// DEVSCOPE — DAILY DIGEST

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Daily indie iOS app discoveries, scored by AI.

MAY 26, 2026
May 26May 25
ALLUSUKAUCADEFRJP
ALLTop FreeTop PaidNew FreeNew Paid
scoreALL40+60+75+90+

// DIGEST

4 apps · JP · New Free

Body By Belmars
Body By BelmarsFREE
Belmars Martial Arts & Fitness LLC (0)
Health & Fitness

Hybrid model combining real coaches with AI is novel; solves real fitness tracking problem with human touch; freemium model.

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Garden Allies
Garden Allies$1.99
ERIC MATTHEW DRAPER (0)
EducationLifestyle

Well-designed niche utility for gardeners with clear explanations, offline-first approach, and focused scope, but companion planting is a known concept.

72
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dottodash
dottodash$3.99
TIVIA Inc. (0)
Productivity

Opinionated minimalist todo app rejecting complexity; clean design and $3.99 pricing signal indie values, but category is saturated.

70
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CyberBunker
CyberBunkerFREE
Justin Znaidi (0)
GamesCasualSimulation

Server hosting simulator has limited depth, generic free-to-play mechanics, casual genre saturation.

48
VIEW

// SIGNALS

Indie iOS app buzz from around the web

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Show HN: Pablo – a Chrome extension that copies UI from any website
33 pts9 comments3d ago
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Show HN: A platform to find people to jam on side projects with
16 pts20 comments2d ago
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Show HN: Smithereen – an early-Facebook-style Fediverse server
15 pts3 comments4d ago
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Show HN: Kanban CLI (A local-first, agent-first task manager for the terminal)
15 pts8 comments1d ago
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Show HN: Prisma Next – data contracts, migration graphs, agent DX
13 pts2 comments3d ago
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Show HN: Darnix – Darwin Built with Nix
13 pts1 comments3d ago
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Show HN: PhoneDiffusion – Local AI image generation for iOS
10 pts0 comments11h ago
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Show HN: Voxxy – a minimal, fast voice-to-text app for macOS
9 pts2 comments1d ago
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Show HN: I built a RAG and knowledge graph agent that runs locally
7 pts7 comments2d ago
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Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)
6 pts0 comments3d ago
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Mindspace: A Private All-in-One Journal App Made for iPad [Sponsor]
15h ago
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Book Beats: Reading to the Rhythm
5d ago
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Real Madrid Immersive Documentary Releases This Friday on Apple Vision Pro
5d ago
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Podcast Rewind: iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes, CrankBoy, a Comfort Zone Q&A, and WWDC Preparation
3d ago

// 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-CORP88excluded (Google, Meta, etc.)
NOT RECENT528excluded (older than 1 year)
DUPLICATES1460removed
CANDIDATES150passed indie filter
ENRICHED150via iTunes Lookup API
SURFACED641scored 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.

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