Lior

Building snips, a private photo journal - users so far (Sep 3 2026)

[Lior @liorpesoa]

day 1 of building snips in public 🟢

I built an app because I have thousands of photos on my phone and somehow still can’t find the moments I care about.

the idea became snips:

choose one photo every day.

miss a day? it stays empty.
choose one? that’s your Snip. forever.
over time, those moments become the story of your year.

private by default. just for you, or the friends you choose.

snips is already live (160+ users), but I’ve barely shared the process of building it.

so starting today :)

https://t.co/000VxcSdf8

build in public
#buildinpublic

[Lior @liorpesoa]

and of course it is great time to try openai new ChatGPT Images 2.5 https://t.co/X0p7EOhma8

[OpenAI @OpenAI]

ChatGPT Images 2.5—faster, sharper, smarter, with better tools for creating whatever you can dream of.

- Faster image generation to keep your ideas flowing

- Improved fidelity for more natural, recognizable images

- Consistent details across multiple edits

- Comment-based edits to change only what you want

[Lior @liorpesoa]

Did you know you can play Snake in ChatGPT (GPT-6 Astra) while it generates your image?

Here you can see me playing for 6 whole minutes… only for it to fail to generate the image at the end 😅

Adding the result from my second try :)

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@uriel_builds @romg_dev @prajyotmane01 @klausbyskov @tronghiendev 7th! that's cool!! let's build all the way to the top!

[Lior @liorpesoa]

happy to be at the top 10! let's keep building!!

[Uriel Bitton @uriel_builds]

The top 10 leaderboard this week on Buildside 🎯

Some seriously cool startups being built in public:

- SaaS rank (@romg_dev)
- Capsule (@prajyotmane01)
- Veriflo
- Review Ahead
- StoryMint
- Snips (@liorpesoa) 🔥
- companydata . dk (@klausbyskov)
- EnvDesk (@tronghiendev)

They're sharing everything they learn and the journey. It's amazing seeing only founders come together like this!

[Lior @liorpesoa]

remember to compliment and thank your AI once in a while :)

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@spwfeijen @FynCas Ugc

[Lior @liorpesoa]

day 4 of building in public https://t.co/000VxcSdf8 🟢

198 users.
almost 200 :)
today’s problem: app reviews.

I set the review prompt to appear only after a happy moment, and only after someone has used snips for a few days.

felt more respectful than asking right away.

but so far… basically nothing.

I keep seeing other apps ask almost immediately.

I always thought that was way too soon.

but maybe “too soon” actually works better?

curious how other builders handle this:

when do you ask users for an App Store review?

after a happy moment?
after a few days?
or just ask early? :)

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@uriel_builds @launch_llama Upvoted🆙

[Uriel Bitton @uriel_builds]

These experiences are the exact reason I built Buildside ! ❤️

Let's all help each other and grow together !!

@liorpesoa
@klausbyskov

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@uriel_builds @klausbyskov ❤️ build in public appears to be DA THING!
Thank you @uriel_builds for the great platform!!

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@uriel_builds @klausbyskov Thank you Uriel!

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@buildinpublic Private photo journal. No need for followers. No likes. Just your ordinary days.

https://t.co/U8al6Si9kI

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@Guronnimo I believe about 50% of my current users (almost 200) came that way

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@MicroLaunchHQ Sitting at 195 users for https://t.co/U8al6Si9kI To get to 200 is my weekly goal ☺️🤞

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@klausbyskov @uriel_builds Yasss!! Thank you

[Klaus Byskov @klausbyskov]

Take a look at Lior's product snips. It let's you build a photographic snapshot diary of your life. Very cool. Follow me on there if you like: https://t.co/a3mmFAzYpe

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@jonathan_wilke Can't afford it. 😢
But if you want to give it a try.. I am building https://t.co/U8al6Si9kI a daily private photo journal. Without the Instagram stress ☺️

[Lior @liorpesoa]

@vladsiu Thank you 🙏