Best Indie Apps to Try in 2026
These are the indie apps IndieAppCircle testers rated highest, ranked by how many real testers tried them and had their feedback approved by the owner. Every app below has cleared at least 3 approved tests, so you're looking at things people who build software chose to spend an evening on. Browse the full ranking, or jump to one platform below.
Top-ranked apps
Ranked by approved tests — feedback a real tester submitted and the owner accepted. Apps need at least 3 to appear here.
- IndieAppCircle — Get your first users and their feedback for free! Upload your app (only a simple link is needed); give testers instructions on what you wan… (639 approved tests, 8 credits per test)
- Roastmy.dev — RoastMy.dev: 8 weighted categories, 15 conversion factors, 1 brutally honest score from 0 to 100. That’s roughly 24 different opportunities… (81 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- FamWake – Family Alarm Clock — Now for iOS and Android! Every morning, same chaos: Who gets the bathroom first? Who overslept again? Who's making everyone late? FamWake f… (70 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- yapyap — The local-first voice & meeting recorder. It records, turns every word into text, tracks who said what, and turns one recording into every… (61 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Dark Stories: Detective — The ultimate Mystery Detective game! Solve 200+ stories, host games with friends and family, or play solo with AI. (52 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Volitude — Practice learning a foreign language through personalised short stories. Select the language you're learning, your level, and choose some t… (38 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- Fitlog — A simple meal and weight tracker. Track only calories and protein. It calculates your daily calories based on weight and goal. (35 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Fred's Idle Garden - A cozy idle farming simulator that hangs out on your desktop — Fred's Idle Garden is an idle farming simulator which sits on your desktop while you do other things. Grow & harvest crops 🥕🌽🍅🥒 Grow va… (30 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Skerro — Skerro turns your notes or a study goal into tiny AI-generated missions — one at a time, so you always know exactly what to do next. Built… (26 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- Contractlense — I once received five job offers at the same time and had no idea what I was signing. So I built Contractlense, this is an AI tool that anal… (20 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Travel Trivia (Android) — This is a challenging and fun quiz game of less-known facts and notorious quirks of all countries of the world. Answer questions to unlock… (18 approved tests, 6 credits per test)
- Moonlight Puzzle Club — Moonlight Puzzle Club is a cozy jigsaw puzzle app featuring aesthetic, dreamy artwork inspired by cafés, reading nooks, florals, and peacef… (16 approved tests, 7 credits per test)
- SpotBoard — Stop clicking through the same pages daily to check the same sections. SpotBoard captures live website sections into a personal dashboard.… (13 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Text to SVG — Convert text to SVG path quickly and easily. Download the result as SVG, PDF or PNG directly, or copy the SVG source code. (13 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- StudyHub — StudyHub™ is an educational productivity and student-support platform that helps students organize their academic life. We offer digital su… (12 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- FindGenre — FindGenre is an Audio Genre Finder and Audio Genre Analyzer that answers one simple question: what's my genre? If you've ever wondered "wha… (12 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- AWS Cost — AWS cost scanner - it scans your AWS account and finds places where you are wasting money. (11 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Calimento — Calimento is a meal planning app that allows users to import recipes from websites, recipe books, and even hand written recipe cards using… (11 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- ekstrakt: YouTube transcripts and summaries — ekstrakt is a YouTube summarization tool available as a web app and Chrome extension. It generates AI-powered summaries in four formats wit… (11 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- microflow — Microcontrollers (Arduino) made simple. A set of tools to make it easier to start prototyping for interactivity (10 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- AppKeep — AppKeep is the automated Tech Lead for your Expo and React Native apps. It monitors your dependencies, crashes (Sentry), churn (RevenueCat)… (10 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- HighFive Contact Journal CRM — HighFive is the perfect solution for anyone looking to build stronger relationships. (10 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- CrowdGPT - Train the future of AI — This project aims at creating the first 0$ AI, trained without any datacenters. (9 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Kanso — Most career tools describe who you are. Kanso helps you decide what to protect when a real role cannot give you everything. Rate 19 workpla… (8 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Quetiemals — Quetiemals is a cute match-3 combat RPG. Match gems to power up your creatures, battle through campaign stages, collect and evolve pets, an… (7 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- Dori — I've built an app where people connect emotionally, creating a genuine bond irrespective of age, culture. Address loneliness in a unique wa… (7 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Plant Keep — Plant Keep helps plant owners identify plants, review clear care and pet-safety information, organize their garden, and stay on top of wate… (7 approved tests, 25 credits per test)
