Clear Blue Design

We Make Software That People Love

We take software product ideas from napkin sketch to launch.

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Vibecoding is fun - but turning an idea into reality still takes serious human effort.

See what it takes: https://t.co/sxYfcNgnGj

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Ever wondered what it costs to build your app idea?
https://t.co/9G8y0zJYe8

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

We’re all thinking of the colder weather these days. ⛷️ 🎿

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

How it started…🎙️🎙️tmi 🤪

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

@EverBetterApp We know this guy @chrisjdykes 👀

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Every day is a fresh start, but the allure of conquering a new year is real!

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

Now's the time to be Ever Better! 2025 is the one!
https://t.co/k4HYnz72Zr

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@EverBetterApp Idiot

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Year of a company summed up in a box - @stickermule always comes through.

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@EverBetterApp 🤣🤣🤣

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@wsellers @DartPoints @chrisjdykes @latechpark Thanks @wsellers !! Check it out and let us know what you think! Its the best habit building/tracking app available! 😉

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Missing link @UPrinting

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

We've been using our awesome double-sided banner from @UPrinting - they have the best pricing. We've also custom made an add-on for it to hold the flyers on both sides of the banner - pretty proud of our non-patented design (see ⏬). We photobomb all the local venues and bring it to all the events - Rick was pretty impressed 🫣

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

We read @brbizreport every day!

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

Oh the @brbizreport, it reads itself @chrisjdykes

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@EverBetterApp @d3vtoolsmith 😂😂😂

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wait what?!? at work?

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

Worktime benchpress to keep the energy high @chrisjdykes

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

The next PitchBR event (@BrPitch) is just around the corner on November 14th (Thu) @ Red Stick Social @ 6pm (awesome venue @redstick_social).

We're looking forward to having a low-key, high-fun Ever Better table at the event to introduce the app to more people in the community. 

As we cruise through the next 7 days (which also includes the elections), we wanted to take a look back at what we saw at the previous event in August:

🥇 @ProfessorIndex by @nash_mahmoud won the grand prize ($1K): Information about your professors & courses to make smart enrollment decisions https://t.co/mKeRUg4XxQ

💇‍♀️ BeautyFindr by AnnaBeth Guillory: Request services from beauty professionals, emergency or not https://t.co/gUghobKbig

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Blue Tree by Rodney Shepherd: Connect business owners with peers seeking specific products and services on university campuses

The quality of the pitches and companies was pretty amazing. Most importantly, every one of them already had an early version of their idea either on the app stores or in advanced design stages, and being piloted in the real world.

Of course, we also soft-launched Ever Better at the event for the local community. You can check out the quick, fun intro and demo by @chrisjdykes, done while the judges were finalizing their decision on the winner.

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

We really really hoped someone else made a great habit tracking app by now. Something totally intuitive to use but also accommodating for the variety of habits people want to track.
After years of searching and waiting, we just had to do it right. https://t.co/MqqYQAue8P

[Ever Better @EverBetterApp]

https://t.co/dZjAZqjrUY

[Petr Filipchyk @d3vtoolsmith]

https://t.co/slQTe0LYZe
- better new app template (-t skeleton)
- less jank (rendering & GC)
- plugin msg channel lag imprv
- droid fullscreen mode fixes
- more Material v3 support
- banners with ScaffoldMessager
- camera plugin imprv
- Pigeon v1 for typesafe plugin interop code

[Clear Blue Design @ClearBlueDesign]

Some Apple AppStore sorcery
https://t.co/KRKn94Bjwl

[Petr Filipchyk @d3vtoolsmith]

FimJam from @figmadesign may not replace the need for @excalidraw in our design process, but it may definitely be the best tool for user/screen flow storyboarding - anything needing connectors https://t.co/TI1aNDhcqV

[Side Projectors @sideprojectors]

Side project showcase - check out TeamTime for Basecamp - Time tracking for teams using Basecamp - https://t.co/I4AvV6mL1K @sideprojectors #sideproject #makers #entrepreneur #teamtime-for-basecamp