Alex Carter

Alex Carter

Indie Hacker - Building a translate app.
18 points

About

Hello! I'm Alex, an indie hacker passionate about creating innovative solutions. I'm currently developing an app that translates conversations through headphones, aiming to make real-time communication across languages effortless. My goal is to break down language barriers and connect people globally. I'm excited to share my journey and learn from this amazing community. Let's build something great together!

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Maker History

  • Talking Translator
    Talking TranslatorLeft Ear Spanish, Right Ear English - Instant Translation
    Sep 2025
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    Joined Product HuntAugust 5th, 2025

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Alex Carter

5mo ago

Even if someone tells me my product is just a piece of crap, I’d still be very grateful

Three months ago, I had an idea: what if I could create an app that truly helps people?

So I started designing, coding, and fixing endless bugs, step by step. Many late nights were spent in front of my screen, sometimes frustrated, sometimes excited, but always moving forward.

Finally, after three months of effort, this little app has taken shape. It carries all my hard work and countless attempts.

After two months of hard work, my first solo product!

It s been about a month since I published the app on Google Play. Around 200 users have discovered it organically from the app store, and to my surprise, one of them even paid for it. I m really grateful for that it gave me a huge boost of confidence. It s not perfect yet, but I m proud that I developed it independently.

Most of the code was built with Cursor, and I focused on guiding it to realize my vision. I found that applying software engineering principles significantly improved Cursor s output, making the development process smoother.

Alex Carter

5mo ago

Talking Translator - Left Ear Spanish, Right Ear English - Instant Translation

Supports 74 languages with real-time bilingual conversation translation. Put on your earbuds: hear Spanish in the left ear, English in the right. You can ask LLM-powered questions about the conversation, text + photo translation and even offline mode.
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