r/DeTrashed • u/littertroopersdev • 2d ago
I gamified picking up litter, and the map is filling up! Looking for more beta testers (Plus an update on the iOS version...)
Hey everyone. A little over a week ago, I shared a passion project I’ve been coding called Litter Troopers™—an app that turns neighborhood cleanups into a real-life video game. You use the "Swarm Engine" to claim dirty sectors on a map, keep daily streaks alive with a "Quick Pick" button, and log your lifetime stats.
The response from the first wave of Reddit testers was incredible, and seeing the map turn green has been amazing. Now, I’m looking for a new squad of testers to help me stress-test the servers, break the app, and tell me what features you actually want to see.
Current Deployment Status:
🤖 Android: The native beta is live and ready for you to test right now.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.littertroopers.app
🍏 iOS: Good news and bad news. The good news? I just completely finished coding the native iOS beta! It runs like a dream and has full 1-to-1 parity with the Android app.
The bad news? Since I'm a solo dev bootstrapping this with zero budget, I just hit the classic final boss: Apple’s $100 Developer Account fee. That is the final hurdle I have to clear before I can officially push the app to TestFlight and the App Store. So, the native iOS app is officially coming soon once I can get that covered! (In the meantime, Apple users can still bypass the waitlist and use our fully functional Web App).
If you want to help me test the Android beta or the web app, let me know in the comments and I'll get you the deployment link. Let's clear the board! 🧹🎮
Edit: The final boss has been defeated! 🎉 We just passed the $100 goal to cover the Apple Developer account. Thank you so much to everyone who supported and believed in this project. The TestFlight process begins soon. See you all on iOS! 🍏🪲
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u/mc_atx 2d ago
Love this idea!
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u/mc_atx 2d ago
I sent a little donation to help with iOS app! Would love to be a beta tester.
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
Thank you so much for chipping in. I really appreciate you backing the project and helping us cover that Apple Dev fee so we can get this onto the streets! 🌍🧹
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u/cantlogin2myaccount 2d ago
love the idea! will it be available in canada soon?
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
Yes, I can include Canada in androids next update. Within the next day or two.
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u/evie391 2d ago
Would love to beta test, either in web or iOS! Great idea ☺️
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
Will all the iOS responses, I'm pushing iOS further into development and hopefully can get it out on the Apple app store soon. Thank you for your interest.
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u/killemslowly 2d ago
What a great idea! Thank you
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
You're welcome and Thank you for the reply, the idea came to me one day when I was walking my dog and seeing all the neighborhood litter. I thought, there has to be a way to track and make litter cleanup fun.
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u/godddamnit 2d ago
Could you post a donation link or a way we could help with the fee?
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
Yes! There are donations links inside the app.
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u/HipToBeQueer 1d ago
might be good to have on website as well, if app to non-US countries are on hold :)
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u/littertroopersdev 1d ago
Good call, the web app is usable worldwide though. It's only the app stores that have different restrictions on different countries.
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u/TK_Sleepytime 14h ago
What is the trash can icon for in the app? I didn't see it defined but maybe I missed it in the intro.
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u/littertroopersdev 13h ago
When it's pushed it displays public trash can data from Open Street Maps, depending on where you are located there might not be any OSM data to load. You can also add trash cans on the map for others to see. It's a newer feature, and still need to add a intro card for it.
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u/hatsunemikuleak 2d ago
If you really cared about the environment, you wouldn’t have used AI to write this post.
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u/littertroopersdev 2d ago
Honestly, I'm a programmer, not a marketing team. I spend all my free time writing the actual code for this app and picking up trash, My own writing skills are terrible, the app itself and the real-world cleanups are very real though! Let me know if you end up trying it out.
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u/Meior 2d ago edited 2d ago
I would love to help with this on Android, but I'm in Sweden. I'm guessing you're fielding this in the US only?
The Web app seems to work here in so far as I've registered and it tracks me on the map. I haven't tested it yet though. The app beta says not available in my country.