Saved Here

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Inspiration

Useful things arrive while we are doing something else: a link, a passage, a screenshot, a document. Saving them should take less effort than deciding where they belong. Saved Here starts with capture and lets retrieval do the organizing later.

What it does

Saved Here keeps reusable text, links, images, PDFs, scans and files in one private iPhone library. Save through the Share Sheet, write a note, scan a document or import a chosen file. Search by the details you remember, including supported image and PDF text, then copy, open or share the result.

Pins and recent saves replace a folder-maintenance routine. Spotlight, widgets, Shortcuts and App Intents provide routes back into the library. There is no account or Saved Here server, and the library does not sync between devices.

How we built it

The app combines React Native, Expo and TypeScript with native iOS capture and retrieval integrations. RevenueCat manages the Pro subscription entitlement and connects the purchase and restore flows to Apple’s subscription products.

Core capture, retrieval and full-library export remain free. Pro adds multi-page scanning into one item, so the paid feature builds on the workflow without taking away access to what someone has already saved.

Challenges and what we learned

The important decisions sit at the edges: what the Share Sheet can capture, how an extension shares the local library, and how a widget avoids exposing private content by default. Commerce review also showed why interactive Apple confirmation must be treated differently from a short network request; that lesson informs the next update.

Accomplishments

Version 1.0 is now publicly listed on the US App Store. The product has a complete capture-to-reuse workflow and a narrow, optional Pro boundary.

What’s next

Finish a short demonstration using sample content and validate purchase and restore on a physical device before the next update.

Built With

• expo.io
• ios
• react-native
• revenuecat
• typescript