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Chris Raroque

@raroque • 15,617 subscribers

I build apps (solo dev) and document everything here and on youtube (80K+ subs) 🤠

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not your average calorie tracking app 😮‍💨

not your average calorie tracking app 😮‍💨

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made an app for my assistant 👀 calling it Luna L1 being able to take my agent with me feels super different from having it on my computer even made a custom "lunagotchi" for it 🥹

made an app for my assistant 👀 calling it Luna L1 being able to take my agent with me feels super different from having it on my computer even made a custom "lunagotchi" for it 🥹

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making these beautiful screenshots/videos is actually kind of annoying (i chain 2-3 tools together sometimes) making a small app that connects to the simulator directly (floating button on the side) loaded with my presets 👀 should i publish this? (will polish design)

making these beautiful screenshots/videos is actually kind of annoying (i chain 2-3 tools together sometimes) making a small app that connects to the simulator directly (floating button on the side) loaded with my presets 👀 should i publish this? (will polish design)

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pro tip: you can ask claude code to use ascii art to prototype layouts for you 👀 here is me using it to find a good layout to display the caloric deficit/surplus to users had it prototype in ascii before actually building it

pro tip: you can ask claude code to use ascii art to prototype layouts for you 👀 here is me using it to find a good layout to display the caloric deficit/surplus to users had it prototype in ascii before actually building it

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this video is gonna be insane 👀 (boris creator of claude code)

this video is gonna be insane 👀 (boris creator of claude code)

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Adding "menu scanning" into Amy 👀 honestly have never seen a calorie tracking app do this before sometimes i just want to scan the menu because it has such a good description of the food (better than a photo)

Adding "menu scanning" into Amy 👀 honestly have never seen a calorie tracking app do this before sometimes i just want to scan the menu because it has such a good description of the food (better than a photo)

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Amy paywall 👑 Added a little surprise when you scroll 👀

Amy paywall 👑 Added a little surprise when you scroll 👀

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this onboarding is going to hit different 👀 (all hand drawn in procreate by cecilia)

this onboarding is going to hit different 👀 (all hand drawn in procreate by cecilia)

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YOU GUYS WIN Boop (my custom AI agent) is now OPEN SOURCE 🥳 I built this just for me but 700+ people commented on my last 3 videos asking me to open source it so here we are :) This is my first major open-source library so please forgive any rough edges or bad code 😅

YOU GUYS WIN Boop (my custom AI agent) is now OPEN SOURCE 🥳 I built this just for me but 700+ people commented on my last 3 videos asking me to open source it so here we are :) This is my first major open-source library so please forgive any rough edges or bad code 😅

67,031 görüntüleme • 1 ay önce

i really should gatekeep this bc I’m worried it’ll get overused buuuuut these are the two tools im using to create (and animate) my app mascots 👀 genuinely surprised NOBODY is talking about midjourney anymore, so good for animations 😮‍💨

i really should gatekeep this bc I’m worried it’ll get overused buuuuut these are the two tools im using to create (and animate) my app mascots 👀 genuinely surprised NOBODY is talking about midjourney anymore, so good for animations 😮‍💨

134,176 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

I'm surprised that NOBODY is talking about the anthropic agent sdk 👀 I spent a week building a custom agent using the framework and really think people are sleeping on how powerful it is went a bit more technical on this one but this stuff is so cool i thought it was worth it

I'm surprised that NOBODY is talking about the anthropic agent sdk 👀 I spent a week building a custom agent using the framework and really think people are sleeping on how powerful it is went a bit more technical on this one but this stuff is so cool i thought it was worth it

105,461 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

A few weeks ago I built a SUPER powerful custom agent this week I decided to scrap it 😮 I rebuilt it from the ground up with a completely different form factor (iMessage) / architecture and for fun I added a powerful memory system that costs me $50/day to run 🫠 here is everything i learned

A few weeks ago I built a SUPER powerful custom agent this week I decided to scrap it 😮 I rebuilt it from the ground up with a completely different form factor (iMessage) / architecture and for fun I added a powerful memory system that costs me $50/day to run 🫠 here is everything i learned

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A breakdown of how much it cost to launch my latest app 😮 Amy was the most expensive app ive built so far (youll see why) but thankfully we broke even already 👏

A breakdown of how much it cost to launch my latest app 😮 Amy was the most expensive app ive built so far (youll see why) but thankfully we broke even already 👏

68,644 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

Getting closer to release working on little details like offline mode 😮‍💨

Getting closer to release working on little details like offline mode 😮‍💨

103,883 görüntüleme • 7 ay önce

I haven't opened Xcode in WEEKS 👀 ive made a ton of changes to my coding workflow and added a few things that help me move 5x faster made a little video going over everything and ill cover why i still use both claude code AND cursor 😮‍💨

