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March 31, 2026 🚀 I Built an AI App to Capture Thoughts Instantly (Echimind) — Looking for Feedback

Hey everyone 👋

I’m a mobile developer (8+ years), and I recently launched an app called Echimind.

It’s a simple idea:

👉 Capture thoughts instantly
👉 Convert them into structured notes using AI


💡 Why I Built This

I kept running into the same problem:

  • Ideas come randomly

  • I record voice notes

  • But I NEVER revisit them

Most note apps didn’t help because they require too much effort.

I wanted something like:

“Speak → AI cleans it → usable note”

So I built Echimind.


⚙️ What It Does

  • 🎤 Record voice notes instantly

  • 🧠 Convert speech → structured notes

  • ✨ Clean + format automatically

  • 📂 Store and revisit easily


🛠 Tech Stack

  • Swift / SwiftUI

  • AVFoundation (audio recording)

  • AI APIs for transcription + summarisation

  • In-app purchases (premium features)


🚧 Challenges

A few real struggles I faced:

1. Audio handling is harder than expected

Edge cases everywhere:

  • interruptions

  • file management

  • playback issues


2. Raw transcription ≠ useful notes

AI output needed cleanup + structure to be actually usable.


3. In-app purchase UX

Restore purchase + paywall handling took longer than expected.


📈 Current Status

  • ✅ Live on App Store

  • ✅ Initial users onboarded

  • ❗ Still figuring out distribution


🤔 What I Need Help With

Would really appreciate feedback on:

  1. Is this something you’d actually use?

  2. Does the problem resonate?

  3. Any ideas on improving retention?

  4. How would you position this differently?


🎯 Target Users

  • Builders/founders

  • Developers

  • Students

  • People who think a lot but don’t organise 😅


🚀 What’s Next

  • Smarter summarization

  • Tagging + search

  • Better UX for reviewing notes

  • Possibly Android version


🙌 Honest Ask

If you’ve built or used something similar:

  • What worked for you?

  • What didn’t?

And if you try it, I’d love brutally honest feedback 🙏


🔗 Happy to Share Link

Didn’t want to spam here — but I can share the App Store link if anyone’s interested.


Thanks in advance 🙌

#buildinpublic #feedback #ios #ai #productivity

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I didn’t start with a big vision—I started with a personal frustration. Voice notes are easy to record but hard to use. Text notes are useful but take effort. There’s no good bridge between the two. EchoMind exists to