Hey FlutterFlow Community,
I recently completed an app that's been bubbling away in the back of my mind for years. Flutterflow helped me bring it to life.
I'm not someone who naturally embraces gratitude or mindfulness, but I've always recognised that acknowledging the simple joys in life can and has make a profound difference to my overall well-being. This sparked the inception of 'I'm Grateful,' my entry for the FlutterFlow Imagine Competition 🙏.
Building Journey:
This is the second app I've released built with Flutterflow (the first being ScriptSafe). While I have a background in software development, I've always been a far more visual person, so Flutterflow just works with my brain. 🥸
My goal with 'I'm Grateful' was to harness the dark arts of AI and prompt engineering to seamlessly blend aesthetic appeal with high-end functionality. 'I'm Grateful' emerged from a simple yet profound idea: to create a space for individuals to acknowledge, appreciate, and visualize their blessings. Where each entry made contributes to a tailored experience built just for you, complete with valuable insights and daily reminders (with gratitude thought starters!).
Innovative Features:
A Visual Gratitude Journal - Gratitude journals aren’t new, and this isn’t the first app to offer this functionality. However, I'm Grateful is different because it creates a thought-provoking visual accompaniment for every gratitude entry you make. Thanks to a combination of AI wizardry and exhaustive prompt engineering tweaking, the app adapts to the emotion and context of each entry, creating a personalized visual narrative.
Personalized Insights - With every entry, image, location, and favorite, 'I'm Grateful' builds a tailored experience complete with valuable insights and daily reminders, fostering a daily habit of gratitude 🌱.
Community Sharing and Gratitude Map - The app encourages a collective atmosphere of appreciation and positivity, with features like a community section for shared entries and a Gratitude Map reflecting the user's gratitude journey 🗺️.
Competition Alignment:
'I'm Grateful' isn’t just a gratitude journal; it’s a personal, ever-evolving gallery of thought-provoking visual masterpieces. It aligns well with the competition's theme of reimagining app experiences, providing a fresh, visually engaging approach to daily mindfulness and gratitude practice.
Top Design?
The visually captivating interface coupled with personalized AI-generated imagery makes 'I'm Grateful' a strong contender in this category.
Top Functionality?
The app’s seamless user-flow and innovative features like personalized insights and the Gratitude Map offer an engaging and meaningful user experience.
Audience Favorite (i.e. PICK ME, PICK ME!!!) 👋
I'd love for everyone to give the app a spin. I'm naturally a cynic about concepts this "woo", and I'm also clearly biased, but I genuinely believe the wholesome practice of gratitude, combined with the interactive and visually engaging features, makes 'I'm Grateful' pretty special, fostering a community of shared appreciation and positivity 💖.
I've documented my build journey through the 3 months of gratitude entries made while building and evolving the app:
https://vimeo.com/866842939?share=copy
And here is the app walkthrough 🎥.
I can’t wait for the broader community to experience the beauty of thankfulness in a whole new way. I'm excited to share 'I'm Grateful' with all of you and earnestly hope it adds a splash of positivity and mindfulness to the FlutterFlow community and beyond.
Download links:
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/im-grateful/id6448337226
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.connectio.imgrateful
Wishing all participants the best of luck! This is an incredibly talented community and I love being a part of it. Let’s reimagine the world of apps together 🚀!
Warmest regards,
Stuart