After a few hundred hours inside your own product, you can no longer see it. The touch targets that are too small, the onboarding that runs three screens too long, the home screen nobody asked for—all of it fades into the wallpaper. So I sat down with five YC apps and looked at them the way a stranger would.
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In this episode, five mobile apps from YC founders:
Pearls — Medical reference for healthcare providers. Great search with typo tolerance, smooth native navigation. Needs larger touch targets and clearer expandable content.
Blue Dot — EV charging stations. Smart to open on the map immediately. Show availability right on pins; add clearer CTAs for navigation and starting a charge.
Duffel — Snack delivery for college campuses. Love the emoji sidebar. Make food images bigger, simplify the flow.
Bold Voice — AI pronunciation coaching. Smart to skip the home screen and start in a lesson. Shorten onboarding; make audio controls more prominent.
Eden Care — Group healthcare in Africa. Feels like a website, not an app. Focus on core actions like booking care; use location services.
