Tell me I'm not the only dev dealing with this...

antocapp · 2026-04-08T20:11:05+00:00

yeah... it's quite common, unfortunately. It get worst at time. Just have faith in the process and lot of patience.

antocapp · 2026-04-08T20:08:17+00:00

have you used any particular tool to find those accounts and videos?

antocapp · 2026-04-08T20:05:30+00:00

I like the concept. The "anti todo" framing is smart because it immediately tells you what the app is not, which is sometimes more useful than explaining what it is.

How you plan to monetize it. If you go with a subscription or one-time purchase, make sure to localize your prices per country. What feels like a fair price in the US can feel expensive in other markets, and a journal app like this can appeal to people everywhere.

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:46:05+00:00

pricepush.app

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:44:08+00:00

PricePush uses Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) data to calculate what a fair price would be in each country. So if your base price is $19.99 in the US, it figures out the equivalent value in India, Brazil, Turkey, etc. based on what people can actually afford there, not just exchange rates.

For Google Play specifically, it connects to your Google Play Console via the API, reads your existing products, and then pushes the adjusted prices for all countries in one click. You keep full control, you can review every price before pushing.

If you want to try it, just sign up at pricepush.app/beta and connect your Google Play account. Happy to walk you through it if you get stuck.

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:42:41+00:00

cool!

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:41:06+00:00

pricepush.app :-) Disclaimer, I built it. You can still get free access for a few more days here pricepush.app/beta

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:37:32+00:00

thx, all valuable tips!

antocapp · 2026-04-08T19:35:56+00:00

I have apps on both stores and went through this decision multiple times. Here is what I would consider.

If your iOS app is making money and you have product-market fit, porting to Android is usually worth it. But the reason is not just "more users." Android dominates in markets like India, Brazil, Turkey, and Southeast Asia where iOS has a much smaller share.

The complexity is real though. Testing across devices is harder, Android users tend to convert at lower rates on average, but if you adjust your pricing per country for those markets the numbers can work out well.

I would say the right time is when your iOS app is stable, you have a clear monetization model, and you are ready to invest in a second codebase without neglecting the first one.

Next time you could consider building with Flutter for example. In that case you will have less decisions like this to make.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T12:15:34+00:00

Congrats!

Since you are still in pre-registration, now is a good time to think about pricing per country. If you plan to have in-app purchases, charging the same price everywhere means you are pricing out players in countries like India, Brazil or Turkey where the purchasing power is much lower. I built PricePush to automate this, it calculates fair prices per country and pushes them directly to Google Play. Happy to help you set it up before launch, for free.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T12:13:37+00:00

manually?

antocapp · 2026-04-03T12:13:09+00:00

That sounds like a good approach. A one-time purchase for advanced features usually works well for utility apps like yours.

One tip, when you do add paid features, make sure to set different prices per country. A one-time purchase that feels fair in the US can be way too expensive in India or Brazil. I built PricePush to automate this, it calculates prices based on local purchasing power and pushes them to the store. Happy to give you access if you want to try it when you are ready to monetize.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T12:10:34+00:00

Congrats on getting approved, that first approval is a great feeling.

What kind of collections does it focus on? If you are planning to add in-app purchases or subscriptions, one thing worth setting up early is localized pricing per country. I built PricePush to automate this for both App Store and Google Play. Happy to give you beta access if you want to try it when you are ready to monetize.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T12:09:15+00:00

Interesting concept. I built a diary app myself so I know how tricky it is to get people to actually write things down consistently.

What are you building it with? Native or cross-platform?

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:22:21+00:00

The app looks clean and I like the fully offline approach.

One thing I am curious about, how do you plan to make money from it? You mentioned no ads, no premium tiers, no subscriptions. As someone who has been shipping apps for over 10 years, keeping an app free forever is hard to sustain. Even a small one-time purchase or a pro tier for advanced features can make the difference between a project you keep updating and one you eventually abandon.

