The next staff-homemade-app we're highlighting gave me this immediate reaction: “How did he even think to do this?” Steve is the designer/engineer behind the animations that make building on Playful so fun to watch. At our last team gathering in Seattle, he built an app that uses your device's camera to read barcodes and lets you hide secret messages inside them. 🤫 Here's how it works: scan any barcode, and the app tells you if there's already a message waiting. If not, it prompts you to add one. Next time someone scans it? They get your message. Just imagine: You leave for work and send your partner a link to the app. They go to the kitchen, scan the sugar — "You're my sweetness." Scan the olive jar — "Olive you very much." (They don't have to be puns. But why shouldn't they be?) Scavenger hunts, running jokes with friends - the possibilities are endless. Before Steve did this, I didn't even know Playful could connect to your camera. Anyway, check out Steve’s amazing hidden message barcode app! And if you want to make your own (or something completely different) let us know! Shoot us a DM or email [email protected].