Stash: Build in Public

Got 27 testers from posting on Reddit. Also got banned in r/productivity. Lol.

Today I built the first screen users see after signing up, the moment right after the onboarding carousel. The video I was watching said the key is simplicity and adding value to your users, so I kept that in mind the whole time.

This is my third phone app, and probably my last one this year. But it's the first one I'm genuinely enjoying to build, because I'm actually using it myself. It's also my first D2C app, different from everything I've built before.

Funny thing: AI kept telling me "hey, you've built and left without really trying distribution." And yeah, that's fair. But I also know there's never just one solution to a problem. There are always several approaches, and I'm figuring out mine.

What Stash actually is

Stash is an app for whatever's in your head, the stuff you want to save, the stuff you want to share with friends and family. Endless lists. Keeping receipts. But organized.

It's a way to note things down without needing templates or spending hours making your page look pretty. It's straightforward. And it's an app I'm actually happy to use.

Yesterday I asked myself: what app do people use every single day and become reliant on? For me, it was Google Keep — because it was fast and easy. Google Keep has been my second brain for years. But honestly? My second brain kept getting amnesia. Organizing was painful. I don't want countless tags. I want to organize photos and files in the same place. I want to pull up everything without switching apps.

That's what Stash is trying to be.

Wanna see Stash for yourself?

Step 1: Join Google Group

https://groups.google.com/g/stash-waitlist

Step 2:📱 Get the app: (Closed Beta)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stashstash.app