Matt

@mattmoss

🛖 professional hermit 🚀 product dude 🎮 beat godrick in elden ring once 📻 Making getCOPY.app (skinnable, private walkie-talkie) - find it on the App Store! (Android coming soon)

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Matt@mattmoss· 5d

COPY for Android. Finally. In closed testing. Seriously this time :) #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #android

Android home screen with Phone, Messages, COPY, and Google Play icons on a blue textured wallpaper.

Matt@mattmoss· 6d

the vision for COPY was to always open up the skinning engine “winamp style”, so that anyone could create their own walkie talkie. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

COPY Skin Lab package screen with steps for Package, Details, and Submit, plus options to create a first skin or upload a .copy-skin package up to 8 MB.

Matt@mattmoss· 8d

Alan’s been cooking 👨🏻‍🍳 on Ghostline the past few weeks, and it comes with some fun backstory and lore. Keep an eye out for more about Ghostline and release 1.0.4 over the coming week. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

A teal scanline close-up of Ghostline’s display showing channel 03, ALAN, and a glowing TRANSMIT indicator above an orange audio meter.

Matt@mattmoss· 25d

COPY passed 5,000 messages sent since launch! Been pleased with the steady growth. Analytics are pointing towards where we have room for optimization: the invite sent → accepted → first message sent/responded funnel. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Table showing our channel created to invite created to invites accepted funnel. We've seen a 13% increase in channels created, a 29% increase in invites created, and a 10% drop in invites actually accepted.

Matt@mattmoss· 29d

Pushed out COPY 1.0.3 to TestFlight tonight! 1.0.2 was mostly Android readiness (just waiting on the Play Store) 1.0.3 is polish: new Learn COPY onboarding segments, a few skin management refinements, and much faster channel renames. Another post on that one, soon :) #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #iOS

* NEW: Learn COPY lets new people try push-to-talk before adding friends. Featuring actual real life™️ voice messages from myself and Alan 😅
* Earned skins and starter skins persist more reliably after updates, restores, and reinstalls.
* Restore Purchases is clearer and more reliable for paid skins.
* Changed the name of the Blade Runner skin to Interlinked so we don't get sued 😭
* Push-to-talk now handles call interruptions more safely, so recordings are less likely to be lost.
* Channel renames show up faster and stay in sync more reliably for everyone.

Matt@mattmoss· Jul 18

This week, @atippins.bsky.social and I have been rethinking how COPY teaches you to use it. The constraint: no new ui or unfamiliar patterns. The walkie itself should do the teaching. Simplicity is tough 😉 Wdyt? Too cheesy 😅(sound on!) #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Matt@mattmoss· Jul 16

Vibe coded this little movie companion app over the weekend. Been playing with some ideas around how to make something feel niche social while still building on top of #bluesky. Wonder if the new small community specs for atproto would make even more sense for something like this. #ios #filmsky

Matt@mattmoss· Jul 16

We’ve spent a lot of time refining COPY’s analytics since launch. The goal isn’t to make the app nag you more. It’s to learn where people get stuck, then make the thing they already wanted to do easier. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Five-step COPY activation funnel: Registered, Started a conversation, Received first playback, Second person participated, and Returned within 14 days.

Matt@mattmoss· Jun 26

Considering a "what's new" sheet to help with new skin and feature discovery. Might be overkill, but I'm curious to see how it might help drive skin selection frequency and ultimately, drive usage. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Matt@mattmoss· Jun 25

Pushed RX-80 out to the COPY Test Pilots a few days ago and the feedback has been so good. After using it on a real phone, I ended up swapping the roller and the mini LCD. The roller feels way more natural where your thumb already wants to rest. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Screenshot of COPY’s RX-80 skin on an iPhone. The interface looks like a translucent retro handheld walkie talkie with a large amber LCD contact list, a ribbed roller control placed below the screen for thumb access, and a small bottom display that reads “HOLD ROLLER TO TALK.”

Matt@mattmoss· Jun 21

still refining this guy. which mini screen style do you like better? might have to offer both 😍 #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

COPY app mini screen showing a contact list. Bottom playback bar has a cool blue accent.

Same COPY mini screen and contact list with VIK selected, but the bottom playback bar uses a warm amber/gold accent instead.

