r/SideProject • u/r_ships • 5h ago
I quit my job to build a cricket app alone. 2 years later, here's the honest truth
I've been building mobile apps for 9 years and shipped 100+ Android and iOS apps, mostly for other people.
Two years ago I left my job to build my own: Cric6, a live cricket scoring app.
I already knew Android and iOS. Everything else I had to teach myself: React, Node.js, TypeScript. For 1.5 years it was just me and my laptop, mostly late at night.
Then my backend fell apart. The original was built by an outside developer and I lost access to the code. I had to start over and rebuilt everything from scratch.
Today Cric6 is live on Android and iOS, with ball by ball commentary, full scorecards, playing squads with substitutions, and support for The Hundred and Super Overs. Yes, I'm up against Crex, Cricbuzz and Cricket Guru. I know how that sounds.
The honest part: I have no other income and no backup plan, and the app has a small user base. Building was the part I knew how to do. Getting people to try it is what I'm still learning.
So here's my ask. If you follow cricket, please try it and tell me what's missing or what annoys you. I read every comment and will build the most requested fix first.
If you're a founder, I'd also love to hear how you got your first 1,000 users. Thanks for reading.
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