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Balanced a bit of everything this week. I expanded repository functionality, added more flexible UI components, and made solid progress on my MVP prototype for the Flex Gym Inventory case study.

November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM

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New alert dialogs, refined repositories, and more progress on my FGI prototype.

Log 19 is live 💪

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #19

Indie product designer & developer sharing the process of building apps. Currenlty focused on tools for gym owners and lifters, including Flex Gym Inventory, a smarter way to track gym equipment for h...

November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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Building apps. Sharing the process.
Every week I post behind-the-scenes dev logs, design notes, and indie life updates over on Substack.

Follow along: hevydevco.substack.com

Built for impact. #IndieDev #BuildInPublic

Heavy Dev Co. | Substack

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October 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM

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New Figma screens, fresh logic, and smoother flow.

Log 18 is live 💪

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #18

Highlights... Focused on polishing the app's structure and planning future updates. Designed the default gym picker and filtering/search sheets in Figma. Refined Isar DB models, and began coding early...

Got my new Mac Studio set up and returned to full development mode! Wrapped up migration, tackled dependency hiccups, and began updating models and services to support sorting, filtering, and default ...

October 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM

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New Mac Studio, fresh setup, and back to building.

Log 17 is live!

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #17

A quiet but focused return. I added an About Flex Rackley screen, improved SafeArea handling across the app, after taking time to reset after a tough couple of weeks.

October 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM

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Took a couple of quiet weeks off after a tough time. Easing back into dev, built the new About Flex Rackley screen, updated SafeAreas, and getting back in the groove

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #16

This week I built all three new onboarding screens, designed a simple export page with PDF and planned CSV options, and started logging and minor UI bugs while ensuring every screen uses SafeArea. The...

October 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM

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This week I built 3 new onboarding screens, designed a simple export page, and started logging minor UI bugs while polishing the app’s flow + reliability.

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #UX #UI #buildinpublic

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #15

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September 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM

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Big milestone week…finished the settings UI build, set up Isar DB for local storage, and polished onboarding with new screens
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September 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM

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Took last week off to reset, but I’m back in the groove! Wrapped up the Account screen, added account deletion & upgrade prompts, plus some meaningful widget improvements. Feeling momentum again!

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #13

After taking last week off to rest and reset, this week I got back into building. I wrapped up the Account screen, added new functionality like account deletion and upgrade prompts, and made several s...

September 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM

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Sharing the messy middle, not just the polished end.
My build journal tracks every step...redesigns, breaking code, and starting over again.
It’s a reminder: progress is progress, even when it’s not pretty.
#builtinpublic #indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment

September 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM

Flex Gym Inventory

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Tired of tracking your gym setup in a spreadsheet?
I’m building Flex Gym Inventory — a clean, simple app to manage your home or small gym equipment.
Built by a lifter, for lifters.
Support on Substack: substack.com/@heavydevco

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September 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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The week's log:

Wrapped up detail screens, condensed settings, and refined the account flow, while working a hectic work schedule with late nights and early starts.

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Weekly Indie Dev Log #12

Highlights

Weekly Indie Dev Log #11 | Flex Gym Inventory

September 1, 2025 at 10:57 PM

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New Indie Dev Log is out! Check out what I did last week on Flex Gym Inventory!

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #UXDesign #UIdesign #buildinpublic

www.patreon.com/posts/weekly...

Weekly Indie Dev Log #10 | Flex Gym Inventory

August 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Flex Gym Inventory

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New Indie Dev Log is out! Check out what I did last week on Flex Gym Inventory!

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #UXDesign #UIdesign #buildinpublic

www.patreon.com/posts/weekly...

Weekly Indie Dev Log #9 | Flex Gym Inventory

August 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM

Flex Gym Inventory

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New Indie Dev Log is out! Check out what I did last week on Flex Gym Inventory!

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #UXDesign #UIdesign #buildinpublic

www.patreon.com/posts/weekly...

Weekly Indie Dev Log #8 | Flex Gym Inventory

August 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Indie Dev Log 8 is up!

Code heavy week…Supabase integration for login, signup, and onboarding. Designing empty states.

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #uxdesign #uidesign

www.patreon.com/posts/135148...

Weekly Indie Dev Log #7 | Flex Gym Inventory

July 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM

Flex Gym Inventory

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Published my inaugural Weekly Indie Dev Log on Patreon today! Each log will be a summary of things I did over the week pertaining to my app Flex Gym Inventory.

#indiedev #mobileappdevelopment #flutterdevelopment #uxdesign #uidesign

www.patreon.com/posts/134586...

Read writing from Andrew Bridwell on Medium. UX Designer with a Graphic Design degree and experience in customer service and call centers. Creating practical and intuitive user-centered experiences.

July 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM

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Sketched out a snackbar micro interaction in Figma. Just enough motion to feel responsive, not distracting.

Excited to translate this into Flutter soon.

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#UXDesign #MicroInteraction #IndieDev #BuildInPublic #FigmaDesign #Snackbar

July 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM

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Just unlocked all my previous Flex Gym Inventory design/dev logs on Medium. All new logs will be open to the public.

Link to my Medium articles below

medium.com/@andrewbridwellux

Andrew Bridwell – Medium

Flex Gym Inventory Design Log #3

July 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM

Flex Gym Inventory

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Design Log #3 Gym Card Redesign

Redesigning the gym card for usability

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Redesigning the Gym Card

Flex Gym Inventory Design Log #2

June 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Design Log #2 Meet Flex Rackley

How I humanized my app with a character who lifts more than just weights.

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How I gave my app a personality

Flex Gym Inventory Design Log #1

June 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Design Log #1 Dashboard Evolution

A look at the evolution and design process of the user dashboard.

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Dashboard Evolution