! 👋🏻

For the next 24 hours, I'm giving FREE lifetime access to AlarmCroc Pro for $0.00 (normally $29.99 / year) to celebrate the launch! 🎉

What is AlarmCroc: For some people, waking up is a struggle. With AlarmCroc, you have to complete a mission to turn off your alarm. And yeah, there are other apps like this one so why AlarmCroc over others?

🎁 How to Claim? (24 hours)

1. Upvote this post
2. Comment what prevents you from waking up in the morning
3. Send me a message saying you have completed the steps so I can send you activation details
4. Download AlarmCroc and during onboarding enter the details I provide when prompted

With AlarmCroc you can:

* 🗣️ Use voice missions, camera missions, math, and more to shut down your alarm

* 🌍 Use the app in 30+ languages with end to end localization to prevent language barriers

* 📈 Track your progress and see how your wake ups and sleep have been over the last month

* 🔥 Stay motivated! Daily streaks and achievement badges keep you waking up

Thanks so much for the support! Excited to hear how we better your mornings!

https://apps.apple.com/app/alarmcroc/id6774842090

I am using Lovable to create my app and I have got it to a standard that I am happy with and ready to launch the first MVP onto the App Store. I have been stuck trying to properly implement IAP and have them fully functional. The video I have attached is me testing to purchase one of the subscriptions in TestFlight, however in the video you can see that it just instantly subscribes me and does not taking me through the process of actually purchasing the subscription.
I have contacted apple support and got back with useless feedback and have not actually helped me at all.

Please if anybody can help me fully implement these IAP I would really appreciate it!!!!

Article One

A — Answer: Article One solves the problem of keeping up with tech industry news without doomscrolling. Instead of an endless feed, it sends one curated briefing every afternoon, written in clear sections and designed to be read in a few minutes.

B — Better: Compared with Apple News, Article One is more focused and transparent. There’s no algorithmic feed, no vague posts, or rage bait. Every claim is attributed. You can tap any passage to see the original account/post on X that contributed the insight.

C — Cost: Free to start: 3 full digests per month. Article One Unlimited is $1.99/month for unlimited daily reads and full archive access.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Are there any features you would want? Are there certain topics you would like covered?

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/articleone/id6783522712

Landing Page: https://articleone.news/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethanjamesfox/

Privacy Policy: https://articleone.news/privacy-policy

Terms of Service: https://articleone.news/terms-of-service

I’ve been using Ansible Semaphore for a while, and I realized that whenever I was away from my computer I kept opening the web UI from my phone just to check whether a deployment had finished, look at a failed job, or quickly rerun a template.
The web interface works, but I wanted something faster, more mobile-friendly, and always in my pocket. So I started building a native iPhone app for myself.
After using it daily for a few months, I decided to publish it on the App Store in case it could be useful to other Semaphore users as well.
At the moment it supports things like:
Browsing projects and templates
Launching task templates
Monitoring running and completed jobs
Viewing and searching execution logs
Sharing logs for troubleshooting
It connects directly to your own Semaphore instance using your personal API token.

There’s no external service involved.
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/it/app/semaphore-remote/id6782102335

I’m curious to hear from other Semaphore users:
What features are missing that would make this genuinely useful?
Are there pain points in the Semaphore web UI that you’d like a mobile app to solve?
Is there anything you’d want to manage from your phone that isn’t possible today?
I’d love to keep improving it based on real-world workflows rather than just my own. Thanks!

Edit: After several tests, it has become clear that the app is available in the USA and the page does not open in the EU. However, you can search for and download the app from the list in the EU, but you cannot click on it. Thanks to everyone.

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here has experienced this before.

I recently launched my very first iOS app. The app was approved by Apple and the status in App Store Connect is currently “Ready for Distribution”.
For the first few hours after release, everything worked perfectly:
The App Store page loaded normally.
Users could open the product page.
The app could be downloaded.
However, a few hours later, the App Store page suddenly stopped working on all iPhones.
When users tap the app in the App Store, they either get:

“This app is currently not available in your country or region”

or

“The page could not be loaded. Please try again.”

Things I’ve already verified:
App status is “Ready for Distribution”.
Distribution method is Public.
The app is available in 175 countries, including Belgium.
No pre-order is enabled.
No changes were made after release.
The App Store URL exists.
“View on App Store” from App Store Connect opens correctly.

Example App Store link:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elsy-shared-collections/id6773616091

I’ve already contacted Apple Developer Support, but haven’t received a response yet.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Could this be an App Store propagation issue or some hidden regional/storefront problem?

Thanks a lot!

Just launched my first iOS app 🚀

It helps you import recipes, organize groceries, plan meals, track nutrition, and cook step-by-step.

App store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tinyrecipia-recipe-saver/id6770461940

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a small but real project I’ve been building with AI assistance: an Apple Watch app for tracking tennis matches directly from the wrist.

