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Idea to App Store in 7 days

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34 pointsjoemasilotti18 comments

Last week I started a new project to scratch an itch. Something simple but useful. And in just 7 days I launched a web and iOS app to the App Store. This is the story of Daily Log, and Ruby on Rails and Turbo Native iOS app.

Not sure why this is getting downvoted. It’s a comment from OP explaining what the article is about.

Ignore the criticism. Good job on building and getting it out there. You can always iterate on underlying tech if you see user traction.

Thanks! That's the goal. This was more a test to see how quickly I could get something done. But now that it is live there are SO many features I want to add.

Nice write up!

I used RoR and Turbo Native for both iOS and Android apps last summer on a client project. To do that I used Jumpstart Pro’s iOS and Android add-ons [1]which Joe (the author) contributed to.

As a non-mobile dev they were an absolute dream to use. I was VERY pleasantly surprised how easy it was to get our apps out the door. Even though it was 10/10 would use again I would’ve loved this write up last year as seeing more how-to examples in the wild is always helpful.

1- https://jumpstartrails.com/ios

That's awesome to hear, thanks for sharing!

We put a lot of work into Jumpstart. And I recently added a Strada integration which makes forms feel a whole lot more native. 2FA is coming soon, too.

I guess this could have a hint about using Rails & Turbo Native in the title.

Nonetheless, great work!

That's fair, thanks for the feedback.

Great work!

It uses Turbo Native and Strada, which is more than just a webview wrapper.

That's right! It has a few native buttons that interact with the web view, like navigating between days and submitting forms.

Can't wait for the Android version ;)

Coming soon! Watch this space:

https://github.com/joemasilotti/daily-log/tree/main/android

Thanks for sharing!

As if the app market is not saturated enough with bad applications.

There's a lot of bad websites too. I guess people should stop making them.

It's helping me eat better and drink more water! But I respect your opinion.

"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

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Webview wrapper to App Store would be a better title.

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