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I’ve published my first mobile app and you should, too

Hieu Pham
19 min readNov 19, 2022

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The banner I designed for the Twitter profile using Figma
The banner I designed for the Twitter profile using Figma

Chapter 1: The Making

Why This App?

My Expectations

Wireframing and Prototyping

Lo-fi wireframes from day one
Lo-fi wireframes from day one
Screenshots of the app v2.1.1
Screenshots of the app v2.1.1

Designing My Own Images and Graphics

Mockups, banners, UI design on my Figma board
Mockups, banners, UI design on my Figma board
The revolution of the logos — created withPhotoshop
The revolution of the logos - created withPhotoshop

Choosing Ionic React

Release Early. Update Fast

From the book The Design of Everyday Things
From the book The Design of Everyday Things
A quick update wins hearts (or stars?)
A quick update wins hearts (or stars?)

Pricing Model

1 US dollar bill

And 🥁…My First Sale $$$

Shut up and take my money meme

Building a Community

Twitter page

Shameless Promotion

Activity Data is Your Assistant

Mixpanel screenshot 1
Mixpanel screenshot 2
I’m using the free plan of Mixpanel

User Feedback

App rating
One star — don’t let it scare ya

What’s next

App Store Connect’s analytics
App Store Connect’s analytics

Chapter 2: Takeaways

Good UX Saves Money and Time

Did this say… LOVE?

Always keep track of your time

Trello is getting better and better

The MVP Mindset

We need more of this. Image from https://www.interaction-design.org/

You Can NEVER Satisfy Everyone

You Always Have Time To Create Cool Stuff

Download the app

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Hieu Pham
Hieu Pham

Written by Hieu Pham

I'm a Frontend Engineer in Singapore. I might care about user experience more than your UX designer · https://hieugoesto.com

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