My app for the Ship-a-ton hackathon has passed Apple review and it's ready to be released into the App Store. In this vlog, I'll take you through the journey of how it turned from idea to app store!

00:24 Struggling with the app idea
06:15 App walkthrough
08:02 Dev process
08:20 Using ChatGPT during coding
09:55 How i designed the app
11:50 How i decided on the in-app purchase
14:47 Implementing the paywall with RevenueCat
18:25 How to create the app icon and app preview screenshots
19:23 Writing the app description with ChatGPT
20:34 App privacy manifest and app nutrition labels
25:45 Sacrifices made for the app MVP

 
Hackathon Link:
https://revenuecat-ship-a-ton.devpost.com/

Our 1st app: Emotion Tracker
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/emotion-tracker/id6497407770

This is a behind the scenes diary of us building an iOS app product to make money with it. I’m hoping to document all the roadblocks, decisions and lessons learned along the way.

Here’s the twelfth vlog entry dated Sept 12, 2024.

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It’s unscripted and raw so I apologize if it’s a bit rambly and not up to our usual production standards but it reflects my real unfiltered thoughts and experiences.

I hope you find some value in watching this!

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CodeWithChris

The hackathon app has been successfully completed and submitted to the App Store. The journey involved brainstorming ideas, dealing with setbacks, and eventually creating a mood-improving task logging app. The use of tools such as ChatGPT and RevenueCat was instrumental in developing and refining the app under tight deadlines. The post also hints at future tutorials to help others build similar applications.

My hackathon app passed! (Make Money with Apps Vlog 14)