🚀 194 replies. 165 likes. Almost 10K impressions.

I didn't expect this much interest in my $1K MRR challenge! 🤯

I wish I could personally mentor everyone, but I simply can't handle that many people at once.

So I decided to make it accessible to everyone for just $6.99.

I created a practical PowerPoint + video tutorial sharing my methods:
→ Find profitable app ideas using TryAstro + AI
→ Discover keywords with real App Store demand
→ Set up ASO to improve organic rankings
→ Launch your first Apple Ads campaign
→ Find the best markets to target

Here's how the challenge works:
1️⃣ Get the guide for $6.99
2️⃣ DM me your payment screenshot on X
3️⃣ Apply the strategies to your app
4️⃣ If you get stuck, DM me your questions. I'll help where I can!

🎯 Our goal: Your first $1K MRR.

I kept the price low because I want to help indie developers who are serious about taking action. Your purchase also supports me in creating more resources. ❤️

No magic tricks. No guaranteed results.

Just real strategies, experiments, and consistent work.
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🚨 Apple just gave subscription apps another retention lever.

When a subscriber tries to cancel, you can now show a Retention Message before they leave.

You can give them:
• A reason to stay
• An image
• A retention offer

Most apps focus on getting the subscription.

Smart ng the cancellation.

This could have a serious impact on LTV. 👀

If you run a subscription app, test this ASAP.

👍💪📲

Apple just launched iPhone Duo.

I immediately jumped into TryAstro to research the keyword opportunities around it. 🔍

I found a bunch of relevant keywords with LOW difficulty that indie developers can target right now.

Here's the opportunity:

→ Less competition
→ New d keyword opportunities
→ Potential to rank before everyone jumps in

You don't need a million-dollar app idea to make your first dollar.

Sometimes you just need to find a new trend before everyone else.

I'm sharing these opportunities because indie developers should move FAST. 🚀

WAIT… WHATSAPP IS BRINGING ME APP REVENUE TOO? 🤯

I checked my App Store Connect analytics and found another unexpected acquisition channel.

📱 WhatsApp Messenger:
→ 11 impressions
→ 8 downloads
→ $19 in proceeds

And ChatGPT is still leading:
→ 108 impressions
→ 67 ceeds

No paid ads. Just organic discovery.

The crazy part?

I never thought WhatsApp would become an app acquisition channel.

Indie developers: Stop looking only at Google and the App Store.

Your next customers might be coming from places you never expected. 👀

Your app has been removed from the App Store
How ???

Just remove it

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS 🤯

ChatGPT is literally making me money while I sleep.

My App Store analytics:

→ 106 impressions
→ 66 downloads
→ $123 in revenue 💰

$0 spent on ads.

The trick?

I optimized my app to answer problems people are already asking ChatGPT to solve.

People ns → ChatGPT recommends my app → I get downloads and revenue.

AI search optimization might be the next big opportunity for indie developers.

Forget just ranking on Google.

Start thinking about ranking in AI answers.

Who's optimizing their apps for ChatGPT? 👀

Anyone else experiencing this with Apple payouts? 🤯

My App Store proceeds show $34k.

But Apple only sent $27k to my bank account.

That's a $7,000 difference (~20%).

I'm talking about PROCEEDS, not total sales, so Apple's commission should already be deducted.

Is anyone else missing? 👀

🚨 I'm selling one of my profitable iOS apps!

🚀 Launched on August 11, 2026 — less than 3 months ago!

100% organic growth through ASO. No paid ads!

Here are the numbers 📊

💰 $1,130 in App Store proceeds
📲 1,690 downloads
🛒 158 in-app purchases
📈 7.03% conversion rate
🔥 o-paid conversion

All growth driven purely by App Store Optimization (ASO).

Huge potential to scale further with Apple Ads, more localizations, and paywall optimization.

💵 Asking price: $29,900 (negotiable)
📩 Serious buyers, DM me!

🔁 Reposts appreciated!

🚨 Apple just updated its Developer Program Agreement!

And if you're making money from iOS apps, you NEED to pay attention. 🍎

Here's what caught my eye:

🇨🇳 China: 12% commission for qualifying small developers.

🇪🇺 EU: New payment rules and commission structures.

🇯🇵 Japan & 🇧🇷 Brazil: Alternative payments and app marketplaces.

🇹🇼 Taiwan: 26% standard commission from Oct 31.

