A solo developer tests a couples board game as a web app
A web developer posted on Reddit that they built an online version of a couples board game. The game uses a snakes and ladders board where each tile has a question or dare. It works on one shared device, is free, and does not require sign-up. The creator asks whether people would play this on a screen, and whether to build a native app or monetize the web version first.
Key points
- The creator turned an offline couples board game idea into a web version.
- The game is based on snakes and ladders with questions or dares on each tile.
- It is played by passing one device back and forth.
- The web version is free and does not require sign-up.
- The creator is asking whether to build a native app or monetize the web version first.
Quick term guide
- native app
- An app built specifically for one platform or device, giving a smoother experience than a web browser
- native
- Built using the operating system's own built-in tools, so the app feels at home on that platform and runs efficiently
- monetize
- To make money from a product or service.
- business
- An activity where you provide value to others in exchange for money.
- validation
- Checking whether real people understand, want, or would use an idea before spending more time on it.
- signal
- Signal means the phone or network connection your device uses to communicate.
- monetization
- The process of turning a free product or service into something that earns real money
- offline
- It can work without an internet connection.