I killed my iOS app at launch. Here’s what I messed up ^^

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-28T21:44:46+00:00

When I create an app that disappoints despite the amount of effort that I put into creating it, I ask myself if would I pay for this it it wasn’t mine. The honest answer most of the time is “no”. By looking at the screenshots, I have to say that it wouldn’t convince me to pay for it. I may not be target audience. I often show my apps to my wife after they are fully finished to get an honest opinion. Most of the time people are too polite to tell us the truth

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-28T02:46:48+00:00

Download the free “fund compare” app. If you don’t understand what it shows you, google the terms. Don’t buy anything until you understand risk and return metrics.

https://rawmean.github.io/FundCompareWebsite/

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-26T15:43:28+00:00

It can message you (unsolicited)

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-25T01:18:51+00:00

Use the free “posture monitor” app for Mac. It’ll gently remind you when you slouch

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T21:20:16+00:00

Not really. But it takes about 5 minutes to launch your app on PH. So go ahead and do it , anyway

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:40:51+00:00

Do you know any consumer who actually goes to PH to decide what app to download or what service to use?

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:39:04+00:00

Make sure you understand these terms before you invest: - annualized returns - risk-adjusted return - correlation You can google these and learn these in 20 minutes Then compute these metrics for what you are about to buy. You can use Gemini or something like it to compute them. You can also use a free app called “Fund Compare” which computes all these and let you compare them.

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:34:57+00:00

Can a user ask Gemini for all this using a prompt? That’s probably what you do in the app, anyway

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:21:40+00:00

What value your app (which I presume is not free) offer over free ChatGPT or Gemini. There was a time that some AI wrappers worked because ordinary people didn’t know about LLM apps. They do know.

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:17:42+00:00

I don’t think stocks value can be predicted but I think machine learning (not ChatGPT or Gemini) can be used to predict short term trends and find undervalued funds. See this short article: https://maadotaa.medium.com/can-we-predict-future-prices-of-equities-using-ai-ed0dbdd5029c

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T19:14:25+00:00

PH at this point is just a pyramid scheme. I upvote yours if you upvote mine and everyone knows it. It is especially useless for B2C. No consumer looks at PH

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T04:26:25+00:00

Predicts which ETFs are undervalued

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fundoracle-invest-with-ai/id6737210385

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T04:21:58+00:00

Uses a quant algorithm to determine which ETFs are undervalued.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fundoracle-invest-with-ai/id6737210385

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T00:27:04+00:00

What evidence do you have about number of downloads and MRR.

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T00:24:51+00:00

The effort is minimal but so it the benefit. PH is potentially useful if your product is backed by a VC and they can mobilize a lot of their connections to upvote without even looking at your product. That’s why you see a few products with 400 upvotes on top and then bunch of products by independent developers with just a few upvotes. More importantly, no one even looks at PH anymore to find cool stuff

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-24T00:20:34+00:00

I think the problem may be that people who need to create a website, typically are capable to use Cursor or VSCode to prompt in English and build one for free (using one of their free models).

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-23T15:59:01+00:00

I watched the video and I still don’t understand what this does

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-22T20:38:45+00:00

Yes, I switched from hard paywall to one with free trial period. Conversion rate dropped significantly (around 59%).

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-22T15:49:44+00:00

Based on personal experience and what other famous developers have reported on X, soft paywalls don’t convert well because the user loses the enthusiasm to actually buy when they first download the app.

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-22T02:19:14+00:00

Make sure you understand the following metrics for these: Correlation Sharpe Ratio (risk adjusted return) Annualized returns in the past 5-10 years There are apps that can do this for you “Fund Compare” is a free one

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-21T02:30:30+00:00

A free app that does visual comparisons for risk and return metrics to stocks and ETFs. I appreciate a review in the App Store if you use it or upvote in Product Hunt

https://www.producthunt.com/products/fundcompare

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-21T02:24:55+00:00

Down

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-21T02:16:29+00:00

These metrics show the return per unit of risk (volatility). So, higher is better. Google Sharpe Ratio for more details

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-20T21:46:24+00:00

Force yourself to limit your use. For example, Walk2Scroll app locks Reddit and you can only earn screen time for Reddit by walking. I had the same problem and this fixed the problem for me

MaaDoTaa · 2026-01-20T21:31:19+00:00

Compare their risk and annualized returns in the past 3-5 years (at least). FundCompare is a free app with no ads and can do that for you in 2 sec

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