Side project creators seek feedback for app promotion
15 posts across 6 communities in the last 30 days; 47% from r/SideProject.
“link me your paid app (must be in app/store purchasable) and I will buy your app if I have funds left rather than letting Apple keep all the left over money.”
“But seriously, this promotion post did actually make me want to try it. Well done :) [re: My Mac app has 0 paying users, 0 revenue and 99.99% uptime after 20 months 🎉]”
“Great job! I will use it and share the feedback. [re: My solo iOS app made $7.6k in the last 28 days. I chose to build the hard parts myself.]”
Several side project creators are actively seeking ways to promote their apps, including asking for feedback and exploring options like featuring in newsletters. This highlights the challenge of gaining visibility and traction for small-scale projects.
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“link me your paid app (must be in app/store purchasable) and I will buy your app if I have funds left rather than letting Apple keep all the left over money. submitted by /u/falconmick [link] [comments]”
“But seriously, this promotion post did actually make me want to try it. Well done :) [re: My Mac app has 0 paying users, 0 revenue and 99.99% uptime after 20 months 🎉]”
“Great job! I will use it and share the feedback. [re: My solo iOS app made $7.6k in the last 28 days. I chose to build the hard parts myself.]”
“Thanks! [re: First month of my app: 140 downloads, and my biggest "sale" was probably an Apple reviewer]”
Congrats! [re: Got my first ever sale for the MacOS app i built 🔥]
“This afternoon my phone buzzed: “Your first sale is in 🎉” I hadn’t launched Nap , my Mac screensaver app, or told anyone about it. A stranger found it and paid $5 anyway. So I guess it’s launch day. What Nap is: a small Mac app that installs and manages screensavers that are actually nice to look at. Six so far: Flip Clock : a retro flip clock bouncing around DVD-logo style Football : a slingshot fires a ball that bounces off the edges, then fires again from wherever it stops Paper Plane : flie”
“I'm 17 and I build things that annoy me into existing. Two weeks ago I started Halo, a Mac app that turns the MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island (music, notifications, dictation, and a little face that tells you when Claude Code is done). Last 7 days: 50+ sales, $350+ in revenue. Not life-changing money, but it's my first product people actually pay for, so here's everything, including the ugly parts. The numbers - 5,700 website visitors - 79% of them came from Threads. X sent about”
“Maker disclosure: I'm with Team Akizi. This is not an iOS app test; ASOwl is a native Mac app for people who ship iOS apps. We're looking for iOS developers with a live app, or one launching soon, to try the pre-launch workflow: connect an App Store Connect Team key, import a listing, run the first audit, and tell us whether the score, fixes and diff-before-apply flow are actually useful. Your .p8 key stays in your Mac Keychain. The first full audit is free, rule checks are free, and the”
“Yes I know which territory the purchases came from based on the App Store used. I do k ow one of the purchases came from one of my beta testers as I provided an offer code to them and one was used. I need to consider my options and find platforms I can reach genuine practitioners so I can get eyes on my app from users who would consider using and purchasing the premium features. Hey thanks for the feedback and getting to to think deeper about this. Much appreciated.”
“im adding that later today haha, got so many requests for it, some for my saas for windows users”
“am I the only one who would lose my mind if i had to listen to an audio sound every time i clicked? maybe you should add a clack for every keystroke too like its a typewriter”
There should be a button: “email me the download link for desktop”
“oh this is smart, didn't think about the share sheet. airdrop to your own mac is literally 2 taps. adding it next to the email option and i'll track mac landings separately like you said. thanks for this 🙏”
“Yeah, it doesn't show up great on windows with white backgrounds (to be expected), so it took me a little bit to pick it up after I turned it on, but I dig it.”
“solo dev, not even a swift developer. built clacky with claude: click sounds + a ripple on every click, so screen recordings look and sound good without editing what happened in the first days: - 443k impressions on x - visits up 10,973% in a day - someone offered $5k to buy it. said no - the site's click counter passed 145k clicks - cloudflare's free database limit maxed out, had to upgrade mid-spike - revenue: ~$25 lol the gap between traffic and sales is wild. most visitors were on ph”
“I am so respectful for your idea, i will try to mail or instram some mid-level not so big instructors to include the tool even for free. Thanks a lot and enjoy the walk ❤️”
“congrats, the first stranger paying is the best feeling. i'd email them a thank you and ask what almost stopped them buying, that answer is gold”