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Productivity AI-Powered Mobile

ShipLock — Finish
What You Start

A cross-platform AI-powered productivity app that replaces vague goals with structured Focus Tracks. AI generates daily milestone roadmaps, and users check in each day to ship their projects — not just start them.

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Days
18
Screens
8
Data Models
15
Modules
Focus Tracks dashboard showing Morning, Afternoon, and Evening tracks with streak and ship counts
The Challenge

The problem isn't starting. It's finishing.

The productivity app market is saturated with to-do lists and habit trackers that focus on starting. Research shows most personal projects are abandoned within the first two weeks. We needed to build an app that changes the equation entirely.

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Commit to Finishing

Help users lock into one project at a time — no switching, no juggling, no excuses until it ships.

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AI-Generated Milestones

Provide daily actionable milestones generated by AI so users always know what to do next — no planning paralysis.

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Streaks & Reflections

Track progress with streaks, daily reflections, and completion rates that keep users engaged until the finish line.

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Cross-Platform

Ship on both iOS and Android from a single codebase with native performance on both platforms.

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Under 30 Days

Reach production quality in under a month to validate the concept quickly and iterate with real users.

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Behavioral Design

Build intentional friction into quitting and skipping — make abandoning a project a conscious, accountable decision.

Our Approach

AI at every layer — product and process.

AI wasn't just a feature inside ShipLock — it was embedded in every phase of how we built it.

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Architecture & Planning

Claude Code helped design the feature-first project architecture, define data models and Firestore relationships, and plan the GoRouter navigation graph with auth guards — in hours rather than days.

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Accelerated Code Generation

Repository patterns, Riverpod providers, and full ConsumerStatefulWidget screens with theme tokens were generated and refined iteratively — cutting boilerplate time by over 60%.

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In-App AI Intelligence

Google Gemini AI powers the Finish Path feature — analyzing project type, duration, and goals to generate structured daily milestone plans. The model is hot-swappable via Firebase Remote Config.

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AI-Driven Testing & Debugging

Edge cases in date handling, timezone management, and streak calculation were identified through AI-assisted code review. Firebase security rules and Firestore query patterns were validated with AI guidance.

Core AI Feature

Describe your goal.
AI builds the path.

When a user locks in a project, Google Gemini AI analyzes the project type, duration, and finish definition to generate a structured daily outcome plan — transforming abstract goals into concrete daily milestones.

  • check_circle 6 project types — Personal, Career, Creative, Health, Learning, Other
  • check_circle Flexible durations — 14, 21, or 30-day commitments
  • check_circle User-defined finish line drives AI milestone generation
  • check_circle Model upgradable via Remote Config — zero app updates needed

Model: Google Gemini 2.5 Flash via Firebase AI SDK

Define your finish line screen — describe the outcome you want to reach
AI-generated Finish Path with daily milestones — Day 1 through Day 5 with actionable outcomes
Focus Tracks dashboard with Morning, Afternoon, and Evening tracks, ship count, and streak
Individual track detail showing today's focus, completion rate, streak, and recent activity log
Focus Track System

One project per track.
No switching allowed.

Focus Tracks are time-blocked commitment slots — Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Custom. Each track holds exactly one locked project. Users see their daily milestone, check in, and track their streak and completion rate in real time.

  • check_circle Multi-track dashboard with active projects, streaks, and total ships
  • check_circle Individual track view with today's AI milestone and activity history
  • check_circle Daily check-in with notes, reflections, and file attachments
  • check_circle Push notification reminders tied to Focus Track schedules
Key Features

Every screen designed for commitment.

From onboarding to completion certificates, every interaction reinforces the psychology of finishing.

Create a Focus Track screen with Morning, Afternoon, Evening, and Custom time slot options

Focus Track Setup

Choose a time-blocked commitment slot — Morning, Afternoon, Evening, or Custom. Each track holds one locked project at a time.

Name your project screen with project type selection and 14, 21, or 30-day duration picker

Lock In a Project

Define your project, pick a type and timeframe, and commit. Once locked, there's no switching — only finishing or consciously quitting.

Progress Details screen with notes field and proof of work attachments — Take Photo or Attach File

Daily Check-In

Mark days as complete, add reflections, and attach proof of work. Daily momentum is built through tiny, consistent wins.

Day Complete celebration screen showing 6-day streak and 45% track progress

Streaks & Celebrations

Every completed day triggers a celebration with streak count and track progress. Small wins compound into shipped projects.

Profile screen showing lifetime stats — 12 shipped, 2 quit, 45 streak — with activity chart and project history

Profile & Lifetime Stats

Track shipped projects, quit count, longest streak, activity charts, and full project history. Your builder identity, quantified.

