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From an Idea to a product

It was a summer afternoon, and I was exhausted and hungry. I went to the kitchen, hoping to find something to eat, but alas, nothing was there. I opened my phone to order some food, but I couldn't decide what to get. I knew there was a dish I was craving, but I couldn't remember what it was. I wished there was an app to help me with that... and that sparked the idea for this app.

No, that's not quite how it happened, but I like to paint a picture. Here's the real story:

Every weekend my friend and I would spend time at my house. I lived alone in Bangalore, and after a week of work, my friend (who lived in a PG) would come over for the weekend. We didn't do much besides work, watch movies, and occasionally go out. Sometimes we'd even browse dating sites just to see what was out there.

One time, we were watching a compilation of funny YouTube videos. It reminded me of a similar video I'd seen on Instagram, and I wanted to show it to him. I searched Instagram high and low – I was sure I'd seen it there – but then I started to doubt myself. "Was it really Instagram, or was it YouTube?" After searching YouTube with no luck, I eventually gave up. At that moment, I realized how useful it would be to have an app where I could save links for easy access later. And that's how the idea for this app was born...well, not really, but you get the picture!

You're getting where I'm going, right? Those exact events didn't happen, but over time, similar experiences fueled the idea for this app. Ideas are often born from the problems we face in life, and the solutions to those problems represent new ideas or products.

Like the stories I shared, I've had plenty of similar instances. I'm sure you use social media or browse the internet for at least an hour a day, saving things regularly. But do you remember the last time you actually revisited those saved links?

When was the last time you went back and viewed your saved Instagram reels? Or checked your YouTube "Watch Later" list, or any other website's saved content? We often think we're saving links for future use, but in reality, we rarely revisit them. These platforms give us the ability to save content, but not to easily recall it. That's the exact problem I wanted to solve.

There are plenty of apps that let you save links (I won't name them), but how many address the underlying problem – the ability to easily recall what you've saved? I faced this issue countless times within the past year. When I was at my job, I'd save a lot of links or reels, but I never went back to them. I wanted a tool for myself where I could truly access the things I'd saved.

Believe me, I tried all the apps out there. I even resorted to storing links in WhatsApp so I could revisit them later, but I never did. I desperately wanted to build an app that solved my problem. The only drawback was that I didn't know how to code mobile apps.

If you're familiar with programming, you might have heard of Java, which can be used to write mobile apps. I knew Java, so that wasn't the problem. The real issue was UI design – I was terrible at writing good XML code.

I could have learned other languages used for mobile development, like React Native or Flutter, but I was hesitant to try. More than fear, it wasn't something my job demanded, so I never found the time to learn.

But the idea stayed with me. I didn't know when I would build the app, but I was certain I would one day. I left my job on December 23rd, 2023, to pursue the things I love and explore other possibilities. As a result, I gained a lot of free time.

For a month, I didn't try to learn any new programming languages – I'm not sure why, but I just didn't. Finally, in February 2024, I started exploring the basics of Flutter, and it changed everything. I learned the fundamentals of the language and began building the app. Below, you can see the first rough sketch of an idea. the app was called the project recall radar