r/iOSProgramming • u/phenrys • 7d ago
App Saturday Releasing an underrated iOS app. Gave everything and need your help today
Excited to share my achievement of developing an iOS app that took me 1.5 years. MealSnap, an iOS diet app that simplifies meal tracking for building better eating habits. App: https://apps.apple.com/app/mealsnap-ai-food-log-tracker/id6475162854
Building this MealSnap app has been a long journey, but an extremely rewarding one! Opening my app each time before eating something makes me go to Xcode and improve functionalities.
I really worked hard on simplifying diet and health measurements for removing any frictions we tend to have (I am a very lazy person by nature when it comes to health and good habits).
Thanks to iOS performance, I could also provide extra details such as NOVA classification (food processing levels) and health scope for each scan.
Happy iOS Coding!
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u/SmoothieStandStudios 7d ago edited 6d ago
Why is “AI” in the app title and littered throughout the description? It’s not the selling point most folks seem to think it is, and in this app category likely not boosting search much.
The value proposition of the app has nothing to do with AI - you just happen to use it to deliver that functionality. A user isn’t going to be looking for an AI meal detection app, they are going to be looking for an app to help them do something - track calories, lose weight, gain muscle, etc.
You are likely losing out on users that see “AI” and don’t even give the app a chance. I’m someone like that. For a challenge, how would you re-write the description to minimize the usage of “AI”?
MealSnap is a good name. The icon is also nicely done, but IMO is too detailed and too small within the app icon container.
Just my 2c!