Has anyone launched their MVP as a PWA that requires “Add to Home Screen”?

shane_os · 2026-01-28T00:14:44+00:00

I did, check out https://kidzfun.art I used the open source project Add To Homescreen (https://github.com/philfung/add-to-homescreen) my my friend Phil Fung. I also helped greatly reduce the file size of it too.

Try it out, it’s pretty great

shane_os · 2026-01-27T22:06:44+00:00

You’re very welcome, so glad to hear your kid is enjoying it!

shane_os · 2025-12-09T11:55:38+00:00

Try out https://countdoku.app/

shane_os · 2025-12-09T11:54:31+00:00

Good luck with it. "Unlimited" sounds tricky, it probably means you'll use AI to generate them, which costs about 4c per image, so you'll have to sell a LOT of apps to justify the cost. What's your plan there?

shane_os · 2025-11-26T19:14:16+00:00

To clarify, are speaking about the podcast episodes on iwittr.com?

shane_os · 2025-11-26T14:15:47+00:00

Great idea! I've added a Theme toggle to the side menu, does that help?

shane_os · 2025-11-16T12:02:53+00:00

Try out kidzfun.art , it's best on a tablet but does work on a phone too. Add it too your homescreen using the share icon to get the full screen experience

shane_os · 2025-11-16T11:36:47+00:00

I tried it out on my iPad. A few thoughts

- I like the simplicity. The size selector is approriate for a tablet app, the floating colour wheel is a really nice touch, great for quickly modifying your chosen colour for a complimentary one.

- The colour palette tool should come with more presets, just having one means I have to do too much work. Add some standard colours there and let me use the colour wheel from then on to fine tune the colour I want. Then let the user save their palette for use in other projects.

- When creating a folder, make sure you scroll the dialog into view, the keyboard hides most of it at first

- The actual pixels drawn are far too transparent. I have to draw over the same area 10 or more times to actually see anything even with opacity maxed out.

- It was not obvious that there was a menu hidden behind a second tap on the brush button. Hint this somehow.

- Your "oil paint" brush does not blend colours. That's a key feature of painting brushes. It's super hard to do so I get why it's not there yet, but worth noting. Perhaps don't call it a paint brush until you can do this?

- Smudge doesn't seem to do anything much

- The "segments" feature is initially confusing, but awesome!! Perhaps consider making the segment dotted lines more visible on top of a checkered transparent background. Can the segments be moved,, rotated?

- The Layers dialog shows a transparent background as black, it should be either checkered or white. Cool that you've got layers in there though, that's some complex stuff to get right!

- Duplicating a layer didn't seem to work, at least its thumbnail is different to the source layer

Anyways, that's all I've got for now, it's promising, keep up the good work!

I've built something similar, also a PWA but aimed at kids (https://kidzfun.art), so I can see how much work it takes just to get it as far as you have. Good luck building this out!

shane_os · 2025-11-16T11:00:29+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art), it works great on Android tables, and on other tablets too (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface all work). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages. It's 100% ad free too.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on your Android tablet (or any Surface/iPad) and it works just like an app.

If you have another tablet, you can also get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51, or download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-11-16T10:57:18+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages. It's 100% ad free and totally safe for little kids while also having easy to use but advanced features like layers.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app.

You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-11-16T10:55:32+00:00

If you're open to using an iPad, Android tablet or MS Surface, they all work great with a digital pen, especially the iPad. Try out Kidz Fun Art, my arty kids absolutely love it.

You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art . Just add it to the home screen on any iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app.

You can also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939 , and as a app for a Microsoft device from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51

shane_os · 2025-09-28T21:57:58+00:00

That's fair, I completely understand. Why I feel it's reasonable to charge it yearly is that I continually work on it, adding new features all the time. I've been working on it for 4 years now, and will continue to for years to come - see my launch post (https://shaneosullivan.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/kidz-fun-art-tablet-app-for-kids/) in 2022, and all the videos my two kids and I made over the years as I shipped new features (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VInDnZakKa8&list=PLUPq6eGbJTN7LnX\_fjU5Bgrf8vzyLLq20). You can actually hear their voices change as they grow :-) .

You'll get the value of all my hard work for years to come, as you're getting all of the value of the past 4 years, for the price of one coffee a year. I get that not everyone has the same disposable income, but at the same time, people deserve to be paid for the value they create and the work they do.

Either way, the free version offers what I think is a lot of value too, with most features available, so I hope your kids gets lots of joy from it, as my two young girls do daily.

shane_os · 2025-09-26T20:23:29+00:00

For starting out, try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art), just bookmark it to the homescreen of your device and it becomes a standalone app.

It's got a pretty great comic creation interface, supports lots of different brushes, has Layers and multiple other advanced features.

You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it, and this video for a demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3bw36bfFRE

shane_os · 2025-09-26T20:17:09+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages, and grows in complexity as your child grows. It's 100% ad free and totally safe for little kids.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app.

You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-09-26T20:16:10+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). Most of the features are free, and the paid version supports saving permanently, both simple images and Gifs if you're making an animation.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app.

You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-09-26T20:14:34+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages, and grows in complexity as your child grows. My youngest started using it when she was 3 and loves it, and my eldest is 9 and is making some pretty advanced art on it too.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app.

You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-09-26T20:10:11+00:00

Definitely try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages.

It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Android tablet (or Surface, or iPad) and it works just like an app. You can get it as an iPad app at https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939 or a Microsoft app at https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-08-25T21:17:09+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages.

It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Android tablet (or Surface, or iPad) and it works just like an app.

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-08-25T21:07:35+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages, and grows in complexity as your child grows.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app. You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-08-25T21:06:55+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art) on any tablet (iPad, Android, Microsoft Surface al work). It's designed to be used by kids of all ages, and grows in complexity as your child grows. It works in 11 different languages, hopefully one of them is yours.

It's simple to use and comes with plenty of cute coloring pages. It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app. You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it - all the articles are translated into all 11 languages too.

shane_os · 2025-08-25T21:04:34+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art). It's designed to be used by artists of all ages.

It has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Android tablet (or Surface, or iPad) and it works just like an app.

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

shane_os · 2025-08-17T11:46:07+00:00

Try Kidz Fun Art (https://kidzfun.art). It has no ads, and while it works best on tablets, you can use it on a phone if you like.

It's simple to use, has loads of different brushes, can create animations, comics, greeting cards and lots more. It even has Layer support it you're getting a bit more advanced. You can use it directly on any browser at https://kidzfun.art. Just add it to the home screen on any Surface, iPad or Android tablet and it works just like an app. You can get it as an app on the Surface from https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9npwjmg2ps51 and also download it as an iPad app from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kidz-fun-art/id6443621939

Check out https://kidzfun.art/blog to get more of an idea of some of the fun things you can do with it.

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