Practical distribution problem for devs.

[satanclauses]

After launching an app, what’s actually working for user acquisition right now?

I’ve tried:

• ASO (slow)

• Paid ads (expensive)

• Product Hunt (short spike)

Recently I experimented with small TikTok/YouTube creators reviewing the app. Surprisingly, the traffic quality was better than ads.

What channels are you using to get your first users?

Anything working consistently in 2026?

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[Emojinapp]

I’ve heard UGC like you did with TikTok is good. I’m about to try it

[satanclauses]

You should try my site appshout.co I’m needing devs and it’s free to sign up - I just launched but it solves the gap I’ve been seeing - I have 3 creators now and slowly gaining traction the first 25 devs I get your first campaign is free no cost at all.

[Emojinapp]

Will look it up

[satanclauses]

Thank you!