r/alphaandbetausers

▲ 3 r/IMadeThis+1 crossposts

Any ideas on how to get actual users for my app, advertising strategies etc.

I recently just finished my menu optimizer app (DM if interested or want more information) but I need actual returning user, does anybody have any tips on how to advertise outside of reddit? Any help would be appreciate.

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u/Lazy-Intention4408 — 34 minutes ago

I built Folio, a distraction-free web reader. looking for harsh feedback on typography, themes, and layout!

hey everyone,

I recently built a full-stack web reading platform called Folio (https://foliolib.vercel.app). my goal was to create a personal reading sanctuary that combines the clean, distraction-free experience of a Kindle with smart features like an AI assistant and vocabulary tracking.

since it's an EPUB reader, the visual experience is everything. I have built in sepia, light, and dark themes, along with adjustable font sizes and line heights.

I have been staring at the UI for way too long and could really use some fresh, critical eyes.

specifically, I would love your thoughts on:

typography & readability: are the default font choices and line spacing comfortable for long reading sessions?

themes & contrast: how do the sepia, light, and dark themes look? is the contrast easy on the eyes across different devices?

UI/Layout: how does the collapsible chapter sidebar and the highlight management (which uses 4 colours) feel? is there enough whitespace in the reading interface?

P.S - I have currently disabled any book upload for storage issue, please check on the default books (the ones I have been reading for quite sometime) that are there in the site, and let me know your experience!

link - https://foliolib.vercel.app

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u/iamrehhh — 4 hours ago
▲ 2 r/TestMyApp+1 crossposts

Looking for testers for SeriSync — a free TV & movie tracker app!

SeriSync lets you track what you're watching, see where to stream it, and keep your watchlist organized.

I'm looking for people to help test the Android version before the official launch on Google Play. All you need to do is join the tester group and click "Become a tester" — no feedback required!

**Android testers:**

  1. Join the tester group: https://groups.google.com/g/serisync-testers

  2. Then tap this link on your Android phone: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.ojfinnsson.serisync

**Already on iPhone?**

SeriSync is already live on the App Store — completely free!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/serisync/id6761312065

Thanks so much to anyone who helps out!

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u/Over-Background-8291 — 2 hours ago
[Android] Looking for global testers for my SMS forwarding app "SMS Delivery" (Built by a Korean solo dev)

[Android] Looking for global testers for my SMS forwarding app "SMS Delivery" (Built by a Korean solo dev)

Hey Reddit!

I’m a solo developer from South Korea. I’ve spent a lot of time optimizing my app, "SMS Delivery", for the Korean market where almost everyone uses a Samsung Galaxy. It works like a charm there.

But here’s the thing: I know that outside of Korea, people use all sorts of devices and the carrier (SIM) environments are way more diverse. I'm really curious if my SMS detection and auto-forwarding logic holds up globally.

I’d love to get some help with:

  • Carrier Testing: Does it work with your local carrier? (Please let me know which country/carrier you're using!)
  • Device Variety: If you're using a Pixel, Motorola, or any non-Samsung phone, I'd love to know if the app catches incoming SMS correctly.
  • Dual SIM: If you use dual SIMs, does the app handle them properly?

What the app does: It automatically forwards incoming SMS/MMS to another phone, or via HTTP push.

Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smsforwardself&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dreddit

I don't store your messages on my servers—I value privacy as much as you do. Since English isn't my first language, please feel free to point out any weird phrasing in the app too!

I'm in Korea, so if I don't reply right away, I'm probably catching some Z's. I'll get back to everyone as soon as I'm up!

Thanks a ton for helping a dev out!

u/Rich-Comment-9030 — 1 hour ago
[iOS + Android] Wealthii — financial wellness coaching app. Looking for testers to try the onboarding and tell us where it loses you.

[iOS + Android] Wealthii — financial wellness coaching app. Looking for testers to try the onboarding and tell us where it loses you.

Hey, looking for people willing to download Wealthii and give honest feedback on the experience.

What the app does: identifies your money personality through a short assessment, then an AI coach works through the emotional patterns behind your financial habits.

What we specifically want to know:
- Is the onboarding clear or does it lose you somewhere?
- Does the coach feel useful or hollow?
- What would make you come back tomorrow?

