Shottr is a great new macOS app to capture screenshots.
It has scroll capture, markup, OCR, pixelater/objects removed, customizable shortcuts, annotations, and is very fast.
It's like CleanShot X but free.
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Introducing Pika v2 and Pika Pro ๐
โ๏ธ add text on your screenshots
๐ select a background image or add your own
๐ป UI/UX improvements to save more clicks and time
๐โโ๏ธ Pika Pro comes with more customization options
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๐ my teeny tiny startup which generates amazing screenshots for you has finally crossed $500 MRR (up ~60% from last month)
been constantly improving Pika, a lot is done, a lot is in the works ๐
โจ my smol design tool has finally crossed INR 84K/$1,000 in MRR this week
I bootstrapped Pika in February to effortlessly design better screenshots, it's been growing slowly & steadily and finally has 100+ paid users
A lot is done, lot more to do ๐
Pika in November โ
โจ $2,736 MRR (+$190)
๐ง $3,636 in revenue(+$900)
๐ฅ 245 total paid users
๐ churned reduced by 46% from last month
decent growth, also setup workspace in Berlin home to be more productive in winter season, next goal โ 3k ๐!
Pika in October โ
๐ซ $2,570 MRR (+$68)
๐ต $2,500 in revenue
โฌ๏ธ $550 in churn
๐ค 230 total paid users
tweeting the updates so hopefully I'll look back and say "thanks to my 29 year old self for not giving up on indie-hacking for however the situations were"
once you start with browser and code editor screen split setup on a monitor, there's just no going back
the convenience of editing the code and previewing it in the browser at the same time is unmatched
Kizie was my first app that I poured my heart and soul into, a Twitter client that I strongly believed in and wanted to shape it for everyone to use
Unfortunately, today I'm shutting Kizie down
Thank you everyone who used Kizie and helped me build it :)
Pika in January 2022 vs now
MRR: 0 โ $1,200
Revenue: 0 โ $9,000+
Paid users: 0 โ 126
All from a side-project I built in weekends to explore my extents. Such a roller coaster ride it has been so far, 10/10 would recommend ๐
2023 was an incredible year:
๐ฉ๐ช moved to Berlin
๐จโ๐ป Pika made $35k in revenue(up 3.3x from last year), at $2.8k MRR(up 1.8x)
โ๏ธ travelled most this year: Rome, Nice, Faro, Lisbon, Porto, Brussels, Prague, Budapest, Vienna
๐ lived, laughed, learned
happy new year :)
12 days still left in current cycle and my apps already consumed almost all of Vercel account's bandwidth
This month's bill is going to be hard to look at ๐
so
@stripe
has a new updated dashboard, and it's ๐คฉ!
previously details for payments, subscribers etc. were clicks away, but now they're right on the main dashboard ๐
hustle update 1:
Pika has crossed $50k (INR 4.26M) in revenue this week
update 2:
partnered up with
@tibo_maker
, and now
@TaplioHQ
has full-fledged integrated screenshot editor powered by Pika :)
more exciting stuff incoming ๐
aaand Pika's API is ๐ข LIVE!
๐ค automate generating visuals for your product
โ templates for tweet images, url to screenshot more
โก๏ธ fast, quick and easy to use, get started in 2 mins :)
macOS style browser frames were boring, so I have added two new browser frames in last night, named them Shadowback and Silverback ๐
For those who use Pika, let me know what you think of these so I can tweak them better โก๏ธ
aaand Pika's API is ๐ข LIVE!
๐ค automate generating visuals for your product
โ templates for tweet images, url to screenshot more
โก๏ธ fast, quick and easy to use, get started in 2 mins :)
Pika had its best month in April ๐
๐ฐ $3,300 in revenue, highest in single month
๐ $2,300 in MRR
What's crazy is is running on its own and growing itself at this point, without much efforts from my side ๐
#buildinpublic
side-hustle has surpassed 100K INR/1.2K USD in revenue this month for the first time
didnโt do much this month except talking to users and preparing for some exciting new stuff, good times ahead ๐
Introducing Pika Embed โ
๐ฆพ add a screenshot editor in your app in seconds
โ๏ธ full control over adding image, exports
๐ save months of setup, development & maintenance time
for startups wanting to integrate a powerful screenshot editor into their apps, simplify your life! ๐
๐ผ looking for a backend engineer to help me with adding API support in
@AppPika
- work: image generation through API(configurable params, templates etc.)
- duration: 7 to 14 days max
- paid gig: โ
i'll work closely. my DMs are open
Despite my busy move to Berlin, Pika surprisingly still grew this month without much effort on my part! Didn't expect the growth ๐
- $2,500 in revenue
- $2,100 in MRR
- close to 200 paid users ๐ค
Also opened new ad slots on Pika, DM to reserve :)
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Pika had its highest revenue in Feb, closing at $3,500 and $1,900 in MRR
Feb was full of experiments:
๐ข ads in free tier, contributed $600 to revenue
๐ฐ pricing update from $12 to $15 and back to $12
๐ SEO optimisations, more conversions from Google
#buildinpublic
Pika in April, 24 โ
๐จโ๐ป $3,846 MRR
๐ฐ $3,900 in revenue
โผ๏ธ $472 in churn
apart from minor changes Pika is running on its own ๐
been spending time doing what i love the most, exploring the world
๐ Soller town in Palma, Spain
Pika in March, 24 โ
๐ข $3,470 MRR
๐ฐ $3,788 in revenue
โผ๏ธ $443 in churns
march was overwhelming and emotionally exhausting so I didn't think about Pika at all ๐
i find myself sleeping a lot, i am just happy to be listening to Lucky Ali and be content in my own space
Pika in October โ
๐ซ $2,570 MRR (+$68)
๐ต $2,500 in revenue
โฌ๏ธ $550 in churn
๐ค 230 total paid users
tweeting the updates so hopefully I'll look back and say "thanks to my 29 year old self for not giving up on indie-hacking for however the situations were"
Aaaand revenue milestone โ ! Pika in August:
๐คฏ crossed $4,000 in revenue for the first time
๐ $2,500 MRR
๐ shipped new features, improvements, with more on the way!
