Tom

Solo founder building in public whilst working 9-5.

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Been quiet on here recently but had to share some news…

Just got my first paid user for https://t.co/WcWDmxQDmg

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@emin_builds Congrats Emin, 0-1 is the hardest bit! (pls invite me to your yacht parties)

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@emin_builds Hope all goes well with it! Thanks for the heads up, I’ll check that out! (And the suggestions bit is good news!!)

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4 rejections later, Apple finally approved my second app 🥳

Link (free for limited time): https://t.co/irxIf9IRhQ

🙌

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@emin_builds Thanks emin! Hope all is good?

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Woke up this morning to 11 CalPal users.

At first I thought they were just snagging the lifetime promo before it disappears, but I checked the analytics and they’re actually using it.

What a feeling!

(Get free access whilst you can: https://t.co/WcWDmxQDmg)

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@abhiramsakaray Thanks Abhiram, now the work really begins 😅

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Waking up this morning to a railway outage 🙃

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@martbln_dev Very true. Got to take the small wins though 😂 next post like this I’ll aim to have my phone in the shot with those notifications!

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Just woke up in a new country.

Albania is stunning so far.

Is there any better feeling than a coffee on a balcony watching the world go by?

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@vadym_petryshyn Thanks Vadym! Appreciate that 🤝

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4 days late but just submitted CalPal to Apple for review!

Fingers crossed 🤞

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Potentially stupid question for builders that’s shipped iOS apps with Apple auth…

Did you create Apple IDs for your reviewer? Or do they have their own internal accounts they use to log in when reviewing apps?

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My 2026 Mobile App Tech Stack (insanely fast)

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@vadym_petryshyn Live footage of the Apple reviewer telling me what to do with my app if I had sent it

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This is why you should always test your apps before submitting

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Day 19 of building CalPal in public.

Apple require this to submit your app to the App Store

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@ByShubha15 Yeah agreed the time saving is massive. But like with any work with AI, I always quality check the outputs. The initial design I thought was good, but after coding it/using the app on simulators I tweaked some stuff so it’s not a direct plan more of a guidance really

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If you’ve not tried Claude design yet you should.

I built a full 35 screen app mockup in ~15 minutes.

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@skinderdev Thank you! Hopefully they get back to you soon

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Submitting my second app to Apple for review today!

Wish me luck!

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@juancastillamar In my head it’s more like a couple joins up together, they set separate goals and each day they do think like log their meals, track weigh ins and the other partner can send encouragement/keep them on track. But there’s also a solo mode too for anyone that wants to track calories