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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
I've submitted my 15th app. Someday my turn will come. Luck favors those who don't give up.
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3 months
This plant identifier app is making $500K per month. I hope I can get a small piece of the cake with my plant app ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
8 months
men only want 4 things #iosdev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
5 months
Using OpenAI with SwiftUI is really easy. Thanks to the SwiftOpenAI package, you can write code in the usual Swift's way. All capabilities and models are available, including the latest one, such as GPT-4o #swift #swiftui #openai
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10 months
Instead of building an app directly, I decided to create my own SwiftUI framework/boilerplate so that I can develop future apps more quickly. I am starting with the onboarding views. #iosdev #indiedev #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
I think having more than four tabs in TabBar views wonโ€™t look good. What is a UI alternative for it?
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I've released a new app! Now you can easily generate Flux images from your phone. Flux model is fast, great quality, and excels at drawing text. ๐Ÿคฉ Play around with the prompts and share your creative images ๐ŸŽ† Let me know what you think!
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
22 days
Now everyone thinks they can get millions of views from those platforms ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
I made my app free, and this is what I got during the first month: - 958 downloads - 34 ratings (4.7 stars) My next plan is to add premium features. I hope I can grow it to 100 downloads per day before adding the premium features.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
24 days
If your app is loading for more than 5 seconds, instead of displaying a boring loading or waiting message, use an interesting animation instead.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
20 days
When user just wants to use the app but the developer keeps showing onboarding pages.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
My goal is freedom, so I don't mind having many small revenue apps if they are autopilot. This month I earned $200 without working on my released apps, that's why I have time to build this one.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
I've submitted my 15th app. Someday my turn will come. Luck favors those who don't give up.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
I made $1K this month by selling two of my inactive iOS apps. Usually, from idea to App Store takes me less than two weeks (20s hours of works). Building fast is always a win. If the app doesn't work for you, it might work for someone else. Just sell it.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Today, my plant identifier app passed $100 in net revenue! It took 15 days to go from 0 to 100! ๐ŸŽ‰ I havenโ€™t monetized the plant identifier feature yet, as Iโ€™m focusing on growing the app first. A small earning is fine for now
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
15 days
If you're a new indie iOS developer, make it your first goal to cover the $100 developer account fee. No matter how many months, how many apps it takes, don't allow yourself to give up until you've earned the $100.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I'm now part of the $100 MRR club (with few apps). ๐ŸŽ‰ No marketing, just shitty posts on X. I tried ads, but haven't worked well so far. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
What is an app that you can't live without on Mac? I'm thinking what to install on my new MacBook Air
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
Upgraded my MacBook Air to 512GB with 16GB of RAM. I hope this means no more memory issues! ๐Ÿ˜‚ #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Here's how to create your own "Product of the day " badge with SwiftUI ๐Ÿ˜‰
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
28 days
I'm finally so happy to see the puzzle almost complete. After releasing my flux app, I wanted to build this headshot ai app, but I stopped when I realized I needed to build a backend. However, I challenged myself and built the backend. ๐Ÿ˜Ž The design is not finalized yet, and
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
How to Create a SwiftUI View Without Coding - Describe the page on . - Screenshot the mobile page design - Post the image to Claude 3.5 Sonnet and ask to generate the SwiftUI code. I tried this with a login page, and it worked quite well!
