Feed Preview for Insta・Planner
The perfect place to test your feed before posting your photos, videos, and carousels on Instagram.
Information
👤 Client: BerthX / MWM
👨💻 Role: React Native Lead Mobile Developer
⏱️ Duration: 3 months (ongoing)
🏷️ Category: Photo & Video
The project
Feed Preview for Instagram is a highly successful app (1M+ downloads) that allows creators and influencers to visualize and optimize their Instagram feed before publishing. The app offers advanced features for previewing, planning, organizing, and enhancing their photos, videos, and carousels to create a harmonious and aesthetic Instagram profile.
The app offers: • Real-time Instagram feed preview before posting • Support for photos, videos, and carousels (multi-image posts) • AI-powered features: automatic media repositioning and colorimetric filter application • Full-screen media viewer for photos, videos, and carousels • Advanced photo editor integration • Instagram Pro analytics: views, likes, and engagement rate • Color extraction for an intelligent feed organization • Drag-and-drop media reordering • Filter preview pre-generation for a smooth experience • Carousel reposting and Instagram Pro carousel support • Multi-language support with automated translations
My contribution
• Ongoing collaboration with founder to enhance a 1M+ download application • Bug fixes and performance optimizations across iOS and Android • Development of Smart Layout feature with proprietary AI algorithms • Implementation of color extraction system • Pre-caching and pre-generation system for smooth filter previews • Full-screen media viewer for photos, videos, and carousels with animations • Instagram Pro carousel support and carousel reposting functionality • Post analytics integration: views, likes, engagement rate • Performance management for the intensive processing operations • Skia-powered high-performance graphics rendering
Technical challenges overcome: • Maintaining optimal performance with 1M+ downloads across diverse devices • Main thread optimization for intensive image processing operations • AsyncStorage-based data persistence without database • Automatic recovery and logging system for corrupted memory/files • Memory management for large feed previews and batch image processing • Color extraction and analysis for intelligent media reordering algorithms • Smooth filter preview generation with pre-caching strategy • Cross-platform performance optimization (iOS/Android specific issues) • Instagram API integration for Pro account analytics • Batch processing optimization to prevent UI blocking • Image quality preservation during filter application and enhancement
The technologies and tools used
React Native
Reanimated
Skia
TypeScript
AsyncStorage
Instagram API
Git & GitHub
Figma
Android Studio
Xcode
VSCode
Claude Code
GitHub Copilot
Results
• Successfully enhanced app serving 1M+ downloads with 4.7★ (iOS) and 4.2★ (Android) • Delivered Smart Layout feature with proprietary AI algorithms • Implemented high-performance image processing maintaining app responsiveness • Built robust automatic recovery system preventing data loss from corruption • Added Instagram Pro analytics providing valuable engagement insights • Enhanced user experience with full-screen media viewer and smooth animations • Optimized memory management for handling large feed previews • Maintained cross-platform performance consistency despite the intensive operations • Contributed to app's success as essential tool for the Instagram creators and influencers
Client feedback:
“Great work! The quality of the code delivered is very impressive, Maximilien immediately understood the need and got straight to the point. Efficient, enthusiastic and attentive, we will use his services again. Thank you!” - Charly (5★)
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