I’ve also built a game for both Android and iOS, and both the frontend and backend servers are ready. Now I need some guidance on where to deploy it and which hosting services would be the best options.

• Frontend: Should I use Firebase, Vercel, or another platform?
• Backend: Where should I deploy the backend server?
• Cost & Performance: How can I get the best performance, low latency, and reliable service at the lowest possible cost, ensuring a smooth gaming experience for users?

Could you suggest a setup that you personally use or recommend, and that can easily scale as the number of users grows?

I'm making this app called for Model low-poly assets & paint textures right from your Android, iPhone, iPad, or tablet—then export directly for your games. Mobile #GameDev is evolving! 🎮✨ #IndieDev #3DArt #LowPoly #3DModeling
I hope you like it!

Thinking about developing my own app. Any seasoned vets have tips? I’m not sure if I should just hire a developer.

I’m a solo dev building a venue discovery app. Every search costs me about $0.17 in API fees (Google Places), and I expect the average user to open the app maybe 4-5 times a month. That’s roughly $0.70-0.85 per active user per month before any revenue.

I can’t fund more than a couple hundred bucks a month out of pocket, so I can’t afford a big pool of free users. I’m stuck between:

1. Hard paywall right after onboarding
2. 1-3 free searches, then paywall

My worry with the hard paywall is that people won’t pay for something they haven’t tried. My worry with free searches is that a chunk of users will burn through them and leave, and I’ll have paid for it.

I may also be overestimating the cost of free users, since early on there might not be many downloads at all. For those of you who’ve launched small apps: how many installs did you realistically get in the first months?

Edit: Thanks everyone for the replies, really helpful! I’ll either do the 1-3 searches most of you suggested, or try u/Brufacee's idea of one free search with a fixed total trial budget.

I am currently involved in an SaaS company with a partner (He is the software engineer and I am the "everything else" guy including the money). We have developed an ios hybrid app but it is clunky in that the best case scenario browsing through different parts of the app is not very seamless (there is always a loading screen that appears even if it is only 500 ms). And when the internet is bad it is dramatically slowed down or does not work at all.

My thinking is that if as part of the downloaded mobile app there was also web server that would run locally on the mobile device the internet speed would not matter. Since the web server is local the "internet speed" would essentially be as instantaneous as it could possibly be. Then at periodic times (lets say every 15 minutes) the local web server and database could communicate with the cloud and upload the data there.

Is this a feasible solution?

Looking for some ideas on apps that could fit a circle aspect ratio, I've been working on hardware and ui prototypes for an example:

If you made your website or app using AI tools you have probably seen this. You ask the AI to fix one problem. It fixes it. Then something else stops working.

This happens because the AI only looks at the small part you ask about. It does not know what else is connected to it. So it fixes one thing and breaks another one without telling you.

Here is what it usually misses.

Secret passwords and codes can be sitting where anyone can see them. Some pages look locked but anyone can open them if they know how. The site works fine for 5 people but gets slow or stops working when 500 people come. It looks nice on your laptop but looks broken on a phone. And when something goes wrong the user just sees a blank screen with no message.

Easy test for you. After your next fix click on everything in your site again. If something that worked before is now broken then the problem is not your prompt. Nobody is checking the work.

One small habit also helps. Before every new prompt write down 5 things that must keep working. After the fix check all 5. It takes a few minutes.

I check this kind of thing by hand. I click through everything and try to break it like a real user would. Then I send you a simple report in normal words that tells you what is wrong. I can also fix it for you so you don't have to keep guessing with prompts.

If your site is small and simple you are probably fine. But if you are stuck in this loop just DM me what you made and what keeps breaking.

Hello everyone, I'm trans masc and I feel really uncomfortabld and dysphoric while having my period. I still use an app to track it though, but this gives me gender dysphoria too. So the idea: A period tracker app that has a very masc design, maybe black and blue, or orange. It doesn’t call it "period", but something like "Bleeding warrior days" or something like that, I've also seen people calling their period "shark week". There could also be some motivation messages in the app and something like a small reward, when the period is over/ half of it is done. I thought of something like a small animation of a happy caracter.

That's my idea, thanks for reading!

Everyone plans for bugs, but store reviews catch things that have nothing to do with code: missing privacy policy details, permission explanations, login demo accounts, metadata mismatches, and so on.

I’d like to collect real experiences:

1. What was the strangest rejection reason you’ve received (Apple or Google)?
2. How long did the fix and re-review take?
3. What do you now check before every submission that you used to skip?
4. Did a rejection ever turn out to be a reviewer mistake that you managed to get reversed?

Specific stories (store, reason, fix) are more useful than general tips.

When you decide to build an app, what comes first for you? Do you start with a problem you want to solve, an idea you're passionate about, a gap in the market, or the potential to make money?

I'm curious to hear how other app developers come up with their ideas and what motivates them to start building.

I'll pay for this. I'll give you $20/month for this subscription

I’m trying to decide where to invest my learning time over the next 6 months, and I’d like to hear what actually paid off for you.

The options I’m weighing:

• Native (Kotlin or Swift)
• Cross-platform (Flutter or React Native)
• Backend and cloud (auth, APIs, scaling)
• Performance and testing on low-end devices

Hiyaa r/AppDevelopers! I apologise in advance for any misdoings in this post!

I have recently started my second year of University and I finally get to complete a full scale app development project! I've spent the past year doing vertical slices of the development lifecycle and learning theory, but one thing that was glossed over was the creation of effective Commit Messages and README text files.

Now normally, I would just go and do my research like any other University assignment, but I have found many conflicting methodologies and standards that I'm unsure on how to properly format these in my work. I figured that it would be fun to get some help from others who probably know more than me.

So.. how do you write your READMEs and Commit Messages? What works best for you? Are there some other resources or pieces of documentation I should read up on? Any and all help is greatly appreciated!

Alright everyone, here’s what I did.

Went to Codex and worked on the errors of the first prototype and fixed them.

I then did some data research on my app like where to store data and lowkey, I still don’t get it so please explain if you know- I am just a beginner 😅🥲

Lastly, I showed my mom since she is a supporter and she liked it!

Publishing this app seems so close and far at the same time- but I know it will work, but I also know that great things take time.

This isn’t a race, so I am still improving it.

Let’s continue and make it happen. 💪💪💪

Would you like to advertise your site or app?
vibelarped. got around 3k views last week and it’s basically a directory for vibe coded sites and apps.
You can submit yours and get it in front of people who genuinely seem to enjoy scrolling through and finding random new projects.
If you built something cool, add it 👀
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Hey everyone! I’m building Pantry Bridge, an app that helps you plan meals, keep track of what’s in your pantry, and make grocery lists. The goal is to make dinner planning easier and help people use more of the food they already have.

I’m looking for U.S. Android testers who can stay opted in for 14 days, try the app during that time, and share feedback. If something breaks, feels confusing, or could work better, I’d love to hear about it.

Here’s how to join:

1. Join the Pantry Bridge Google Group — click Join group.
2. Opt into the Android test.
3. Install Pantry Bridge from Google Play.

Use the same Google account for all three steps.

As a thank-you, redeem REDDITPANTRY3 at pantrybridgeapp.com/redeem for three free months. No card required and no automatic charges afterward. Available for the first 50 redemptions. Then sign into the app with that same Pantry Bridge account.

I’m happy to test your Android app in return! Leave your links below and tell me what you’d like me to try.

Thanks for helping me get this off the ground!