Hi HN, I'm a developer from Italy and I wanted to share a project I've been working on over the last year.
As a huge movie fan, I used apps like CineTrak for years, until they started imposing limits on lists. I also tried other popular trackers (TV Time, Letterboxd, IMDb), but for one reason or another, I couldn't find the perfect app for my needs. So, I built my own personal alternative and decided to make it public and completely free.
It's called StarFlicks. It has no ads, allows unlimited lists (Watchlist and Watched), advanced stats and filters, rankings based on global community votes and personal rankings created automatically based on your own ratings, along with upcoming releases and multi-language support (English and Italian).
On the technical side, I built it using Django (DRF) for the backend, Next.js for the web, and Expo for the Android app, all containerized with Docker. Currently, it's available on Web and Android. Unfortunately, it's not on iOS yet since this is a completely free, non-profit project. For now, I've decided not to invest in the Apple developer account, but I will be releasing a fully optimized PWA soon for iPhone users!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and get some genuine feedback to keep improving it, thanks for your support!
Hi HN, I'm a developer from Italy and I wanted to share a project I've been working on over the last year.
As a huge movie fan, I used apps like CineTrak for years, until they started imposing limits on lists. I also tried other popular trackers (TV Time, Letterboxd, IMDb), but for one reason or another, I couldn't find the perfect app for my needs. So, I built my own personal alternative and decided to make it public and completely free.
It's called StarFlicks. It has no ads, allows unlimited lists (Watchlist and Watched), advanced stats and filters, rankings based on global community votes and personal rankings created automatically based on your own ratings, along with upcoming releases and multi-language support (English and Italian).
On the technical side, I built it using Django (DRF) for the backend, Next.js for the web, and Expo for the Android app, all containerized with Docker. Currently, it's available on Web and Android. Unfortunately, it's not on iOS yet since this is a completely free, non-profit project. For now, I've decided not to invest in the Apple developer account, but I will be releasing a fully optimized PWA soon for iPhone users!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and get some genuine feedback to keep improving it, thanks for your support!
Web link: https://starflicks.it/ Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.starflicks...