back to hustle mode ๐ช
#buildinpublic
NEW in :
๐จ Template Presets:
now you can save presets of your customisations in all templates()
๐งโ๐คโ๐ง Team Pricing update:
fixed $25 a month for a team of up to 5 members
Missed indie-hacking, good to be back ๐
#buildinpublic
losing on some customers because Pika isn't a registered company
what're my best options?
preferably easy to manage, doesn't require hires, still want to run it solo
some context: I'm an Indian living in Berlin, on Blue card so can't register here
Pika in January, 24 โ
๐ข $2,736 MRR
๐ฐ $3,672 in revenue
๐คฃ $662 in churns, highest ever in single month
๐ค team size this month โ 2 {๐
@SDinesh91
}
been travelling in India, was still able to push significant changes on API side, now waiting for SEO to kick in ๐ค
Pika in November โ
โจ $2,736 MRR (+$190)
๐ง $3,636 in revenue(+$900)
๐ฅ 245 total paid users
๐ churned reduced by 46% from last month
decent growth, also setup workspace in Berlin home to be more productive in winter season, next goal โ 3k ๐!
waited 3 months to see Pika cross โน200K MRR ๐
not much but it feels crazy good to see Pika cross monthly revenue more than what once was my monthly salary
if you want to design crazy good screenshots/mockups, try
I consider myself lucky to be able to start and grow it to $1,400 MRR and make $10,000+ in revenue in < a year
However, I've missed pursuing travelling, photography, and other interests while SaaSing in 2022, looking forward to change that in 2023๐
The amount of traction Pika has generated in just 25 days is crazy ๐ตโ๐ซ
๐ 6.5K+ screenshots exported
๐งจ 20K+ page views in 25 days of launch
โญ๏ธ 120+ stars on Github
๐ฐ tons of features in all kinds of publications
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mum knows nothing about Pika or this video except that its' a side-project of mine, yet she doesn't miss a chance to support with her words :D
they're made different ๐
Introducing Pika for Teams!
๐งโ๐คโ๐ง add and manage upto 15 members
โจ $12 per member per month
๐จ perfect for design teams, agencies and startups to quickly create stunning images for marketing, apps, websites and more
โฎ
Introducing Pika v4 with new and shiny features โจ:
๐ฑ templates for mobile screenshots
๐จโ๐ป template for code snippets to image
๐๏ธ more watermark, custom text options
๐ iPhone 14 Pro frame for mobile screens
try these out โ
โจ New in Pika:
- beautify screenshots using Pika API
- slug pages for API Templates(๐ google traffic)
- home now has landing page with link to editor
๐ Coming soon:
- API SDKs for Node, Python, Ruby and PHP
- Integrations for Zapier and more
Some updates
๐ Introducing Pika for education
๐จ Template improvements
๐ Export file name customisations
โจ Improved background and canvas size options
#buildinpublic
I can write a whole thread about the journey, but long story short:
My side-project
@KizieApp
helped me connect with
@macieklaskus
, join
@hivedotone
team and also with moving to this new city in a new country
So build side-projects, share about it! It can change your life :)
โจ June was pretty great for , I was hoping to cross $250 MRR mark, which it finally did. It was also the month when Pika saw most new paid users, highest traffic and most churns in one month ๐
#buildinpublic
Pika in May, 24 โ
๐จโ๐ป $3,825 MRR
๐ $3,559 in revenue
โผ๏ธ $440 in churn
turned 30, did nomading almost all of May in Barcelona and Belgium, content month!
honestly been losing motivation to push and grow Pika even though have ideas! too busy or lazy i guess to take action ๐
Pika in April, 24 โ
๐จโ๐ป $3,846 MRR
๐ฐ $3,900 in revenue
โผ๏ธ $472 in churn
apart from minor changes Pika is running on its own ๐
been spending time doing what i love the most, exploring the world
๐ Soller town in Palma, Spain
Prediction: this easily becomes a $1M biz within 3 years.
This guy
@thelifeofrishi
is building his own little micro saas empire:
Right now he's got three products:
1. Simple screenshot editor
2. Screenshot generator API
3.
best part of having a side-project is you can try out new tech/design trends in your project
here's my latest exploration into grid based features UI in
@AppPika
!
liked it. shipped it. ๐
โฎ
Pika in Feb, 24 โ
๐ข $3,480 MRR, finally crossed 3K mark ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐ $4,030 in revenue
๐ $580 in churn
new:
- Pika Embed, got 1 client and talking to more ๐
- new API templates, improvements
- SEO upgrades, focus on marketing
look what
@askcalebleigh
has to say about Pika API :)
Pika in January, 24 โ
๐ข $2,736 MRR
๐ฐ $3,672 in revenue
๐คฃ $662 in churns, highest ever in single month
๐ค team size this month โ 2 {๐
@SDinesh91
}
been travelling in India, was still able to push significant changes on API side, now waiting for SEO to kick in ๐ค
was stalking this girl my parents want me to talk to and found out a post by her on LinkedIn
her post had an image made in
@AppPika
cold DM kar dun kya guyz ๐คง