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
8 months
Tell me you use SwiftUI without telling me you use SwiftUI #iosdev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
I started learning SwiftUI around July 2023 and have released 7 apps. I deleted 1 app, and planning to re-release a better version. Also thinking of making a portfolio website with my own domain to showcase all my apps. How many apps have you released? #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Rate my plant identifier app's paywall! ๐ŸŒฑ I still want the Plant Identifier feature to be free. Users paying for additional features. So I hope the downloads/ratings won't drop. Paywall code is from @adamlyttleapps with little modifications
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
8 months
I am developing @dannypostmaa wedding speech generator idea into an iOS app. It will be a simple, one-page application. I don't know if it is a good keyword for the App Store. I'm just experimenting. I plan to use Gemini because it is free. Do you think the result is good? ๐Ÿ˜
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
18 days
Exciting news!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ“ธ Now you can take professional headshots from your iphone easily without physical shoot! ๐Ÿ“ฑโœจ โœ… Super fast photo generation โšก โœ… Simple UI and steps ๐Ÿ™Œ โœ… Ultra realistic and high resemblance ๐Ÿคฏ โœ… No subscription needed! ๐Ÿ’ฐโŒ Just use MyShotAI and try it
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
23 days
Indie app business report for September: I doubled my earnings. I hope I can double it again in October ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Should you build a competitive app? In my personal opinion, I would say yes. Take the keyword "plant identifier," for example. There are some new apps, like the #9 app, that were released just three weeks ago. You might think that you can't beat competitors because they spend a
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
30 days
Good luck to everyone launching on Product Hunt today! ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Recently I've been experimenting with using a cute icon, and the downloads have started to jump. ๐Ÿ˜‚ It's too early to tell if it's because of that though
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Indie iOS dev without any 3rd party packages
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
Tell me you are iOS developer without telling me you are iOS developer: Your phone has apps without icon. #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
Upgraded my MacBook Air to 512GB with 16GB of RAM. I hope this means no more memory issues! ๐Ÿ˜‚ #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Current feature requests for my plant app. After 1000 downloads, someone finally requested dark mode ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
My Sound Effect Generator App has made its first sale. The first time always feels special.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I'm only using Swift. My Stacks ? Frontend: SwiftUI DB: Cloudkit DB Backend: @OpenAI , @replicate with @aiproxy_
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I'm now part of the $100 MRR club (with few apps). ๐ŸŽ‰ No marketing, just shitty posts on X. I tried ads, but haven't worked well so far. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I asked Claude 3.5 to build a landing page for my plant identifier app using Nuxt and Tailwindcss. The result is surprisingly good. I just need to replace the placeholder image with my app screenshots ๐Ÿ˜…
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Anyone want to buy a high-potential iOS app with $10 MRR? I think I can't focus growing multiple apps ๐Ÿ˜…
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
16 days
Finally my AI Headshot app got some sales! Mood booster to continue working on the app
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
17 days
If you search for the keyword "AI headshot" my app is currently at the top of the suggestions because it was just released. Soon, it will drop to the bottom and disappear after a few days. During this boost period, I evaluate whether the app is worth pushing further or not. Out
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Indie earning report July 2024: $1111 App Store : $101 - PlantIdentify : $91.26 - Sound Effect AI: $5.33 - Streaks66: $4.12 Selling App: $1010 - Sound Effect AI: $500 - Streaks66: $510 Expect to earn more in August with PlantIdentify because I just added a paywall for 10 days.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
5 months
When building my habit tracker, I found it challenging to update the UI automatically when the date changes, without requiring the user to restart the app. I found a solution for this. No matter if the app is in the foreground or background, it will update automatically at
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
My mistake early in my indie dev was setting my prices too low. Did you know 1 in 12 Americans is a millionaire? Whether itโ€™s $1 or $9 doesnโ€™t matter. Choose $9 ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
I didn't use RevenueCat for this app, so now I need to check App Store Connect to see if I made any sales. In the last 24 hours, I made 2 yearly sales ($50). Almost half of the Apple Developer Fee is already paid! Last year, it took me months to achieve this.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
5 months
My startup got acquired! It's kinda sad, but I'll use the capital to push my apps business even more! I can also share the process of selling an iOS app later since this is my first time selling an app.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
4 months
My little Plant Identifier App in the Top 3 on PH right now. ๐ŸŽ‰ Install it and stop wasting time with your mom discussing which plant it is ๐Ÿชด Please help me stay in the Top 3 by voting up here:
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Sold! X is truly an app for everything. I suggest you to build online presence here, using real photos, and getting verified so people trust you.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Anyone want to buy a high-potential iOS app with $10 MRR? I think I can't focus growing multiple apps ๐Ÿ˜…
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
15 days
Apple Dev : Got money from Apple and spend it all on Apple again ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
The complete onboarding
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
Some people have tendency to simply reject the notification request, so I try to create a better page to explain why they need it. Also includes a button for skipping the request if they don't want notifications, no matter what.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
10 months
6 months of learning and building iOS apps and sharing it on X: - Released 4 apps on the App Store - Earned $5 in revenue - Gained 430 followers #buildinpublic #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
My 1 month old plant identifier app achieved a new milestone: 100+ downloads in a day (the previous spike is because of the Product Hunt launch). Almost half of it is from App Store Search. ASO is starting to kick in. I hope the upward trend will continue.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I created landing page for my app , in just 1-2 hours and $0 (aside from the domain cost). It looks good on mobile as well. - Claude 3.5 Prompt: 'Design a Plant Identifier App Landing Page with Nuxt and TailwindCSS using green as the base color.' -
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I asked Claude 3.5 to build a landing page for my plant identifier app using Nuxt and Tailwindcss. The result is surprisingly good. I just need to replace the placeholder image with my app screenshots ๐Ÿ˜…
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
"Why don't you come down and tell everyone about your indie app business ?"
