📱 Mobile Development - Then vs Now

When Android & iOS arrived in 2007–08, it kicked off a golden era for indie developers. From simple utilities to quirky experimental apps, anything could thrive, even without high-end graphics or complex systems.

That window kept expanding till ~2017.

But post-2021, everything changed.

The mobile ecosystem matured. Almost every domain now has saturated solution stacks finance, fitness, productivity, media, social, commerce. In today’s landscape, a fresh UI or design refresh alone rarely wins.

To build something meaningful now, two forces matter:

✅ Automation - replacing repetitive workflows
✅ AI-native experiences - not “AI added later,” but AI at the core

This era belongs to creators who re-think how people live and work, not just build another variant of what exists.

If you’re building in 2025 and beyond, think:

✨ Autonomous tools
✨ AI copilots for daily life
✨ Smart workflows
✨ Personalization at scale
✨ Context-aware mobile systems

Curious to hear what automation/AI-driven app ideas excite you most right now?

Drop your thoughts 👇