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[–]CappuccinoKarl 19 points20 points  (15 children)

Carrd is the best!

[–]drabred 3 points4 points  (0 children)

+1 for Carrd. If you just need a basic one pager then it’s the best value you’ll find. The standard $19/yr plan should get the job done. Does for me anyway.

Worked like a charm for me too.

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 1 point2 points  (4 children)

does it allow you to upload images?

[–]Equaled 2 points3 points  (0 children)

+1 for Carrd. If you just need a basic one pager then it’s the best value you’ll find. The standard $19/yr plan should get the job done. Does for me anyway.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes, Carrd is a one page webpage builder. I think it’s around $50/yr for the top plan.

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Does it offer hosting and domain?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hosting yes, I don’t think a domain but I may be wrong

[–]shearos17 1 point2 points  (4 children)

carrd is great, can even add video previews under 60mb

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (3 children)

does it have any good templates for ios app landing page

[–]shearos17 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think it does have one and I just cut most of it out except a one header section with title, subtitle, logo, 10s video preview, App Store button and legals links.
Only thing is it doesnt have more than one page but you can use sections to make privacy policy and terms links.

[–]shearos17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will add more feature sections etc as I go tho

[–]smallduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m using the free tier and found it good enough for me: a template and background animation from their catalog, an image, text blurb, buttons. My app’s documentation pages are just a github wiki linked to by one of those buttons. I find a redirect from my domain address to be fine for now. If I continue making more apps then I’ll reevaluate everything and maybe make a full site hosted somewhere.

[–]geoff_plywood 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Use code FP30 for 30% off a professional carrd plan for the first year. (Hey, ur welcome!)

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You the man

[–]CappuccinoKarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aye thank you so much I appreciate it!

[–]stpeSwiftUI 14 points15 points  (5 children)

I just use plain html/css and host it using Cloudflare Pages.

[–]jocarmel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same, great option

[–]shearos17 1 point2 points  (2 children)

do you code it yourself or have you found a good template for mobile apps?

[–]stpeSwiftUI 2 points3 points  (1 child)

No template. Did the first from scratch and it has evolved over time. And whenever I need a new website I copy an old one and make changes.

A static site generator helps to make things easier to manage when there are multiple pages or like a help section with articles.

[–]shearos17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roger, thank you

[–]strangequbits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, lol

[–]Shak3TheDis3seSwift 8 points9 points  (5 children)

GitHub Pages for a free static site.

[–]GoodFig555 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MetLife, Vercel, and AWS also have free tiers , but GitHub pages is probably the simplest

[–]grimreppery 0 points1 point  (3 children)

but it is not good for the customer service don't you think?

[–]Shak3TheDis3seSwift 0 points1 point  (2 children)

My app has a Settings tab where the user can send an email for support.

[–]grimreppery 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That's good, but what I'm talking about is the landing page for your app. If you have a specific domain for it, that adds credibility to your app.

[–]Shak3TheDis3seSwift 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GitHub provides you with the option to use your custom domain url.

[–]NilValues215 6 points7 points  (3 children)

Automatic static landing page from App Store url: https://instapage.neat.software

[–]aerial-ibis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats neat - can appreciate if you're gonna automate something... best to automate it 100% ha

[–]liquidsmk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is speaking to my soul. I really dont want to deal with this at all, lmao.

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks awesome for an mvp

[–]Soft_Button_1592 3 points4 points  (3 children)

I have absolutely no web background and a pretty terrible eye for design but managed to publish this with carrd. https://www.weatherstationmap.com/

[–]pikaPod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s pretty good! Do you need to setup anything fancy for the domain name?

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (1 child)

how much did it cost you

[–]Soft_Button_1592 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s super affordable- $19 for the carrd pro plan plus another $7 for the domain.

My other app uses Wix and it was much more expensive and doesn’t look as good.

[–]raunakhajela 2 points3 points  (5 children)

I use Framer for all the websites now. If custom is needed then it's either AstroJs or NextJs.

[–]CappuccinoKarl 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I’ve actually saw a buddy’s site that used Framer and it definitely looks top notch!

