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Dan Mindru

Ascent - Christian habits tracker for Lent & more

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A Christian app that helps you create ascetic challenges to grow or strengthen your faith. Select a duration for your ascetic journey (7, 14, 30, 40, or 90 days). Commit to observing practices like doing a Holy hour, fasting, or abstaining from certain things.

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Greg Gilbert
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Hello friends! It's been a while since a product of mine has been featured here. Thanks, @dan_mindru for hunting it! I built Ascent a few months ago as my first iOS app. I had made attempts in the past but never found the time to learn SwiftUI (or UIKit at the time). Dan is actually the one who pushed me to get coding instead of spending hours following some course or reading books. This has been made possible thanks to AI's advancement, especially ChatGPT, which guided me as I built the app without prior knowledge of Swift. While my coding experience was necessary, it was amazing to be taught by ChatGPT as I was building. Ascent is the app version of a simple spreadsheet I used last Lent to track my journey. It is a simple but elegant way to monitor your streak and continue observing certain ascetic practices for a week or several. It's free to use (but donations are appreciated!)
Dan Mindru
Hunter
I am so happy to see this app officially launched! It’s built with so much care and love and the fact that you offer it for free is a testament to your generosity. The app works flawlessly and it’s delightful to use, I hope you get it in the hands of many people so they can experience it too! 🙌
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@dan_mindru thank you Dan! And thank you for hunting it 😇
Jason Dainter
Congrats on the launch amazing how quickly you built and shipped this 🙌
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@jasondainter thanks buddy! It's fun to build stuff while you have momentum :)
I like the simplicity of it! Installed and created a reminder. Thanks Greg for this 🙏
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@philkellr Thanks Philipp! It means a lot that you like it :)
Garen Orchyan
Good job team, best of luck to you today!
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@orchyan Thanks Garen. Great beard! 🧔‍♂️
Tim Wheeler
Gorgeous app! Congrats on the launch, Greg! 🚀
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@timwheeler thanks Tim! Shipped before the hackathon ;)
Isaac Martin Otim
Congratulations Greg! Finally great to see the culmination of all your hard work. Truly impressive!
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@izakotim Thanks, Isaac! Your words mean a lot!
Thomas Hallaran
if I could plug this into neural link and then have it make sure that I adhered to the habits I would pay for this!
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@thomas_hallaran hahahaha. (Un)fortunately, I don't think transhumanism and Christianity are compatible. Great comment, though
Lera Kuntsevich
Congrats on the launch! Amazing app 💪
Dima Rubanov
Congrats on the launch!
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@dima_rubanov thanks a lot Dima! :)
Shivam Dewan
Great product ✨
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@shivam_dewan thank you, my friend!
Charlie Coppinger
Even as a non-Christian, I appreciated using Ascent as a way of being more mindful and present. Your journey creating this so publicly and with AI was super fun to follow along with, too! Love your work Greg, congrats on the launch 🫡
Greg Gilbert
Maker
@thecoppinger thank you, mate!
Joschua
Congrats on the launch! I really appreciate how carefully this product is built. The suggestions are varied, the phrasing is intentional and the suggested lengths of the journey gently challenge you without being stressful.