// DEVSCOPE — DAILY DIGEST
DEVSCOPE
Daily indie iOS app discoveries, scored by AI.
MAY 16, 2026// DIGEST
1 apps · CA · Top Free
Instagram, Inc.★★★★★ (1,237)
Social Networking
Instagram corporate app lacks indie authenticity despite ephemeral content concept.
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// SCORING
DevScope pulls from Apple's public RSS feeds daily, filters out mega-corp apps, enriches with App Store metadata, and scores for quality using AI.
CRAFT30ptsDesign, focus, and polish signals
UTILITY30ptsReal problem, clear niche
INDIE25ptsSmall team, opinionated, fair pricing
FRESH15ptsNovel idea, underserved category
// PIPELINE
How today's digest was filtered from Apple's public RSS feeds.
SCANNED2226apps from RSS feeds
MEGA-CORP100excluded (Google, Meta, etc.)
NOT RECENT510excluded (older than 1 year)
DUPLICATES1466removed
CANDIDATES150passed indie filter
ENRICHED150via iTunes Lookup API
SURFACED561scored and published
// ABOUT
DevScope is built by Shy Guy LLC. We build indie iOS apps ourselves, so we built the discovery tool we wished existed.