malikruk

Vibecoding real apps with AI - one day at a time 🚀
Now: shipping my first mobile game 🌱
Building in public . dev from Ukraine 🇺🇦

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Why I changed the icon again after Day 3:

The face looked busy on a tiny phone icon. And the launch had a bug: 3 different pictures swapped in 1 second.

Fix: I split the icon into layers, so now it's one scene: a drop waters the bed, a sprout grows 💧

Day 3 icon or Day 5? 👇

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Day 5 of my AI-built mobile game 🌱

New icon + launch animation 💧
+ neater pits, 4 new languages (10 total)
+ a comment tip led to a mute fix 🙏

Why a new icon again? 👇

#buildinpublic #indiedev

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

@silic2023 Good catch, thanks! The launch sound only plays when the game starts fresh, so coming back from the background shouldn’t trigger it. But I’ll test that exact case to be sure 👍

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Day 4 of my AI-built mobile game 🌱

Main menu makeover:
✅ One big PLAY button, the menu grows out of it
✅ A gardener's book that really flips 📖
✅ Every garden got scenery

+ a tip from the comments: launch sound now respects mute 🙏

#buildinpublic #indiedev #gamedev

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

@aksenHQ Quite a bit actually! The tutorial hand was pointing at the wrong tile, German text didn't fit the buttons, and one sound got really annoying after a while.

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

@VerrithenStudio Deal! 🤝 Added you as a tester and sent the details to your Gmail. My tester email: [email protected] 🎈

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Day 1 of Days of a Vibecoder 🚀

No team. No studio. Just me and AI.

We built a whole mobile game: 1500 levels and 12 plants that each grow their own way 🌱

Sproutangle hits closed testing on Google Play today.

Want to play before anyone else? Reply "🌱 GARDEN" 👇

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

@LeeWyattCorp Thank you! The old icon was just a flower in the dirt, so I wanted to make it better 🌺

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Day 3 of my AI-built mobile game 🌱

First impressions matter, so today:
✅ New app icon: a smiling poppy on the puzzle board
✅ Launch animation with sound
✅ Settings is now a ⚙️ gear, not a ☀ sun

Update is live for testers.

#buildinpublic #indiedev #gamedev #vibecoding

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

@progerallworld Yes, it uses the same sound setting as the rest of the game, so if sound is off, the intro stays silent after a restart. I did find a tiny edge case where a short blip could slip through right at launch. Fixed it, it'll be in the next update. Thanks!

[malikruk @malikruk_dev]

Day 2 of Days of a Vibecoder 🛠️

My testers found 3 things on day one. All fixed today:

✅ tutorial hand points straight at the right cell
✅ long words fit in all 6 languages
✅ softer sounds, no more squeaky beeps

Update is live for testers. Want in? Reply "🌱 GARDEN"