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/wealthii-money-lessons/id6747832512
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tideturnerlearning.Wealthii

The money personality assessment is free. Happy to answer any questions in the comments.

u/turning_the_tide — 1 hour ago
MinervaSpring - Adventure-Based Educational Platform for Kids

MinervaSpring - Adventure-Based Educational Platform for Kids

I’m looking for beta testers for MinervaSpring, a fantasy-themed learning app for kids that turns learning into more of an adventure.

It currently includes 12 subject hubs with their own themes, identities, and mascots, covering areas like literacy, maths, science, logic, languages, mythology, world beliefs, geography, space, art, and life skills.

Key features:

360 activities across 3 tiers

120 free Beginner activities

240 more in Adept + Advanced

Adaptive comprehension system that adjusts challenge more intelligently

Distinct hubs designed to feel different from one another, rather than just the same quiz format repeated

Themed progression, mascots, and guided support

Premium is a one-time payment, not a subscription

I’m looking for people who are happy to test it properly and give honest feedback on things like:

first impressions

usability

how engaging the activities feel

progression/difficulty

bugs

weak content

confusing areas

anything that feels broken or underdeveloped

Feedback can be provided directly through the app via the parental dashboard, and individual tasks can also be flagged using the report flag if something looks wrong.

I’m also still adding content, so if you have ideas for additional topics, themes, or concepts you’d like to see included, I’d definitely consider them.

I’ll offer 50 premium memberships to people who are interested in beta testing. If you want one, send me a DM.

Website: https://minervaspring.com

I’m mainly looking for honest testers to help improve it before a wider push.

u/Old-Ingenuity9285 — 1 hour ago
Bernstein - open-source CLI that orchestrates AI coding agents in parallel. Looking for testers and contributors

Bernstein - open-source CLI that orchestrates AI coding agents in parallel. Looking for testers and contributors

Built an open-source CLI that runs multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Aider, Qwen - 13 total) in parallel on your codebase.

Each agent gets its own git worktree. A janitor verifies tests pass and linter is clean before merging anything. The orchestrator itself is deterministic Python - zero LLM tokens on coordination.

pipx install bernstein && bernstein -g "your goal here"

Looking for: people who already use 2+ AI coding agents and want to run them simultaneously without merge conflicts. Early feedback on install experience, adapter quality, and docs gaps would be incredibly valuable.

GitHub: https://github.com/chernistry/bernstein
Blog post with full story: https://alexchernysh.com/blog/bernstein-multi-agent-orchestration Apache 2.0

u/alex_chernysh — 2 hours ago
A Clash Royale automated tool for river race clan management, needs for testers

A Clash Royale automated tool for river race clan management, needs for testers

After a lot of work, I finally have a solid version of my Clash Royale river race tracker app.

It’s designed to help with clan monitoring, player activity tracking, race management, and policy control, with a refreshed UI and better overall usability.

Any feedback is appreciated, especially from clan leaders and players who actively manage river race participation.

Google Play official page

u/LoudConclusion1830 — 2 hours ago
▲ 3 r/SideProject+1 crossposts

I built a site where the world votes to find the ultimate best color

Yo, I'm deadly curious how this will turn out

I spent 50 hours putting together a website that pulls color votes from people and smashes all the data together. It is basically a global tournament where different colors face off against each other in 1v1 matchups

The site tracks hall of fame and least favorite colors, and even maps out what colors are most popular by country. (I'M LOOKING FOR SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RIGHT NOW.) It is a simple concept, but it is surprisingly fun to see how your own favorite colors rank against the global consensus.

I would love for you to check it out, cast a few votes, and let me know what you think. Feedback is very welcome!

You can try it here: https://www.futurebrian.com/projects/best-color/

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u/mobileswinky — 6 hours ago

[Waitlist/Alpha] LaunchSignal a marketplace where devs test each other's apps and earn feedback doing it

Hey everyone,

I’m building LaunchSignal, a marketplace that connects developers with real testers — no agencies, no cold outreach.

How it works:

- Post your app to get it tested by real users

- Earn credits by testing other people’s apps

- Spend those credits to get feedback on yours

The system can be entirely free if you participate. Paid slots will also be available for those who’d rather skip the queue.

What I’m looking for:

Early users willing to join the waitlist and ideally be part of the first wave of testers when we open. If you’re a developer who’s ever struggled to find real feedback before shipping, this is built for us.

Where things stand:

Still in development. The landing page is live at launchsignal.app and the waitlist is open. First batch of access goes to early signups.

