u/Tarun122

Tikrr aggregates news, technicals, insider filings, options flow, and sector data into a twice-daily plain-English brief.

What it actually does:

• Scans your watchlist and scores each ticker (buy/hold/sell signals)
• Surfaces stuff you'd miss: insider sells, buried downgrades, options-flow flips
• Tracks sector rotations and institutional positioning
• Gives you a market mood score (0-100) so you know the vibe before you trade
• 50 free investing guides if you're still learning

Still early. Would love feedback: tikrr.online

launched my first app Trace (tiktok for news) a couple of days ago.

and today it hit 100 downloads, so here is exactly what drove it while it's fresh, because I couldn't find posts like this when I was planning my launch.

what actually worked:

r/developersIndia post - "built a better Inshorts" framing. 7K views, single biggest driver by far. the Inshorts comparison gave people an instant reference point.

r/androidapps - smaller but qualified installs. people who downloaded from here left the most detailed feedback.

what didn't move the needle yet:

LinkedIn - posted the same day, almost zero installs from it. might be a slower burn. nobody downloaded :(

Product Hunt - haven't launched there yet, saving it for when I have more reviews lol

what I'd do differently:

launch on a Tuesday or Wednesday, not end of week. I launched on a sunday night and lost the weekend algorithm boost on some platforms.

had zero reviews on Play Store at launch. even 5 reviews before day 1 would've helped conversion from the store page. so that's something to focus on.

current stats:

• 100 downloads
• Play Store rating: 5

Try the app here (it's 100% FREE OF COST): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=online.yourtrace.app

will post again when I cross 500 downloads hehe

long-time RSS user here. built something I wish existed.

most RSS readers are great for power users but require a lot of setup and reading time. I wanted something that felt as easy as opening TikTok - swipe up for the next story, 30-second AI summary, see all sources covering the same story grouped together.

so I built Trace.

how it works:

• pulls from 100+ news sources every hour (RSS where available, scraping where not)
• AI summarizes each story into a 30-second read
• groups every source covering the same story into one timeline so you see how it developed
• swipeable feed, personalized to your interests
• tap any summary to read the original source

what it's not:

• not a full RSS reader replacement. you can't add custom feeds yet (planning to add this)
• not for power users who want folders, tags, and 500 feeds — it's for people who want a curated daily brief
• summaries are AI-generated so occasionally imperfect

honest about the tradeoff: this trades depth for speed. if you live in Feedly and tag everything, this isn't for you. if you want to feel caught up in 5 minutes, it might be.

Android only for now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=online.yourtrace.app

would love feedback from this crowd specifically - you're the people who notice when news aggregation is done badly.

PS: 100% FREE TO USE BTW

been working on a side project for the past few months and I needed a demo video for the launch and didn't want to spend days in After Effects.

so I tried using Claude Code to write the Remotion animation from scratch.

the good: it got ~80% of the way there surprisingly fast. component structure, timing, transitions — Claude handled the boilerplate I would've spent hours on. prompting it like "make the phone slide in from the bottom and hold for 2 seconds before the next scene" just worked.

the less good: anything with precise pixel positioning or layered animations needed a lot of back and forth. it would confidently write something that looked fine in code and was broken on render.

overall though: for someone who knows React but has never touched motion design, this was the only realistic way I was shipping a video on launch day.

ps: yes I had to edit bits and pieces myself in premier pro for final touches.

I know there are a bunch of news aggregators out there, but I always found myself switching between too many sources and still missing things. So I built mine.

Check out yourtrace.online

It pulls from 100+ sources, updates hourly, and groups everything so it's actually easy to read. AI summarized so you get the gist without opening 10 tabs.

Use the coupon code TRACEFREE to try it for free. I'd appreciate your feedback on what's useful and what's not.

And also, should I build a mobile app for this? I can share it for free with everyone; the cost on my end isn't high.