Matt@mattmoss· Jun 8

In the really (REALLY) early stages of prototyping a new skin for COPY. A lot of rough edges but the bones are there. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design #iOS

Matt@mattmoss· Jun 1

We're close... 🎉

Matt@mattmoss· Apr 19

after months of living with it daily, @atippins.bsky.social and I open the COPY beta tomorrow. walkie-talkie app. E2EE. skins! the first set of skins is an ode to the great industrial designers of the last few decades. join us: getcopy.app 📻 #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design

Matt@mattmoss· Apr 17

So close to opening up beta. Just a few more rough areas to sand. @atippins.bsky.social's been cooking on our settings clean-up 💅 #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design

Matt@mattmoss· Apr 2

Just found one of my favorite Sonique skins from the "geocities era" of the internet 😂 I was always drawn more to Sonique than Winamp. Was bummed when Lycos shut them down right as Sonique 2 was starting to pick up some momentum during early development. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 28

every messaging app is optimized for the same thing: making you feel like you need to respond right now. COPY doesn't have read receipts. no typing indicators. you talk when you want, listen when you're ready. #BuildInPublic #IndieApp #software #design

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 28

also the stills don't do this one justice 😍 we're getting closer to opening up the beta. sign-up here: getCOPY.app

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 28

as we've been building COPY, @atippins.bsky.social has focused mainly on the skins and skinning engine. this week we wanted to see what it takes for someone else to build a skin from scratch. needless to say, the engine is working. fun to see how this one evolved 🔥 #BuildInPublic #iOS #IndieApp

Evolution of a Tron-inspired app skin: four early UI explorations on the left, the 'landed' layout in the middle, and the polished final version on the right - all featuring glowing cyan-on-black sci-fi design with channel selectors and a transmit button.

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 26

what if your walkie-talkie looked like it was designed for the grid 💅 #BuildInPublic #iOS #IndieApp #UIDesign

COPY app Tron MK-I skin — dark sci-fi control panel with channel dial, signal lock indicator, and TRANSMIT button

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 22

while we focus on the core experience for COPY, @atippins.bsky.social and i started to explore monetization approaches, and kinda love this one: skins as the whole business model. app stays free, cosmetics are paid. no subscriptions. ever. #BuildInPublic #iOS #IndieApp #expo

A purchase screen for a digital walkie-talkie app interface theme named 'Poolside'. It features a retro-style device with a 'Talk' button, four color swatch options, and a blue button to buy it for $0.99.

Matt@mattmoss· Mar 4

we're bringing skins back to software 💅 COPY is a walkie-talkie app for iOS @atippins.bsky.social's been cooking on the first batch of skins. If you want to help us test, sign up for early access: getcopy.app #BuildInPublic #iOS #IndieApp

Matt@mattmoss· Dec 7

Took the last few weeks off of @budglets.app development as annual planning has ramped up at work. Still been able to get a little work in! Added support for savings accounts and savings goals. Commissioned a design friend to create a Duo type mascot. #BuildInPublic #iOS

Screenshot of an in development budgeting app called budglets. Image includes a checking balance, notifications for reviewing synced transactions and a list of "virtual envelopes" for budgeting, including Bills, Health & Medicine and Groceries & Household.

Matt@mattmoss· Nov 7

Edit transactions starting to feel smooth. Syncing engine has been stable. And my first Smart Insight is almost ready. So close to opening up the beta group 😎 #BuildInPublic #iOS

Matt@mattmoss· Sep 18

Still a work in progress but transaction syncing is starting to feel good 😎 #BuildInPublic #iOS

Matt@mattmoss· Sep 14

Huge progress on Budglets this weekend! First iteration of the transaction sync engine. New color/design system. Played with layouts on the budglet envelopes. Feels like it’s starting to come together 😍

Matt@mattmoss· Jul 11

Started vibe coding a fun little private social app to share movies, shows, books and eventually podcasts you’re into with friends. Amazed at how good Claude code is 🔥

iOS simulator on macOS with a Superman movie card and user rating for the movie

Matt@mattmoss· Jan 3

I've had Kinda Funny playing in the background on the TV for so long they've essentially raised my kids 😂. Congrats on 10 years, @gameovergreggy.bsky.social Shoutout to that time you and the crew came to AZ and were spreading the smiles in full Greggy mode. Basically the perfect day.

Picture of a family posing with Greg Miller of Kinda Funny at Portillo's in Tempe, AZ

Matt@mattmoss· Dec 5

Finally, I'm prototyping UI like crazy in Claude before going into the IDE. For example, I fed Claude some wireframes and had it give me some higher fidelity options based on what I had mocked up. Once I land on something, I'll copy the react code over to the IDE as guidance for the AI to work from.

Matt@mattmoss· Dec 5

Instead of just telling it what I want it to do, and hope for the best (especially for some more complex tasks), I'm having it replay back to me what it plans to do before it starts implementation. This saves a ton of back and forth, and helps us dial in requirements so I get the expected output