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Updated the UI, app name, subtitle, keywords, and screenshots. I think simplicity is best. Hopefully, this will increase download conversion.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Indie App Business Report August 2024 Revenue: $98 - Plant Identifier: $91 - Flux Image Generator: $7 MRR: $79 - Plant Identifier: $51 - Flux Image Generator: $28
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 year
Wow, can I now call myself ios developer?? #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
20 days
ASO guides from Apple itself. Interesting thing I found is that Apple puts keywords above the app's name and description. Maybe putting keywords in the app name is not as important as people think. Name should be memorable, unique, and easy to spell, etc. You can put your
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
My 100% free and user friendly rock identifier app is now available on the App Store! ๐Ÿ’Ž If youโ€™re a rock enthusiast or just curious, go out and try identifying rocks with this app.๐Ÿชจ ๐Ÿ“ท Let me know what you find! Download ๐Ÿ‘‰ #buildinpublic #iosapp
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Submitted the app! I started working on it about a week ago, and it took me 20-30 hours of work. I hope it gets accepted on the first submission. #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
RIP dog identifier apps
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
5 months
Hi guys, I'm launching new iOS App on Product Hunt! ๐Ÿš€ Streaks 66 - Habit Tracker with AI Would you mind giving me an upvote? ๐Ÿ‘‰ #iosdev #indiedev #buildinpublic #producthunt
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
When your app releases a big feature, adding an "app event" might be a good idea. I've never tried it, but I'm thinking of adding it in the next update.
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1 month
API costs are actually nothing, as long as you make sure your API key is safe and implement rate limits. I made almost $100 with PlantIdentifier in a month, and it only cost me $4.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
25 days
If you use Firebase and RevenueCat, just set your Firebase user ID as the RevenueCat user ID like this. It will come in very handy later for managing everything
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
It's my first time making ad creatives. I think I might need to create several, including memes and videos, and test which ones work best.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
We're only halfway through September, yet I've already surpassed last month's revenue. I'm happy with my quite steady growth. Some might call it slow, but I see it as healthy, sustainable progress. There are no unpredictable jumps, my progress is independent of viral content.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
4 months
My first year as an indie iOS developer starting as a complete newbie. I managed to make $130 in sales and sell one of my apps for $250, making a total of about $380. If I were to start again: โ€ข Donโ€™t build unpopular apps Initially, I was still learning, so I built apps that I
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
6 months
I found a strange bug in SwiftUI. The button action triggers when I tap the list, not the button. Can someone explain this? How to make the button is only tapped when I actually tap on the button, as it's supposed to be? #iosdev #indiedev #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
People always talk you need to do marketing, marketing, marketing. But seriously, what should I do for mobile app marketing? I can't come up with any ideas besides making posts on X. Haha Maybe I need to make some videos and become influencer in TikTok/Youtube/Instagram
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
4 months
My plant identifier app has passed 500 downloads! I don't know if it is a lot or not, but so far it is my most downloaded app within just 2 weeks.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Let's do marketing! The marketing
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
16 days
Being iOS developer means you can buy new iPhone without feeling guilty
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Finally added two premium features that users requested and introduced subscriptions as well. Now waiting for Apple review. I will inform you the results of the paywall later
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Rate my plant identifier app's paywall! ๐ŸŒฑ I still want the Plant Identifier feature to be free. Users paying for additional features. So I hope the downloads/ratings won't drop. Paywall code is from @adamlyttleapps with little modifications
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
Working on onboarding ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
I think this kind of app focuses more on visuals, so... ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
4 months
My 100% free plant identifier app is now available on the App Store! ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ If you want to expand your knowledge about plants, go out and try detecting plants with this app ๐ŸŒธ๐ŸŒต๐Ÿƒ #iosdev #indiedev #plantidentifier #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
13 days
My 1 month old (released on 10th Sep) app almost achieved $100 in proceeds. With 30x valuation currently worth 3K ๐Ÿ˜œ
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
The first thing I usually do when building an AI wrapper app is to design the model. Let's take the example of a Rock Identifier app. What properties of the rock do you want to display? After doing some research, I found that users might be interested in these properties. For
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
I use Astro not only to monitor my apps but also to look for new app ideas. For example, I created a temporary app called 'Ideas' to check keyword popularity and difficulty. I remove the bad ones and keep the good ones. Now, I even have 10 app ideas on the list
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
4 months
Effect of being number 2 on Product Hunt launch
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
24 days
If you want the Product Hunt badge, just make it yourself ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
If I had the money, making screenshots is something I would delegate to someone else. I could have built another app in the time spent doing this ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
My app is #1 for the keyword 'Plant Identifier AI.' It's not a popular keyword, though. Maybe it will become popular? ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 year