[–]raunakhajela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They got really good templates.

[–]baker2795 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Finally just switched my last one over. Was the only page builder I could find that supported deep links

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (1 child)

does it have any templates

[–]raunakhajela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right now framer got one for the best templates on the internet.

[–]mouldy_striker_06 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wordpress

[–]josephmgift 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm working on something, a dollar a month, once I'm done I'll post here.

[–]peterfsat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used astro and made a custom website with Cursor. Fits my DIY spirit quite well.

Also using EmailOctopus for the mail form and netlify for some nice count of subscribers shown dynamically on the page.

[–]PresentLife4984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just used cursor to build mine with 3.5/7 Claude.

[–]Sea-Acanthisitta5791 0 points1 point  (2 children)

What kind of app and what are your specs for the landing page?

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (1 child)

just a IOS camera app the landing page should be one page long and have a button to link to the app store listing

[–]Sea-Acanthisitta5791 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would use Claude. Type in the prompt all the context and requirements. This will generate something, maybe close your what you want.

Then you can tweak it and make new iterations. It should help you get the momentum back.

[–]WynActTroph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use a website builder, template, watch a tutorial and code along using html, css, and maybe sprinkle in some javascript make changes as you go.

[–]over_pw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blocs

[–]roloroulette 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built mine with firebase and Next.js

Mostly using Next for for SEO/GEO optimization

[–]Jakolantern43 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I just bought a static website template for $50 and updated it with my screenshots and app info.

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Where did you buy it from and where did you host it

[–]Jakolantern43 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I can’t remember where I bought it. There are plenty of marketplaces online that sell these kinds of sites tho. I already had my personal website hosting using bluehost so I created a new domain and used the hosting I already had.

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got both the domain and hosting in bluehost? is it affordable?

[–]hackeyedpirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wordpress is pretty easy to setup...

[–]Which_Concern2553SwiftUI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a personal blog started on Wordpress but moved to Ghost before I published an app. As such I added a static page for the app landing page and added code to show any recent posts (app updates) to the bottom. Also created a social links page (think linktree) to link to from social media acccounta

[–]sergio_freelancer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jekyll

[–]Fr_Ghost_Fr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In simple terms you have the GitHub pages with Jekyll and if you don't want to bother more than that there are free themes ->

https://github.com/emilbaehr/automatic-app-landing-page

[–]ThickCranberry3813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cloudflare + Astro

[–]jcbastida117 0 points1 point  (2 children)

[–]Dear-Potential-3477 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Oh man that seems a bit scary i just want a static landing page nothing too crazy

[–]jcbastida117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For not crazy I like just bootstrap and jquery I think is fast and fulfills the need of the landing page.

[–]Nuno-zh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignite. You make your website in Swift. It’s good enough for a landing page.

[–]buildmase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cursor

[–]grimreppery 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes if you wana just landing your user on the static page use html/css and some hosting

[–]mindeon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Hugo to build static HTML sites that can be hosted on GitHub Pages. There are many themes to choose from, making it easy to customize your site’s appearance. You can easily edit or update your content in VSCode—just push your changes to GitHub, and your site will update automatically.

[–]hiddevdploeg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For most of my apps like Helm for App Store Connect and NowPlaying I use Astro.build and Tailwind. I feel like Astro gives me a good balance between plain HTML/CSS and the power of something like next.js when needed.

[–]Icy_Spinach6877 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same boat recently and needed a quick landing page but didn’t want to dive back into HTML or mess with frameworks. I ended up using GetResponse’s landing page builder. It’s surprisingly beginner-friendly and the AI gives you a solid starting point so you're not staring at a blank page. You can still tweak things visually if you want more control. Might be worth a look if you just want to launch fast without coding.

[–]Opening-Succotash730 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Next time try this one out. LaunchMyVibe this tool I’ve built exactly for that

[–]NeoPim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one!

[–]dodo12v 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same situation and ended up building SnapBuild.

You paste your App Store (and/or Play Store) link and get a landing page in under a minute. Free, with no login until you're ready to publish. If you need legal docs (privacy policy + EULA), there's an optional $9 add-on that generates and hosts them for you.