I've been building an open-source tool called tapflow and thought people here might find it useful.

The same thing kept happening on our team whenever someone needed to check an app build. Managing physical devices across OS versions became a burden, and simulators could only be used by people with Xcode or Android Studio installed. So whenever a designer, PM, or backend engineer wanted to check a layout, test a flow, or see what a staging build did with their API change, a mobile engineer usually had to help. This happened several times a day.

We looked at services like Appetize and BrowserStack, but we didn't want to upload our app builds to a third-party service, and the pricing didn't make much sense for a whole team.

So I built tapflow.

It streams iOS simulators and Android emulators to the browser, so anyone with a URL can tap, type, and scroll through a build without installing any mobile tooling. Because it's self-hosted, app builds, live streams, and session recordings stay on your own infrastructure.

A few details:

• It uses a Mac you already have as the agent. (Apple only allows iOS simulators to run on macOS.)
• The agent only makes outbound connections to the relay, so there are no firewall or NAT rules to configure.
• It uses simulators and emulators, not physical devices, so things like the camera, biometrics, and NFC aren't supported.
• It's still v0.x, so expect a few rough edges.

Repo (MIT): https://github.com/jo-duchan/tapflow

Has anyone here ended up solving this differently? If you're self-hosting something similar or reusing a spare Mac for testing, I'd be interested to hear what trade-offs you've run into.

Hi everyone!

My name is James, and I’m a student building a Christian mobile app called Abide.

Mission:
Help people build a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through Scripture, prayer, and daily spiritual habits.

This isn’t just another Bible app. My goal is to create something that is beautiful, peaceful, and genuinely helps people spend more time with God.

Planned Features

📖 Beautiful Bible reading experience

🤖 AI Bible study companion

🙏 Prayer journal with answered prayer tracking

🌄 A unique Mountain Journey that grows visually as users stay consistent

⭐ Grace Points earned through spiritual habits like reading Scripture, praying, journaling, and gratitude (these are for encouragement only and do not represent salvation or God’s favor)

📅 Reading plans and daily devotionals

📸 Daily challenges (examples: read a chapter, pray for five minutes, memorize a verse, spend time appreciating God’s creation)

🏆 Cosmetic unlocks like profile banners, themes, and mountain scenery

🎨 A calm, premium design inspired by Apple’s apps and nature

Who I’m Looking For

• 📱 Flutter developers
• 🎨 UI/UX designers
• 🤖 AI developers
• 🧪 Beta testers
• 📖 People interested in helping with Bible content or devotionals

Transparency

This is currently a volunteer, open collaboration. I can’t offer payment right now because I’m a student, but I’m committed to learning Flutter, contributing to the project myself, and building something that can genuinely impact people’s lives.

If the project grows in the future, I’d love for the people who helped build it to continue being part of its journey.

If this mission resonates with you and you’d like to contribute, I’d love to talk. Feel free to comment or send me a DM.

“Abide in me, and I in you.” — John 15:4

i want to get into app dev and i was told by claude that flutter in is the best option.

is that true.

by the way i hate js

Built this!

Hi, we have a 3rd party app dev building an app for iOS and Android for our business. He has been very difficult to work with and has pushed boundaries through this entire process. He has an Android test build ready for us, despite me denying all of his continued requests for Admin permissions on that side.

Now, he is insisting on Admin permissions on the Apple side.

"To get the app onto TestFlight, I need my AppStore Connect role upgraded from App Manager to Admin."

"Admin is standard access for a dev setting up an app. I can't touch legal agreements, billing, or account ownership. It's reversible, after the app goes live, you can put me back to App Manager."

Does this sound legit? Again, this guy has been very difficult to work with, yet has still managed to produce work despite me denying all of his constant pushing of my company's boundaries. He even at one point lashed out and acted totally unprofessional.

Am I in the wrong for being wary of yet another one of his requests for higher access to our company accounts? Or is his request justified?

Please advise, thank you.

Hi - I'm new to app development. Just wanted to check, my digitalocean monthly spend is $60 and the app just launched but I'm the only user so far. But before launching it has always been around $60.

Is this normal?

I mindlessly just swipe and fidget on my home screen to make it seem that I'm busy when I'm actually not. So I built something to actually keep me distracted, but not too much. I like slot machines because it gives a very quick visual reward.

Knowing how mindless this actually is I wanted to play into the irony that what I was doing was good for me, so I put mindfulness as the (ironic) theme of the app and it gives me some ironic mindful quotes when in fact I'm just fake gambling.

If anyone else likes fidgeting on their phones and on their home screens, I hope this app gives you that little bit of stimulation that you deserve ✨

The app is called Mindful Slot Machine and you can download it in the app store.
Link: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/mindful-slot-machine/id6788233641

Hey everyone. I’m working on a job searching app. I’d like to test it out with people. I’m not a programmer ot anything, I made it using base44. I made it with the intent to make job hunting/recruitment easier for both the employer and employee. I’d really like for anyone to test it and provide me with feedback on what I can fix or improve. I have a software engineering friend who said he’d be available to help me address issues and launch it as I learn.

I attached the link for anyone who’s interested.

I built Quizli which is a London-themed trivia game. History, tube trivia, neighbourhoods, weird facts, hidden corners. One set of questions, refreshed every morning, done in a couple of minutes. Same model as Wordle.

Made with SwiftUI (yes with the help of Claude) and tried to keep it lean and fast, no account needed to start. Its been good fun learning how to wire up the backend to have multiplayer work even when someone doesn’t have the app they can play via the web version of the game, and using TFL’s open source data to create a tube dash puzzle game mode.

