u/BetweenTheTropics

I built ClueMap ( https://apple.co/4u6WGVF ) using React Native + Expo, with AI as my co-pilot for basically everything.

The concept: one mystery location per day, 5 progressive text clues + a photo that slowly unblurs. Guess from 4 options. Fewer clues = more points (max 500). Think Wordle meets GeoGuessr.

What I learned shipping v1.0:

• EAS cloud builds won't receive API keys from gitignored files — had to migrate to EAS environment secrets
• App Store Connect draft management is unintuitive (you have to cancel a draft to swap builds)
• Users will find edge cases in your streak logic you never imagined

Shipped v1.1 six days after launch with push notifications, streak fixes, and a "review clues" panel on the results screen — all from user feedback.

17 downloads in the first few days. Small, but real people playing every day.

App Store: https://apple.co/4u6WGVF

Would love feedback from fellow builders — what would you do differently