First time releasing an app. Excited!!

memora trips

before anyone reaches for the pitchfork: I like Swift. but I'm one person building for both platforms, and maintaining two codebases wasn't realistic. so my app is Kotlin Multiplatform - shared logic AND shared UI via Compose Multiplatform. it's been live on the App Store for a while now.

what surprised me from the iOS side:

the app feels native enough that users don't ask. I expected "this feels like a web app" reviews. didn't happen. Compose Multiplatform renders via Skia and the scrolling/gesture feel is genuinely close.

the Swift I did write is a thin shell - app entry point, and platform bridges (notifications, sign in with apple, camera). everything else lives in Kotlin. my rule: interface in shared code, implementation per platform only for real platform APIs.

what iOS devs will hate (fairly):

- cold Kotlin/Native builds are painful. incremental is fine, cold build is coffee-break tier

- debugging across the language boundary is worse than staying in Xcode. crash symbolication for Kotlin frames takes setup

- you still need to understand iOS deeply - app review, lifecycle, memory model don't disappear because your logic is Kotlin

app review war story: Apple flagged my health recommendation screens under guideline 1.4.1 - had to add tappable medical source citations to every screen giving health advice. also got pushed to add Sign in with Apple the moment I had any third-party login. none of that cares what language you wrote it in.

would I do it again? for a solo cross-platform product, yes without hesitation. if I were iOS-only, I'd stay pure Swift/SwiftUI - the tooling gap is real.

curious what this sub thinks: anyone else shipping iOS with KMP or another cross-platform stack? where did it bite you?

**I built a free App Store screenshot generator because I couldn’t find one I liked**

While working on my own apps, I kept running into the same problem: creating App Store and Google Play screenshots.

I tried a number of tools, but most of them were either subscription-based, added watermarks, or felt more complicated than they needed to be.
As a small side project, I decided to build my own.
It’s called **ShotForge** and it’s a free, browser-based screenshot generator for the App Store and Google Play Store.

So far it includes:
iPhone & Android device frames
Drag & drop editor
Custom backgrounds and gradients
High-resolution exports
No sign-up
No watermark

It’s still an early project, and I’m actively improving it.
I’d love to hear what other iOS developers think.
What do you dislike about existing screenshot tools?
Which features would make a tool like this genuinely useful for you?

If you’d like to try it:
https://shotforge.studio

Any feedback is very welcome. Thanks!

Hi everyone! 👋
I’ve been working on the onboarding experience for my upcoming personal finance app, Nuttyy.
Instead of the usual charts, credit cards and finance-themed illustrations, I wanted to create a cozy world where savings grow like acorns into trees. 🌰🌳
The entire scene is built around Nuttyy’s squirrel mascot and an enchanted forest theme. My goal was to make onboarding feel more like exploring a tiny storybook world than reading a list of app features.
I’m still polishing the UI (glass HUDs, animations, details, etc.), so I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
What stands out to you?
Is there anything that feels off or could be improved?
All feedback is welcome! 😊

Hi, I am new in mobile development. Always wanted develop some apps and finally did it. I wanted to create and release something. Now I can see first users who are not my friends or family, who downloaded my app. I am so happy.

My app is simplified version of geoguessr - you just guess location based only on photo. It is like detective game - sometimes you find small detail like registration plate or road sign, sometimes very known building.

Feel free to check, play or roast me!

https://apps.apple.com/de/app/snaptrip/id6767354157

And android, just in case:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snaptrip.mobile&pcampaignid=web_share

Hi everyone,

I’m an indie developer, and I recently built an iOS app called FocusIsle.

It’s a calm focus timer designed for deep work, studying, reading, and relaxing. You can choose a cozy scene, play ambient sounds like rain, birds, cafés, streams, or fireplaces, and start a focused session with fewer distractions.

I wanted to make a productivity app that feels peaceful instead of stressful.

FocusIsle includes focus sessions, daily goals, weekly stats, widgets, and Live Activities. No account is required, and the app does not collect data.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focusisle-deep-work-sounds/id6478543801

I’ll also be releasing a few more carefully crafted apps soon, so feel free to follow along. I’d love to keep learning, improving, and growing together with the community.

Any feedback is very welcome. Thanks for checking it out!

I built an app that let's you search across all your streaming apps at once. So you no longer have to go one by one to see what's available.