I haven't opened Xcode in WEEKS 👀 ive made a ton of changes to my coding workflow and added a few things that help me move 5x faster made a little video going over everything and ill cover why i still use both claude code AND cursor 😮‍💨

13,568 görüntüleme • 20 gün önce

let’s normalize bringing craft and surprise into app building ✨ one small detail like this might not matter, but combine 10+ of these into your app and users can tell 👀

let’s normalize bringing craft and surprise into app building ✨ one small detail like this might not matter, but combine 10+ of these into your app and users can tell 👀

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this was worth spending 3 days on 😮‍💨 onboarding flow for Amy

this was worth spending 3 days on 😮‍💨 onboarding flow for Amy

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Let's normalize craft and apps again 👏👏 My new favorite thing is to come up with designs that an LLM would not be able to do on its own 🤌 Really forcing me to get out of my comfort zone a bit, but that's a good thing

Let's normalize craft and apps again 👏👏 My new favorite thing is to come up with designs that an LLM would not be able to do on its own 🤌 Really forcing me to get out of my comfort zone a bit, but that's a good thing

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We NEED more financial transparency in the app building space especially when it comes to COSTS 🫠 Everyone talks about MRR and revenue but nobody talks about margins so here were mine last month 👀

We NEED more financial transparency in the app building space especially when it comes to COSTS 🫠 Everyone talks about MRR and revenue but nobody talks about margins so here were mine last month 👀

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I didnt think anyone would use this feature but 90% use it daily 😮‍💨 This is exactly why I LOVE talking to users

I didnt think anyone would use this feature but 90% use it daily 😮‍💨 This is exactly why I LOVE talking to users

44,838 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

“what would you do differently next app launch” In my almost 10+ years building i have never been SO wrong about something as i was about authentication methods 😂

“what would you do differently next app launch” In my almost 10+ years building i have never been SO wrong about something as i was about authentication methods 😂

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amy app store screenshots 😮‍💨 (also added an app preview video for the first time!)

amy app store screenshots 😮‍💨 (also added an app preview video for the first time!)

31,507 görüntüleme • 6 ay önce

So my app just had its WORST week since launch 😅 2 separate outages (supabase/perplexity) AND we had a little security incident 😮‍💨 i know ill get some heat from experienced devs but i wanted to share this anyway learn from my mistakes please 😅

So my app just had its WORST week since launch 😅 2 separate outages (supabase/perplexity) AND we had a little security incident 😮‍💨 i know ill get some heat from experienced devs but i wanted to share this anyway learn from my mistakes please 😅

17,403 görüntüleme • 3 ay önce

Just added something the most important feature into Amy… A feedback board 👀 I don’t have many regrets as a builder but not doing this sooner in my other apps definitely is one of them

Just added something the most important feature into Amy… A feedback board 👀 I don’t have many regrets as a builder but not doing this sooner in my other apps definitely is one of them

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My AI bill was getting a bit too high so did 2 things and it’s down 50% already 👀 Turns out a LOT of people eat the same things every day 😅

My AI bill was getting a bit too high so did 2 things and it’s down 50% already 👀 Turns out a LOT of people eat the same things every day 😅

19,556 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

maybe wasn’t the best financial decision to add this feature 🫠 but honestly that’s why I love being a solo developer bc i can add expensive stuff like this to my apps

maybe wasn’t the best financial decision to add this feature 🫠 but honestly that’s why I love being a solo developer bc i can add expensive stuff like this to my apps

18,234 görüntüleme • 4 ay önce

big video just went live 👀 "i want to build an app this year, any advice?" i get asked this EVERY SINGLE DAY so i made a video to help answer this (and much more) 👏 This is my 2026 app building blueprint (ideation, coding, marketing, etc...)

big video just went live 👀 "i want to build an app this year, any advice?" i get asked this EVERY SINGLE DAY so i made a video to help answer this (and much more) 👏 This is my 2026 app building blueprint (ideation, coding, marketing, etc...)

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I just launched Amy last week and tracked EVERYTHING 👀 In this video we'll go over the numbers people don't usually share (conversion rate, revenue, etc...) and more importantly, what I'm doing to improve them 👨‍💻

I just launched Amy last week and tracked EVERYTHING 👀 In this video we'll go over the numbers people don't usually share (conversion rate, revenue, etc...) and more importantly, what I'm doing to improve them 👨‍💻

19,878 görüntüleme • 5 ay önce