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>I’ve been getting my first users from Reddit just by talking about the problem (not really “promoting”)but I keep hearing Instagram/TikTok are where things can really scaleI just don’t fully get how to approach it without it feeling forced or spammy

>like… do you:

• make reels showing the problem?
• show the app directly?
• just tell a story?

>for context, I built a small app around cleaning up your contacts (turns it into a swipe-style thing instead of scrolling forever)

>curious if anyone here has actually converted Instagram into real users — what worked vs what didn’t?

I built a really simple iOS app around something I personally found annoying — having hundreds of contacts I don’t recognize anymore

stuff like:

old coworkers

random service numbers

“who is this??” contacts

I tried cleaning them manually and always quit after a couple minutes

so I made a swipe-style approach to go through them faster

launched it quietly and within ~2 days:

27 downloads

7 purchases

$20 revenue

what surprised me most is how quickly people decided to pay — it’s not something I expected to monetize at all

right now I’m trying to figure out:

is this just novelty / impulse?

or a real pain worth building around?

curious how you’d approach this stage — double down on distribution or improve retention first?

I have a little project that I’d like to make a video for..

I have a little project that I’d like to make a video for..

I was cleaning up my phone recently and realised I had hundreds of contacts I barely remember. Old coworkers, people from college, random numbers.

While going through them, I kept thinking:

“should I actually reach out to some of these people?”

Not in a networking way, just… a simple “hey, how’ve you been?”

But it also feels kind of weird after years of silence

Curious how people here think about this..

do you ever reconnect with old contacts, or just leave them in the past?

I randomly checked my phone and realized I had 700+ contacts — and didn’t recognize half of them.

old coworkers

random numbers

duplicate entries

going through them in the default Contacts app felt way too slow, so I kept putting it off.

So I built something simple:

swipe right → keep

swipe left → delete

swipe up → categorise

swipe down → edit

The main goal was just to make it feel less overwhelming and more like quick decisions instead of “managing contacts”.

A few things I added based on my own use:

bulk confirm before deleting (no accidental deletes)

categories (family, work, etc.)

notes so I remember who someone is later

Still early, but I already went from ~700 → ~200 contacts using it.

Curious if this is something others run into too, or if I’m just bad at managing contacts

happy to share the app if anyone wants to try it

Bit of a random one, but I checked my phone the other day and realised I’ve somehow ended up with 500–700 contacts… and I genuinely don’t know who half of them are anymore.

Things like:

old coworkers

delivery numbers

random people from years ago

I think apps like WhatsApp make it worse because you end up saving numbers for everything and never deleting them

I tried scrolling through to clean them up but gave up pretty quickly and it’s surprisingly tedious

Is this just me being disorganised, or do most people just leave their contacts as-is?

I recently checked my phone and realized I had 500–700+ contacts and didn’t recognize half of them 😅

things like:

– delivery numbers

– random services

– people I met once

I feel like with WhatsApp being used so much, contacts just keep piling up

is this something people in Spain actually clean… or do most just leave it like that?

I ended up building this after realizing I had 700+ contacts and scrolling through iOS Contacts felt painful

Idea is super simple:

– swipe right → keep

– swipe left → delete

– swipe up → categorise

- swipe down → edit

Goal was to make something you can actually finish in one sitting instead of abandoning halfway

A couple decisions I made:

– kept it single-purpose (no feature overload)

– fully on-device (no backend, no data collection)

– one-time pricing instead of subscription

Early signal has been interesting — got first few paying users pretty quickly after sharing it

What I’m trying to figure out now:

– should I keep it minimal or start adding more “smart” features (auto suggestions, etc)?

– is categorization enough or should I expand into other “cleanup” areas (photos, apps, etc)?

Would love honest feedback from other builders here

I built a simple iOS app to clean up contacts — swipe left/right to delete/keep, up/down to sort/edit (basically Tinder for contacts).

Launch setup:

– $2.99 one-time purchase

– no subscription

– no backend / fully on-device (no data collection)

I shared it on Reddit and got my first sale in ~20 minutes.

A few things surprised me:

– Even in a crowded space, it doesn’t mean it’s saturated — it can actually validate demand

– A single-purpose tool resonates more than trying to do everything

– Minimal UI makes a big difference in perceived usability

– Privacy (everything local) got strong positive reactions

– One-time pricing seems to resonate, especially with EU users

Early signals:

– ~400–3.5k views across posts

– first few paying users almost immediately

Still very early, so I’m trying to decide where to focus next:

– Stick with one-time pricing or experiment with subscriptions?

– Double down on features or focus purely on distribution?

Curious how others here would approach this stage — happy to share more details if helpful.

>I’ve always focused on organizing physical stuff, but recently I checked my phone and realized I had 700+ contacts.
Old coworkers, random numbers, duplicates…and honestly I didn’t recognize a lot of them ...going through them in the default Contacts app felt really slow and overwhelming.
I ended up trying a swipe-style approach one by one, quick decisions, and it actually made the process much easier to get through. It felt more like decluttering than “managing contacts"
Curious if anyone here has tried organizing digital clutter like this? or do you mostly ignore it?

Does anyone go through their contacts and organize them? I'm looking for any feedback if this can make it easier? with a small swipe app

So here I am… “vibe coding” something for myself 😆

I randomly decided to clean my contacts and realized I had 700+ numbers.

No idea where half of them came from:

old coworkers

random people I met once

duplicate numbers

empty contacts

…and scrolling through iOS Contacts felt painful.

I checked the App Store quickly, but didn’t find anything that felt:

simple

fast

or even a little enjoyable

So I built something for myself:

👉 DitchIt -> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ditchit/id6761727473

It’s basically:

Tinder… but for your contacts

Swipe right → keep

Swipe left → delete

Swipe up → categorize

That’s it.

You just go through contacts one by one and suddenly:

700 → 200

everything feels clean again

I also added a few things I personally needed:

Categories (Family, Friends, Work, etc.)

Notes so you remember who someone is later

Birthday reminders

“Last contacted” context

Bulk delete (nothing gets removed until you confirm)

Everything runs locally:

no server

no data collection

no weird stuff

I’m going to use it myself anyway, but figured I’d share in case anyone else has the same problem.

Monetization is simple:

one-time $2.99

no subscription

Would love any feedback — especially on:

features

UX

or if this is something you’d actually use

🙏

https://preview.redd.it/6e2peb70vutg1.png?width=1284&format=png&auto=webp&s=719041bdd32d607149581257df5f3caa02033a9d

Does anyone actually review their phone contacts?

I just realized I had 700+ saved… and I honestly couldn’t tell you who half of them are.

Old coworkers, random numbers, people I met once years ago just sitting there.

I looked into apps and yeah, this space is pretty crowded… but most of them felt kinda boring or overly complicated.

So I idea I came up with…

Basically you go through your contacts like Tinder,

swipe right to keep, left to delete, up to sort.

It turned something I kept putting off into something I could actually finish in one sitting.

Curious, is this something you’d actually use, or do most people just ignore their contacts forever?