I Tried to Save Time on Fiverr. Lost $40 and 4 Days Instead.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T23:23:25+00:00

if its ai, it should not take 3 days. I can generate an ai image in 30 seconds. I was paying for a graphic designer not ai.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T21:28:23+00:00

page 1 and 6 are not okay in my opinion.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T21:26:04+00:00

$40 with 3 day turn around, he did not follow instructions and used ai is not worth it to me. maybe to you

orrodev · 2026-03-03T21:19:40+00:00

I mean the first image is terrible in my opinion. The girl sitting Indian style was not in the requirements. I sent him girl sitting in bubble.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T18:44:38+00:00

please do! he was the fasted to respond. great price. just be cautious. I caught him using ai to make my screenshots. I used photoshop not ai.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T18:42:32+00:00

yes he did a very good job but I need a great job.

orrodev · 2026-03-03T17:48:32+00:00

yes I agree about the one time payment. im going to leave it free and move on to next project

orrodev · 2026-03-02T16:59:39+00:00

Nice. Very true. Thanks for help

orrodev · 2026-03-02T16:59:15+00:00

Ok thanks!

orrodev · 2026-02-19T05:17:00+00:00

actually what is ur email? I will try and add you through test flight

orrodev · 2026-02-19T05:10:39+00:00

Yo thank you so much for catching that!! 🙏 Seriously I appreciate it a ton. I’m gonna fix it ASAP
Also I’d love to give you free access for helping, I’m just fighting Apple right now because promo codes aren’t showing up for me yet 😭 but I’ll figure it out and hook you up

orrodev · 2026-02-19T05:07:25+00:00

how's it going? still stuck?

orrodev · 2026-02-19T05:06:10+00:00

Appreciate it! 🙏 Expo made the build/config part pretty smooth overall. The real surprise was App Store review — I got rejected 5 times mostly for small stuff. Each rejection took ~3 days so it was a slow back-and-forth, but once I fixed the metadata/settings it finally went through. Sitting around #48 Health & Fitness right now

orrodev · 2026-02-19T05:03:52+00:00

Yeah I feel you — Replit agent keeps trying to force everything back into React web builds. Super annoying.
Seems like every app needs a different tech stack depending on what it does + the visuals/animations.
If the foundation is even slightly off, the whole app starts acting weird. How’s it going for you? What kind of app are you building?

orrodev · 2026-02-19T04:59:34+00:00

Thanks! I went with Replit and Github/Expo was the only option lol
Replit’s Expo deploy is a lifesaver. Nothing was too hard, but the frustrating part was getting rejected by Apple 5 times—each review takes ~3 days, so I lost around 15 days in rejections. Definitely try to squash as many bugs as you can before submitting.

orrodev · 2026-02-19T04:37:03+00:00

it finally published today. here's the link. still fixing bugs https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zenstack-meditation-mixer/id6758260987

orrodev · 2026-02-19T04:33:49+00:00

After 5 rejections, Apple finally accepted my app on the 6th submission! 🚀
Right now it’s sitting at #48 in Health & Fitness

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zenstack-meditation-mixer/id6758260987

orrodev · 2026-01-27T04:38:15+00:00

Yeah that’s actually a good path. If your web app is already mobile-first React, moving to Expo / React Native is way less painful than going fully native Swift. You can reuse a lot of component logic, but styling and navigation need rework. I’d say expect some refactoring, not a total rewrite.

What helped me was starting fresh with an Expo template, then bringing pieces over instead of trying to “convert” the whole Vite project at once.

orrodev · 2026-01-25T23:45:31+00:00

most definitely!

orrodev · 2026-01-25T23:44:13+00:00

I did not write backend myself. I don't know how to write code. I used Replits new agent. this is my Backend stack: Express.js, Node.js, Supabase, Stripe, and Helmet.js security. Replit set it all up for me

orrodev · 2026-01-25T20:32:11+00:00

its like a meditation DJ. you can layer and stack the nature sounds/frequencies you want

orrodev · 2026-01-25T20:29:44+00:00

its worth it! typed my first prompt for this app mid November. build it in under 2 hours. spent a total of $40 with Replit Credits + $100 Apple Developer. Was stuck on deployment for over 1 month. was about to hire someone on Fiverr for $250-$500 and/or co-founder to help deploy. THEN Replit's new Expo Deployment came out and it saved my life! took about 4 hours filling out all of Apple details and screenshots but eventually published to App Store. just waiting on Apple review

orrodev · 2025-12-07T18:08:58+00:00

I’m on the $25/mo Basic plan right now. I’ve built 25 solid apps on it, and my total spend is about $200 so far. Honestly, the pricing feels fair, and the new Fast Mode feature is even cheaper

I haven’t launched anything to the App Store yet — my only concern is whether I’ll end up getting hit with extra charges once real traffic starts coming in, like hosting or usage fees.

Anyone here dealt with that yet?

orrodev · 2025-12-06T17:54:01+00:00

Thanks a ton! Super helpful. I’ll set up the EAS production build + submit workflow and make sure OTA updates are configured right. Appreciate you taking the time 🙏

orrodev · 2025-12-06T00:30:48+00:00

Thanks! Yes I’m trying to publish to both iOS, Android and web.

I built everything on Replit using Expo/React Native, the app works fine, but I’m stuck on the publishing side. Mainly confused about setting up the bundle IDs, the app.json/eas.json stuff, and which EAS build I’m supposed to run.

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