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RocaNews: Unbiased & fun news

RocaNews · News

UNBIASED AND INFORMATIVE

Free · In-app purchases

PRICE
Free
In-app purchases
BUSINESS MODEL
Freemium
No overall Grossing estimate available
RATING
4.9
5,558 ratings · Top 5%

Evidence scope: No current overall US chart position is available. Category-chart positions shown in discovery are a separate scope. Revenue is a directional model estimate, not verified earnings.

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Feature spec

Goal: Send a clear invoice after finishing a job.

  • Add a client, line items, a due date, and payment instructions.
  • Preview the total before exporting a PDF.
  • Keep an editable draft if export fails.

Screen plan

Invoice editor: Client at the top, editable line items in the middle, total and preview action at the bottom.

States: Empty draft, validation errors beside each field, exporting, and a retry action that preserves the draft.

Differentiate and validate

Hypothesis: Contractors need faster repeat invoices more than more templates.

First experiment: Test duplicating a previous job with five contractors. Watch where they hesitate before expanding the feature set.

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Usage: Mechanics are fair game; never reuse the original name, branding, assets, or verbatim copy.

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AI-GENERATED OPPORTUNITY HYPOTHESES

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Hypothesis 1

Implement offline reading features for saved articles.

Assumption to check: Limited offline access to articles

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Hypothesis 2

Allow users to customize notification settings by topic.

Assumption to check: Push notifications can be overwhelming

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Hypothesis 3

Enhance the algorithm for personalized feeds based on user interests.

Assumption to check: Personalization can be hit or miss

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Hypothesis 4

Provide clearer information about subscription benefits and free trial options.

Assumption to check: In-app purchase options are unclear

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App evidence

Original App Store material. Ratings and screenshots describe the existing app, not proof of demand for your version.

App Store description

UNBIASED AND INFORMATIVE • Roca gives you unbiased, daily news, history, and games that make staying informed actually fun • Unbiased and nonpartisan: We give you just facts, so you can form your own opinions • Completable and once-daily: We won’t bombard you with endless notifications that the sky is falling or "breaking" news. We drop one set of stories per day so you can stay informed and then get on with your day • It’s fun: Built by young people who love video games but hate(d) reading the news • It works: Our engaging stories, quizzes, polls, and game design help you actually remember the information you learn • Roca Nation: 3M+ readers trust Roca to give them the news they need to know each day, without spin or bias NEED-TO-KNOWS Some news you want to know because it’s important; other news you want because it’s interesting. Roca’s “Need-to-Knows” are a set of the day’s most important and interesting news, so you can be the most interesting person at happy hour. ROCA ON-THE-GROUND Travel the world with Roca's correspondents as they deliver on-the-ground investigations of stories no one else is covering GAMES Staying informed doesn't have to suck • Roca Review: A news quiz to see how much you’ve learned about current events • Globe Trotter: Guess where the story takes place on the map, then learn about a wildcard global topic • Rabbit Hole: Trivia-based deep dives and guessing games • Word Worm: Make as many words as you can from the Word of the Day, strengthen your vocab skills • Rocapedia: Have fun and learn something new • Roca Royale: Compete with users by learning and climbing a weekly leaderboard to earn spoils and glory • Seasons: Unlock new sagas, avatars, and exclusive rewards by leveling up WE AREN’T THEM Big News makes staying informed a chore. They spout out divisive, endless, fear-mongering – and boring content. Roca delivers a fun and learning-based approach so you can be happier, healthier, and more informed. SPEND LESS TIME ON YOUR PHONE AND LOWER YOUR STRESS Other news companies send constant, fear-mongering notifications about so-called "breaking" news. We don’t do breaking news or endless scrolls. We publish once per day so you can get up to speed and then go touch grass WHERE DID ROCANEWS COME FROM? • 3 years ago, 3 friends couldn’t stand legacy media companies. They wanted their information without spin or fear – so they founded RocaNews • Roca began delivering original news content on Instagram. It quickly grew to over 1 million followers and has since become the world’s fastest growing news company, with 3M+ daily readers across platforms WHAT’S A ROCA? “Roca” (ROW-cuh) is short for “Pororoca”, a biannual wave that sweeps the Amazon River. Surfers come from across the world to surf the Pororoca; it’s a wave that brings people together. That’s Roca’s mission with the news. HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT OUR COVERAGE? News should be a two-way street. Roca Nation is a community. Contact us anytime with the “Talk to Roca” button in the app Terms of Use: https://www.rocanews.com/terms

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Build scope

Plan a focused first version with your coding agent. These are planning assumptions, not a delivery guarantee.

Define the first version

Choose one audience and one core workflow. Use the kit to agree on its screens, data, and acceptance criteria before building.

Set boundaries

Decide which secondary features, integrations, and platform support can wait. Your version does not need to reproduce everything in the original.

Check the hard parts

Validate external services, specialist technology, data access, and ongoing costs for your chosen scope.

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