My neurodivergent daughter loves collecting bugs outside, but we quickly ran out of room for physical jars, and I hated that we couldn't take adequate care of them. To solve this, we worked together to build an app that digitizes the insects she finds into collectible virtual pets. It works with over 8,000 of the most common insect species. I built it using Flutter and local, on-device AI models so it runs fully offline and private (though you can share bugs in-person via QR code). The app includes a ton of educational material and even lets you virtually explore other regions of the world to collect non-native bugs. This is my first ever iOS app and I would love some feedback from other builders! The app is completely free to try with zero ads, and has a single $4.99 one-time unlock for infinite jars if you end up loving it. Website: https://timothycrosley.github.io/bug-jug.github.io/ App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bugjug-bug-pets-in-a-jar/id6823671330   submitted by   /u/timothycrosley [link]   [comments]