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Hey HN,

I'm the developer behind LocaFlow. Here's the backstory:

I've built several iOS apps over the past few years. Every single one stayed English-only because I dreaded the localization process. The typical workflow:

1. Open Localizable.strings as a source code 2. Copy-paste pieces of strings to ChatGPT or Claude manually 3. Copy-paste translations back 4. Test everything 7. Repeat for each language and every app update

This would take me 8+ hours per app. I kept putting it off.

Last quarter, I finally decided to localize one of my apps. Halfway through the Saturday I spent on it, I thought "I'm a developer... why am I doing this manually?"

So I built LocaFlow.

What it does: - Select your the app project on your computer - AI translates to 50+ languages - Takes about a few minutes instead of hours/days

What's different: - No "bring your own API key" friction (I handle translation API costs) - Preserves formatting (variables, plurals, special characters) - Simple pricing: $19/month (or generous free plan) - Built by a developer who uses it for his own apps

Technical details: - Uses AI for translation (better context understanding than Google Translate) - Validates string formatting before/after translation - Handles iOS plural forms, Android string arrays, etc. - Can process batch translations (entire app at once)

Happy to answer questions about implementation, pricing, roadmap, or anything else.

Try it out: https://locaflow.dev (free tier available, no credit card required)