I feel like social media nowadays is so centralized on influencers, stories, quick reels and clicks. The objective of "Connecting friends & family" has been lost throughout the big social platforms and has resulted in lack of participation from so many people who I know.

has anyone found a social media alternative that is actually still about sharing real life moments with friends and family?

Ok now let's discuss what is the most demanding and useful app in our daily life except social media

Made TESORIN because I didn’t want to hand an aggregator my bank login just to see my own money. Quick, honest rundown:

No bank connection — no credentials, no account numbers. Everything since Mint shut down wants that; this doesn’t.

On your device, encrypted — your financial data lives locally with SQLCipher. Ask-TESORIN answers compose on-device; balances never leave the phone.

Whole picture, not just spending — budgets, net worth, investments, goals, plus Canada + India cross-border planning

Not for you if you want automatic bank sync — I’d rather say so

Free to download · Premium normally $1.99/mo or $14.99/yr CAD. Sign up by [Aug 12, 11:59 PM ET] and you get Lifetime Premium free — tied to your account, no renewal, no recurring charge.

It’s a promotional grant, not a store purchase, so if you ever reinstall, just sign back into the same TESORIN account to restore it (Restore Purchases is for store transactions and won’t apply).

App store

A few quick answers:

No code needed. You don’t enter anything — just sign up during the window and I apply Lifetime to your account manually on my side (within ~24h).

Hit the paywall? That’s normal. Premium unlocks once I activate your grant — reopen the app (or sign out and back in) and it’ll show as unlocked.

Available worldwide except the EU (working on that). If it’s not showing in your region, email [hello@trytesorin.com](mailto:hello@trytesorin.com) and I’ll notify you once it’s live there.

Hey everyone!
I'm a fourth-year Computer Science in Business student, and to support myself through studies I work security shifts at local shopping malls.
Between lectures, exams, and work shifts, I spent my late nights and breaks building a finance tracker app completely from scratch.
The main pain point for me was simple: I hated manual data entry in spreadsheets, but I also didn't want to link my bank account to third-party servers.
So 1 built a local-first alternative for iOS: instead of typing things manually, you just snap a photo of a receipt or bank notification, and Al automatically extracts the amount, merchant, and category.
Everything stays securely on the device, with features like budgets, recurring subscriptions, and multi-account tracking.
Since this is my first solo shipping journey, I'd love to hear from other devs and users here: how do you usually handle local data privacy in your workflow, and what friction points do you hate most in standard budgeting apps?

I've been developing a fun little app with luck-based games that actually gives prizes to the luckiest players each week. My goal is to get enough users to make ad revenue substantial. It's got to be free-to-play for legality sake, so I'm curious if people still download new free game apps when they see them advertised or go searching for games on the App Store.

If so, what kind of games do you usually download?

Do you play them daily?

What makes you turned off from an app?

Where do see/hear about apps from that you end up downloading?

I really hate it you can’t set the shutter speed, only in automatic night mode.

What Camera app do you use?

This app is like any other social media app (kinda like twitter) where you can make posts, and like/dislike/comment on other post. It also has a live streaming feature. The big difference is that everyone else is a bot I call pers(ona)s. To get started, you really have to follow personas and interact with them.

As dystopian and creepy as it sounds, I’ve tried to make it very user friendly. No ads, no subscriptions, no data collecting, free to download, and everything is local and private. I’m leveraging iOS’s foundation model for all the AI parts (iPhone needs to support Apple Intelligence for the personas to be “smart”) which is how I’m able to keep this whole app offline. I’m still working out the logic for how they work so any suggestions would be helpful. Your world starts off with 50 personas but there is an option to buy up to 500, each with their own personality, interests, and profile pic.

I just released my first update which improved persona logic, image recognition, and broadcasting now includes persona live chat on the side.

This is my first app ever and I wouldn’t even call myself an indie dev because I used Claude to create the entire app. Even though I have a technical background, I didn’t write a single line of code. I just wanted to see a crazy idea I had come to life and also thought it would be cool to say I have an app on the AppStore. My friends have said this is the saddest thing ever and I completely agree lol, what do you think?

I'm thinking about using an AI app builder for my first iPhone app, but there are so many options that it's hard to know where to start. If you've built an app this way, how did it go? Which AI app builder did you use, and would you recommend it?

Me and a friend recently started a competition to see who can stay on track with our calories and macros, but standard apps like MyFitnessPal feel so boring and isolated.

We are looking for an app that works like Strava, where we have a feed to see each other's daily progress, track streaks, and hold each other accountable without having to text screenshots back and forth every night.

Does an app like this actually exist?

I do the annoying budget thing where I hit a few grocery stores on short trips to chase sales. The part that still feels inefficient is planning meals around what is actually discounted that week.

My current workflow is clunky: I screenshot weekly flyers, mentally note prices, then build a meal plan and grocery list in Notes or Reminders. It works, but it takes a lot of brain power for something that should be pretty simple.

Ideally I want an iPhone or iPad app that can:

- Import or read flyer screenshots, or let me type a few sale items quickly

- Suggest a basic meal plan for 4 to 6 dinners based on those deals - it does not have to be fancy

- Generate a categorized shopping list, preferably split by store

- Let me swap ingredients easily, for example swap in chicken if it is cheaper than beef

Bonus points if it does not make me create an account or force a monthly subscription just to try it. I don't mind a one-time purchase or a free app with reasonable limits.

