Gift Pilot

Mother's Day in 2 weeks 🌷 Mom: "don't get me anything!" Also mom: notices everything you didn't get her. Built GiftPilot for moments like this — drop in her interests + your budget, get real gift ideas in seconds. apps.apple.com/us/app/gift-pi… #MothersDay #giftideas

@pjminpink Med school grad is huge — something practical for her white coat era (engraved stethoscope, nice pen, or a Kindle for those long shifts) usually hits. Congrats to her btw! 🎓

My niece is going to graduate med school in about a month idk what to get her as a graduation gift

@vibecodedan Honestly the best updates always come from the harshest feedback. Respect for taking it on the chin and shipping the fixes — that's the indie dev way 💪

Wow. I posted jottle.app on a few threads on Reddit. Someone actually read the privacy policy and ROASTED it. I didn't appreciate the tone and it did sting at first. But, there were good points! Updates made! Feedback is good! #buildinpublic #indiedev

@techback2 Freemium + longer trial worked way better for me — people need time to actually build the habit before they'll pay. Curious to hear how this lands for you!

Reconsidering IntervalTimer Duo's model: 7-day trial → purchase → 14-day trial + freemium tier Goal: lower the barrier for new users. Indie devs — has a longer trial improved your conversions? iOS & Mac → apps.apple.com/us/app/interva… #indiedev #buildinpublic

Mother's Day is 2.5 weeks away 💐 Mom always says "don't get me anything" but somehow I still get it wrong every year. GiftPilot takes the guessing out of it — suggests the perfect gift based on her interests and my budget. Free on iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/gift-pi… #MothersDay #GiftIdeas

@madebypixels3 That "people are actually using it" feeling never gets old 🙌 Congrats on shipping and keep going!

1 week since launch 🚀 Shipped my indie app, faced bugs, fixed crashes, learned a lot — and somehow people are actually using it. apps.apple.com/us/app/pennio/… Still early, still improving every day. Grateful for every download, every bit of feedback ❤️ #buildinpublic #indiedev

@JustWill504 What's Bailee into? Hobbies + a rough budget usually unlocks the perfect idea 🎓

I gotta find Bailee a graduation gift… any ideas????

@DammitBits Ha, the classic hand-me-down move 😂 Mother's Day brainstorming is brutal — good luck!

I asked my sister if she wanted to go in on an Instant Pot for mom and she said she has one she doesn’t use that she’ll give to her. Back to the drawing board for gift ideas for Mother’s Day.

Hot take: your mom doesn't want another candle. She also doesn't want you to stress about it for 3 weeks straight. I built GiftPilot because I was tired of the annual guessing game. Tell it a little about her — age, interests, your budget — and it finds something she'll actually love. Mother's Day is May 10th. You've got time. apps.apple.com/us/app/gift-pi… #MothersDay #giftideas #iOS

@mediumrarebelly Honestly the letter + tequila combo is elite though. Most people would rather get that than another random candle set 😂

i’m actually really bad at buying gifts i rather write a letter attached to a bottle of tequila

@lemonxie1 Solo dev from Finland with 5 paying users already — that's awesome. The three-layer cognitive model sounds really interesting. Keep building!

Solo dev in Finland. Just shipped my first iOS app: Second Brain. AI memory assistant with three-layer cognitive model — capture by text or voice, AI classifies, connects & recalls. 43 downloads. 5 paying users. Building in public 🧠 #buildinpublic #indiehackers

@jhensley Congrats on shipping! Pet care is such a great niche — forgetting shot dates is way too easy. Love the no-subscription model too.

Just shipped my first iOS app 🚀 Nudge: Pet Care Tracker Vaccine records, vet visits, meds, weight tracking — all private, no subscription, no account required. Built it because I kept forgetting my dog's shot dates. $0.99 → bit.ly/Nudge-App #indiedev #buildinpublic

@huqingfeng Really appreciate that! Group gifting is chaos — love that you're solving the coordination side of it. Will definitely check it out!

@giftpilotapp Thanks so much! 🙏 Collaborative was the itch I couldn't stop scratching — every group trip turns into a chaotic group chat. Would love your feedback after trying it. Gift Pilot looks fun btw!

I just shipped my first app. 🚀 Matrip — an AI-powered trip planning app that discovers the best spots and builds smart itineraries for any city in the world. Plan collaboratively with friends in real-time. Now live on iOS & Android → matrip.net

Graduation season is about 6 weeks away 🎓 Every year I'd scramble trying to find a gift that wasn't just cash in an envelope. So I built GiftPilot — it finds the perfect gift based on their interests and budget. Done in seconds. apps.apple.com/us/app/gift-pi… #graduation #giftideas

@biggie2309 The ecosystem pull is real 😄 Once you're deep in iOS dev there's just no going back — welcome home!

Tried the Galaxy S26 Ultra for two weeks. Coming back to iPhone. Hardware is incredible. But the ecosystem gap is real — especially as an iOS dev. Apple got me here 🤔 #BuildinPublic #Indiedeveloper #iosdev

@SauregurkeDEV Multi-project shipping is a skill in itself 🚀 Congrats on getting JustPDF submitted — keep the momentum going!

Late start today ☕ Still keeping Minus. as the main focus. JustPDF is submitted. ClearDays is the newest project. #buildinpublic #indiedev #ios

@MartinIbsen Just tried the Share Extension — works really smoothly! The effort clearly paid off 🙌 Knud is a really clever idea — rooting for you!

@giftpilotapp Thanks so much! Native Swift was definitely the right call — Share Extensions are tricky but worth the effort. Would love to hear what you think after trying it!

I just shipped my first iOS app Knud auto-organizes your screenshots with AI. Screenshot > AI reads it > auto-filed. Receipts, recipes, school stuff -- all sorted. Solo dev. Native Swift. No VC. Free to try apps.apple.com/dk/app/knud/id… #buildinpublic #indiedev #ios

Buying Easter baskets for adults is somehow harder than for kids 🐣 Nobody tells you what they want, everything feels generic, and candy only goes so far. I built GiftPilot to solve exactly this — AI finds the perfect gift for anyone, based on their interests and your budget. apps.apple.com/us/app/gift-pi… #HappyEaster #GiftIdeas

@AMccormick459 Love the origin story — from a real pain point to a shipped app 🚀 Congrats on getting it out there!