🛠️ Devlog – PitchMirror Progress Log | A Long Day, but Things Clicked 🔧

Today was long. Not the frustrating kind—just head-down, execute, fix, push, test, repeat kind of long. But I’m finally feeling like things are clicking into place for PitchMirror, my AI-powered voice feedback tool that helps professionals improve their spoken English for meetings, interviews, and life.

Here’s what went down:

💳 Stripe is Out, Razorpay is In (for good)

After struggling for weeks with Stripe’s Indian compliance wall, I finally made the decision: removed Stripe entirely from the app.

Instead, I integrated Razorpay Subscriptions. Setup was surprisingly manageable this time, and now users can sign up, get a free trial, and upgrade—all through a local payment flow that actually works in India.

➡️ Tip for other Indian SaaS builders: don’t fight the compliance monster unless you absolutely have to. Go native.

🧑‍🎨 Landing Page Facelift (Still Not a Designer)

I gave the PitchMirror landing page a much-needed visual upgrade. Nothing too fancy—better spacing, subtle animations, improved hierarchy—but enough that it now feels like a modern SaaS product and not a rushed hackathon project.

I’m still learning UI finesse, but honestly, I’m happy with where it’s heading.

🤖 Added a 3D Character Bot with Spline

The hero section now features a small 3D AI bot, made with Spline. It doesn’t do anything yet—but visually, it adds a friendly face to the product and makes the landing page feel more dynamic and alive.

Feels like a speech coach mascot. And yes, it waves 👋

🛠️ Sentry Setup for Real-time Error Monitoring

Shipped Sentry to track frontend and backend errors. With more users slowly trickling in, I want to make sure no voice uploads fail silently.

Proactive bug awareness = future sanity saved.

🚦 Lighthouse Report Looking Sharp

After some serious cleanup (fonts, lazy loading, image optimization), I ran a Lighthouse check on the landing page:

• Performance: 93

• Accessibility: 91

• Best Practices: 78 (still a couple items on my list)

• SEO: 100 🚀

That’s it for today. It’s not flashy, but it’s progress that stacks. Tomorrow, I’ll probably focus on onboarding and maybe record a demo of how the tool works for professionals (and not just beginners—our core use case).

If you’re building something and stuck in UI-polishing or payment-integration hell, I see you.

Let’s keep building.