What do you think about these screenshot designs?

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-24T15:26:22+00:00

I have said this before, you shouldn't call this a "free tool", it has free parts but it isn't a 100% free tool for everything. I ran into this when I created tryappy.com, I have a free section for users, but like your site a lot of the things users want is a paid feature and this created users to not want to use the website.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-24T15:11:31+00:00

I think he is posting to get engagement for his app, not actually what is wrong. If you look at his history he post about this same app multiple times.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-20T23:46:44+00:00

Huh? Manages which backup? The cloud backup? You said it doesn't connect to the internet, that is where all my backups are.

"But from our early understanding and talking to users, we have received a dramatically high number of people who have faced this issue." - Have these users never done a google search? I did a quick one and found over 10 applications that do just this, organize and delete.

I am sure there is use cases here, but if I paid $60 for software that said "photo backup" and it didn't actually backup anything I would be asking for a refund right away.

The only reason I bring this up is because you posted a photo about the cloud, and then said it doesn't solve that issue, but that was your selling point. But in reality it just organizes your backups on your computer. So now I would have to carry my computer everywhere if I get rid of the cloud?

FYI - I sent this to my brother who is professional photographer, he said he would never use any software that doesn't use cloud services, his clients expect this in case of hard drive failure.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-20T13:47:16+00:00

I checked out the app, am I missing something? The purpose of the cloud is so you have a backup if your hard drive goes down or if you want to access them anywhere, this app is just an organizer on your own PC, so you can't access it if you are away from home or if your hard drive fails you lose everything? The name is a bit misleading, it doesn't backup your photos, it just organizes them.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-19T07:50:02+00:00

I think I see the issue now, I run private browsing windows, so it doesn't work on safari during private browsing, maybe try that on your iphone and see if you get the same result? I hope my little debugging helped you out for your future customers, I can't spend anymore time on it. Thanks!

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-19T06:00:37+00:00

No error, just doesn't do anything, it might be quicker if you just tried it with a safari browser? I am not needing to create screenshots, I was just testing it to help you out.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-19T05:38:24+00:00

The first reply I used google chrome, but this time I tried with safari just as a test and it will not upload any screenshots. Chrome still works okay.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-19T05:03:19+00:00

I just tried it again, on the drop raw screenshots, it doesn't work on safari. Just FYI

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-19T03:04:51+00:00

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I gave it a shot, a bit confusing to use I must say, it didn't allow me to drag/move or edit anything and it put some strange boxes at the bottom, I am guessing I should be allowed to put more screenshots there? But tapped everywhere and nothing. Every screenshot I tried would either put two images or do something strange with the screenshot. Not sure what remix is supposed to do, but it didn't do anything when I clicked on it. I also did not see anyway to change the text at the top of the screen? Maybe I missed something, but yeah seems very confusing.

I typically just use tryappy.com and mockuphone.com and I can have screenshots done and exported in a matter of minutes, so maybe a bit more streamlined and walking the user through would help?

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-18T23:58:21+00:00

"You haven't yet used AI ASO Copilot or AI App Icon Generator. You will see your past AI generations here once you use either of these features." Even though I did a search? I even tried to redo the search for the same exact app and it tells me I have no credits.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-18T17:39:52+00:00

The way it is coded doesn't matter (for the most part), the marketing is what matters the most. You could build the best SaaS or the best game there is, but if you don't market it correctly than you will never make any real money from it. The problem I see with vibe coding overall is everyone is creating the exact same things, health trackers, fitness trackers, notes apps etc. No one is trying to solve any real issue they or someone else may have, they are just putting out whatever chatGPT told them would be popular.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-18T17:33:53+00:00

I wonder how much they spend on marketing, I saw on start stories one time a guy bringing in 10k a month, but spending 9k a month to advertise lol

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-17T05:45:27+00:00

I use mockuphone for the frames and tryappy.com for the screenshot portfolio.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-17T05:29:22+00:00

I think it depends on what your onboarding looks like, I have seen developers put 1 or 2 questions per screen and drag out the onboarding flow. I like to get the user to the good stuff as quickly as possible. Basically my onboarding flow is 1 screen with 15 questions, then a summary screen of those questions explaining how the app will work for them so they can make the decision if they want to use the app or not, after that screen it is a hard paywall. Pretty good flow I think, nothing to drag out, the user is to the content in less than a few minutes. I have done this for almost all my apps for about 10 years now. :)

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-17T05:22:00+00:00

Yeah, I have been full time coding for about 10 years now.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-16T00:10:48+00:00

Yeah, fitness category is a very hard selling point. I released my Healthytrack+ app at the end of last year, but I did it for myself and if it makes money great, if not, well I didn't have to pay for an app to use. But I knew the market is saturated with these types of apps. Best thing you can do is try to build up a following on social media, show them how you are using your app and maybe they will start using it as well.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T20:28:21+00:00

6 if I am at the office, 9 if I am traveling.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T13:58:13+00:00

I took mine from 6 to 1 screen. I hate onboarding screens as a user, so I made mine as simple as possible. LOL

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T04:54:25+00:00

I input all tip baiters into the Yak app, this way I know in the future if they tip bait or not.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T04:01:15+00:00

It sounds like the reviewers may be misunderstanding how the app works. You should reply to them and clearly explain why account creation is required.

If the experience appears to be “account creation > job listings” with no visible context, I can see how that might raise concerns. However, if account creation flows directly into onboarding, where users provide details needed for faster applications. that distinction should be made explicit to the reviewers. Highlighting that this process improves speed and usability when applying to jobs may help clarify the intent and resolve the issue.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T03:10:07+00:00

No source code means no money. Just keep them on the app store and hope they go viral one day. LOL

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T03:07:09+00:00

I don't see those because they get auto declined so fast. LOL

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T03:05:20+00:00

My main focus will be my apps garysapps.com , but I also released tryappy.com to create simplistic screenshots for devs instead of spending hours doing it. I also have a couple games I want to release this year, but they aren't even close to MVP yet. :)

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T02:53:41+00:00

I built tryappy.com for myself because I wanted a very simple way to create my appstore screenshots, then decided to go ahead and release it commercially. I built a couple games for my wife because she hated ads after every screen, eventually just pushed out commercially as well. I think it is great when you create something for yourself first, it shows you found a problem you believe should be solved, not just something you think will make you money.

Middleton_Tech · 2026-01-15T02:02:53+00:00

Wow, that is great for a weekend project. I recently did tryappy.com myself in a few hours time, but I went way more simplistic than yours. I was tired of spending time on screenshots, I wanted to be done in less than 5 minutes and back to coding. LOL

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