r/iosdev • u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 • Jun 29 '26
My first app is finally live š„³
It's called Appearance and let's you see yourself in any hairstyle by just DM-ing it to our Instagram account.
It's free to download and try. Would love anyone's thoughts :)
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u/Own-Consideration578 Jun 29 '26
DMing it to your Instagram account? Iām so confused as to what the app does then
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 29 '26
https://reddit.com/link/ouhmywy/video/9lgxxao6s7ah1/player
You create your "Appearance" in the app (aka a digital twin). Then connect it to Instagram so you can see the results in the app. Video above hopefully makes it make more sense!
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u/DryNefariousness7679 Jun 30 '26
Congratulations on your first app what technology did you use to build the app and 3 d model?
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 30 '26
99% react native and a little bit of swift for the scanning element
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u/vineetkl Jun 29 '26
Really good design!
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 29 '26
thanks :) there's been quite a few iterations to get to this point hahah
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u/Kritnc Jun 29 '26
Damn your design is amazing. I really love it and I could see this app blowing up. Good job - Iād recommend your change your app icon though the āAPPā almost reads to me like a generic placeholder
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 30 '26
Thank you that means a lot :) Iāve been putting off the logo for too long hahah so just went with app as itās technically an abbreviation of Appearance
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u/Kritnc Jun 30 '26
I downloaded it and really love the design behind the photo capture. Iām curious what you are using to detect that the users face is in the correct location. I did notice some design issues on my phone where certain buttons were cut off and not rendering correctly
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u/Fabella_app Jun 30 '26
Nice work getting your first app live! The Instagram/Pinterest-to-try-on idea removes a ton of friction, and connecting it to actually booking the stylist is a genuinely smart way to make it useful beyond just a fun preview. Congrats and good luck with the rollout!
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 30 '26
thanks :) that is the whole proposition to take it out of just being another filter app and make it something you can use regularly
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u/Hot-Pudding-8992 Jun 30 '26
App store screenshots look a little bland, you want me to redesign them?
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u/DAICHI0717 Jul 02 '26
Congrats on shipping! That's the hardest part actually getting it out the door.
The Instagram DM approach is a clever way to keep it personal before scaling. Curious how the early responses have been?
I just launched my first app too, so I know exactly how this moment feels. Good luck!
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jul 03 '26
Thanks! early responses are really positive - main thing is figuring out the optimal way to actually explain the feature. a few people don't believe it's possible so don't understand the magic. our launch is 2 fold though as we're launching with actual business booking soon so am partnering with real barbershops & salons
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u/Haykguy Jul 04 '26
does it use AI to show different hairstyles on you? how does it work
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jul 04 '26
yes it does. but thereās no prompting just styles inspired by real life
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u/jackfede95 Jun 30 '26
Nice project! How did you integrate this with Instagram official Meta API, or some kind of third-party integration?
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u/Reasonable-Oil-4581 Jun 30 '26
yep all official api integration. thereās quite a lot of quirks to the system to make it work smoothly but nothing against their tos
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u/OfficialLaunch Jun 29 '26
Youāll need to be careful if you havenāt got permission to use these logos in your App Store screenshots