Caner Aras

Hey everyone, Launched Portt today after months of solo building. It’s an iOS app that turns your photos into any historical era using AI — pick a year, get back a period-accurate version of the scene with historical context about the location. First real launch, genuinely nervous 😅 If you try it, I’d love to hear: • Does the transformation quality feel “wow” or “meh”? • Is the onboarding...

I’m a solo founder juggling two things at once: building my own apps running client/service work When I launched my new app, I completely failed at one thing: consistent social media. Content was always “I’ll do it tomorrow.” The product was shipping, but the story wasn’t. So I decided to treat this like a real ops problem and built a custom agent + workflow just for this one app. It’s built...

Hey PH 👋 I’m Caner, an AI-powered strategic design partner & product builder from Istanbul. I’ve spent the last 15+ years at the intersection of product, design, and business — building mobile apps, running a design studio, and helping teams turn fuzzy ideas into real products. Right now I’m: Advising teams on product & UX strategy Building my own apps like Portt (AI time-travel photos), (ph...