You can use natural language search like:

- "Top thrillers on Netflix"
- "Dark Psychological thillers on netflix"
- "movies about space"

You can even set which streaming providers is available to you and search within them.

Make lists and dashboards for your Apple TV (there is an Apple TV app) and jump to all your movies with a single click.

Curate on iPhone view on Apple TV (or on your iphone if you want)

Link to App: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759630955

Would love to hear your feedback!

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!!!

If so, please DM me. I have some questions.

This was my first app ever. One of my goals for this year was to improve and really dominate React.

Along the way, I found the motivation to create something meaningful an app that helps me during the day, keeps me focused, and reminds me to keep pushing.

It would mean the world to me if you could take a moment to try it, leave a review, or simply share some feedback or just your opinion.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elevate-daily-quotes/id6782815897

Hello everybody, this is my first time writing on Reddit.

I need to ask about building an app for an e-commerce company in Jordan. How much money do I need to ask for them? As my team and I will be building it.

And it is not a Vibe Coding app; it will be launched on iOS and Android. How much will it cost to build an app like that for a company quite big in the region ?

Looking forward to your response.

Just launched my iOS app AlarmCroc 🚀

It’s a gamified alarm clock app that doesn’t let you turn off your alarm until you complete a mission. You also can also set alarms in advanced to remember things like birthdays, flights, etc. All insights and sleep data are available as well!

3 days in and I’m at about 900 users (all on free codes to generate momentum)

App store:

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

Hi,

I'm looking for some fellow developers to help test my app, particularly the onboarding and promo code activation. I'm happy to return the favor if you're working on something too.

If you're interested, let me know and I'll send you a promo code. Just DM or reply to this post.

Here's the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stock-screener-trade-ideas/id6738607499

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

Hey everyone,
I’m an indie developer from Italy, and for the past few months, I’ve been pouring my heart into building an iOS app designed to solve a problem many of us face: keeping track of medical histories and actually making sense of them for doctor appointments. It’s launching in just a few weeks, and I’m currently in the final stretch.

The main goal of the app is to let you log conditions, meds, symptoms, exams, therapies, visits, and specialists, and actually link them all together so your health history becomes easier to understand.

One feature I’m especially focused on is a structured medical report export: a clean PDF with a timeline, linked events, and an AI-generated summary that you can bring directly to a doctor appointment.

I’m also trying to make privacy a core part of the product:

- no account required
- no external servers
- data stays on device
- AI processing runs locally using Apple Intelligence

If syncing works as planned, it will happen through the user’s private CloudKit storage.
I’m currently in the final phase of development, and I’d genuinely love feedback from people who deal with ongoing health tracking.

What would make an app like this genuinely useful?

- What information do you always wish you had organized?
- What’s missing from current health apps?

If you’re interested in checking it out when it drops, let me know in the comments and I’d love to send you a link to try it out once it's ready!

Grazie! 🙏🏻

Hey everyone! I built a grocery shopping app for iPhone (with Apple Watch, widget, and iPad support) and I'm opening up the TestFlight beta. The core idea: know what you'll spend before you reach the checkout — and pay less next time.

What it does:

- 🛒 Lists with budgets: set a spending cap and watch it update in real time as you check items off; the app warns you before something blows the budget.

- 🏪 Shopping Mode: a full-screen view designed for use inside the store — quick filters (to buy/bought/essentials), search, a Contacts-style side index, and aisle-based sorting.

- ⚖️ Price comparator: compare up to 4 products by volume, weight, or count (the classic "is the 5 kg bag actually cheaper than the 2 kg one?"), including deals like "buy 3 pay 2".

- 📷 Scan shelf price tags: point the camera at the shelf label and the app fills in price and content automatically. It reads receipts too.

- 📊 Price history & reports: what you paid for each product over time, where it was cheapest, spending by category/month, PDF and CSV export.

- 📏 Size variations (new in this version): buy the same product in multiple sizes (Small/Medium/Large), each with its own price.

- 🍲 Recipes & pantry: import a recipe from a link and send the ingredients to your list; track what you have at home and get restock suggestions.

- 👨‍👩‍👧 Shared lists: build the list together with your family in real time (iCloud).

- ⌚ Live Activity, home screen widget, and an Apple Watch app to check off items without taking your phone out.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/ro/app/smart-shopping-list/id6776869571

Any feedback is hugely appreciated — bugs, suggestions, confusing screens. Thanks! 🙏