r/SideProject • u/sams8com • 51m ago

I built a private iPhone app to keep my partner and me honest about feeding the dog

After years of "wait, did you feed Luna this morning?" arguments, I built an iPhone app called Petstead to put a single timeline of our pets care in one place.

It's deliberately boring on purpose:

  • Local-first (works without an account)
  • No AI, no care recommendations, no calorie math
  • Just a clear plan, what was Last Done, and a factual receipt when you tap "done"
  • Optional household sharing so my partner can accept coverage requests explicitly

The thing that mattered most to me was corrections don't quietly rewrite history. If I mark breakfast done at 8am but it was actually 7:30, I add a correction and the original fact stays visible.

Currently in TestFlight, free with one pet. iPhone only.

Curious — for the pet owners here, what would actually get you to switch from a notes app or memory to a dedicated tool? Or is "just remember" good enough?

Happy to answer technical questions too. Built it solo in SwiftUI/SwiftData.

• Upvotes

100% Upvoted

10 comments sorted by

•

u/Technical-Branch9178 43m ago

Spend $30 on an auto feeder... this isn't fuckin' 1992.

•

u/sams8com 31m ago

I take it you havent checked out what this app actually does. Not sure if I am allowed to post a liink to the landing page but I dont want to break any rules.

•

u/Krulletjesteam 42m ago

Made something similar with a webapp. Use a widget app to display on iPhone and shortcuts on iPhone to put in.
Meal tracking, poop tracking (with photos) and training tracking

•

u/ColdInactivity 42m ago

The timeline thing with corrections staying visible is clever, most apps just overwrite and you lose the truth of what happened

•

u/Independent-Fruit-78 17m ago

Is that even a thing? I own a dog too but never bothered if i am 30 mins late to feed or not. Just curious why someone would want to track it.

•

u/Independent-Fruit-78 15m ago

Tried to find it but it didn’t appear on iphone US. Mind sharing the link?

•

u/sams8com 15m ago

It is not just the time to feed but a lot more than that. some more info on the app here. nanohits.com/petstead That will give you all what the app does. For me, the most useful part of the app is the alarm on the phone that goes off when it's time for medication.

•

u/Independent-Fruit-78 12m ago

Interesting. I signed up 😋