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Chris Raroque

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The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

The next thing, I'm glad you actually brought up the mascots and the illustration because that is going to be the next thing we're going to talk about to make it really feel like a more premium and just a different app.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

But two more examples on the animations interactions.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

In the calorie tracking app that I'm building, another thing that I added was this streaks feature.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

So this is where you can build a habit.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Gamification exists in Duolingo, even in Snapchat, in a lot of different apps.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Gamification is a very powerful way to build habits and increase retention.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

I decided to actually add a streaks feature here.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

And then for fun, a little...

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

badge that you can actually unlock as you start increasing your streak.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

And these were hand-drawn by my fiance, so very fortunate.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

But I'll also show you how to make mascots like this using AI, because that's what I was doing originally.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

But something that I coded, which a lot of people were surprised that I didn't write a single line of code for this, was when you unlock the badge, you can actually click it, and they're based off of cat memes, but you can actually drag along, it's like a holographic sticker type thing,

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

It's kind of based off of Pokemon or just these holographic stickers that you can unlock there.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This was completely done by Cloud Code as well.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

And all I did was tell it, can you recreate a kind of holographic sticker where I can move my finger around and I can drag along the sticker.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

I was so surprised that it was able to get this in, I think, two prompts.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

Again, because Claude is very well-trained on Apple's technology.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

This was using something called Swift Metal, but it is very well-trained on this.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

It can make these really cool interactions, but I just don't see a lot of people doing it, which surprises me.

The Startup Ideas Podcast
Build Mobile Apps that Stand Out (Here's the Playbook)

I think people assume that it can't get it because this stuff does look very complex, but if you know how to say it, if you know how to break it down in plain English...