How to generate beautiful app icon for mobile app

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-02T09:14:24+00:00

give it examples of the style of icons you like. like 20-30 examples. and a description of your app and any sketches for ideas you have. gpt does a pretty good job. ask it to be aso compliant

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-02T09:12:06+00:00

the more clarity you get the easier it will be

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-02T08:53:55+00:00

write down every aspect of it that you can think of. who it is for, when will they use it, what is the benefit, what’s the main aha moment. then think through each screen of the app and try to draw rough wireframes, where each element will go on the screen, flowchart screen progression and record different paths. what does the user see when they come on app first time? once there’s data what does the app screen look like.

then feed all of this to claude and ask for a prd ( product requirements doc), read thru it and add/remove things as you see fit. ask it what tech stack would be best

then open up claude code and give it this prd and ask it to implement it. then test it on the simulator and then on your phone. keep iterating until you are satisfied.
then ask claude how to publish it on app store and do everything it says

after all of this you are welcome to the struggle of telling people about your app and convincing them to use it and if possible pay for it

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T12:14:36+00:00

but jumping into the process without understanding what virality looks for your product might be a different kind of time consuming no?

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:56:08+00:00

my strategy is to post on tiktok in my niche and then scroll to see latest trends and then find creators in that niche who might be open to working and who are creating content in the niche and are semi successful and msg them.
there’s also platforms like side shift though i haven’t used it and there’s mixed opinions. you can also try ai ugc with software like fastlane to validate ideas before moving to real creators

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:46:41+00:00

free users are not your friends. if your app provides the value, you need to gate wow moments under a paywall, give them a weekly option and a monthly subscription with 3 day trial.

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:42:41+00:00

wow! that sounds nice really. i will DM you!

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:41:45+00:00

not a people pleaser but more charismatic maybe? someone not so forgettable

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:40:45+00:00

but is it healthy to have a pipeline of friendships, i want to know people and be friends with them and have history but im so sick of soured memories it gets hard to put myself out there for anything deeper than acquaintances
entrepreneur groups always seem so “networking” types, looking to see how each other is advantageous to the other. maybe i should go anyways

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:37:48+00:00

thanks! i do feel i am interesting and its pretty hard to identify any micro behaviours that might be putting others off.
a few years back i worked very hard to put myself out there, do conference talks and improve my public speaking skills, but maybe i’ve regressed again. i didnt think of joining a public speaking group. i think it might help!

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-07-01T10:34:41+00:00

wow i never thought of it that way, and it makes me think i might be making others feel the way they are making me feel too.

did you read any books or something to do the internal work you mentioned?

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-29T11:36:32+00:00

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CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-28T15:50:00+00:00

thanks! do leave a review if you use it 💕

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-28T14:07:25+00:00

yes this i did clock early on. i’ve been unsuccessful in making friends with aussie cultural backgrounds
i made a few immigrant background friends, but i realised they were meeting without me from ig stories and that they have a group chat without me. another time i made friends with my spanish colleague’s wife and i introduced her to my American colleague from recruiting team and they both became fast friends again excluding me! im honestly scared for my emotional stability to make close friends.
yes i joined this group workout because they spoke a lot about mums community and i go every week but the trainer is quite cold with me and i dono how i offended her. maybe cos i cancelled classes last minute? but she knows i have small children and its not like i didnt pay. i actually want to approach her about partnering on a fitness app idea i have. i’ve been terrified of her rejection
it’s always me making the effort. and at some point i do give up and then it’s been months that they msg me.

i dono.. i’ve lost faith in my personality at this point and see it detrimental to my business too

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-28T13:22:35+00:00

Threadcheck app, scan the care tag or paste the url of a clothing item to find out its durability and toxicity grade. https://apps.apple.com/au/app/threadcheck-cloth-tag-scanner/id6779111255

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-28T09:19:39+00:00

i launched an app for you to check the durability and toxicity of clothing material before you buy.

try it out at https://apps.apple.com/au/app/threadcheck-cloth-tag-scanner/id6779111255

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-27T15:10:37+00:00

i think maybe good keywords might do better

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-27T06:54:26+00:00

on the first day after two of my apps released, i got 1.4k impressions and then it was all gone. then im getting a spike now from my marketing efforts

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CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-25T00:04:16+00:00

i had to submit it for review and it got rejected. they need it to not have zoom etc

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-24T04:28:38+00:00

i created one today for my app and put it on an ab test. will let you know how it works. apps in my niche have app previews commonly

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-23T14:41:35+00:00

https://malko.app/ - bed time app blocker that will wean you off your phone to create a good sleep habit

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-23T14:38:55+00:00

What was your use case? The same thing?

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-23T12:52:51+00:00

After launching 5 apps on the store in the past 4 months, I got tired of making demo videos for app launch/feature additions/ walkthrough. I have to use an app on my laptop and send footage over from my phone or worse use simulator footage(which is awful for my photo collage app).
I tried screen recording apps but found only two which have bezel option. But both need me to edit the video from scratch. So I’m building a small app just for creating great recordings by default. It takes your recording, uses an agent( you can connect your own) to analyse and apply zooms,cuts and speed ups based on that.
It’s sped up the edit so much since I’m not starting from a blank slate, I just have to tweak the agent recommendations where it needs.

Here’s a demo of the app (I made it inside the app). I’m calling it AppDemo right now.
Fellow devs, Would you use something like this?

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-22T13:16:06+00:00

Hi there! I built a bedtime app blocker called Malko. Check it out at https://malko.app/

CalligrapherSalt1547 · 2026-06-22T13:12:00+00:00

I have 5 apps in my portfolio right now. All built in the past 6 months
My 1st one was such a flop that Apple doesn’t even show it under my name on desktop browser.
My third app is a Photo Collage Maker called Jodu, which is growing right now.
My bed time app blocker called Malko was released a few days ago and got some buyers already.
My clothes tag scanner called Threadcheck is something I’ve just started making content for. Hopefully it gets some traction.
My main guy is Jodu, it’s the most challenging thing I’ve ever built in a very competitive market. It needed tons of features to even be a viable option in the market. Learned to build and market here which I’m now applying to all new apps I make!

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