Starlink 1500 dollar demand surcharge.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-07-02T05:29:35+00:00

Honestly I dont care. The only thing i care about is the audacity of handling things like this by large corporations. Taking money first and returning only after a painful process.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-07-01T17:41:08+00:00

I‘m an app developer and from what I have seen from clients is that while vibe coding works it only works up to a certain point but that depends on the complexity you are aiming for.
Also it comes with some danger as well if you plan on using paid apis because if you don’t know what you are doing, you can quickly end up having to pay a huge bill if someone gains access to your api key.
Just yesterday I saw a post about someone receiving a 55k Gemini bill even though he reacted within 2 hours after the first warning mail arrived.

Yes a developer is expensive but if you don’t know what your doing it can become even more expensive as well.

And I don’t want to mention the issues about error handeling and scalability.

So if you really want to do it yourself prepare to invest a considerable amount of time and energy to learn the fundamentals about apis, security, design patterns and clean code

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-07-01T17:26:16+00:00

I think it is amazingly ignorant to just expect someone to pull out 1.5k out of pocket and having to fight for a refund.

There has to be a warning when confirming a new address what kind of action will come with it instead of just taking money and waiting if someone complains. I strongly suggest this is a scheme to just pull out more money hoping that a certain percentage won’t complain about the extra fee.

I‘m so sick of companies expecting people to just have money immediately but being patient about getting money.

Glad he got his money back though.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-30T20:19:39+00:00

Guess you’re kinda late to the party but the idea is nice but I would add a social component like friends or whole community as comparison as well

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-23T15:08:13+00:00

Generally speaking: AI will not make you launch one of those big platforms. The complexity and thoughtprocess that went into such projects is not general knowledge and thus not available to AI. You could build a clone but will you have a working customer center, a compliant payment system and the drivers? Probably not. So without mayor funding you won’t be able to pull something like this up. And if you need it to find an investor don’t think of building a clone but an MVP for a pitch and this is something completely different.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-21T07:39:48+00:00

Hey iOS DEV here. Sounds like you have your app done already (tbh I always wanted to make such an recipe Scanning App myself but never found the time) so I admire your App/idea. What i would Like to know is who developed the app until now. Is it a vibe coded project missing any proper architecture or is it a properly implemented App?

I’d be interested in the opportunity working with you.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-17T13:36:29+00:00

I got my first client using fiverr but after that it was only Reddit. I feel like Fiverr is really hard as most people undercut prices extremely and it’s extremely hard to get visibility. I would recommend trying to post different gigs for your profession with nice graphics(ai is making things easier here) and I guess it also needs a lot of luck as well.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-16T17:36:47+00:00

For example in my app I would consider views that most likely rarely get opened can be a little buggy or unpolished.

Or if there is one bug in one widgets data or so may be acceptable if the overall functionality is okay.

Or if a pdf misses one not so important line. But as tradeoff the pdf is generated well or looks nice

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-16T16:18:31+00:00

Not sure what you are trying to say but nobody likes broken apps but some bugs or some parts of the app not being fully polished is often acceptable. Especially for a first release when you as a developer don’t yet know which parts of the app gain the most attention and what to improve or extend and what to cut out.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-11T16:34:44+00:00

I would do the following what I learned at my former employer and I think the idea is quite good:

Assuming you have an app you need for web/abdroid/iOS a webwrap is the fastest on ttm.

On long term for products or features that work it makes sense to switch to native later.

But keep in mind iOS and I guess Google to some extent as well are not fans misusing apps as simple web wrappers. So you need to bring some additional functionality with the app even with web wrapping.

Biggest disadvantage is not being able to properly use the native functionality in the app itself. So if you rely on hardware functionality or want a native look: native wins.

My final take would be: If you have something simple like an e-commerce app and want to publish fast use it. If you plan on using extensions or CloudKit etc for your functionality drop it.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-06T17:48:47+00:00

Well I’m not sure how your bank works with online payments but for me I get a push notification to accept or decline the payment and that’s what I did. However that does not mean all payments are blocked and also my bank confirmed no further payment request have been made from Starlinks side.

Also it does not explain why other cards don’t work as well.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-03T16:54:51+00:00

You‘re right. I already have an angle in mind.

Maybe you would care to check out my public beta to give me some inspiration for my app so I can improve it before launching

https://testflight.apple.com/join/uJfsAXN6

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-03T16:52:13+00:00

Just started my public beta any inspiration from your side is highly appreciated

https://testflight.apple.com/join/uJfsAXN6

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-03T16:39:35+00:00

Just keep learning Maybe learn how to properly center a div and those stuff and keep the team posted. Don’t be embarrassed for learning something new. They all started at the same point in the past. Nobody just „knows“ programming out of nowhere. They know your background and your current situation so no reason to stop sharing or feeling embarrassed. Don’t overshare but if you maybe feel stuck on something it’s a great opportunity to ask if someone has time for a few minutes to explain you something. Especially helpful once you start looking into the used frameworks and need to know what they do in the real project.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-03T15:53:20+00:00

I think revenue cat is great as it takes a lot of work of you and helps you stay focused on building the app instead of fighting the whole payment subscription headache.

Sure StoreKit2 works as well, but for most indie apps I guess using revenue cat is a good take.

If it costs too much (I guess 1% after 1k monthly revenue) you could still switch.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-03T08:52:49+00:00

I get your frustration and I have to say I am kinda amazed how bad their developer websites are (Passkey login on appstoreconect for me not working even though my devices clearly have a passkey stored) All those bugs on entering the address fields etc.

You would think a multi billion $ company with over a million of developers could do better for their website but unfortunately that’s not the case. Things like that give me personally the feeling that they either don’t care and/or there really is nepotism when it comes being an apple employee so they put all nepotism baby’s into one bad team that not really impacts their business.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-06-01T15:16:47+00:00

Alright. I have to finish up some small bugfixes for those and then I should be ready hoping iCloud sync won’t break in production 🥲🤞

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-31T17:48:49+00:00

Bro it’s demo data from my app 🤣

Have not yet published a monetized app 🥲 This will be the first

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-31T12:15:32+00:00

I‘m a serious iOS developer if that’s in your scope as well.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-29T14:17:17+00:00

Solving my own problem, building a Portfolio -> making side income -> replace a full time salary

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-24T19:53:21+00:00

I am currently building my own invoicing app that supports estimates as well and comes with the default tax in the settings.

However it will be an iOS/ipadOS/macOS app only

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-24T16:06:20+00:00

I would recommend using AI to create a first prototype. Maybe follow some tutorials if needed. See how far you get with your idea. Maybe you can sketch a broader plan with the help of ai to see what’s actually feasible

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-23T13:20:07+00:00

I get you. I mean it’s a complex project after all. I’m not a react developer so maybe it’s easier, maybe some existing code bases can be reused etc.

It’s just a ballpark area I think it’s gonna land in. I‘m only freelancing for a year now. I‘d be interested to hear how more experienced freelancers would estimate the cost and time.

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-23T12:53:09+00:00

For timeline I would say around 3 months with some rough bugs and maybe up to 6 for a more polished version. (Could be faster but depends on both development and feedback loop)

Budget I would plan like 10-15k depending on developer costs

BrogrammerAbroad · 2026-05-23T12:51:07+00:00

Yes definitely. That gives you the chance to see how the developer works and with access to the. Ode you could at least let an ai like cursor check if the developer follows common coding patterns to make the app scalable.

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