Your App Store revenue depends on more than downloads and subscriptions.

Where your customers are located matters too.

Indie devs, have you read the updated agreement yet? 👀

Real ASO question 👇

Keyword in France: good search volume, low competition, but my app's sitting at #18.

Everything says it should rank higher.

If this were your app, what's the first thing you'd change to climb into the top 5? 👇

RevenueCat tracked 115,000+ subscription apps and $16 billion in revenue.

The median app makes under $50/month after a full year.

Not $50k. Fifty dollars.

Only 17% ever cross $1,000/month. Only 3.5% hit $10k.

Meanwhile my phone still buzzes with RevenueCat notifications from apps I forgot I shipped.

The secret isn't one perfect app. It's shipping enough that the winners carry the rest.

Source: RevenueCat 2026 State of Subscription Apps (median <$50/mo after 12 months; 17.2% reach $1k, 3.5% reach $10k). Real numbers — safe to post.

Left has over 2.8K reviews on the App Store, with a 4.7 rating

my method for getting reviews is simple and it works. no dodgy tricks. it respects Apple's guidelines and the user experience, and you don't need to measure and stress with "aha! moments" or reward triggers

I tried honestly I don't think any of it worked. the biggest jump in reviews (and in positive ones) came in the last few months, after this change, I know because I track it

here's how:

1. make a "What's New?" screen that shows after major updates. not after every update, only a few times a year, when you ship something big like a major new feature. I version my app as 2026.XX.YY so whenever XX changes it appears this screen

2. make your own review screen. show reviews from other users and community proof (if you have them!)

3. connect the two. show the review screen right after the "What's New?" screen every time, unless the user is in a cooldown because they already left a review

this gets you 5 stars almost every time because:
- it never interrupts someone while they're actually using the app
- it shows up right after good news about new features, which shows you care about the app
- only people who actually use your app see it, because no one else opens the app after an update

two more tips:
- notice the "Send feedback" button under the CTA button, pretty explanatory
- after rating, people can close the screen or tap the CTA button again. it now says "Write a review", so they can add a written review if they want. never force it

try it and let me know how it goes!

I just removed FREE TRIALS from my iOS app subscriptions.

And guess what? 👀

My app is now generating 3 figures in revenue PER DAY. 💰

No free trials. Just paid subscriptions.

The biggest lesson?

Stop following what everyone else is doing.

Test your pricing.
Test your cription offers.
Sometimes removing a feature makes you MORE money.
Testing > Guessing.

Never stop optimizing. 🚀

The problem could be what happens before users see the offer.

A strong first-time experience usually follows a simple sequence:

1-Explain the outcome clearly.
2-Show the most valuable benefits.
3-Ask users a relevant question.
4-Personalize the experience.
5-Present the premium offer.

Users need to understand what your app can do for them before deciding whether it is worth paying for.

Don’t sell “premium access.”

Sell the result:

❌ Unlock all features
✅ Create professional videos in minutes
✅ Follow a fitness plan built around your goals
✅ Turn your notes into clear summaries instantly

People rarely pay for features. They pay for a faster path to an outcome.

The #1 ASO mistake: chasing popular keywords that don't match your app.

High impressions + wrong intent → low conversion → bad reviews → ranking death.

Relevance beats popularity. Rank for what you actually are.

New on the market:
📱Temporary Email &amp; SMS Verification App
💵 $1.5k in TTM | 316 customers | Freemium

ASO just changed and most devs haven't noticed.

People now ask ChatGPT, Gemini, and Apple Intelligence which app to install — before they ever open the App Store.

And Apple's now generating hidden discovery tags from your screenshots with AI.

Your listing isn't just ranking in search anymore. It's feeding what the machines recommend.

The devs who optimize for that early win the next 2 years.

I track these shifts weekly. Follow along.

How long do you let a paywall A/B test run before calling it?

My rule: ~100 conversions per variant before I trust the result. Anything less is noise dressed as data.

Seen too many devs kill a good paywall on 3 days of numbers.

What's your threshold? 👇

Noticed ~80% of my French trials cancel before paying.

Turns out it's not a France problem. It's a not-the-US problem.

The same app converts ~2x better in the US than in France, Brazil, India, or Indonesia. North America leads trial-to-paid at ~34%; most other markets sit far below.

The fix usually isn't the paywall. It's localized pricing — a price tuned for US wallets quietly kills conversion everywhere else.

Stop copy-pasting your US price across the world.