Widget Cast – Video Widgets for iOS

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Hello! I've just made Widget Cast, it's a little app to make looping animated widgets for iOS. Take any video and and you can trim to 10 seconds or less, then apply a load of effects like CRT, night vision, thermal, colour tint, etc - then see it animate away on your home screen. App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/widget-cast-video-widgets/id67... Got a glowing futuristic website here too: https://widgetcastapp.com If you have an Apple watch, you can view them there too. Could be a special moment or person, or just a dinosaur jumping up & down (which is also special). It's free with some effects behind IAP (there are sort-of pay-what-you-want tiers). No subscriptions or ads. Hopefully it's good fun! p.s. I did add this the other day but messed it up and it didn't show (mangled title). Fingers crossed it's ok to try again - this is the last time I promose - I am not a spamlord. Repeat, I am not a communist.

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Indie HackersFits the IH revenue-focused audience · Strong signals: ios · Missing: supports, reddit linkedin, podcasting

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Product HuntOn track for Day 1 leaderboard · Strong signals: apple, apps · Missing: mac, agents, macos

71%71% predicted probability of success on Product Hunt, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

TrustMRRFits verified-revenue profile · Strong signals: ios, apps, video · Missing: mobile apps, personal, entrepreneurs

71%71% predicted probability of success on TrustMRR, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

Hacker NewsMay not resonate with HN audience · Strong signals: ide, io · Missing: https docs, excited, just released

37%37% predicted probability of success on Hacker News, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

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AppSumoMay struggle as an AppSumo deal · Missing: plus, platform, intuitive

32%32% predicted probability of success on AppSumo, based on ML models trained on real launch data.

Acquire.comPre-revenue stage for this audience · Strong signals: subscription · Missing: arr, mrr, revenue

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