Minimal App Launcher

Inspiration

I have dozens of app icons on the Home Screen of my phone. I wanted to reduce distractions, wanted something simple, and challenged myself to create the app using Swift — a language I didn’t know. The design is inspired by several apps on the App Store.

What it does

It allows you to create a customizable launcher widget that you can use for navigation, powered by iPhone automations and shortcuts. With a couple of tweaks in Settings, you can seamlessly integrate it into your workflow.

How we built it

As a Frontend Developer, I couldn’t create a fully functional app in Swift, so I used GPT to help me along the way. It wasn’t simple, and I had to learn since AI wasn’t as powerful.

Challenges we ran into

As I mentioned, AI is a helper but not a developer. So I had to fix things after it. This was hard because I knew nothing about development with Swift. This experience helped me grow and learn something about pure iOS development.

What’s next for Minimal App Launcher

My next steps are: Bug fixes and improvements. Better onboarding and guides. More preinstalled apps.

Built With

• revenuecat
• swiftui