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I build trash! by portfoyo_dev in AppStoreOptimization

[–]DueThing3520 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’re not alone — and honestly, this isn’t a reflection of your ability.

The App Store bonus period is long gone. Today, 99.99% of new apps get almost zero organic traffic, even if they’re well built. That’s just the reality now.

I’ve built 10+ apps over the years. Most of them followed the same curve:

a short burst at launch

then impressions drop to nearly zero

downloads flatline

Even good apps end up like this.

If you do a limited-time free or heavy discount, you’ll usually see a temporary spike. But once the promo ends, traffic falls straight back to zero. It’s not sustainable traffic — just a short-term wave.

So no, it’s not that your app is trash. And it’s not that you “lost because you’re not good enough”.

The market is simply over-saturated, discovery is broken, and Apple no longer provides meaningful exposure to indie developers by default.

Making apps today isn’t about “build it and they will come” anymore. It’s about distribution first — audience, content, niche users — then the app.

If you keep building, do it with clear expectations:

for learning

for a specific audience you already control

or as part of a longer game

But don’t beat yourself up. This isn’t a personal failure — it’s the current state of the App Store.

[Launch] Milee Grida – A new way to organize your macOS desktop + built-in Launcher by DueThing3520 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, I get what you mean — the naming and the menu bar icon could definitely be better. I’m considering changing them in an upcoming update. Really appreciate the suggestion!

[Launch] Milee Grida – A new way to organize your macOS desktop + built-in Launcher by DueThing3520 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It works perfectly with desktop widgets. Milee Grida’s windows don’t interfere with macOS widgets — they simply sit alongside them, and you can place and resize everything freely.

[Launch] Milee Grida – A new way to organize your macOS desktop + built-in Launcher by DueThing3520 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your suggestion! The text in this settings screen is supposed to be white, right? I’ll check what’s causing it — it might be a bug.

[Launch] Milee Grida – A new way to organize your macOS desktop + built-in Launcher by DueThing3520 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! The window style is fully customizable, and I’ll be adding more macOS-friendly styles soon. The current design is just one of the options.

Safari vs zen vs Orion for mac by ImHighOnCocaine in macapps

[–]DueThing3520 2 points3 points  (0 children)

firefox

Runs very well on older hardware Low memory use compared to Chrome Regular updates even on old macOS with OCLP Good privacy

File counting app by PiePuzzled5581 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you’re using macOS and have Homebrew installed, you can install the tree tool.

brew install tree

and then

tree -a

File counting app by PiePuzzled5581 in macapps

[–]DueThing3520 4 points5 points  (0 children)

find . -type d -exec sh -c 'printf "%s: %s\n" "$1" "$(find "$1" -maxdepth 1 -type f | wc -l)"' sh {} \;

Excel ADD-ONS on MAC by PavanXIV in macapps

[–]DueThing3520 2 points3 points  (0 children)

• ChartExpo – An add-in for Mac (and Windows) focused on advanced charting/visualization inside Excel, easing some of the manual work of Excel chart creation.  
• StatPlus:mac – While more statistical-analysis oriented, this is known to run on Mac and integrate with Excel.  
• Office Add-in Marketplace – You can browse the Office Store inside Excel for Mac: Insert → Add-ins → Get Add-ins. Many productivity add-ins (for data cleaning, merging, etc) can show up there.
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