Just Joined IH — Built My First AI Nutrition App with Zero Coding Experience
Hey IH!
I’m Gerardo, an entrepreneur from Mexico. Earlier this year, I set myself a challenge: build and launch my first app without any coding background.
The result? Nutritionist AI — a free app that creates personalized meal plans in seconds based on user input You can view plans for free or optionally export them to PDF.
Right now I’m:
Gathering real user feedback
Testing different ways to grow downloads
Learning as I go about app development, marketing, and AI prompts
If you’ve ever launched a mobile app or marketed to a niche audience, I’d love to hear:
What worked best for you in getting your first 500 users?
Also, if you want to try the app and give me your honest thoughts:
Search “Nutritionist AI” on the App Store or Google Play (green logo with a hand holding an apple).
Thanks for having me here — excited to learn from all of you!
Congrats on shipping this. For first 500 users on a nutrition app, I’d avoid broad launch sites and go where people already plan meals: TikTok/IG recipe creators, meal prep Facebook groups, and dietitian/newsletter swaps.
One thing I’m testing with MetricSync is making the first ask tiny: send a food photo or barcode, get an estimate, then ask for feedback on accuracy. It gives you a sharper hook than “try my app.”