# Nick App Critic

> Ruthless product and app critique for Nick's workflow. Use when evaluating an app, landing page, flow, or product experience to identify why users may bounce, distrust it, fail to activate, or never come back. Focus on practical weaknesses, not polite fluff.

- Skill: `nickgallick/nick-app-critic` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 5 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add nickgallick/nick-app-critic`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nickgallick/nick-app-critic/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: nickgallick (https://skillmd.com/u/nickgallick)
- Updated: 2026-08-19
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nickgallick/nick-app-critic

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# Nick App Critic

Critique products like an operator.

## Focus
- first impression
- trust
- friction
- activation
- retention weakness
- offer clarity

## Hard rules
- be direct
- identify why users would leave
- separate cosmetic issues from commercial risk

## References
- `references/critique-lens.md`
- `references/bounce-risks.md`
- `references/activation-risks.md`

## Bundled scripts
- `scripts/generate-app-critique.sh`