Project Parking Lot for storing future ideas safely without distracting from the current commitment

Project Parking Lot

New ideas don't derail your current project. Park them safely and activate them once your current commitment ships.

Behavioral Design

Intentional friction. By design.

Quitting and skipping are allowed — but never easy. Every exit has accountability built in, making abandonment a conscious decision rather than a quiet drift.

Missed day warning — Consistency is fragile, don't lose it now
Quit confirmation with reason selection — Lost motivation, Too busy, Goal changed
Project completion certificate — You Finished! with share option
Completion share sheet — Project Locked and Shipped with social sharing options
Architecture

Serverless. Scalable. Shipped fast.

Flutter for cross-platform UI, Firebase for zero-ops backend, and Gemini AI for in-app intelligence — the fastest path from idea to production.

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Mobile App

Flutter & Dart — single codebase for iOS & Android

Framework Flutter 3.10+
State Management Riverpod 3.1
Navigation GoRouter 17
HTTP Client Dio 5.9
Design System Material 3
ID Generation ULID
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Firebase Backend

Fully serverless — zero server provisioning

Database Cloud Firestore
Auth Firebase Auth
Functions Cloud Functions
Storage Firebase Storage
Push FCM
Config Remote Config
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AI & Intelligence

Gemini AI for in-app features + Claude Code for development

In-App AI Gemini 2.5 Flash
AI SDK Firebase AI SDK
Dev AI Claude Code
Security App Check
Analytics Firebase Analytics
Output Format Structured JSON

Feature-First Clean Architecture

User Action arrow_forward Screen / Widget arrow_forward Riverpod Provider arrow_forward Repository arrow_forward Firestore / AI arrow_forward Reactive UI Update

Each feature is a self-contained module with its own screens, widgets, and providers — enabling parallel development and clear ownership boundaries.

Scope

15 feature modules. One month.

Every module is self-contained, independently testable, and contributes to the core mission: help users finish what they start.

lock Project Lock-In
route AI Finish Path
schedule Focus Track Setup
dashboard Multi-Track Dashboard
check_circle Daily Check-In
add_notes Progress Logging
celebration Day Celebrations
local_fire_department Streak Tracking
emoji_events Completion Certificates
share Social Sharing
local_parking Parking Lot
person Profile & Stats
notifications Push Reminders
upload_file File Attachments
waving_hand Onboarding Flow
Results

The numbers speak for themselves.

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Days to Production
60%
Less Boilerplate
18
Production Screens
8
Data Models
15
Feature Modules
8
Firebase Services
2
AI Integrations
0
Servers to Manage
Lessons Learned

What we took away.

AI Accelerates Every Phase

Claude Code wasn't just a code generator — it was a thinking partner. From evaluating Riverpod vs Bloc trade-offs to designing Firestore collection structures, AI compressed decision-making from hours to minutes across the entire SDLC.

Firebase Eliminates Ops Entirely

With a sub-30-day timeline, Firebase gave us real-time sync, offline support, auth, storage, push notifications, and AI integration — all without provisioning a single server. Zero DevOps meant 100% focus on product.

Manual Serialization > Code Gen

Choosing manual fromJson/toJson over freezed or json_serializable eliminated build_runner from the dev loop. This reduced compile times and gave full control over serialization edge cases — a pragmatic choice for fast-moving projects.

Behavioral Design Drives Retention

The quit confirmation flow, missed day warnings, and skip friction weren't afterthoughts — they were core product decisions. Making abandonment conscious instead of passive is what separates ShipLock from yet another to-do app.

Project Timeline

Under 30 days, from idea to production.

Week 1 — Days 1-7

Architecture, Core Infra & Authentication

Feature-first architecture design, Firebase setup, Firestore collections, authentication flows, 8 initial screens

Week 2 — Days 8-14

Project Creation & AI Integration

Lock-in flow, Gemini AI Finish Path generation, Firestore repositories, Focus Track logic, Riverpod providers

Week 3 — Days 15-21

Dashboard, Check-Ins & Progress Tracking

Multi-track dashboard, project detail views, daily check-in, progress logging, file uploads, streak calculation

Week 4 — Days 22-28

Polish, Notifications & Launch

Profile stats, Parking Lot, push notifications, completion certificates, share sheet, UI polish, testing, release

Project Stats

18

Production Screens

60%+

Boilerplate Reduction

2

Platforms Shipped

Platforms

iOS Android

AI Models

In-App AI Gemini 2.5 Flash
Dev AI Claude Code
Config Remote Config

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