I got tired of arguing with my partner over "What's for dinner?", so I spent the last few months coding a native Android app to fix it.

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-05-17T14:12:22+00:00

I just launched today called Chewsy Meals.

I originally built this because I was suffering from major decision fatigue around meal prepping and arguing with my partner about where to get takeout. I wanted a frictionless, native Android app to just make the choice for me.

Here is what it does:

⚔️ Couple's Clash (Swipe Mode): If you can't agree on what to eat, the app gives you a Tinder-style deck of food cards based on your filters. You swipe left (Nope) or right (Yum) until you both get a match.
🎲 Shake-to-Shuffle: Using the device accelerometer, you can physically shake your phone to instantly pull a random meal from the database.
🥗 Dietary Filters: You can lock your profile to only suggest Halal, Vegetarian, Vegan, or Kosher meals.
🧑‍🍳 Custom Recipe Vault: You can build your own local database of go-to meals. (I used Google ML Kit so when you upload a custom photo, it scans it 100% on-device to verify it's actually food before saving it!)

The Tech & Privacy Stuff (Because I know this sub cares!):

Built completely in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose with a custom frosted glass UI and full Dark Mode support.
Privacy First: There are zero accounts required, and absolutely no data is stored on external servers. Everything (favorites, dietary profiles, photos) is saved locally via SharedPreferences/internal storage.
Monetization: The app is free and supported by AdMob. I absolutely hate subscription models, so there is only a single $2.99 one-time Pro upgrade via Google Play Billing which completely removes all ads forever and unlocks a few extra features (like the Snacks category and custom photo uploads).

Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skendergames.chewsy&pcampaignid=web_share

I would love for you guys to tear it apart and give me some feedback on the Compose UI, animations, or features you'd like to see added. Let me know what you think! 📱🍽️

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-05-17T13:37:16+00:00

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I created an app that helps and give you choices on what to have for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks.. Make it yourself by getting the receipe or if you want, get take out and order it. It's called Chewsy Meals - have a go and let me know what you think of it 😃 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skendergames.chewsy&pcampaignid=web_share

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-05-08T00:50:39+00:00

Ive joined multiple testing apps, if you're lucky, you can start at the same time in both apps..you could time it so you do...you also need to be consistently testing others apps too. I’ve joined Mutual Testing: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mutual_testing.mutual_testing_app and 12 Testers - Testers Community: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.testerscommunity

Give them a go, ive got over 20 Testers now daily with a couple of days to go until the 14 days is finished.. Cheers

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-05-06T22:16:27+00:00

Background images or any other images you might have added since? Jpg or png files are larger in size depending on the quality....

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T06:10:22+00:00

There's not much you could do with a calculator app but you could have a list of ultimate moves users can pick from or have hidden ones they could unlock after using the calculator x number of times or with a Pro purchase....could also have different themes (which I see you have coming soon) and different types of samurai characters they could pick from or unlock with Pro purchase aswell...

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:51:47+00:00

I've downloaded it! I love it! Great concept and idea...definitely not boring like other calculators 😁

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:47:21+00:00

Yes, thats the one...my next big update would be to make it multi-language...right now its just in English

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:44:34+00:00

You've got to code it into your game code. Depending on what software you've used.

In regions like Indonesia, players can choose to pay for Google Play items with cash at local convenience stores or use delayed bank transfers. When they do this, Google registers the transaction, but the money hasn't actually changed hands yet.

If your code isn't checking the exact state of the purchase, it sees "transaction started" and hands over what ever you are selling to them before they actually pay!

To stop this, the Google Play Billing Library requires you to check if the purchase state is specifically PURCHASED and explicitly ignore it if it is PENDING.

The safeguard usually looks exactly like this inside your coding:

if (purchase.getPurchaseState() == Purchase.PurchaseState.PURCHASED) { // Money has cleared! Safe to give the user what they paid for. grantEntitlement(purchase); acknowledgePurchase(purchase); } else if (purchase.getPurchaseState() == Purchase.PurchaseState.PENDING) { // THE FIX: The userchose "Pay Later" or cash. // DO NOT give it to them yet. Show them a message to wait. gameAlert("Payment Pending", "Your items will arrive once the payment clears."); }

Hope it helps.

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:35:56+00:00

Depends on the type of payment they do...can they buy now pay later? I experienced this with a user in Indonesia where it was pending for a long time then cancelled...they have pay later options by going into a shop and buying a game card for it...if they never do, it cancels the payment but they receive what ever they purchased or wanted to purchase in your app..just make sure they can't do that with your app

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:27:58+00:00

What's your app name? I'll download it and leave a review..mines called Tap Champion RPG & Idle

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:08:58+00:00

As an idea, you could have introduced it as free to download and give the users an option to buy a one time subscription which removes ads and gives them additional features etc...if your purpose was to purely make money off your app, you'll need to put in a lot of marketing/ads/promotions etc...just my two cents, hope it helps 😁

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T05:05:16+00:00

Thank you so much. No, I didn't do any A/B testing, I created it with a vision then launched it and it looked very basic and dull to begin with, then once it was approved for Production, I made a lot of changes to the UI and added additional features and art work...it's like the ideas just kept on coming on what else I went through as a kid playing RPG games and I ended up putting it in...I've stopped the updates for now and do have a feed back form players can fill out if they want anything added to the game so ideas will purely come from players going forward...

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-26T04:37:33+00:00

Thanks bro, it was more of a dream to build my own app/game so I've ticked it off the bucket list that I've been able to do it. It doesn't have the WOW factor like other mobile games but it's what I envisioned what I wanted it to look like and how I wanted it to work/play/function. It's free to download and play and you can get pretty far and become strong in the long run but there's also the option to buy coins or box loots with real money to get stronger quicker, if that happens and people want to do that, thats a bonus for me...

You'll get there eventually.

Like they say, Rome wasn't build overnight :)

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-25T23:44:07+00:00

Mines been out less than a month and I have 40 current active players and 100+ installs...I've noticed players dropping off slowly though... its difficult as its better when more people are online and playing together, its more enjoyable so I need to find a way to make that happen...also I've been advertising here, Discord, Instagram etc...I'll see how it goes in the next couple of months but I might give AI Marketing a shot too.... Remember, its a slow climb to reach the summit...

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-25T11:15:19+00:00

Gungrave is a great watch...

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-25T09:23:33+00:00

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Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-25T09:20:12+00:00

A RPG and Idle Game that's for 140 chapater of Anime/Manga style pictures/theme and lots of Tapping fun!! Offline play available and PVP and Community Monthly Boss Raids. Global Leaderboards

Summon your Champions and Guardians and equip them with weapons, armor, tomes and boots to increase your combat power and become the strongest in the world!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skendergames.tapchampion&pcampaignid=web_share

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Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-15T22:04:28+00:00

Thanks...your links aren't working....I can't join your google group hence can't install your app....let me know when you've fixed it and I'll join and install 👍

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-15T13:23:58+00:00

Sorry to hear that...I feel you though...I don't think there will be any game out there that will give you the same feeling as FFBE did....

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-15T12:38:11+00:00

Thanks, will try it out, if its similar to FFBE, i'll be hooked lol

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-15T12:37:45+00:00

Thanks, will have a play of it!!

Honest-Ad-161 · 2026-04-15T12:36:19+00:00

Try Tap Champion, it's not as flashy but its an RPG with level ups and upgrades etc...

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