Drop a comment or DM if you want early access

happy to bump you up the list.

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u/Rare_Nerve_1643 — 3 hours ago

looking for 10 to 20 alpha testers for a music practice app I built because I kept forgetting what I learned

I kept running into the same stupid thing with guitar

I’d learn songs, caged stuff, scales, little ideas, get them to a decent level, then slowly lose them because I was always moving on to the next thing

so I started looking into the science side a bit more. spaced repetition, interleaving, deliberate practice, memory lapses, all that. I liked some of the logic behind Anki but it felt too flat for actual music practice

what I really wanted was something that could help me keep repertoire alive, surface weak bits, and make me actually revisit the parts I tend to avoid

so I built it

it’s called Reperta. still early, definitely rough in places, but the MVP is working and I’ve already started using it for my own practice and it’s been really useful tbh

opening up a tiny alpha, max 20 people. mainly looking for people who actually practise and are up for giving honest feedback. guitarists especially, but it could work for other instruments too

if that sounds useful, comment and I’ll send it over

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u/PlanktonMental367 — 3 hours ago

I made a tool for sending large files, need your honest feedback

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share an update on my project. I posted about it before:
https://www.reddit.com/r/indiehackers/comments/1rwsect/build_trunktransfer_an_alternative_to_wetransfer/

I’m building a file transfer tool as an alternative to WeTransfer. I started this after seeing some changes there that frustrated users, like the AI training concern even after their clarification, and removing features people actually liked.

I also use this kind of tool quite often to send files to clients, so it felt worth building something better.

This week I shipped a few updates:

  • Added password protection
  • You can now send files directly to an email by entering the recipient
  • Custom branding including background and profile name
  • Opened up beta, everyone who signs up gets premium features for FREE

Opening the beta is mainly to get feedback and understand what actually makes people stick.

Regarding feedback, I got some feedback and 2 testimonials today, but I’m eager to get more.

If anyone wants to try it, it’s here: trunktransfer.com

Would love to hear what you think, what features I’m missing, or anything you think I should improve 🙏

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u/RawrCunha — 5 hours ago

A product is more than its launch. I built whatshipped for the whole journey. Looking for alpha testers!

A product gets one launch day.

Then the real work starts.

You fix onboarding.
You ship the missing features.
You respond to feedback.
You figure out what the product actually is.

That’s the real story of building a product, but there isn’t really a good home for it.

You can launch on Product Hunt.
You can post updates on Reddit and X.
You can write blog posts.
But the journey ends up scattered across platforms that weren’t really built for documenting a project over time.

So I built whatshipped.

The idea is simple:

  • create a project
  • post "ships" as meaningful updates
  • build a public timeline of how the project evolves
  • follow other builders' journeys

Not daily productivity logging, and not tiny changelog noise. More like a public record of the real progress on a project: what changed, what got shipped, and what was learned.

It has just gone live and I'm looking for alpha testers. Since it's community-based, it has a massive cold start problem so I'd like to let people through in batches so there's users who are active at the same time. Any feedback is massively appreciated! Link is in the comments

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u/whatshipped — 6 hours ago
Looking for feedback on my AI journaling app (available on Google Play)

Looking for feedback on my AI journaling app (available on Google Play)

Hey everyone 👋

I’ve been working on a side project — an AI-powered journaling app called Moodif.

The idea is simple: instead of just writing your thoughts, the app analyzes what you write and tries to surface emotions, patterns, and things you might not notice yourself.

For example, it can highlight underlying stress, recurring thoughts, or emotional patterns over time.

The app is already live on Google Play, so you can directly download and try it.

I’m mainly looking for honest feedback:
– Does it feel useful in daily use?
– Is the AI analysis meaningful or distracting?
– What would you improve?

Here’s the app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brizzbi.moodif

Thanks a lot to anyone who gives it a try 🙏

u/WishboneUpbeat4819 — 4 hours ago
Bound - An iOS app for discovering books, sharing them with friends, (& organizing book clubs if that's what you're into)
▲ 4 r/alphaandbetausers+1 crossposts

Bound - An iOS app for discovering books, sharing them with friends, (& organizing book clubs if that's what you're into)

Hey everyone, I’m a new developer working on an iOS app called Bound. I wanted a better, more modern way to discover books and actually organize book clubs with friends (voting on what to read, scheduling hangouts).

TestFlight Link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/aY3ykmwA

Check out Boundapp.co for more info about the app!