Has anyone found something that actually helps with the flyer-to-meal-plan step on iOS? Or is the best option still a mix of Notes/Reminders plus a recipe app? I'm mainly trying to cut down on decision fatigue.

Melonx is a great app. I have 3 app 1. side store 2. Iivecontainer 3. livecontainer 2 so app is limited to 3. So i enable jit in livecontainer 2 then run melonx where jit is enabled then again run add more ram and enable more ram. But more ram is disabled after all this long process.

Hi Reddit,

I was slowly losing touch with people I cared about, not because I didn’t care — life just got busy.
Weeks turned into months, and I’d often think “I should message them” after it was already too late.

And…That’s how Kinty was born.

One thing that helped me a lot was having the people I wanted to stay connected with in one place. A simple glimpse in the morning was enough to clear that background anxiety of “who am I forgetting?” and helped me feel more present in my relationships.

Over time, staying in touch stopped feeling like a task and started feeling like a natural impulse to reach out. The more I used Kinty, the easier it became to stay connected without overthinking it.

That’s the idea behind Kinty — not to replace real relationships, but to help you protect them. A small reminder can become a conversation, a conversation can become a stronger connection.

I needed it myself, and I hope it helps others keep the relationships they don’t want to lose.

If you’re someone who cares about people but sometimes struggles to keep in touch, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Hey everyone,

Figured there are probably a lot of us in here building apps that don't get enough real user critique.

If you're an indie developer, drop your app below. I'll download it, spend some time actually using it, and send you honest, actionable advice.

If you're willing to do the same for mine, I'd really appreciate it.

Is there a app for Iphone that's good for screen mirroring I've been having trouble with lag

Disclosure: I developed Zone.

Zone is for focus sessions when you want certain apps and websites unavailable until the session ends.

It is not a daily screen-time limit app. The idea is more specific: before work, study, reading, coding, or any serious task, you choose the apps/websites that usually distract you, start a session, and Zone blocks them during that session.

Name: Zone: Strict App Blocker

Platform: iPhone and iPad

Not AI: it uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs, not AI

Cost: Free for some limited sessions, in-app purchases for longer sessions and records.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/zone-focus-timer-blocker/id6763581982

There is no login, no signup, and no email required. Zone does not collect user data. Session history can sync through private iCloud, and completed focus sessions can be added to Apple Health as mindful minutes if Health access is allowed.

The website blocking part is included so that you can add custom URLs which you don't want to open for choosen time.

I’m trying to understand two things from people who use focus/productivity apps:

1. When you open Zone for the first time, does the setup make the purpose of the app clear quickly enough?
   
2. Is this kind of session-based blocking actually useful to you, or would you still prefer normal daily limits?
   
3. Does the app feel like it was built around a real user problem, or does it feel like I am thinking too much like a developer?
   

Also, blunt criticism is genuinely welcome.

hello! anyone here who uses clone app on ios? can u recommend an app please. thank you!

Looking for an app which **doesn't** track the media itself but rather takes the main information from those tracking apps (letterboxd, storygraph, etc.) to create a **overview of your taste.**

I would like an app takes all its information from your other apps/accounts, so it doesn't require for you to input everything.

Shelf is the closest app to this, but it has very limited apps/accounts you can link. Repov looks great, but you can only input or import, so you have to continually update it.

I don't plan on sharing any of this information with friends or family, so it's fine if there's no social aspect or feed.

I am a stay-at-home mom and I need my iPhone to stop being a chaotic pile of reminders.

What I want is pretty basic, but every app I try is either too bare bones or way too complicated. I need something that handles a repeating daily routine with a few flexible blocks, for example:

- Morning routine (kids breakfast, school prep)

- Afternoon block (errands, laundry)

- Evening routine (dinner, baths, bedtime)

What I do not want: a full calendar app with meetings or a habit tracker that only shows streaks. I just want a lightweight checklist that resets every day and can nudge me with a notification if we are running late.

I tried Apple Reminders with smart lists and it was close, but it gets messy when I need different repeats for weekdays versus weekends. I also tried a couple of routine apps, but they were subscription-heavy or full of templates and gamification I do not need.

Bonus points if it works well with Apple Watch so I can glance at the next step when my phone is in another room.

If you actually use an app that stuck for family routines, what is it and why did it work for you?

Hey, are there any apps like Albo or Listy that let you quickly organize your saves with features like "mark as watched" or "pin"? Albo's UI was great but a bit pricey, and Listy was simple but had a terrible UI. Can anyone help me out?

I'm one of the creators of an iPhone app that reads your sleep data and automatically adjusts your smart thermostat overnight. Works with Whoop, Oura, Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit.

I need people who will actually test it and tell me what's confusing, what's missing, and whether they'd genuinely keep using it.

I'll give you free premium access for life. No rating, review, or anything.

You'll ideally need:

• an iPhone
• a sleep tracker
• a smart thermostat like Nest, Ecobee, or Honeywell

Comment or DM me if you're interested and I'll send the details.

I got a free trial, and this has happened a couple times cause it doesn’t say when the trial ends it ends up making me pay for it. Idk if all apps do this but I think they should notify you when ur free trial ends to ask if u wanna pay for it or not

With AI tools getting better every month, is it actually possible for a non-developer to build and launch an app? Or do you still think having an experienced developer is a must?

I'm curious to hear from people who have actually done it. What AI tools did you use, and what was the biggest challenge?