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Show HN: Preppr – a modern prepping/survivalist iOS app (apps.apple.com)

17 points by anujsjpatel ↗ HN
Hi, this is my first iOS app and built it for the prepping community as I saw all their existing apps looked like they were from 2010 :)

It's 80-90% free (unless you are a power user e.g. create a lot of AI generated items, then there is a cheap pro plan).

Enjoy!

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giardini
I've always wanted a book that tells how to do field surgery. I don't feel intellectually complete if I don't know the basics of field-setting a broken limb or cleaning/debriding/sewing up a bullet/shrapnel wound (including damage to underlying organs).

Think "War between the States" + antibiotics + anaesthesia.

Any such books? Plz spare me any woeful remonstrations.

anujsjpatel
Frankly thought your comment was in jest until people responded to you with serious recommendations :)
subjectsigma
Is there a reason you chose iOS? I use lots of Apple products but even I’ll admit they are less hardy and repairable than other options, which makes me believe the prepper audience would prefer alternatives.
anujsjpatel
So I built this in react-native with plan to release on both iOS and Android but focused on the iOS launch first. The plan was that if people liked it/used it/there were some paying users to offset the costs of hosting/APIs, then I would release the Android version as well.

I will update you if the Android version is launched!

greyadept
This should be a once-off purchase instead of a subscription, in my opinion. If there’s one customer who’ll want an app to work when infrastructure goes down, it’s a prepper.
anujsjpatel
Yes, that seems to be a popular request.

There are some ongoing variable costs depending on usage (AI image generation + storage) but for every other feature, I agree a one time payment makes sense. I will change it if enough people don't subscribe.

mstolpm
Terrible onboarding: Why do I need to create an external account even before seeing what the app has to offer for me? Immediately uninstalled the app.
anujsjpatel
Thanks for the feedback! I haven't heard this one from customers yet as most are fine with sign in with apple (private relay email) but definitely taking this into consideration for the next updates.