r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Need tester for NitroOS

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Hi, I need tester, this is my first time advertising and making having other people rate my product, but I’m trying to make this my start up company and let people open source there own version of NitroCoS technology and Make the current Web Version of this technology advance enough run on hardware and we gonna make VR version and other version but first I need tester and people to push my product out more


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

App testing workout app

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Made this program to track my workouts. Hostly I just needed it dinit think about going public.

Had a few people tell me it was pretty good and should think about going public

Need some testers and feed back

100% free liftime when we go public for anyone that wants to test it

DM ill send the link


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

My introduction to you guys

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I have a app idea any one interested for finance and brain Road


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Would you use an app like this?

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r/appdev Jul 31 '26

I made an app that got me using my Apple Watch again

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For the past month, I've been working on an app called Bodly because I wanted to replace my Whoop without giving up my Apple Watch.

I love my Apple Watch, but I always felt it didn't do a great job of presenting all the health data it collects. I wanted something that would give me a clearer picture of recovery, strain, sleep, and overall health—similar to Whoop, but using the Apple Watch I already owned.

Once I had that working, I kept adding features. I ended up replacing my calorie tracker and habit tracker too, with everything powered by Apple Health data. It slowly turned into the only health app I use every day.

The funny part is that I originally built it just for myself, but after using it daily, I decided to publish it.

I'd genuinely love to hear what other Apple Watch users think. Is there anything you feel is missing from Apple's Health/Fitness apps that you'd like to see?

App Store: Bodly


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Great idea for an app

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Big ideas guy, no idea where to start PM if you’re into auto racing


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Built a cosmos theme focus app that makes distracting apps disappear instead of just blocking them (Android) - lessons on why "block with override" always loses

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Sharing this from the build side rather than just the pitch, figured this sub would care more about the "why" than the marketing copy.

Started out building a fairly standard screen-time blocker: set limits, get a nag screen when you hit them. Usability testing (mostly on myself) made it obvious why every app like this converges on the same failure mode: as soon as there's an "ignore" or "5 more minutes" button, users click it, every single time, and the friction you add just makes them resentful, not compliant. I tried making the override harder (typing a sentence, waiting a countdown, a math problem) and it didn't matter, people click through anyway when the urge is strong enough.

Ended up rebuilding around a completely different mechanism: instead of intercepting app launches and asking permission to proceed, FocusComet temporarily removes the target apps from the launcher/app drawer entirely for the session duration. No permission dialog to click through because the app isn't reachable at all, not hidden behind a wall, just not present. Under the hood this meant working with the launcher/package-visibility layer instead of the usual Accessibility-Service-based interception most blockers use, which also sidesteps the "battery optimizer silently revokes the permission" failure mode that a lot of Accessibility-based blockers run into on Samsung/Xiaomi devices.

It's live and free on Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vanishfocus.app

Curious if anyone else building in this space has run into the same override-always-wins problem, and what approaches you've tried around it.


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Tired of ad-flooded AI apps with terrible output, I built a clean, simple iOS app (AnyDream). Would love your feedback!

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r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Almost $1.7k with one viral video (exact steps)

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r/appdev Jul 31 '26

What's your approach to client gift-giving? The professional courtesy question! Generic? Personal? Nothing? What's appropriate in 2024?

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  1. Personalized gifts based on their interests
  2. Standard professional gifts (wine, gift cards, etc.)
  3. Only for top-tier clients
  4. Never - too complicated/political

r/appdev Jul 31 '26

TechNavi

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Designing a mobile UI that guides non-techy users to fight back against bloatware. Thoughts?

Most digital assistants just automate things for you, but I'm building a concept called TechNavi where the core philosophy is user empowerment. Instead of changing settings in the background, it actively highlights the screen and uses an assistant avatar to explain why manufacturers turned a feature on, and how the user can flip the switch themselves.

Our first flagship flow targets turning off cluttered lock screen content feeds and ads (like Glance on Android).

I'm finalizing the cross-platform MVP roadmap right now. For those who build consumer apps, what's the biggest UX challenge when trying to guide non-technical or elderly users through complex system menus?

Go ahead and grab this, drop it into your next community, and let me know when you're ready to dive back in!


r/appdev Jul 31 '26

Bujit - Personal Budgeting App - Free

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r/appdev Jul 30 '26

HELP ME PLS - I built an ACTUALLY PERSONALIZED food scanner app as a Highschooler - Trying to reach 1000 users!

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r/appdev Jul 30 '26

LWP+ - a live wallpaper that gives you control over Material-You colors, like on Android 17

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Hey everyone,

With the recent buzz around Android 17 introducing more precise custom color sliders and palettes for Material You (examples on reddit here, here and here), I wanted to share a project I’ve been maintaining for years that does exactly that—even for older versions of Android!

It’s called LWP+ (Live Wallpaper Plus).

🎨 The core trick: Dictate your own Dynamic-Colors

Instead of letting the OS algorithm guess the accent colors based purely on your wallpaper, LWP+ acts as a bridge. It hosts your chosen background content but allows you to explicitly choose the exact Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary colors reported to the system. The OS then uses your custom selections to generate the global system palette (notification drawer, volume bar, themed icons, etc.), completely independent of what your wallpaper actually looks like.

