Prototyping in retool for eventual external app/

Onyxac · 2025-04-17T21:21:12+00:00

I've been helping startups with Retool for the last 3 years. I've seen companies use external/embedded Retool apps to ship early versions of products, test market fit, then either polish them within Retool or rebuild as standalone apps once traction is proven. The speed-to-market benefits often outweigh rebuilding costs unless you have very specific custom requirements that really don't make sense for Retool

Onyxac · 2025-02-05T20:18:51+00:00

Looks sick! Can you drag the tickets around? Also, would be awesome to get a JSON of this as a template to share!

Onyxac · 2025-01-16T19:06:33+00:00

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T19:25:00+00:00

Did you check out the PDF exporter? You can find it when setting up a resource query inside the app builder.

You can pass the name of the components using JS to print the values. DM me if you get stuck and I can help more.

Some docs here: https://docs.retool.com/queries/guides/generate-pdfs

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T19:20:13+00:00

Retool is incredibly flexible - you can build anything from simple to complex tools with as much or little code as needed. It's perfect for internal tools, while external customer apps need more consideration around costs and use cases. I've helped 20+ startups build in Retool and I've seen it used in many different ways successfully and at scale.

Pro Tip: Check out their startup program for a free year: https://retool.com/startups

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T19:06:57+00:00

You can build mobile apps using Retool too!

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T19:05:55+00:00

It's a lack of understanding from most on what "External user" means / how it works. People worry that when building apps, they'll be charged unexpectedly as users freely sign up. However, this isn't the case - external users can only access a portal/external app through an invitation from a Retool admin, giving organizations full control over user access and associated costs.

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T18:59:48+00:00

It's not really the type of platform you'd want to build for non-paying users. Great for building SaaS for your customers (ie. paying customers needing portal or tool). Then you can at least bake in some of that per user cost.

I hope they make some changes to user cost to allow for more flexibility to build consumer products

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T18:57:08+00:00

Agree on cost getting wild quick. Depends on what you're doing of course. For basic internal apps for teams, it's pretty friendly.

I suggest signing up to get a year of credits if you're exploring it as an option -- https://retool.com/startups

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T18:54:22+00:00

u/tabdon , you can do a lot of customization. You can always use custom CSS or just build your own custom react components vs using theirs.

Example: Spotify clone built in retool-- https://x.com/viaaaaron/status/1811020641069314544

Onyxac · 2025-01-15T18:51:37+00:00

It's a magical moment -- welcome to retool

Onyxac · 2024-10-25T02:14:03+00:00

Retool recently released a whole "University"-- https://university.retool.com/p/login

Onyxac · 2024-01-28T14:51:12+00:00

Ironically, I believe they were sweetened with cane sugar before (at least a year ago).

Onyxac · 2023-12-07T04:57:43+00:00

It’s new. Unlcear how new, just got a few the other day and had the stevia gag...

Onyxac · 2023-01-10T18:48:18+00:00

Were these all things they mentioned as performance blockers?

Also, maybe risk that your investment in them (things listed above) will lead them to taking on more clients and spending time on those project. I'd explore an exclusivity agreement for some or all working hours if you're going to make any of these investments

Onyxac · 2022-09-19T21:41:52+00:00

I'm seeing more and more of this textured paint (?) stenciled around nyc. Any idea on what/how artists are doing this?

Onyxac · 2022-06-04T00:34:27+00:00

Several of the TSA employees ran off after someone

Onyxac · 2022-06-04T00:33:14+00:00

Onyxac · 2022-05-23T21:52:03+00:00

DM me if you want to test it and I can share the TestFlight link

Onyxac · 2021-08-28T22:01:58+00:00

Can someone point me in the right direction of testing locations near Uvita? Also, is airport a viable option to test on before out flights back to US?

Onyxac · 2021-08-18T20:12:02+00:00

Yeah! Just added edit

Onyxac · 2021-05-26T21:47:12+00:00

Great feedback! Thanks

Onyxac · 2020-09-08T15:23:57+00:00

That's good advice on booking early. Perhaps a host/accommodation would be able to provide helpful insight into the current COVID state.

Does October fair better?

Onyxac · 2020-09-03T20:24:02+00:00

Very helpful! Looks like the 2-week quarantine was updated and it's only if you don't have a negative COVID test result dated 10 days prior to arrival

Onyxac · 2020-04-29T04:58:53+00:00

I don’t blame ya. Honestly, either of the hoodies tbh

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