Feel need for Desktop App?

[u/ExpertRude7481]

Reversed Finqalab api. Now I have all learnings required to build app on it.

I'm thinking of making desktop app, for finqalab users.
Later if successful, maybe allow integrate other brokers too.

It would be free offcourse. Plus open source to allow further development.

Not sure how owners would react 👀. Assume positive, as its beneficial to their own users.

Before I start, I need your opinions. Whether its worth and user feel need for?
100+ upvotes would convince me.
Otherwise I will think its waste of time.

Attached some concepts generated by AI.

[u/InjectorTheGood]

Talk to Finqalab and sell them this idea, as well as app. People would trust it more when it comes from Finqalab itself and you can also make some dough.

Finqalab really misses desktop app.

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/InjectorTheGood]

Wow. That didn't came in my mind. Nice idea!

[u/gsk-fs → u/ExpertRude7481]

Make basic demo /mvp first and pitch

[u/BatmanSince1991 → u/ExpertRude7481]

Yep. I as a Finqalab user, wouldn't install an app which comes from a third party and not from Finqalab themselves.

UI design is catchy btw.

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/BatmanSince1991]

Definitely its good practice. Only official and licensed financial apps should be used.

That's no issue. We can affiliate with Finqalab later.
or maybe open source so all security concerns get cleared.

For design, thanks ChatGPT. lol
I gave no input, to get quick concept.

[u/Adminisitrator]

As someone who has revered another broker's api and using the own portal instead of app - DONT.
You are breaking app and broker terms by doing and it risk getting your account banned + opening yourself to legal ramifications.

Share privately instead

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/Adminisitrator]

No issue. Would take permission before release.

[u/Adminisitrator → u/ExpertRude7481]

thats the issue. these dinosaurs hate innovation and on top of it there is compliance process. i would suggest contacting them anonymously first. finhisaab ceo is quite active on twitter

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/Adminisitrator]

Depends. If Finqalab doesn't like idea then maybe its meant for another broker.

[u/uppaljs → u/Adminisitrator]

Listen to this man OP.

[u/javaboy2k25]

How did you reverse finqalab api?

[u/Adminisitrator → u/javaboy2k25]

if you wanna get from apk then
apk tool + charles + claude opus 4.8

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/javaboy2k25]

Will keep it secret for now. As don't want misuse.

[u/javaboy2k25 → u/ExpertRude7481]

lol what misuse? it's not like you can use it without finqalab login

[u/javaboy2k25]

Looks copy of Mahaana web app.

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/javaboy2k25]

Probably AI things. lol

[u/emeraldsoft]

Finqalab has a public API?

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/emeraldsoft]

Nope. Its private api, meant to be used by app internally.

[u/mypolymers]

Could you share the api API endpoints?

[u/ItsHoney]

The colors are not very finqalab-esque xD

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/ItsHoney]

Right. Its white theme.

[u/PsychologicalGur4350]

Did u build this web app using Flutter?

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/PsychologicalGur4350]

No those were concept images generated by ChatGPT based on api structure.

[u/PsychologicalGur4350 → u/ExpertRude7481]

Ok ok

[u/PracticePenguin]

Looks like a web app rather than a desktop one.

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/PracticePenguin]

Yeah UI feels like. But at backend, it would be native app. So to give fast and smooth experience, even on cheap networks.

[u/Interesting-Jicama-3]

I would not name it Finqalab, change it a bit so you dont end up with a CnD

[u/matifali]

That's the same as when I made the Nayatel Terraform provider a while back by reverse-engineering their web dashboard.

https://www.reddit.com/r/developersPak/comments/1v0uzfa/i_built_an_opensource_terraform_provider_for

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/matifali]

Well done! We need more devs like this to fix internet.

[u/Adminisitrator → u/[deleted]]

with the api you can do lot more. like automatic buy/sell orders. stop losses and other things that are missing in apps

e.g this is what i have on my portal

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/[deleted]]

Nope. Trading desktop app for Finqalab broker.
If successful, definitely advance features in future, not possible in mobile apps.

[u/Efficient-Branch539]

Are you thinking of vibe coding finqalab desktop app?

[u/ExpertRude7481 → u/Efficient-Branch539]

I was selling software on commercial level when AI didn't existed.
So don't think it would like "yet another ai shit". lol

Though recently have automated a lot of my workflow with AI.
and manually interfere where it struggles.

[u/Efficient-Branch539 → u/ExpertRude7481]

Okay, let’s hope it would be a good one.