Show HN: Solo-built iOS meal tracker using AI, now live on App Store

1 deljo 0 5/15/2025, 8:14:55 AM deljojoseph.com ↗

After quitting my job in 2024, I started exploring AI-assisted coding. I had no Flutter experience and used tools like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Cursor to learn and build along the way.

Early versions were basic, but I eventually rebuilt the app from scratch using Domain-Driven Design — also learned via AI prompts.

Now live on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id6478949034

Features: - No accounts - End-to-end encrypted local storage (Hive) - Optional encrypted cloud backups via Cloudflare Worker + R2 - AI-powered meal logging via a self-hosted orchestrator

Full story, diagrams, and technical breakdown here: https://deljojoseph.com/how-i-built-and-shipped-a-meal-loggi...

Happy to answer questions.

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Show HN: Solo-built iOS meal tracker using AI, now live on App Store

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