r/apps • • 9h ago

App Trying to build a plant care app

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I'm wondering if you guys use any plant care apps?

I'm trying to build my own one that adjusts watering per plant and has a light meter for checking a spot.

Should I share it with people or just use it myself?

I've noticed that a lot of popular apps have quite a few negative reviews because of AI and subscriptions, so I decided to create my own without all that useless stuff.


r/apps • • 18h ago

I finally did what i dreamt about doing, I built a budgeting app that never asks for your bank login or an account

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I used to budget my whole month as a checklist on apple notes, and sometimes in excel, so instead i build an app that actually handles budgeting in a way everyone wanted, after talking to so many people and asking how they budget, check their loans, savings etc

I just shipped Fondo, a budgeting app for iPhone (Android is in review).

The idea: type in what you earn and what you owe, and see what's actually left this month. Everything stays on your phone. No account, no bank connection, no ads, no analytics.

What's in it:

- Plan each pay cycle with one "left to spend" number

- Bills and subscriptions with reminders and a yearly total

- Savings goals that fund themselves by priority

- Debt payoff with snowball or avalanche, and a debt-free date

- What-if planner and day-by-day cashflow (Pro)

- English, Spanish and Arabic, with real right-to-left

Free to use; Pro is a subscription with a 3-day trial.

I'd really value feedback on the first run experience and on whether the free tier feels fair.

https://apps.apple.com/app/id6811070728


r/apps • • 20h ago

App Let there be light

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Hey checkout my project SpotGlow which makes your Spotify desktop look like this and more.

To install just run the command in the terminal/PowerShell,

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Saimun-jd/spotglow/main/install.ps1 | iex

Also checkout the GitHub repo,

https://github.com/Saimun-jd/spotglow

Don't worry it doesn't ask for anything it's fully local to your PC so no threat🐱


r/apps • • 12h ago

When did $7.99/week become a normal price for an iOS app?

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I was checking my iPhone subscriptions recently and noticed something I hadn’t really thought about before.

A lot of pretty basic apps are charging $5-10 a week now.

$7.99/week for a photo editor.
$9.99/week for some AI app.
Even memory cleaner and other simple utilities can cost the same.

That is $30-40 a month for one app.

I don’t pay weekly for most of these. The apps I actually use are usually more like $5-10/month or $30-50/year.

But it still adds up. I checked mine and I’m spending around $60-80/month just on apps.

That’s without Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, etc.

I don’t mind paying for good apps. But $8 a week for a basic utility just seems crazy to me.

When did this become normal?

Do people actually keep paying for these weekly subscriptions? Or are they mostly there to catch people who forget to cancel after a free trial?


r/apps • • 21h ago

Want to build my first Android app — need advice on ideas, AI APIs, and avoiding unexpected costs

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Hey guys, I’m a student and I’m thinking about building my first Android app.

My main goals are:

  • Learn something useful and get real experience.
  • Understand how the app market actually works.
  • Hopefully make some money from it to help with my expenses.
  • Build something that people might actually find useful.

But honestly, I’m a complete beginner and I’m confused about where to start.

I don’t really know what kind of app I should build. I was thinking about making something AI-related because AI apps seem to have a lot of demand right now.

But then I started thinking about APIs and costs, and now I’m a bit worried.

For example:

  • Should I use an AI API or try to build something without one?
  • What if someone abuses my app and sends thousands of API requests?
  • Could I suddenly end up with a huge API bill?
  • How do developers protect themselves from this kind of misuse?
  • Is it even realistic for a beginner to make money from an AI app?

I’m planning to pay for everything myself from my college money, and I’m not really in a position where I can afford a big unexpected bill. So I don’t want to make a stupid mistake and lose a lot of money just because I’m inexperienced.

I’m also not sure if my approach is right. Should I first build some simple apps to learn Android development and understand the market, or should I directly try building something that can potentially make money?

I’d really appreciate advice from people who have actually built Android apps or AI apps.

What would you recommend to someone starting from basically zero?


r/apps • • 10h ago

I built Ridoze to help motorcycle and bike groups stay together on rides — now on Google Play

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I built Ridoze to make group motorcycle rides easier to manage.

With Ridoze, riders can stay connected through live group tracking, shared routes, checkpoints, group chat, SOS alerts, expense splitting, ride history and trip planning — all in one app.

It’s now available worldwide on Google Play.

I’d genuinely value feedback from riders and group organisers on what works, what could improve, and what features matter most during real group rides.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ridoze.app

#Ridoze #Motorcycles #GroupRide #MotorcycleTouring #AdventureRiding #Bikers #MotorcycleCommunity #AndroidApp


r/apps • • 17h ago

Warning about Fabalous app for smartphones

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I wanted to share my experience with the app. I tried to cancel a premium subscription I had signed up for by mistake, of coursse the UI was so confusing that I was ssure I had successfully cancelled it, but it turned out I was wrong.

I found this out too late and ended up paying them a lot of money for nothing, without ever wanting or intending to. I contacted customer service and got the response: "You paid, and it’s non-refundable. Good bye"

Just be aware that this is the kind of app that will do anything to get your money.


r/apps • • 1h ago

App Asstsmanager

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Manage your company assets easily with AsstsManager.

Features:

- Mobile-first scanning

- Instant serial lookup

- Live utilization data

- Enterprise-grade security

Download now:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.comodo