Journal

The VP0 Journal

Page 54

Gym Class Booking UI: The Schedule, Done Right: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
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Gym Class Booking UI: The Schedule, Done Right

A gym class app books spots on a schedule. Build the date picker, class list, and booking flow from a free VP0 design with waitlists, capacity, and easy cancels.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Habit Tracker App Source Code (Free Template): a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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Habit Tracker App Source Code (Free Template)

Build a habit tracker from a free VP0 design: a habit grid, streaks, reminders, and progress, in SwiftUI or React Native, forgiving by design and free.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Haircare App Design: A Calm Routine, Not a Clinic: a phone toggle icon surrounded by location, calendar, settings, wallet and chart app icons on a coral gradient
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Haircare App Design: A Calm Routine, Not a Clinic

A haircare app should feel like a personal ritual. Build the routine, product shelf, and progress UI from a free VP0 design, and keep it cosmetic, not medical.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Custom Haptic Patterns With Core Haptics in React Native: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Custom Haptic Patterns With Core Haptics in React Native

Add custom haptic patterns to a React Native app with Core Haptics: tap, buzz, and bespoke textures, from a free VP0 design. Tasteful, restrained feedback.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Hamster Kombat-Style Tap-to-Earn UI in React Native: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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Hamster Kombat-Style Tap-to-Earn UI in React Native

Build a tap-to-earn clicker UI like Hamster Kombat in React Native: a tap target, a balance, energy, and upgrade cards, from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
High-Contrast Mode iOS UI Kit: Design for Everyone: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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High-Contrast Mode iOS UI Kit: Design for Everyone

High-contrast design helps low-vision and color-blind users, and everyone in sunlight. Build a high-contrast iOS UI from a free VP0 design and meet WCAG 2.2.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
High-Converting iOS Paywall Template in React Native: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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High-Converting iOS Paywall Template in React Native

A high-converting iOS paywall is honest, clear, and easy to dismiss. Build one in React Native from a free VP0 design and wire it to StoreKit, then A/B test.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Home Assistant Dashboard UI: A Calm, Custom Control Panel: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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Home Assistant Dashboard UI: A Calm, Custom Control Panel

A Home Assistant dashboard controls a DIY smart home. Build a clean entity dashboard from a free VP0 design that is glanceable, fast, and local-first.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
How to Add Push Notifications to a Rork App: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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How to Add Push Notifications to a Rork App

Add push notifications to a Rork (React Native) app: the APNs setup, asking permission in context, and sending, with a free VP0 design for the opt-in screen.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
How to Get Your First 100 Users for an AI App: a glass app tile showing the VP0 logo on a pink and blue gradient
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How to Get Your First 100 Users for an AI App

You do not buy your first 100 users, you go get them by hand. A practical playbook for AI app builders, plus how a free, polished design helps you look real.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
How to Upload an AI-Generated App to the App Store: the App Store logo as a glossy glass icon on a purple and blue gradient with floating bubbles
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How to Upload an AI-Generated App to the App Store

A step-by-step path from an AI-generated iOS app to a live App Store listing: developer account, archive, App Store Connect, TestFlight, and submission.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Wrapping a Hugging Face Space Into an iOS App: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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Wrapping a Hugging Face Space Into an iOS App

Turn a Hugging Face Space into an iOS app the right way: call it as an API through your server and build a native UI from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Indie Hacker iOS App Portfolio: Show Your Apps Well: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Indie Hacker iOS App Portfolio: Show Your Apps Well

Built several apps? A portfolio app showcases them in one place. Build a clean app-showcase UI from a free VP0 design that drives downloads and tells your story.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Instagram-Style Photo Feed UI: Feed, Stories, Profile: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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Instagram-Style Photo Feed UI: Feed, Stories, Profile

An Instagram-style app is a feed, stories, and a profile grid. Build them from a free VP0 design in React Native, with moderation built in from day one.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Control Center-Style UI: Build the Panel, Not a Replacement: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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Control Center-Style UI: Build the Panel, Not a Replacement

You cannot replace iOS Control Center, but you can build a control-panel UI inspired by it. Build quick-toggle controls from a free VP0 design with WidgetKit.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS 18 Custom Tab Bar UI: Build It the Native Way: the App Store logo on a glass tile over a blue gradient with bubbles
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iOS 18 Custom Tab Bar UI: Build It the Native Way

iOS changed the tab bar. Build a custom but native-feeling tab bar from a free VP0 design, keep it reachable and consistent, and do not break platform conventions.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Document Picker UI Customization in SwiftUI: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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iOS Document Picker UI Customization in SwiftUI

Use the iOS document picker in SwiftUI to import and export files from Files and iCloud, from a free VP0 design. With security-scoped access.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template: a glass iPhone UI wireframe icon on a holographic purple gradient
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iOS Guideline 5.1.1 Data Collection UI Template

Build a guideline-5.1.1-compliant data collection flow in iOS: in-context permission, clear purpose, and no forced data, from a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines: a glass iPhone app-grid icon on a mint and teal gradient
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Check AI-Generated iOS UI Against the Human Interface Guidelines

AI tools generate plausible iOS screens that quietly break Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. Here is a repeatable review pass to catch it, using a free VP0 design.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start: a reflective 3D App Store icon on a blue and purple gradient
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iOS Lock Screen Widget UI Template, Free to Start

Lock Screen widgets put your app one glance away. Build a free Lock Screen widget UI from a VP0 design and ship it with WidgetKit, glanceable and honest.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Pull-to-Refresh With a Custom Lottie Animation: a glowing iPhone home-screen icon on a purple and blue gradient
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iOS Pull-to-Refresh With a Custom Lottie Animation

Tired of the default spinner? Add a custom pull-to-refresh animation from a free VP0 design, keep the native gesture intact, and never block the content.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iOS Screen Time API and Family Controls UI, Explained: a glass photo icon surrounded by chat, music, heart, camera and shopping app icons on a pastel gradient
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iOS Screen Time API and Family Controls UI, Explained

A parental-control app must use Apple's Family Controls and Screen Time API. Build the dashboard and limits UI from a free VP0 design, the privacy-safe way.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
IoT Smart-Home Dashboard in React Native (Free UI): a glossy App Store icon on a blue, pink and orange gradient with bubbles
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IoT Smart-Home Dashboard in React Native (Free UI)

Build a smart-home dashboard in React Native: device tiles, room grouping, and quick toggles, from a free VP0 design. Prefer HomeKit and Matter.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026
iPadOS Stage Manager UI: Layouts That Resize Well: a vivid neon 3D App Store icon on an orange, pink and blue gradient
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iPadOS Stage Manager UI: Layouts That Resize Well

Stage Manager lets your iPad app live in resizable, overlapping windows. Build adaptive layouts from a free VP0 design that respond to any size, not a fixed canvas.

Lawrence Arya · May 31, 2026