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I’ve made a mobile app that taught me a lot about the process of app development, but hasn’t seen a lot of downloads. For various reasons I’m moving on, and after having closed my Apple Developer and removed the app from the App Store, I tried to remove the app from the Play Store and close my Android developer account, only to find that Google doesn’t let you remove your apps or close your account ever if your app has had even just one download.

Android developer accounts contain a lot of personal info, and if I’d like that info to be deleted or at least not publicized, the only way I can close my Android developer account is to transfer the app to a different Android developer account. So at this point I’d be willing to give the app away for free (since it probably isn’t commercially viable enough to be sold for profit).

Giving the app away for free in this case means giving the source code (Ionic + Vue) to the new owner, and transferring the Android app to the new owner’s own Android developer account. With regards to iOS and the App Store, since the app has already been removed from the App Store, the new owner would just have to upload the app to App Store Connect (as opposed to getting it directly transferred from my account).

Is there a website that allows you to give your app away for free? Flippa isn’t an option; charging $29 even just for listing the app. I don’t think I can make any significant money from selling the app source code; that’s why I’m searching for a way to give it away for free. As an alternative, would anyone here on HN like the app (someone who already has an active Android developer account that I can transfer the app to)? If so, feel free to contact me at the email address in my bio, and I’ll send you more info about the app.

It's been a few months since Lynx JS (https://lynxjs.org/) was open-sourced. It seems to offer a lot with regards to speed, but it doesn't use real HTML elements, and seems to cater to the React crowd.

Has anyone used it for anything serious, and what are your thoughts? How does it compare to e.g. Flutter, Ionic + Capacitor, React Native etc.?