Almost a year of building, failing, rebuilding, and refusing to quit. From 0 followers to 600+. From React Native to Flutter to PWA. From "will anyone use this?" to "people actually want this." This is the unfiltered story.
Hit 700 followers on Threads. Started at 0 in May 2025. No viral moments, no shortcuts just consistent building in public. Prompt Journal is live, growing, and I'm still here. This is just the beginning.
After React Native (75MB disaster) and Flutter (cancelled 1 week before launch), I rebuilt everything as a PWA. Free tier + monthly subscription. Mood-based prompts, 7-day trial, solo built: design, code, Firebase, payments, everything.
Had everything ready: payment integration, AWS/Backblaze distribution, sales page, launch date (Sept 29). But Flutter wasn't my vibe. Cancelled 1 week before launch and started over with web/PWA. Scary but necessary.
Built and shipped Wallpaper Studio — a free affirmation wallpaper generator. No signup, no catch. Made it because I wanted it to exist. Also serves as a lead magnet for Prompt Journal. Learning the ecosystem play.
Tried Instagram for 25 days. Posted reels/carousels about journaling. Got 10-12 views max (highest: 139 views). Motivation died. Switched to Threads on May 25. First post got 6 likes, 400 views, 2-3 comments. Finally felt like the right platform.
React Native + Expo. Made it for myself with cute prompts like 'hello babygirl, what's my babygirl wanna write today.' 75MB app size. Too heavy to use. But it proved I could build. This was attempt #1.
After years of learning web development on my own, I landed my first internship. Six weeks of building real products for real people. It confirmed one thing: I don't just want to build for others, I want to build my own.
Current Stats (March 2026)
Started in March 2025 with a naive dream of freedom. Still here. Still building. Not quitting.
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