Xiroi

For people who save quotes and never revisit them.

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

In 2020, reading countless books sparked my dream.

Four years later, in 2023, the real journey began.

I'm building an app that helps you save and rediscover wisdom from #books and podcasts.

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

Fix took 5 minutes: update the key, delete the duplicate.

If you're building something, go check your silent paths. The feature that "just works" might not be working at all.

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

I launched my app this month (https://t.co/PCRwoUQ21V). Its main feature never worked.

Zero users complained.

Here's why that's terrifying:

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Why did nobody complain?

- New app, few users, no one had a baseline
- No error shown to the user, it just didn't buzz
- Users probably thought they set it up wrong

The most dangerous failure mode: invisible to the user.

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The iOS app is coming. The web https://t.co/PCRwoUQ21V was live for 3 weeks already 😉.

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I have the Android app for the quotes! Such a milestone for Xiroi. 2 years, two attempts.

The first attempt took 1.5 years (November 2023 - March 2025). It was experimental, learning new tech...

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The second attempt (November 2025 - February 2026) was a lot more focused, clearer vision, took learnings from the past.

The next few days I'll keep fixing the basic flows (login, store content, receive notifications).

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

The work nobody sees, until the app just feels right.

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

This week's work on my quote app:

0 new features.
6 tiny improvements.

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Also: deployed the server.

Quotes will actually arrive now.

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What I'm building for them:

Quotes resurface automatically. No habit required.

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

Building an app that resurfaces the wisdom you saved but never see again.

This thread: €0 budget, finding my first users.

Who am I even looking for?

🧵

[Xiroi @xiroicat]

Now I know what to search:

"never review my highlights"
"screenshots folder chaos"
"Kindle graveyard"

Real frustration. Real fit.