- I get hired to finish vibe-coded apps. They almost always break in the same places right before the App Store
I’m a React Native and Expo dev, 5 years and 50+ apps shipped. Lately a lot of my work looks the same. Someone builds an app with Cursor, Claude Code, Bolt or Lovable, it looks great, it works on...
297 points51 comments5 d ago
- My apps just crossed $1,000 in gross revenue after 33 days. I honestly can't believe it
I don't even know where to start. I'm incredibly happy right now. 33 days ago, I was working on my apps, hoping I could turn all this effort into something real. Since then, it's been a pretty...
174 points99 comments6 d ago
- I'm sick of Google Play Store publishing every single personal detail on my apps' front pages
I get it, there are laws and we need to comply. But please hide it away a little bit, this is insane. My full legal name, full address, phone number and email are all published and ready to be...
80 points53 comments6 d ago
- Launched my app in late July and growth is finally clicking, over 10,000 users!
We launched www.fluidfriction.app in late July on IOS and Android and the growth was slow and steady until recently. The app helps users cut down on screen time by adding resistance to the scroll...
47 points40 comments2 d ago
- Are those videos all a hidden ad?
Hey everyone, Ive recently launched my app and currently I am trying to figure out the way to market it. One of the first things I did was to watch YouTube videos, but I noticed a weird pattern...
40 points42 comments6 d ago
- Our app went viral, and within days scammers sent a fake Google Play termination email
Our app recently went viral and installs jumped a lot. Shortly after, we got a fake “Google Play Developer Support” email saying our account would be terminated unless we removed all team members...
36 points21 comments2 d ago
- Making almost 4k a month off one app! AI has changed my life.
I worked for 8 months building my dream mobile game with AI, with no previous software development experience. I built it on react native and launched on both Google Play and App Store. After just...
36 points42 comments4 d ago
- 6 months after launch: my small video saver app hit $333 MRR with 86 subscribers. What worked and what wasted money
I am a one person dev, this is a side thing next to my day job. Launched an iOS and Android app in May that saves public videos and photos from social media to your phone. Sharing the numbers...
34 points24 comments6 d ago
- I don't get hype around RevenueCat
I sold my multiplayer game app on TrustMRR for $30k. RevenueCat showed $42k in total revenue, 6k monthly revenue. before you say its cheap, after store commissions and taxes, only about $21k...
29 points28 comments6 d ago
- How do you respond to 1-star reviews that praise the app?
25 points31 comments7 d ago