I’ve been building a vegan places directory (shared in this post) and enough people asked for an app that it’s finally live on iOS and Android. It’s a small independent project run by 2 people. If you’ve used HappyCow it lives in that world, but the focus is a bit different:

  • Vegan-oriented, not vegetarian. A place with no vegan options doesn’t get listed, and 100% vegan spots are flagged separately from mostly-vegan, vegan-friendly, and “only 1-2 vegan options” - so you know before you go.
  • Free, no ads, nobody can pay to rank higher. Businesses can claim and manage their own page for free.
  • Open and community-correctable: much of the data is OpenStreetMap + other open sources, so if a spot’s missing you can add it, and if something’s mislabelled or mis-categorised you can help me fix it from its page in one tap.
  • It’s more than a map - there are free vegan tools in there too (barcode scanner, menu/ingredients scanner, and more).

Honest about the state: it’s still growing, some cities are thin, and since a lot of the data comes from OSM/open sources the quality isn’t perfect yet.

Looking forward to your feedback and criticism - be brutal.

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    • plantspack@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      24 days ago

      As I mentioned in one of the previous comment -> this is my first ever mobile app. I’m basically educating myself building it and found out about F-droid to late in the process, when there were already in-app firebase notifications, that will not work there. As someone mentioned - there is alternative and I’m moving to it in nearest weeks + open sourcing the project, so it will land on F-Droid and will be open to contributions as well. Thanks for pushing for it :)

      • fraksken@infosec.pubEnglish
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        24 days ago

        Hey, thanks for replying and being so open to your reasoning and thinking.

        I was looking at the report on the aurora store, but indeed noticed a dependence on google services.

        I’m lookin forward to the update and will check back regularly. Don’t burn yourself out though, and ask for help when you need it! It’s a great project and I’m eager to see where it goes.

        • plantspack@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Thanks for the kind words :) I’m enjoying it a lot, but of course can’t make it a full time activity, so, indeed, need to be careful about mindset and clarity to not burnout. But i will keep everyone here posted once it’s open sourced and ready for contributions.