PRE-CUSTOMER APP READINESS

Don't expose your AppHole in public.

Find the holes before your customers do.

AppHole checks the parts of your app customers actually encounter, then separates the holes worth fixing from the things that can wait.

AppHole checks your app for the things that can break, confuse, embarrass, or stop a customer from buying, then tells you what actually deserves fixing before you sell.

See an example report

Example AppHole Report

This is what the judgment looks like.

Not a score out of 100. A short list of holes, each with a disposition so you stop hiding in the backlog.

Example AppHole Report

PLUG THESE FIRST

6 AppHoles found

Plug 3 AppHoles before putting this in front of buyers.

Fix first: 3
Test before building: 2
Not blocking: 1
Couldn't verify: 1
Passes: 1

AppHole #01

Checkout fails on mobile

FIX BEFORE SELLING

Observed. Tapping Pay on a 390px viewport returns an error before a checkout session opens.

Why it matters. A mobile customer cannot complete a purchase.

Plug. Fix the mobile payment handler and retest checkout on a 390px viewport.

URL. https://example-app.invalid/checkout

example: Illustrated finding. Not from a live customer app.

Retest: Open /checkout at 390px and tap Pay. Confidence 96%. Category payment.

AppHole #02

New users land on an empty dashboard

FIX BEFORE SELLING

Observed. A new account reaches /dashboard with no projects, no instruction, and no visible primary action.

Why it matters. A first-time user can register and still fail to experience the product.

Plug. Route empty accounts to the first useful action or give the empty state a strong CTA.

URL. https://example-app.invalid/dashboard

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Create a new account and stop on the first screen after verification. Confidence 90%. Category first run.

AppHole #03

Password reset link is broken

FIX BEFORE SELLING

Observed. The reset URL returns an expired or 404 page immediately.

Why it matters. If login fails once, recovery is the only path back. Broken reset loses the customer.

Plug. Fix token validation and the reset landing page, then retest the full email link.

URL. https://example-app.invalid/reset

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Request a reset and open the link in a fresh browser. Confidence 91%. Category signup login.

AppHole #04

No clear paid action exists

TEST BEFORE BUILDING

Observed. The product is usable, but nothing asks the user to buy, upgrade, or start a trial.

Why it matters. Building more features will not invent a purchase moment.

Plug. Put one honest paid action in the path. Then talk to buyers before adding plan tiers.

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Walk a new user from value to a visible paywall or upgrade CTA. Confidence 80%. Category purchase moment.

AppHole #05

Pricing contradicts the product

TEST BEFORE BUILDING

Observed. The landing page says unlimited, while checkout shows a hard monthly cap.

Why it matters. Contradiction creates distrust. Confirm the intended offer before rebuilding billing UI.

Plug. Align landing copy with the actual entitlement, then verify checkout.

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Compare landing, pricing, and checkout side by side. Confidence 77%. Category pricing.

AppHole #06

Privacy language is incomplete

NOT BLOCKING A SALE

Observed. A privacy link exists, but it is a one-line placeholder.

Why it matters. Real gap. Not a rational reason to postpone the first customer conversation.

Plug. Publish a short accurate privacy page. This is not legal advice.

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Open the footer privacy link. Confidence 70%. Category privacy.

AppHole #07

Core workflow works

PASS

Observed. The primary happy path completed without a crash in this example.

Why it matters. Passes matter. AppHole is not trying to maximize issue count.

Plug. No plug required.

example: Illustrated finding.

Retest: Repeat the core workflow on desktop and mobile. Confidence 84%. Category core functionality.

What this check covered

Homepage
Signup
Pricing
Mobile viewport
Privacy
Support

What it could not verify

Live card charge

Four dispositions. That is the product.

FIX BEFORE SELLING

A problem that can stop a reasonable customer from using, trusting, or paying.

TEST BEFORE BUILDING

It might matter. There is not enough evidence to justify more development before talking to buyers.

NOT BLOCKING A SALE

A real imperfection that should not postpone customer conversations. Missing dark mode lives here.

COULDN'T VERIFY

AppHole did not have the access or conditions to honestly test it. We will not fake the check.

AppHole Anatomy

Everybody has an AppHole.

The trick is knowing which ones matter before a customer finds them for you.

Everybody has an AppHole. Smart builders check theirs before launch.

Every shipped app has imperfections. The relevant question is whether those imperfections can stop signup, understanding, trust, usage, payment, or recovery.

Your AppHole may be bigger than you think.

Not all holes are software bugs. A technically functioning product can still have no purchase moment, contradictory pricing, unclear onboarding, no support path, no clear first action, or promises the product does not deliver.

