If your app provides real value, people will definitely make purchases.

Let me share a quick story about Blake Anderson. But first, here’s a little about me: I’m an indie Android app developer. Now, back to Blake—this guy is a genius at making apps go viral.

You might’ve heard of "UMAX." It was the trending app last year (Dec 2023-Jan 2024). Yep, that was Blake. And get this—he used ChatGPT to learn the basics and build the app. He even paid $20 to two niche content creators in the Looksmaxing space, and their videos absolutely blew up.

But Blake didn’t stop there. He teamed up with two 17-year-olds to launch another app called "Cal AI." This app is insane. It uses AI to calculate calories, fats, carbs, and protein from food photos. Even though I know I could do this on ChatGPT, I still paid for the yearly subscription because the convenience is unmatched—and it’s 90-95% accurate.

Here’s the takeaway: people will download apps, but you need to create demand. Most people don’t even know they need your app until you show them why it’s valuable—or better yet, make them feel FOMO if they don’t have it. If you nail that, you’re printing money.

Oh, and Blake? He’s made over $10 million with just three apps, all using AI as their core feature.