A first-time iOS app maker asks what to fix on launch day
A Reddit user says they turned a homemade Shortcut into a real iOS app after using it privately for a few months. The app shows photos taken on the same date in past years, so users can delete unwanted photos in small steps. The app is approved and live, and the creator plans a bigger push on Tuesday. They have prepared a Product Hunt post, community posts with a demo, and press emails, but they ask what one launch day mistake others wish they had avoided.
Key points
- The creator first used the idea as a personal Shortcut.
- They turned it into an iOS app after a few months.
- The app helps people clean old photos a little at a time.
- The app is already approved and live.
- The creator has prepared Product Hunt, community posts, a demo, and press emails.
Quick term guide
- Shortcut
- A phone automation that can run a small task for you.
- iOS app
- An app that runs on an iPhone or iPad.
- users
- People who did more than visit and actually used the service.
- Product Hunt
- A website where new apps and tools are launched and reviewed, popular with early adopters.
- launch
- A launch is when a product or service is publicly introduced and promoted.
- Matter
- A smart home standard that helps devices from different brands work together.
- prompt
- Text instructions you give to an AI tool.
- persona
- A specific personality or role that an AI agent is set to play.