One bad AppHole can ruin the whole experience.

Customers move Homepage to Signup to Verification to First Use to Value to Payment to Support. One critical failure can make the whole product feel broken.

We inspect AppHoles so your customers don't have to.

Customers generally do not file useful bug reports. They leave.

Don't ship with your AppHole wide open.

Production hygiene and obvious security or permissions problems are in scope. AppHole is not a penetration test. It looks for the embarrassing public stuff that should never reach a buyer.

Fix your AppHole before somebody complains about it.

Every finding gets a disposition: fix before selling, test before building, not blocking a sale, or couldn't verify. Volume is not the point.

A neglected AppHole eventually becomes a customer problem.

Small UX and production mistakes become support, refund, and churn problems once a stranger is on the other side of the screen.

Before customers touch it, check your AppHole.

Submit a public URL, confirm you are authorized, and get a real crawl of the pages customers actually hit.

We've seen worse AppHoles. Probably.

AppHole is not looking for perfection. The goal is READY TO FACE CUSTOMERS.

Bobbing for AppHoles.

We look in the places customers are most likely to fall into one.

Core functionality

Broken links, dead buttons, 404s, failed requests, crashes.

Signup and login

First-run

Blank dashboards, missing next action, onboarding dead ends.

Activation

Can a new user actually reach the core value?

Mobile

Viewport, clipped content, tiny tap targets, mobile checkout.

Payment and checkout

Path exists, prices match, entitlement after pay.

Purchase moment

Did anyone ever have to decide whether to pay?

Pricing consistency

Landing, pricing, checkout, and billing agree.

Trust

Identity, unfinished pages, fake placeholders, broken claims.

Support

A way out after failure. Contact that works.

Privacy and terms

Pages exist and do not obviously contradict the product.

Security and permissions

Obvious public secrets, open admin, missing headers. Not a pentest.

Copy

Lorem ipsum, TODO, old product names, misleading buttons.

Production hygiene

Localhost, staging, test Stripe, debug panels.

Accessibility

Labels, alt text, keyboard basics. No WCAG certificate.

Performance

Painfully slow first load and endless spinners, not Lighthouse theater.

A finding should be reproducible.

AppHole #03

New users land on a blank dashboard

FIX BEFORE SELLING

Observed. A new account reaches /dashboard after verification with no projects, no instruction, and no obvious next action.

Why it matters. A first-time user can successfully register and still fail to experience the product's value.

Plug. Route empty accounts to the first useful action or provide a strong empty-state CTA.

How an AppHole Check works

1. Authorize
Paste a public URL and confirm you own it or may test it.
2. Preflight
Reachability, HTTPS, title, and obvious public errors.
3. Public crawl
Homepage, nav, signup, pricing, support, privacy, mobile viewport signals.
4. Judgment
Evidence-backed findings with dispositions. No invented bugs.

Make your app AppHole-proof.

AppHole-proof does not mean perfect. It means you are not about to put a stranger in front of a broken signup, a blank dashboard, or a checkout that only works on your laptop.

Free vs Pro

Two plans. Free has to be useful. Pro goes deeper and lets you retest.

AppHole Free

Find the obvious holes.

Public URL scan
Major flow checks
Basic mobile viewport signal
Top findings with dispositions
Readiness verdict
A few scans per month

Check my AppHole

AppHole Pro

Go deeper. Retest. Plug more holes.

$29/month

Deeper public crawl
Saved scan history
Retests after you plug a hole
Full finding evidence on every item
Higher monthly scan quota
Authenticated workflows later, when you add a test login

Checkout is wired for Stripe. Add live or test keys and a Pro price id to start charging. Until then, Free checks still run.

FAQ

What is an AppHole?

Something in a shipped or nearly shipped app that can break the customer experience, undermine trust, block payment, or create a problem worth fixing before selling.

Is this just another bug scanner?

No. Bugs are one class of AppHole. AppHole also looks at onboarding, payment, trust, support, mobile behavior, purchase paths, permissions, production hygiene, and other things customers actually encounter.

Will it find every problem?

No. AppHole tells you what it checked, what it observed, and what it could not verify. Couldn't verify is always preferred over pretending.

Does passing mean customers will buy?

No. AppHole tests readiness, not demand.

Will AppHole automatically change my code?

No. It shows evidence and recommends the plug. You decide what gets changed.

Do I have to fix everything?

No. That is one of the reasons AppHole exists. Fix before selling, test before building, not blocking a sale, or couldn't verify.

Is this a security audit?

No. AppHole can catch obvious security and permission problems. It is not a penetration test, compliance audit, or certification.