[ShellyNorris]

I'm a solo developer building and running my own SaaS, and I've run into the same problem I think a lot of small teams face.

These days, having a website alone doesn't really cut it. A huge chunk of users are on mobile, so people expect an iPhone app and an Android app too. For someone working alone, keeping a website plus two separate apps up to date is a lot of extra work.

To solve that for myself, I built a native webview app for both iOS and Android. It's essentially my website wrapped inside a properly designed mobile app, so it feels much more like a real native app than just opening a browser.

I also added a few things that made it much more useful:

• Google Pay and Apple Pay integration
• Push notifications
• Store-ready setup for both Google Play and the App Store
• A mobile experience that feels much cleaner than using the website directly

I know webviews aren't a new idea, and there are already tools that do something similar. But after using this myself, I honestly think they're underrated. For a lot of SaaS products, they're a practical way to get into the app stores without maintaining three different codebases.

Now I'm thinking about turning what I built into a product for other founders.

My initial idea is around $200 for the setup, then roughly $40 per year to cover things like messaging infrastructure and ongoing maintenance.

I'm interested in getting some honest feedback.

• Is this something you would find useful?
• Would you pay for it if you were running a SaaS?
• Does the pricing sound reasonable?
• Is there anything you'd want included before you'd consider buying it?

I'd really appreciate any thoughts or criticism. Thanks!

 

[mcombs788]

I'd definitely be interested if the setup was simple. I don't want to spend weeks figuring out mobile apps.

 

[EricaVargas14]

$200 sounds reasonable if it includes everything needed to get published on both app stores.

 

[HeatherKings6]

I think the biggest challenge isn't building the app—it's getting through Apple's review process.

 

[jgarcia]

I'd rather pay a one-time fee than another monthly subscription.