Development Diary - January 8, 2026
📋Daily Summary
Productive day focused on enabling beta testing for cloud sync and building marketing infrastructure. Created a beta testers admin page to manage Pro status overrides, tested cloud sync functionality across devices, and designed and shipped an early access promo page for waitlist collection and hypothesis validation.
🕐Work Sessions
Session 1: Competitor Research (12:03 AM - 12:25 AM PST)
Focus: Onboarding Competitor Analysis
Activities:
- Researched Tier 1 competitors (Keep, Apple Notes)
- Researched Tier 2 competitors for onboarding profiling
- Prepared competitor list for onboarding flow
Session 2: Cloud Sync Testing & Admin Tools (7:38 AM - 6:51 PM PST)
Focus: Beta Testing Infrastructure
Activities:
- Started iOS simulator for testing
- Cleaned local database to test cloud sync
- Debugged cloud sync not working after sign-in (sungho101@gmail.com)
- Explored setting Pro tier for testing without code changes
- Configured RevenueCat API keys (iOS and Android)
- Created beta tester override in authStore
- Built beta testers admin page at
/marketing/beta-testers - Added user toggle switch to update
is_beta_testerin database - Debugged admin page update errors (SQL permissions)
- Successfully tested beta tester toggle functionality
Key Prompts:
- "Can I set the tier as Pro during testing without changing the codebase like using edge function?"
- "Let's make a simple web page where I can view and update the user data"
Session 3: RevenueCat Configuration (7:39 AM - 6:11 PM PST)
Focus: Subscription Setup
Activities:
- Committed and pushed latest codebase
- Explored manual Pro tier changes in Supabase
- Configured RevenueCat API keys for iOS and Android
- Decided on implementation approach for beta testing
Session 4: Build & Version Labeling (6:12 PM - 8:19 PM PST)
Focus: Release Preparation
Activities:
- Rebuilt iOS simulator with latest code changes
- Verified cloud sync working for beta testers
- Pushed all changes to git
- Labeled version 1.2.1 with cloud sync tested
- Triggered EAS build for iOS and Android
Session 5: Label Suggestions Fix (6:51 PM - 8:41 PM PST)
Focus: Bug Fix
Activities:
- Fixed issue with label suggestions
- Used production API for label analysis in dev mode
- Tested label suggestions in app
Session 6: Label Design Regression (8:44 PM - 10:24 PM PST)
Focus: Bug Investigation
Activities:
- Discovered label design not applying to notes (regression)
- Tested on Android device via USB
- Debugged code sync issues
Session 7: TestFlight Preparation (10:34 PM - 10:55 PM PST)
Focus: App Store Submission
Activities:
- Started iOS simulator with latest code
- Researched TestFlight submission process
- Continued debugging label design regression
Session 8: Early Access Promo Page (11:52 PM PST)
Focus: Marketing & Validation
Activities:
- Researched effective hypothesis validation approaches
- Designed promo page for waitlist collection
- Considered invitation-only launch strategy
- Built early access page with:
- Hero section
- Pain cards (target user problems)
- How it works section
- Design showcase
- Promise/value proposition
- Signup form
- Added session tracking and waitlist API endpoints
Key Research: Explored ways to validate ToonNotes hypothesis and gather information about target users' problems and unmet needs.
🏷️Categorized Work
Implementation
- Beta tester override for cloud sync (
authStore.ts) - Beta testers admin page with toggle functionality
- Early access promo page with 6 components
- Waitlist API endpoint
- Session tracking for analytics
Bug Fix
- Fixed label analysis to use production API in dev mode
- Debugged cloud sync not working for signed-in users
Testing
- Cloud sync testing across devices
- Beta tester status toggle verification
- iOS and Android simulator testing
Research
- Competitor analysis (Tier 1 & 2)
- Hypothesis validation approaches
- Target user behavior patterns
📸Screenshots
No screenshots captured for this session.
💡Insights & Learnings
Decision: Implemented beta tester flag (
is_beta_tester) in database to grant Pro features without requiring RevenueCat subscription, enabling flexible testing.
Learning: RevenueCat requires separate API keys for iOS (
appl_) and Android (goog_) platforms.
Decision: Built admin page at
/marketing/beta-testersfor easy management of beta testers rather than direct database manipulation.
Learning: For early access/waitlist pages, combining pain point validation with signup creates dual value - user acquisition and hypothesis testing simultaneously.
📊Statistics
🎯Tomorrow's Focus
- Fix label design regression
- Submit v1.2.1 to TestFlight
- Deploy early access page
- Test cloud sync with actual beta testers
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