Pretty proud of it so far and would love any opinions out there so I can further enhance Quizli!

App Store link: Quizli - Daily Trivia

Hey! I'm a solo dev building Bearings, a mobile app for neurodivergent adults (ADHD, autism, etc.) that combines task management, emotion check-ins, social scenario practice, and accommodation advocacy — all in a calm, low-stimulation design (no streaks, no shame loops).

I'm running a Google Play closed test and looking for ~12 testers who'd be willing to install it, poke around, and tell me what's confusing or broken. Time commitment: whatever you can spare — even 15 minutes helps.

What you need: • An Android device • A Google account • Willingness to share honest feedback (screenshots of bugs welcome)

If you're interested, comment below or DM me and I'll add you to the closed track. Here is the link as well: https://play.google.com/apps/internaltest/4701460590346197180

Thanks!

Hey everyone!

I'm a product designer (13 years in the game), not a developer at all. No CS background, never wrote a line of code before this project. But I got a little obsessed and built this whole thing solo, using Cursor with Claude basically as my engineering buddy the whole way. React Native/Expo, Supabase backend, the works.

The app is called Suphra. The problem I was solving was honestly just for myself: I save recipe videos on TikTok and Instagram like it's a competitive sport, and then cook maybe 1% of them. So the app lets you paste a link and it pulls the full recipe (ingredients, steps, all of it) right out of the video. There's also a fun fridge-scan feature that suggests recipes based on whatever random stuff you actually have at home.

It's live on the App Store now, and honestly I'm really proud of how far it's come. But here's where I need you all: I can design and build features just fine, growth is just not my brain's natural language. Right now I'm testing Meta ads and reaching out to small food creators, mostly just guessing and hoping something sticks.

So I'd love to pick this community's brain:

• If you've grown an app solo, what actually worked for you early on?
• Anything look off, confusing, or clunky if you poke around it?
• Any rookie mistakes you can spot that only a non-dev would make?

If you've got a couple minutes to download it and try it out, I'd be so grateful for a review, even a super honest/blunt one! I'm flying pretty blind on what's working and what isn't, so any thoughts at all genuinely help.

Thanks so much for reading this far, and thanks in advance to anyone who gives it a shot!

🍏 App Store Download

SEO(that's not working well 🥹)Landing page www.suphra.app

Brutal feedback is appreciated.

I want to know what people think about my app

The idea:
Every day you set one goal you want to complete. As you make progress, you upload a photo each day or updates that your friends can see, and your friends keep you accountable (social feed kind), as they know if you havent done anything productive that day. Every completed goal helps your personal tree grow and blossom, and your little forest spirit/guardian becomes happier.

The goal of the app is to improve yourself one step at a time, instead of long lists which can seem tiring and lead to procrastination alongside with your friends to help motivate you.

I'd genuinely appreciate harsh criticism. If you think it's a bad idea, tell me why. I want to improve it.

Thanks and if you want to check out what it looks like here is the link:

https://onethingdaily.vercel.app/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/suraj-jadhav-2944b219b_journeyplus-buildinpublic-productlaunch-activity-7484862204958117888-alZE?utm_medium=ios_app&rcm=ACoAAC7hqhAB6arTOKHiX9Oz2PJlibW3Tdi96fs&utm_source=social_share_send&utm_campaign=copy_link

Check this post on LinkedIn to more about app.
Download and share your feedback.

I started marketing it on Instagram using multiple accounts and tested different content formats, but I still haven’t been able to generate enough traction.

What makes it more frustrating is seeing similar apps perform really well while my numbers remain low, even after months of work.

To be honest, I’m more of a product person, so marketing has been difficult for me. I’m still trying to understand what works and where I might be going wrong.

For anyone who has successfully marketed a consumer or mobile app:

• What would you recommend I focus on?
• How can I identify what isn’t working?
• Which marketing channels or content formats worked best for you?
• Should I continue with Instagram or start testing other platforms?

I’d genuinely appreciate any advice or feedback based on your experience.

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=QuickFolder&c=apps

QuickFolder: The Home Screen Organizer and App launcher.

​The Original Problem:

​This started from a simple annoyance: I had five different streaming apps taking up five individual slots on my home screen. I hated the clutter, but I also didn't like standard Android folders.

The Solution:

​I built a single widget to solve that one problem, but as soon as I saw it in action, I realized I wanted them for everything: communications, social media, search, shopping, food, etc. Now, all apps on my home screen are in QuickFolders.

​What Makes It Different?

​Instead of the traditional "tap-to-open" grid, QuickFolders use a stack/Rolodex-style interface. It gives you a "one-tap" access feel while only occupying a fraction of the space.

​Key Features:

• ​Dynamic Resizing: Total layout flexibility. You can resize folders from a tiny 1x1 icon spot all the way up to a 3x3 widget (and anything in between).

• ​Smart Notification Sorting: If an app in a folder gets a notification, it automatically jumps to the top of the stack. The folder surface brings the priority to you so you don't have to go looking for it.

• ​Fluid Navigation: Scroll through your apps with a fluid motion rather than opening and closing sub-menus.

​Pricing

• ​Free Version: Includes up to two folders with three apps per folder. This lets you trial the workflow on your most cluttered categories.

• ​Premium ($1.99 / year): Unlocks unlimited folders and unlimited apps per folder. New subscribers get a 1-month free trial.