Solo dev ships Claude Code-built Plex music player on the App Store
BastienCa · reddit · 2026-10-25
Solo developer BastienCa released Hathor, an iPhone Plex music player built largely with Claude Code, now on the App Store (free core, €9.99 one-time unlock, €3.99/mo pass). Features include full library browsing, missing-track detection, unlimited offline downloads, podcasts, library-based blind-test party games, and a trading-card collection gimmick. Key Claude Code takeaways: it's blazing fast for big features but "feel" work needs many iterations; asking for HTML artifact mockups first, then picking one to code, was far faster than coding 5 Swift versions; the app would be 20% of itself without AI, but still demands heavy testing and rejection; he builds and commits himself to stay in control. EU availability pending Apple trader verification.
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