The app is called Tennis Score Wizard. It tracks tennis scoring rules: points, games, sets, tie-breaks, singles/doubles, server position, undo, match history, and Apple Health workout recording with heart rate support.

What made this project interesting for me is that I used AI not just for random code snippets, but almost like a development partner:

- planning the app structure
- designing the watchOS UI for small screens
- debugging scoring edge cases
- writing and refactoring Swift code
- improving App Store metadata
- thinking through future features like match statistics, iCloud backup, and monetization

The hardest part was not “writing code with AI”. The hardest part was keeping the product simple. On Apple Watch, every extra tap matters. For example, we discussed adding detailed tennis stats like aces, double faults, winners, unforced errors, first serve percentage, etc., but decided not to do it because it would require extra input after every point. The goal is still: tap who won the point and continue playing.

The next feature I’m planning is automatic match statistics in History, based only on the normal scoring taps:
- total points played
- points won %
- service games won
- return games won
- service points won
- return points won
- tie-breaks won/lost
- longest game
- average points per game

No extra taps, no complex charting workflow.

This was my first real App Store release, and it was interesting to see how AI helped not only with implementation, but also with product decisions, UX trade-offs, release planning, and even App Store review preparation.

App Store link:
https://apps.apple.com/app/tennis-score-wizard/id6782709004

I’d be curious to hear feedback from other developers:
How do you keep AI-assisted development from turning into feature creep?
And do you think small utility apps like this should stay paid upfront, or move to free + one-time Pro unlock?

Hi, some while ago I created Everlume for the Swift Student Challenge, an app where you can store memories of loved ones. Now, I'm trying to get it to the App Store, but no public launch without carefully testing. You can help me with that, just leave your details on https://tally.so/r/Pdg2XQ (or send me a DM) and I'll add you to the TestFlight group. If you want, you can add a TestFlight link of your own app to the comments field which I will test in return. Thanks!

Hey everyone,

I recently finished MVP 1 of a mobile app I’ve been building called Rooted Bible Trainer. The goal is to help people study and remember the structure, themes, and teachings of the New Testament through simple repetition-based practice.

This first version is intentionally simple. It is mostly focused on proving the core product experience before adding more advanced features.

Right now, the app includes:

• New Testament chapter memory practice
• Review modes for weak/missed areas
• Teachings of Jesus study content
• Parables and attributes study sections
• Simple training flows for recall and repetition
• Saved items, search, and audio content

For MVP 1, I wanted to establish the baseline:
Is this useful? Is the navigation clear? Does the practice flow make sense? Does it feel like something someone would return to?

Future MVPs may include more Duolingo-like elements, such as tasteful animations, streaks, progress loops, sound effects, haptics, and eventually cloud/community features if the product proves useful enough.

I’d really appreciate feedback from other mobile developers on:

1. Usability and navigation
2. Whether the core training loop is clear
3. What feels missing from an MVP standpoint
4. What would make the app feel more polished
5. Any red flags in the product direction

I’m not trying to overbuild too early, so I’m especially interested in what you think should stay simple versus what deserves more investment.

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

App Store link: Rooted | Bible Trainer

Hey everyone,

I’m Roman, a web developer with 12+ years of experience, mostly in React. For a long time, I wanted to build my own native iOS app, but I had two problems: I didn’t know Swift well, and I didn’t have a product idea that felt useful enough.

The idea finally came from my own experience.

I’ve been using personal finance apps since around 2020. They worked well for basic expense tracking, but once I became more interested in investments, I started noticing a gap: many apps are either focused on budgeting and daily spending, or they are focused on investment portfolio tracking. I wanted something in the middle — one place to see my everyday finances and a simple overview of my investments.

So I built calmfinance.

The app helps track:

• expenses and transactions
• budgets by category
• savings goals
• investment holdings
• portfolio allocation
• dividends and income

The goal is not to build a complex trading terminal or a heavy accounting tool. I wanted calmfinance to feel like a clear personal money dashboard: enough detail to understand what is happening, but not so much that the app becomes stressful to use.

A few notes about the project:

• it’s built natively for iOS with Swift / SwiftUI
• I used AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude Code during development
• I still wrote, checked, tested, and debugged the app myself
• I focused a lot on code quality, privacy, and keeping the interface simple
• the first version supports English and Ukrainian

Building it took about a month of active development. The hardest parts were not only writing the app, but also learning Swift/iOS-specific details, fixing performance issues, testing on a real iPhone, setting up in-app purchases, and going through App Store review.

I’d really appreciate honest feedback, especially on the product direction:

1. Does combining budgeting, goals, and simplified investment tracking in one app make sense?
2. Would you trust an indie personal finance app if it is transparent about privacy and built by an experienced developer?
3. What would you expect to see first when opening an app like this?
4. Is the “calm finance dashboard” positioning clear?

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/6780537780
More about how I built it: https://romandatsiuk.com/en/blog/post-everyone-can-create-own-app/

Happy to answer questions about the app, the development process, Swift, AI-assisted coding, or the App Store submission process.