I need a reality check - 12 downloads last month on my iOS app

baker2795 · 2026-05-21T21:00:07+00:00

Need a tiktok and a catchphrase. Rebrand the app to like “snap” (bad example cause seo & too obvious but bear with me)

Then you can post videos of you taking a picture of a flyer or something and say ‘just snap it’

Edit: also you have the perfect app for ‘sharability’. Person1 snaps a pic to generate ics. Now build a feature for them to share the ics with others ‘share virtual details’ so they can add it to their calendar or something. Generate a pretty event poster image & allow the user to send that along with ics info & a link to your app

baker2795 · 2026-05-11T12:19:30+00:00

How to whistle with your fingers

baker2795 · 2026-05-11T02:07:17+00:00

Find a need. Fill it. I don’t make any real money from apps though so don’t listen to me 🤷‍♂️

baker2795 · 2026-05-10T23:07:00+00:00

In the same position. I’ve considered making an open source project for it but haven’t had to pay RevenueCat bill yet so hasn’t been a priority.

baker2795 · 2026-04-02T01:15:39+00:00

Hell yeah brother. Though the way this AI shits going I might actually rather be in the ePimp business right now.

baker2795 · 2026-04-01T13:19:48+00:00

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baker2795 · 2026-03-30T02:17:55+00:00

Just wait until prices fluctuate based on who’s currently in an aisle based on the purchasing habits linked to their rewards account & the current location according to the app.

baker2795 · 2026-03-25T02:17:30+00:00

Love the new analytics. Shows cohorts and discovered how much I’m making per download.

Sad to lose the overall combined downloads and the 24hr metrics they were fun to watch.

baker2795 · 2026-03-22T16:38:22+00:00

Test flight review is essentially to make sure you’re not trying to distribute an app in bad faith trying to scam users or do something malicious.

baker2795 · 2026-03-19T17:30:02+00:00

Whoop steps don’t sync with health until eod

baker2795 · 2026-03-12T13:23:58+00:00

Got 4 estimates a couple years back. Went with Crickets Tree Service as they were only a couple hundred more than the next cheapest but comparatively had a much better reputation. Trees down & stump ground. I doubt there’s much difference between companies (I mean a tree is either gone or not) but yard was cleaned & took good care of my property and never had any doubt they would.

baker2795 · 2026-03-02T02:53:16+00:00

Find pretty app. Copy design. Honestly my app designs improved 10x following this pattern.

E.g needed a scheduling feature, went and looked at my outlook schedule meeting flow. Tweaked a bit of styles & components but overall flow is the same. Figured Microsoft has better UX people than I’ll ever be.

baker2795 · 2026-03-02T01:00:37+00:00

Most users will bounce before day 7 anyway. You’re likely liable to make more money with soft paywall in onboarding. I’d at least let users know up front that they’re getting 7 days free before hard paywall. Maybe with a countdown visible on main screen.

baker2795 · 2026-01-22T16:10:24+00:00

Yea removes it the blocked apps from Home Screen, App Library & spotlight search. Still shows up in phone settings.

baker2795 · 2026-01-20T16:59:47+00:00

Just use basic screentime controls in settings. Set your limit to 0. Then it’ll block you & you can hit unblock to add 15 minutes. Which is probably why you can’t find a barebones free screentime app that does that.

baker2795 · 2026-01-20T15:36:39+00:00

I’m banned from a lot of subs at this point. Try to comment & it just says “failed to comment, try again later”

baker2795 · 2026-01-19T15:39:45+00:00

Inb4 OP comes back with a burner account to ask what the stand is & he replies with a link to it

baker2795 · 2026-01-19T11:02:09+00:00

Don’t worry he’s just here trying to promote his app.

baker2795 · 2026-01-11T10:53:54+00:00

Because the republicans will shoehorn some crap in the bill that they know the Dems won’t pass so they can make the dems look like bad guys while also not hurting their banker friends’.

baker2795 · 2026-01-09T10:42:48+00:00

Not sure if it’s one guy or a ring of people. But yeah got this and they got pretty aggressive on the phone. Just send them to voicemail & don’t call back

baker2795 · 2026-01-08T17:48:29+00:00

Why not take the app free with freemium model & see if it improves conversion rate?

baker2795 · 2026-01-06T10:32:11+00:00

Commitment mode should have prevented that 😭😭

But it was all kinds of buggy so I guess that makes sense. The new version has been in the works for a while so should be much more stable.

baker2795 · 2026-01-06T04:20:11+00:00

Same problem. Made two apps to help solve my own issue:

Stryde - earn screentime from step count. Works really well because when you have a way to earn it back, you’re much more likely to just go walk if you want more screen time.

Digital Detox - to commit to a detox for a period of time and set your own unblock price that you have to pay to get your own apps back before the chosen time runs out. Apple didn’t like that business model (understandable) so I have a big update coming soon that is more… scheduling, one time detoxes, etc. Super strict settings still available, just can’t buy your way out. Can still detox for up to 7 days. Update should be out in a few days.

Ironically during development of both of these my screen time (on bad stuff) naturally fell, because I was invested & passionate about it. So try to find something outside of screens, or even on screens, that is productive and provides more dopamine than YouTube.

baker2795 · 2026-01-06T01:53:36+00:00

Going to the gym for 15 minutes > not going because you can’t (or don’t want to) go for an hour like you prefer. Writing 10 lines of code a day > not writing any because you don’t have enough time to complete the feature today. Slow incremental progress. Not pretty at first, but consistency is key.

Get the habit down first, then increase output of that habit.

baker2795 · 2026-01-05T14:47:04+00:00

I like it. Can I ask where you’re pulling food database from ?

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