Get your first users
A simple launch checklist, the best places to share your app, and a practical way to turn early feedback into your next set of changes.
Before the push: run the full pass in Try it before you share it, confirm your live URL in an incognito tab, and check that Manage Publishing shows Live, then start here.
Where to share your app
Once your app is live you have a permanent public link - share it wherever your potential users already are:
- People you know - text it to friends, family and colleagues, and ask them to try one specific thing.
- Group chats and communities - WhatsApp/Slack/Discord groups, and subreddits or forums focused on your app's topic.
- Social media - post the link on X, LinkedIn, or Instagram with a one-line description of what it does and who it's for.
- Niche communities - places where your target users gather (a hobby forum, a professional group, a local community board).
- Your profile - add it to your bio, portfolio, or email signature so it keeps getting seen.
"I built a tool that turns your grocery receipts into a monthly spending chart" gets more clicks than "check out my new app". Say what it does and who it's for in one line.
Asking for feedback
Early feedback is most useful when you make it easy to give:
- Ask a specific question instead of "what do you think?" - try "was anything confusing on the sign-up screen?" or "did the main action work on your phone?".
- Give testers a task - "try adding an item and deleting it" - and watch where they hesitate.
- Watch someone use it live if you can (in person or a screen-share). You'll learn more from thirty seconds of watching than a page of written notes.
- Collect it somewhere simple - a group chat, direct messages, or a short form. If you want responses captured inside the product, you can ask the agent to add a simple feedback form to your app.
People are far more likely to reply to one focused question than a long survey. Ask one thing, act on it, then ask the next.
Turning early feedback into next steps
Real feedback often surprises you - things you thought were obvious confuse people, and small requests turn out to matter a lot. Here's how to act on it:
Collect everything in one place and cluster it - "sign-up is confusing", "wanted dark mode", "button too small on mobile". Patterns matter more than one-off opinions.
Start with whatever blocks people from getting value (a broken flow or a confusing first screen) before nice-to-haves.
Describe the change to the agent as one concrete request - "On mobile, the Add button is hard to tap; make it a larger floating button." See Write prompts that work for how to phrase these well.
Make and test the change in your preview, then re-publish so visitors see it. Preview and live are separate - the difference is explained in Preview vs Published.
Ship one improvement, tell the people who gave feedback, and ask again. A few fast rounds will teach you more than a single big update.
