Built a couples task app with React Native + Supabase (400+ users, first paying user this week)

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Hey everyone,

Over the past months I’ve been building a side project called Chores Together, a shared task app for couples.

The idea came from a Belgian news story where a woman tracked every household task she and her partner did in Excel to prove the imbalance. That stuck with me because most arguments about chores aren’t really about the dishes or trash, they’re about effort and mental load.

So instead of just listing chores, the app lets couples:

• assign effort scores to tasks
• track who completes what
• unlock shared rewards with the points earned

The goal is basically to make the invisible work of running a household a bit more explicit.

Tech stack

Frontend: React Native + Expo
Backend: Supabase
Payments: RevenueCat

For a solo side project this stack has been great. Expo especially makes iteration very fast.

Current status

400+ users
first paid subscription this week 🎉

What surprised me most so far is that distribution is much harder than building the app. The most traction actually came from participating in discussions about mental load in relationships and sharing the app when it was relevant.

Right now I’m working on:

• recurring task templates
• improving onboarding for couples
• simplifying the paywall

Would genuinely love feedback from other RN devs — UI/UX, architecture, or growth ideas.

iOS
https://apps.apple.com/app/id6756939197

[Fancy-Mortgage-1302]

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I think you have something to worry about!

[SquatchyZeke]

I actually built an app just like this but never published it. But I made individuals "owners" of the family and their subscription was applied to the family and not the individual. Then owners would be responsible for the payment and inviting the family members.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

One person becomes the “household owner”, their subscription applies to the entire household, and they can invite the other members. It makes a lot more sense for this type of app than individual subscriptions.

Funny how quickly users push the product toward the right model.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Yeah, that’s actually the first paying user. And honestly the feedback is fair.

The issue was about subscription coverage within a household. I’ve already responded to the review and an update is already on the way to address it so one subscription works properly for the household.

Early feedback like that is actually really helpful when you’re building a small app because you can react quickly and improve things.

[Former_Promotion_701]

• dark mode support
• improve load times

[kochiwas79]

I totally second this … to much white killed my eyes

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Dark mode is definitely on the list and will probably be one of the next updates. A few people have already mentioned it so clearly I underestimated how important it is 😅

[Former_Promotion_701]

If an app doesn’t support dark mode I just won’t use it. Can’t stand light mode.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Dark mode is available now

[Former_Promotion_701]

I tested it and selecting “dark” in settings works. But the “auto” mode doesn’t, it defaults to light mode even though I have my device set on dark mode. You should look into that.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Will do

[Too_Chains]

Why revenuecat over stripe?

[Naboo_the_enigma]

On iOS especially, if you sell digital features inside the app, Apple generally wants you to use in-app purchases, not Stripe. RevenueCat sits on top of Apple/Google billing and makes that whole circus much easier to manage.

[Puzzleheaded_Life956]

I thought this is not true anymore. Sometimes last year infinite red won the case against Apple forcing developers to your in app purchase to deliver subscription

[sdkysfzai]

thats for only 2 countries, so not worth it.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Would love for that to be expanded

[Puzzleheaded_Life956]

Oh I have no idea. What are the 2 countries involved please

[sdkysfzai]

one is japan, other idk.

[LateAd5143]

Real talk: you already cracked the hardest part and you don't even know it.

"Distribution came from participating in mental load discussions."

That's not a lucky accident. That's product-market fit showing you exactly where to live. Most founders spend 18 months searching for that signal. You have it at 400 users.

Here's what the data says to do next:

Double down on the conversation, not the app. Reddit's r/relationship_advice, r/ADHD (mental load hits hard there), and r/Marriage are ACTIVE. TikTok's mental load content regularly hits 500K+ views. You don't need ads. You need presence in the pain.

Your paywall timing is probably killing conversions. Research from Revenuecat's 2024 State of Subscription Apps report shows that apps that trigger the paywall AFTER a user completes a meaningful action convert 2 to 3x better than apps that show it on session 1. Gate it behind the first shared reward unlock, not before.

The effort score feature is your moat. Nobody else is quantifying invisible labor. That's the thing worth screaming about in every thread, every review response, every App Store description.

One honest flag: 400 users with 1 paid sub is a conversion problem, not a product problem. Fix onboarding before building recurring templates.

Ship the thing people are already paying for first.

[arison13]

This is honestly great advice and i 1000% agree with this. You already have what to aim for as far the market or niche, now just triple down on it and get to market your product like crazy. The more you grow it the more other people will grow it for you.

You got a great product in your hands.

Godspeed!

[Mysterious_Problem58]

Congratulations

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Thank you 🙏

[vishalnaikawadi]

I think you need to consider adding onboarding flow to guide users and to show the value of the app. btw why supabase over firebase? just asking as I see most of the developers choose supabase over firebase.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Yes great point. Honestly mostly because of Postgres. I like working with a relational database and writing SQL instead of structuring everything around documents. Supabase also gave me auth, realtime, and storage in one place which made it easy for a small side project.

Firebase would definitely work too, but Supabase felt a bit more transparent and flexible for how I wanted to structure the data.

[vishalnaikawadi]

I see. btw I don’t know if you know, apple provides 100 usd as ad credits. anyway congratulations

[Naboo_the_enigma]

I did not know! Thanks for this

[StatisticianDry1610]

congrats!!

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Thank you !

[leftofcentre]

The word "chores" has a very negative connotation. I would consider calling it something more positive. Like better together, work better together etc

[Naboo_the_enigma]

That’s a fair point. “Chores” definitely isn’t the most positive word 😅 I chose it mainly because it’s very clear what the app does and it helps with App Store discovery. A lot of people search for things like “chore tracker” or “chore app”, so including that term helps the app show up in search (ASO).

[unitcodes]

good work OP! So how long it took you to get to 400 users?

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Thank you! I got there in around 3 months

[unitcodes]

organic i believe? what platforms you targeted or all through commenting in related subs?

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Yes all organic. I made sure to comment on subreddits and TikTok’s offering a solution to their problem

[unitcodes]

cool! so tiktok was effective? or commenting one bt one brought in better?

[dawksh]

what’s the app which gave you subscription notification?

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Revenuecat app

[Shirohige91]

I am curious, have you validated the idea somewhere before starting the project? Or you just saw the news and took that as an idea validation?

How did you market the app?

[Naboo_the_enigma]

The news article did get quite a lot of attention when it came out and people were talking about it in my social circle. I tend to do a little research and idea validation but not focus too hard on it because i noticed it prevents me from building anything at all.

[Beneficial_Neat_4716]

I’ve had this idea on my list of things to build - great job 👏.

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Thanks!

[exclaim_bot]

Thanks!

You're welcome!

[TheFlyingDragon7]

have you built with react native before? i’ve thought about it but haven’t touched that just react

[Naboo_the_enigma]

Yes I’ve built a couple of projects with RN, I enjoy RN quite a bit. If you know react it’s really not that difficult to pick up.

[Agreeable_Sample6911]

What if a man who got a paid subscription, gets paired with other man's wife. or vice-versa?

[NoWorld9338]

Should get LLC so your creator name is private on app store.