- Lumi — Personal AI tutor for Anything (7 approved tests, 20 credits per test)
- Pizza Voter — Helps groups organize their pizza party so that everyone gets a slice they love. Maximum happiness per slice! (7 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- UseWok — Build Your SaaS. UseWok Helps AI Find, Understand, and Recommend It. (7 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Adanera — Adanera helps local businesses run Facebook and Instagram ads without Meta’s Ads Manager or agency fees. You share your business details, a… (6 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- SongFlip - Music Redirector — Available on iOS, Android & Web (songflip.link)! Friend sends you an Apple Music link, but you use Spotify (or YouTube Music)? SongFlip bri… (6 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- VibeTrader — VibeTrader is an AI-powered trading bot builder that turns plain English into automated trading strategies. Describe your strategy then dep… (6 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Travel Trivia (iOS) — This is a challenging and fun quiz game of less-known facts and notorious quirks of all countries of the world. Answer questions to unlock… (5 approved tests, 6 credits per test)
- Spider Was a Thief — Its a unique puzzle game where our spider hero throw web and pull targets to win level. (5 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- ForthWrite — ForthWrite is an web extension which writes emails for you in your own voice and keeps improving. It will work on desktop and review is als… (5 approved tests, 15 credits per test)
- Skin Tracker: Photo Journal — This app is a simple and private way to keep track of moles and other skin changes over time. The app provides a calm, focused place to sav… (4 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- RawKit — RawKit is a research board and playbook for founders. It sends research agents to read what your market already said: Reddit threads, app-s… (4 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- news today malayalam — News Today Malayalam is an innovative Malayalam digital news platform dedicated to delivering credible, timely, and impactful news to audie… (4 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- kahTOOee.com — Kahtooee is a cooperative B2B advertising network designed for small businesses. Its mission is to enable small businesses to fund their ad… (4 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- capria — capria helps you achieve your goals by breaking them into short, focused cycles with a simple daily rhythm. Each morning you plan the tasks… (4 approved tests, 30 credits per test)
- Abstify — Addiction Treatment for the 21st Century. (4 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Ivory Gate: AdFree App Locker — App locker app with no ads, it's still in beta, so there are a lot of bugs to find :) (3 approved tests, 30 credits per test)
- SprachenHub — Language learning platform for reading, listening, translating & understanding. Featuring lots of content, a dictionary, phrase dictionary,… (3 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- NoStrangers — NoStrangers is an online trust and safety platform for people meeting strangers from the internet. A Trust Request acts as a secure digital… (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Myriad — Myriad turns YouTube videos into structured learning paths. It summarizes and transcribes each video, lets you ask questions with timestamp… (3 approved tests, 10 credits per test)
- Assetli.app — Assetli is a personal finance and net worth tracking app that helps you see your complete financial picture in one place. Track your bank a… (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Taskpips — Stop forcing your project into lists. Think in a visual canvas instead. Externalize thoughts without boundaries and map natural workflow re… (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- Aulo Adaptive Learning Roadmap — Stop getting lost in tutorials. Know what to learn next and track progress (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- That’s the one — An indexed database for product mentioned by creators across several channels. Discover products and categories that creators talk about vi… (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
- LumiLanguage — LumiLanguage is a language learning app built for people who are traveling for moving for a short time. You tell it why you are moving, the… (3 approved tests, 5 credits per test)
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- Browse Android apps (64 apps) — Real devices, real Android versions, real feedback.
- Browse iOS apps (66 apps) — TestFlight betas from indie developers who need a fresh set of eyes.
- Browse Windows apps (17 apps) — Desktop installers get far less real-world testing than mobile — yours matters more here.
- Browse macOS apps (15 apps) — .dmg and .app builds from solo devs who built and tested alone.
- Browse Chrome extensions (5 apps) — Installs in seconds, uninstalls just as fast.
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Every app here was tested by other indie developers, not reviewers paid to say nice things. Testers earn credits by installing an app and writing up real feedback; owners spend those credits to get their own app in front of more testers. No money changes hands and no audience is required.