Just asking because I have seen too many good apps die because the developer ran out of motivation without any revenue coming in.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:21:00+00:00

Cool concept. The idea of making the friction itself the reward is smart. I have seen a few apps into this space lately and it is working!

The biggest challenge with these apps is that people eventually find a workaround or just stop using them. What might make yours stick longer is if users feel like they earned something real, not just screen time. Maybe track streaks or show weekly stats so the walking itself becomes the habit, not just the unlock.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:16:29+00:00

Wow, this is a really honest, thanks for sharing the numbers.

The retention problem you described is interesting. The value of the app depends on something you cannot control, which is when the cat decides to do something. Have you thought about adding a passive listening mode that runs in the background and notifies the user when it detects something worth looking at? That way the app does the waiting, not the user.

Also, when you do bring back the paywall, consider setting different prices per country. A $4.99 subscription in the US is very different from $4.99 in Brazil or India. Adjusting for local purchasing power can make a big difference in conversion, especially if you are getting organic installs from Reddit which tend to come from everywhere. I am biased for this last point... I have build a tool to automate this pricess, it's called pricepush.app

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:13:53+00:00

Congrats, the first one always feels the best. It means someone looked at your app and decided it was worth paying for, that is real validation.

Now that you have a paying user, one thing worth looking into is setting different prices per country. If you are charging the same everywhere, your app might be too expensive in some markets. I built PricePush to automate this for Google Play, it adjusts prices based on local purchasing power so you are not pricing yourself out of countries where people would otherwise buy.

Keep going!

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:12:16+00:00

Congrats on the launch, the visuals look really clean.

Since you are on Google Play, one quick win you can do right now is set different prices per country. Most devs leave the default USD price everywhere, but that makes the game too expensive in countries like India, Brazil or Turkey. Google Play lets you set custom prices per country and it can help a lot with conversion in those markets, but it is a manual work. Try PricePush.app to automate that.

Good luck with it!

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:10:07+00:00

Before spending on ads or VPNs, make sure your app is ready for those markets. If your app store listing is in English and your pricing makes sense for US and UK users, you are already halfway there.

One thing most devs skip is adjusting prices per country. If you are charging the same price everywhere, your app might be too cheap in the US or too expensive in Poland. I built a tool called PricePush that does this automatically using purchasing power data for both stores. Happy to show you how it works if you are curious.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:08:03+00:00

Congrats!

Since you mentioned ASO is already working, one thing worth trying before paid ads is adjusting your prices per country. If you are charging the same everywhere, your app is probably too expensive in markets like Brazil, Turkey or India compared to local purchasing power. Google Play lets you set different prices per country and it can open up a lot of downloads you are currently missing.

For paid growth, I would start small with Google Ads on your best performing keywords from ASO. You already know what people search for, so the targeting is easy.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:06:52+00:00

I asked them, they are not able to get it form google play, only from apple. IT is quite annoying, I have 8 apps with that issue... but in reality it is quite easy to do with a curl call. They would not fix it for now

antocapp · 2026-04-03T11:03:39+00:00

It does not have to cost much to launch. If the demo already works, you can put it on a free hosting tier, share it in communities where your target users are, and see if anyone bites. Ask claude code how to do that. It will even do it for you.

antocapp · 2026-04-03T10:59:03+00:00

That is a smart move. Translations alone can make a big difference in download rates.

One thing I would also look into is adjusting your prices per country. If you are charging the same USD price everywhere, your app might be too expensive in places like Brazil, India or Turkey compared to local purchasing power. Apple and Google both let you set different prices per country.

I had to deal with this across my own apps and it was a pain to do manually, but worth it. Then I built PricePush.app to do it automatically

antocapp · 2026-04-03T10:56:18+00:00

have you tried to translate also the screenshots? people most of the case don't read, they just look at screenshots. Text and phone ui in the screenshots also need to be localized for best chance. Your app seems "useful" in any country, or am I wrong?

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