7 months ago I had an idea and zero app development experience
Today my app is live on the App Store and people are chatting with each other on flights without internet.
I built Wingman Cabin Chat as a solo founder after I realise realised it should be possible to connect people during travel.
I travelled quite often alone and was watching people around me sitting 8 hours next to someone… and nobody says a word anymore.
So I built an offline airplane chat app that works in Airplane Mode. No Wi-Fi. No SIM. No cloud servers. Just nearby passengers discovering each other locally.
Not gonna lie:
Apple rejections hurt 😂
Debugging the code at 2AM hurt more
Marketing a social app with no users is its own psychological challenge…
But seeing the first my app was accepted at Store and people start to download felt unreal.
If anyone here is building with SwiftUI / vibe coding / indie apps would love to connect 🙌