Important Testing Note: Since it's an early beta, you obviously won't have friends on the app yet. To test the Group/Book Club features, just search for "Test" or "Bot" to add my dummy accounts to your group! This will let you click around and see how the voting and scheduling UI actually works.

Let me know what you think, if you find the book suggestions helpful, what feels clunky, or if you manage to cause any crashes. I'll be reading every comment. Thank you!

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u/Every_Knowledge2155 — 17 hours ago
[Academic] Usability study on a virtual try-on shopping tool (any age, English-speaking)
▲ 2 r/SampleSize+1 crossposts

[Academic] Usability study on a virtual try-on shopping tool (any age, English-speaking)

Hi everyone,

I’m a UX student conducting a usability study on a new apparel shopping app that uses virtual try-on to help shoppers find their best sizes. If you've ever bought something online that didn't fit and dreaded the return process, I'd love to hear from you. I’m looking for 5 participants who shop online for clothes to try out the prototype.

Details:
What: 45-60 minute remote session
When: Apr 7 - 13th
You will be asked to share your screen and complete several short activities, including the setup of a personal avatar and trying on some clothes. (You can use a preset avatar if you wish.)

If you or anyone you know is interested in participating, please fill out this short screener: https://forms.gle/gAHGQeA51rcSayZf8

Happy to participate in your research if you’re looking for participants as well. Thanks for considering!

u/New-Web-2603 — 12 hours ago

i got really lazy to go to cafe or public spaces to study...

so there was a time where i loved going to cafe and libraries and other spaces to study because i felt really motivated to get shit done when i see other people also focusing on their work. And as introverted as i am, i loved that i could have this feeling without actually needing to talk to someone. but recently i got even more lazy to drive to these places so i thought why not to recreate something like that from so i made this website It’s an infinite 3D grid where you can place a desk, customize your avatar, and start a focus timer. Lowky i just made this for fun, i wanted to see if this would have the same vibe as those spaces. its definetly got some bugs but just wanted to see thoughts and feedback  https://deskparty.vercel.app/

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u/fzdev_waifu — 19 hours ago

I spent 3 months refining Nookix, an innovative audio book app. Free trial – come try it out and share your feedback!

I launched Nookix lately. It's different from mainstream audio apps like Audible. Traditional audio books use TTS to read the entire text, which sounds flat and can put listeners to sleep. Plus, with today's fast-paced lifestyle, I doubt many people finish 20 books a year.

That's why I designed Nookix to solve two key problems:

  1. Instead of robotic TTS, Nookix turns books into lively, engaging dual-host podcast conversations.
  2. We create deep, smart summaries condensed into 30–40 minute dialogues – a true meeting of minds.

We already have over 1,000 books on the platform. I'm looking for early users from this community, and I'm offering a 3-month free trial (just email me).

If you're interested, here's how to claim it:

  1. Go to nookix.com and create an account.
  2. Send me an email at nookixpod@gmail.com and mention you're a Reddit trial user.

Thanks, and I really appreciate your feedback!

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u/Qizonea — 11 hours ago

I built a Zero-Knowledge Journal because I don't trust Big Tech with my private thoughts. Looking for Beta Testers!

Hi everyone!

I built Secure Journal because I wanted a digital journal but I absolutely refuse to let companies like Google or Apple have access to my private thoughts on their servers. So, I built a zero-knowledge architecture. Everything (text, images, history) is encrypted on your device using AES-GCM before it ever touches the database. Not even an admin can read your entries.

I don't have a personal network to test this, so I need your help. I'm looking for people to try to break it, find bugs, and tell me what the UX is missing.

For the first 50 people who sign up, I've hardcoded the backend to give you Lifetime Premium automatically (grants access to Image attachments, Insights, and Data Export). No credit cards, no catch.

Try it out here: https://red-sand-0df4a9d00.4.azurestaticapps.net/

Repo Link - https://github.com/ssen-krad/secureJournal

Let me know what you hate about it. You can submit the feedback by clicking on the Message icon next to the Help icon in the upper bar.

Note - To prevent malicious abuse while in open beta, we currently enforce a strict 50MB total storage capacity and a 3MB per image upload size limit. Once we roll out fully, Pro tier storage limits will be massively increased (e.g., 5GB+ of fast Azure Encrypted Blob Storage). The app currently does not support audio/video uploads.

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u/00dark_ness00 — 7 hours ago
Week