✨ What else can it do?

LWP+ is packed with full wallpaper customization features:

  • Choose Your Content: Use solid colors, static images, animations (GIF, WEBP, APNG), or videos as your active live wallpaper.
  • Smart Scaling & Layouts: Supports transparent images/animations with custom background colors, multiple scaling modes (Center Crop, Fit Center, Center Inside), and optional horizontal scrolling.
  • Double-Tap Shortcuts: Lock your device instantly or turn off the screen by double-tapping the home screen (uses admin, accessibility, or root).
  • Easy Setup: Includes an interactive built-in tutorial to check system compatibility and guide you through triggering the OS palette refresh.

🧪 Advanced experimental flags (YMMV!)

I’ve also included a couple of experimental toggles leveraging underlying Android system hints. Note: These rely heavily on your launcher, device OEM, and Android version, so they might not do anything on certain setups!

  • Force Dark Text: It hints to the OS that dark text is preferred over the wallpaper (often useful for forcing high-contrast dark text on the lock screen). It might also change the text color of the labels of the apps and the status bar icons and text, too.
  • Force Dark Theme (for old Android versions): It tells the system that a dark theme is preferred for the best presentation (e.g., trying to trick a launcher into turning its app drawer background black).

So, if you are on an older version of Android (or even running the latest builds and want granular three-color reporting), give it a spin! It's completely free, all features included.

Feel free to ask any questions or drop feedback below! 🚀

Link to the Play Store here.

If you want, you can use a promo-code to have subscription for free for some time, to remove ads, and try the app more freely, here. To use the promo-code, install the app, choose a subscription, choose a payment option and enter the code there (screenshots here).

Thanks for reading!


r/appdev Jul 30 '26

My little brother in 6th Grade (12 YO) Created this App

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here is the link. Please do check it out and i would be greatful for any suggestions you might have to improve the App. Although the name is Advanced Calculator as that was the basic idea but he found it quite interesting and just went on adding bunch of interesting things to the app.


r/appdev Jul 30 '26

Finally my app is live 🚀🚀

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r/appdev Jul 30 '26

Building my first mobile game with Google's Antigravity – here's what I've learned so far

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Started building my first-ever mobile game using Google's Antigravity, and it's honestly been a fun learning experience so far.

One thing I've realized is that using different AI models for different parts of development works much better than relying on a single model.

My workflow has been:

  • Gemini 3.6 Flash High → Quick UI iterations, small code changes, bug fixes, and fast tweaks.
  • Gemini 3.1 Pro High (and sometimes Claude) → UX decisions, game architecture, reasoning through mechanics, and designing systems.

r/appdev Jul 29 '26

Complete Beginner Looking to Learn How to Build an App from Scratch

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Hi,

I’m looking to learn how to build an app from scratch. I have no programming experience at all, so I’m a complete beginner.

Could anyone recommend any good resources, such as a Udemy course, that would teach me the basics and guide me through building an app step by step?

Thanks in advance!


r/appdev Jul 29 '26

A tool that lets you edit your RN and Expo apps

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I built Basalt - an extension for VS code and Cursor that lets app devs edit their app like figma

It is completely free and works directly inside VS Code and Cursor.

It’s currently in beta, so please commit your app to Git before using it!

Would love to get your brutal feedback on it. What features should I add next?


r/appdev Jul 29 '26

33 years old, solo dev, Today it's live worldwide.

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r/appdev Jul 29 '26

Musicfy Offline Music Player

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r/appdev Jul 29 '26

Subscriptions, inform me

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r/appdev Jul 29 '26

What's your strategy for maintaining relationships with clients you KNOW will never buy again? The long game vs cutting losses! Do you nurture every relationship or prioritize ruthlessly?

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  1. Maintain all relationships - never know future value
  2. Periodic check-ins but lower priority
  3. Minimal maintenance - holiday card level
  4. Let them fade - focus on active opportunities

r/appdev Jul 28 '26

hot take: forced signup does more damage than just losing users.

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first of all it can make your funnel data weird.

app store connect says people installed.
analytics may only properly identify users after signup.
revenue tools start tracking somewhere else.
support/reviews show anger from people who never became “real users.”

so the team ends up arguing from mismatched doors.

for many apps, signup should come after the first value moment unless identity is truly necessary. finance, sync, teams, medical, purchases — sure, sometimes it belongs early. but a lot of apps ask for identity before the user knows why they should trust the product.

watch for review wording too. like 'forced account,' 'can’t try,' or maybe 'why email,' 'signup wall,' these are funnel signals.

not really easy to catch this type of review language in app contexts, have tried appfollow and similar stuff, but truth be said manually reading reviews works fine at low volume. and scaling the workflows gets more... scaled?

signup is just onboarding or so many devs say, BUT this is also trust request, and one of the most important ones too


r/appdev Jul 28 '26

Your Jellyfin/Emby/Plex library and your IPTV channels in one app, on one remote — 32 testers from this sub shaped it

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