2026-01-14. Nomoyu Daily for Indie Developers (Issue 242)

📰 News

The dilemma and compromise of studios

Many people in the film industry used to resist AI technology because it threatened too many people’s jobs. But the mood has changed recently, and many major studios have quietly started using it. They realized that instead of fighting it, it is better to use it for the grunt work.

Real film art may still need human judgment, but background generation, special effects, and even early storyboard scripts can be done faster and better by AI. What’s interesting is that everyone originally thought AI would first replace less creative jobs, but instead it turns out to be especially bold in creative work.

The AI-generated ads and short films we see now may still look a little rough, but you have to look at them with a development mindset. Even if the current technology only scores 60 points, it is evolving fast.

For managers, the most dangerous mindset right now is to think, “This thing is still early, it’s just a toy.” Weren’t the internet and mobile payments also called toys when they first appeared? Don’t wait until the streets are full of customized AI-generated video content before you start studying the underlying compute architecture and model ecosystem. By then, the entry ticket will be much more expensive.

🖥️ Software

SnackScan

SnackScan is a nutrition analysis app that turns food labels into exercise metrics through the camera, helping users intuitively understand the relationship between food energy and exercise burn.

stickyflo

stickyflo is a browser-local sticky note tool for managing notes across multiple projects. Data stays locally, and it supports double-click adding, drag-to-move, and color selection.

Pomidor

Pomidor is an iOS app that helps users stay focused and avoid burnout, with Dynamic Island and lock screen widgets plus adjustable focus and break durations.

ToolsDeck

ToolsDeck is an all-in-one utility app that adds professional health calculators and a powerful file converter, supporting BMI, calorie calculations, and TXT/PDF format conversion, with privacy in mind.

My Pet Buddy

My Pet Buddy is a browser extension that lets users add cute animated pets to the screen while browsing, with more than 30 pet types and automatic preference saving.

Clipify

Clipify is a desktop app that instantly polishes and corrects text in any text editor via a shortcut, helping users write faster and more smoothly.

ChefPerfect

ChefPerfect is an iOS app that uses AI to provide personalized cooking timers and step-by-step guidance, helping users cook perfectly every time.

Arsillo

Arsillo is an iOS app that displays famous paintings in mobile widgets, bringing calmness and a sense of art to users.

Sinweek

Sinweek is a simple iOS task management app with a weekly calendar view, history, and an ad-free SwiftUI interface, designed as a lightweight productivity tool.

OnlyOnce

OnlyOnce is an app that shows a different random message every day, with future support planned for ordering T-shirts printed with that day’s message.

Wealthy

Wealthy is a finance app that helps users build healthy money habits through a personalized 66-day habit-building plan, daily task tracking, and a gamified experience.

QR Forge

QR Forge is a Chrome extension that creates beautiful, customizable QR codes with support for more than 10 types and deep customization, while keeping everything local for privacy.

SecurityScore

SecurityScore is a cybersecurity app that gives users a personal security score, covering password strength checks, phishing training, domain reputation info, and real-time security alerts.

✍️ Notes

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