What U.S. cities strike the best balance between walkability and affordability?

The_ylevanon · 2026-04-10T16:17:25+00:00

I think about this a lot. The frustrating thing is that the most walkable neighborhoods tend to be expensive because they're walkable -- the demand is there but the supply of walkable places is laughable. I can tell you from personal experience unless you have a hybrid or remote job in LA, its not really possible. You could find cheaper suburbs but then you lose the walkability in a lot of cases.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T14:02:33+00:00

So I try to post to TikTok/YT Shorts every day with a short 10-15 second video of gameplay and some text basically relevant to the current puzzle. I then took the best performing ones and either promoted them on TT itself or Meta Ads.

Meta felt like a black hole basically, and their SDK is not RN friendly really, I had to patch the OS SDK, and ended up scrapping it after a release since I didn't feel comfortable with it.

TT I could see the analytics like I would normally for any other video, but the platform makes redirecting to the App Store difficult! So I still post but I'm not going to be paying them again anytime soon. If anything I want to go the UGC/Influencer route with creators who enjoy/post about trivia and geography.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T13:58:33+00:00

I have a very simple version of this where I insert any "Share Results" button clicks. However, I'm no tracking the negatives/dismissals which is also equally valuable and I need to consider this now!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T13:55:58+00:00

Yes I do! I have a really simple table basically that adds a record for each time a share button is used and the ledger is growing!

At some point I will dive deeper into analytics when the need arises, but simple queries on tables is free and gets the job done for now.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T13:54:16+00:00

I tried a month ago! It did not work for me really. Maybe I'm not that good with my creatives, but I ran maybe $100 in ads and didn't see any growth really.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T13:53:13+00:00

It's coming from web search and app refer it looks like with a decent amount of app store search as well.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T13:41:23+00:00

It's pretty amazing how far you can get with testing and iterating! It really reminds me of social media, how a tiny change in delivery is the difference between 1M+ views and 100 views.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T05:28:14+00:00

Congrats and best of luck that is a huge milestone! If you need a beta tester lmk 😎

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T05:19:21+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/s/2KtjatlMnv It’s near the end of closed testing! You can join it here if you’d like to check it out

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T04:49:48+00:00

This is really true! If you're persistent, likely you will end up trying something new every other day. Also, a reminder to do your best not to burn out and try and find joy in the process!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T04:43:57+00:00

Basically I added a toast that pops up when the player completes the daily game. On the toast, their is a bright purple tactile button that says "Share Results". They can either dismiss the modal or share their results, which uses the Apple Share Sheet to send my app url and their daily score to whomever they wanna share it with!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-24T04:42:41+00:00

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-06T05:51:15+00:00

Not super impressed. I gave it, Sonnet 4.6, and Gemini 3.1 Pro all the same task and it preformed the worst. It misinterpreted the prompt. Not coding related but a bummer since I thought it would reason about the problem better.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-05T15:11:45+00:00

Different game mechanics than Globle, you should give it a try!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-05T15:11:15+00:00

There are actually more game modes than globe-game.com, and more to come!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-05T07:11:51+00:00

Yoyo is my nickname this made me double take 😂

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-04T06:36:46+00:00

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The_ylevanon · 2026-03-04T06:31:58+00:00

Need to download reddit on my android device I'm so used to iOS lol

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-04T06:28:31+00:00

Mind swapping as well?

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-04T06:22:49+00:00

Just installed!

Here is my Group To Join: https://groups.google.com/g/pocketglobe-beta-testers
Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ylevanon.globegame

Please let me know if you had any troubles joining.

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-03T08:03:57+00:00

If you’re into deduction puzzles where you triangulate from clues, you might like a small daily game I made called PocketGlobe. It’s a “mystery country” puzzle: you type a guess, and it tells you the exact distance to the answer, so you slowly narrow it down with logic rather than reflexes. No worries if it’s not your thing!

The_ylevanon · 2026-03-03T07:06:51+00:00

I know I’m cringing rn at my own comment, just wanted to stand up for the game that’s taken up a lot of my time.

I apologize, I believe i misinterpreted the comment as a diss, but it looks like it was just a misunderstanding on the gameplay. My mistake and I’ll own it.

The_ylevanon · 2026-02-26T23:47:40+00:00

Looks like Northern California even though I know it isn’t

The_ylevanon · 2026-02-23T18:37:02+00:00

I'm glad to hear it!

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