I finally made money by creating my own app! It's just $5, but I feel so much happier than when I received my salary. The app is Macro Calculator AI: I reduced the price, but havenโ€™t updated the screenshots yet ๐Ÿ˜‚ #indiedev #buildinginpublic #iosdev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
7 months
For my next project, I need to learn Apple's Core Location API, so I made this simple app. Next I want the app to notify the user if the he has arrived. Is it possible to do it without backend server ? #iosdev #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
27 days
My small passive income, I don't really need to actively update the apps anymore. If you invest money with 5% yearly return, you'd need $48K to generate $200 in passive income. With some revenue coming in, along with increased confidence and skills, I can slow down a little and
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
ASO experts: You must put important keywords earlier in the app name! This app dev: Cannot come up with a good name and decided to put meaningless word โ€œthisโ€ in the app name. But still makes $12M per month ๐Ÿคฃ
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
First day after adding the paywall update! I got 3 weekly and 1 yearly sales. ๐ŸŽ‰ I am not sure if the weekly ones will bring revenue or not because I offer a 3-day trial. If we optimistically assume that those 3 weekly purchases convert at the end of the trial, I made 15 + 25 =
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Rate my plant identifier app's paywall! ๐ŸŒฑ I still want the Plant Identifier feature to be free. Users paying for additional features. So I hope the downloads/ratings won't drop. Paywall code is from @adamlyttleapps with little modifications
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Do you put links to your other apps from another app? How do you display them? I'm building a similar app, and I think it's a good idea to link them to each other.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
Some people still think that selling an app means you have to delete the app from your account, send the code, and the buyer needs to release a new version. No, it is as simple as entering the buyer's email address into the form, and everything is transferred automatically.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
10 months
Today I learned how to create Tab Bar Navigation with UIKit. - Tab Bar can be created using UITabBarController - Each tab is a UINavigationController, allowing hierarchical navigation. - Inside each UINavigationController, place your custom ViewControllers. code:
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
Found easier way to grandfathering user using StoreKit, for example when you change your app business model from free to premium but want to keep old users free. Apple has documentation about it here:
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
6 months
I don't want to be rich. I just seek freedom. #iosdev #indiedev
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I made my first sale! ๐ŸŽ‰ I think the advantage of adding a paywall after the release is that it helps validate the app. You get that temporary Apple ASO boost, and if your app makes sales during that time, itโ€™s a good indicator. If your ASO goes well in the future, you can
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I've released a new app! Now you can easily generate Flux images from your phone. Flux model is fast, great quality, and excels at drawing text. ๐Ÿคฉ Play around with the prompts and share your creative images ๐ŸŽ† Let me know what you think!
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
17 days
If you search for the keyword "AI headshot" my app is currently at the top of the suggestions because it was just released. Soon, it will drop to the bottom and disappear after a few days. During this boost period, I evaluate whether the app is worth pushing further or not. Out
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
19 days
Some people have tendency to simply reject the notification request, so I try to create a better page to explain why they need it. Also includes a button for skipping the request if they don't want notifications, no matter what.
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
8 months
Sold my first yearly subscription for the wedding speech app! ๐Ÿฅณ #iosdev #indiedev #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Don't compare with others, only compete with yourself My plant identifier app made exactly the same as last month. It's a bit sad that it's not growing, but it's better than going down. Haha. I have only one day left to beat my last month's sales
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
OK, I created Instagram account. Now my problem has shifted from how to find people to download my app to how to find people to view my videos. ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
The new TryAstro app is cool. It can display the keywords your app is currently ranking for and track them. Instead of targeting keywords that you think you have a chance with, why not improve the ones you're already ranking for? You can also inspect your competitors' keywords
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
1 month
The poster might not buy it, but I've got a few bookmarks and 2 DMs already. It would be great if it could sell for $5K. My previous acquisitions was $500. So $5K would be a 10x haha
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
9 days
Life is a comedy, my AstroApp affiliate earning > app store proceeds now ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Submitted the app! I started working on it about a week ago, and it took me 20-30 hours of work. I hope it gets accepted on the first submission. #buildinpublic
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
3 months
The first thing I usually do when building an AI wrapper app is to design the model. Let's take the example of a Rock Identifier app. What properties of the rock do you want to display? After doing some research, I found that users might be interested in these properties. For
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
Crazy! I got 100+ downloads from this post. Thanks for trying it. Let me know if you have any feedback. Ratings and reviews are also greatly appreciated! ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Mario ๐Ÿดโ€โ˜ ๏ธ
2 months
I've released a new app! Now you can easily generate Flux images from your phone. Flux model is fast, great quality, and excels at drawing text. ๐Ÿคฉ Play around with the prompts and share your creative images ๐ŸŽ† Let me know what you think!
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