A cross-platform iOS and Android app built using LLMs as a development partner, by someone with no software development background, in 75 days. Try the app →
From "just pick a restaurant" to 13 services, 120 issues, and 2 app stores. What worked, what broke, and what I learned.
Architecture, the 31-point review suite, automated gates, cost optimization, and the dev cycle that holds it together.
The Annapolis demo, the refactor that broke production, the iOS rejection, and the billing exposure that lived for weeks.
Reddit polls, beta testers, the person whose app crashed at a restaurant.
Crafting the right questions, collecting signal from noise, and translating needs into priorities.
Running 13 services for $20/month, the "as free as possible" constraint, and what breaks at scale.