Seeprice.replit.app was my very first web app. I actually started Craftlingua first on Replit back in February 2025 — but I couldn’t get very far and put it on the back burner. Fast forward to 2026 and I’m now able to build a half dozen apps at a time. So I needed an idea, and I asked Gemini what was a great beginner project I could complete to give myself some momentum. It suggested a price tracking tool. I built it, it works — and so do a thousand other price tracking apps. Not very impressive. I needed more ideas.
But it was a major accomplishment in its own right. I had to connect tools, create accounts, and keep the continuity of it all in my head while working a new full-time job and training in that at the same time. It taught me what’s possible with today’s technology, and in no time at all I had a hundred new ideas — some of which I’ve already shared on here.
The Apps That Followed
That one small price tracker opened the floodgates. From it came:
- Craftlingua.app — a language creation platform
- Libraryscout.info — a newsletter listing library internships across Wisconsin
- MadFoodLoop.com — connecting food surplus to people in need
- Letsnarf.com — real-time kitchen hours search
- PunchSkater.com — my first video game, a trading collectible card game
- sk8rpunk.com — the umbrella domain for the Skater Punk universe
The Infrastructure Behind It All
To build those, I had to sign up for accounts at Stripe.com, Google Firebase, Google AdSense, Render, GitHub, Replit, Cloudflare, Fal.ai, Bluevine.com, Cursor.com, and others. I had to register a Trademark, file changes to my company SP Digital LLC, apply for a business checking account, and file for a business tax ID number. I had to keep track of all of this and organize it on top of my normal management duties.
It was the single most productive time in my life.
Why My Brain Needed This
Here’s a secret: I enjoyed every minute of it, because my brain needs things to manage. It needs logistical problems to work on at all times. Before I had these projects, I was occupying that side of my brain with video games like Truck Manager, Tropico, Cities Skylines, Starfield, and Fallout — games with endless management potential. I would play a management game while updating my old photography websites.
I need that kind of logistical problem to work on at all times. That’s why I’m a manager in my day job, and why I’ll never stop managing these apps now. Thanks for reading. —BRB SCOTTY