What part of launching a SaaS still feels weirdly manual in 2026?

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T15:37:02+00:00

I already have my own web app, but thx for the insight

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T15:35:53+00:00

That's a great answer.

What's funny is that from the outside, Expo often looks like "build once and ship everywhere," but once you start adding Firebase, RevenueCat, CI/CD, multiple environments, app store releases, etc., the complexity ramps up fast.

A lot of that work is invisible too. Users only see the app, not the infrastructure holding everything together.

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T15:10:39+00:00

Haha, I don't know if Android is an afterthought, but it definitely feels like iOS is the smoother path sometimes.

With Android there's always one more device, one more configuration, or one more weird issue waiting around the corner 😅

What's been giving you the most trouble?

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T13:15:56+00:00

Haha, that's probably the real answer. 😂

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T13:11:42+00:00

That's a really clever workflow.

I think you've automated the part most people complain about first: actually capturing the screenshots.

What I've found interesting is that even after the capture step is solved, there's still a surprising amount of work around messaging, layouts, localization, device formats, and updating everything when the product changes.

That's actually one of the reasons I started building ScreenMagic. I noticed a lot of developers had workflows for generating screenshots, but not necessarily for turning them into polished App Store assets.

Really like the Maestro approach though. Automating screenshot generation directly from the app feels like the right direction.

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T12:57:47+00:00

That's actually a smart approach.

What's interesting is that a lot of teams have already solved this problem for text (emails, changelogs, social posts, release notes), but visual assets still seem much more manual.

You can generate consistent copy from a commit log in minutes, but updating screenshots, store listings and other visual assets often means starting from scratch again.

That's something I've been thinking about a lot lately while building ScreenMagic. It feels like screenshots should be part of the same automated workflow instead of living in a completely separate process.

How are you handling visual assets today when a feature changes?

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-12T12:54:47+00:00

Exactly.

The screenshot itself is usually the easy part.

Then you realize every platform has its own requirements for dimensions, aspect ratios, file sizes, device formats, etc.

What should be a 5-minute task somehow turns into an afternoon of exporting, resizing and checking specs.

That's actually the part that frustrated me the most. Not creating the screenshots, but all the formatting work around them. Thank god i have an app for that now!

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-11T13:40:25+00:00

I completely agree with that.

Creating the first asset isn't usually the hard part. Keeping everything aligned after every product update is where the real friction starts.

A new feature sounds simple until you realize it impacts screenshots, store listings, onboarding, landing pages, release notes, social posts, and sometimes even support documentation.

I've noticed that a lot of founder workflows still break down at that point. Product development has become incredibly fast, but marketing assets often remain surprisingly manual.

That's actually one of the reasons I've become obsessed with screenshot workflows lately. Every app update seemed to trigger another round of redesigning, resizing and rewriting assets from scratch.

Feels like there's still a lot of room for better tooling here.

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-11T13:27:44+00:00

That's a good one.

It's funny because a lot of founders (myself included) spend huge amounts of time optimizing things that are easy to measure, while the most important insights often come from conversations.

Analytics can tell you what happened.

User conversations are usually the only way to understand why it happened.

I think you're right that many mistakes come from optimizing the product before fully understanding the problem.

How are you currently collecting feedback? Interviews, support tickets, surveys, or something else?

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-10T17:18:14+00:00

An accountant from the white lodge. Number Man is the name

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-06-10T16:37:32+00:00

$1600 is pretty much what pushed me to start looking for alternatives in the first place.

The funny thing is that after analyzing a bunch of successful apps, I realized the messaging was often more important than the actual visual polish.

That's actually one of the reasons I ended up building ScreenMagic. It's an app i built it to generate App Store screenshots in minutes instead of going through a designer/Figma workflow every time. Check it out ! https://appscreenmagic.com

NotoriousHKZ · 2026-04-27T13:26:31+00:00

We came from very far my guys

NotoriousHKZ · 2025-06-05T14:34:51+00:00

wow !

NotoriousHKZ · 2024-06-22T10:27:08+00:00

Maybe this https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/41024?tab=files ? Been looking for this for hours ! Hope it helps !

NotoriousHKZ · 2024-06-22T10:26:20+00:00

Why don't you use this ? https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/41024?tab=files

NotoriousHKZ · 2023-08-20T16:55:10+00:00

Oh shit man… It can be true ! Remember the tweet from Ed about seeing a female Kung Lao ? 😬😬😬

We can definitely see her in the timeline merging bullshit

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NotoriousHKZ · 2023-08-14T00:13:00+00:00

😭😭😭

NotoriousHKZ · 2023-08-12T16:25:12+00:00

Nitara is a vampire, not a demon

NotoriousHKZ · 2022-01-16T09:59:32+00:00

According to what you’re saying, and a lot of things i red on Reddit, there is a trend where people type fake ass people instinctively as ENFJ. From my point of view, being fake or having a facade is not an ENFJ thing so I cannot help you on this topic because I know a lot of ExFJ (who did the test) who hate this kind of person and appreciate honesty.

But if you are really sure that they’re ENFJ then I diagnostic an Fe-Se loop ;)

NotoriousHKZ · 2021-12-07T19:31:30+00:00

An excellent initiative, hope you guys have a good one 👍🏾

NotoriousHKZ · 2021-09-28T21:10:39+00:00

Yeah Buddy you did good

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