The App Development Checklist I use on every project
58 points across 5 phases — scope, architecture, development, launch, and post-launch. Built from 20+ shipped Flutter and React Native apps. Designed to catch the expensive mistakes before they cost you weeks.
What you will get
The 58-point checklist as a printable PDF
The exact scope-lock template I use in week 0
App Store rejection reasons and how to sidestep them
A launch day runbook for a smoother release
Bonus: my week-by-week Flutter MVP sprint plan
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Preview the sections
The full PDF includes checkboxes, examples, and one-page worksheets. Here is a peek at what is inside.
Scope & Strategy (8 items)
One-sentence product definition the whole team agrees on
Single success metric, not a dashboard of 20
Three-question user interview template
Explicit 'not-in-v1' cut list
Go/no-go criteria for each feature
Risk register (top 5 things that can kill the project)
Budget contingency (15-20% of total)
Definition of 'done' for MVP launch
Architecture & Stack (12 items)
State management choice decided and documented
Routing pattern chosen (declarative recommended)
Backend: BaaS vs custom decision made with rationale
Update cadence plan (weekly bugfix, monthly feature)
Rollback plan for a bad release
Monitoring for API rate limits and quotas
Cost monitoring (Firebase, AWS, etc.)
Backup strategy for user data
GDPR / CCPA compliance review
App Store review response template
Launch day runbook
Week 1 retrospective template
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