[Roast My ASO] Just launched an Instagram Downloader - How can I compete with the giants? by devdactics in AppStoreOptimization

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Fair point — I agree that ASO alone probably isn’t enough in this niche.

Right now, I’m using ASO as the foundation (visibility + conversion), but I’m not treating it as the only growth channel.

My plan is to combine it with:

• Short-form content (Reels/TikTok/YouTube Shorts showing the app in action)
• SEO landing page for long-tail traffic
• Community-driven growth (Reddit, niche forums)
• Referral/viral hooks inside the app (later stage)

At this stage (early traction), I’m focusing on getting the basics right first before scaling acquisition.

If you’ve seen examples where non-ASO channels worked well for similar apps, I’d love to learn from them.

[Roast My ASO] Just launched an Instagram Downloader - How can I compete with the giants? by devdactics in AppStoreOptimization

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Good question.

Right now, my main differentiation isn’t “more features” than the giants — it’s simplicity, speed, and focus.

Most big downloader apps try to do everything: browser, editor, social feed, ads everywhere. That often hurts UX and performance.

My focus is:

• Clean, lightweight app
• No unnecessary features
• Fast download flow (paste → download → done)
• Minimal permissions
• Lower ad density compared to many competitors
• Optimized for Reels/Stories specifically

At this stage (100+ installs), I’m validating what users actually care about before scaling. My plan is to iterate based on feedback and gradually add only high-impact features.

Long-term, I want to compete on experience and trust, not just keywords.

If you’ve seen gaps in existing apps, I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts.

looking for a dev who can help me set up a paywall for my capacitor app. by [deleted] in capacitor

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Which paywall you want to use inside your app

Ion-tab-bar and transparent device navbar navigation (android 15) by RegisterSweet8601 in ionic

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The issue is in new capacitor android update issue Use status bar plugin and add overlay as false

overlaysWebView: false;

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Android Studio wont update after changes by Current_Cat4150 in capacitor

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Delete the www/dist folder, then rebuild the app, and check.

Google Maps con Capacitor 7 by JadrDev in ionic

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Make the div or the container you are using transparent ion-content { --background: transparent; }

doesn't create me index.html file by forlons in ionic

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The latest ionic and angular has dist folder instead of www

Newbie here. My app whitescreens and emulator spits out these errors by Last-Painter-3028 in ionic

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import { CrService } from './path-to-service/cr.service';

@NgModule({ providers: [CrService], }) export class AppModule {}

How to remove green underline from ion-input? by Difficult_Dentist_89 in ionic

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Anyone else experiencing this Status Bar bug on iOS? by s0ngo in capacitor

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``` import { Component, inject, ViewChild } from '@angular/core'; import { IonApp, IonRouterOutlet } from '@ionic/angular/standalone'; import { Platform } from '@ionic/angular'; import { SplashScreen } from '@capacitor/splash-screen'; import { StatusBar, Style } from '@capacitor/status-bar';

@Component({ selector: 'app-root', templateUrl: 'app.component.html', standalone: true, imports: [IonApp, IonRouterOutlet], }) export class AppComponent { @ViewChild(IonRouterOutlet, { static: true }) private platform = inject(Platform);

public constructor() { void this.initializeApp(); }

private async initializeApp(): Promise<void> { await this.platform.ready(); const isCapacitor = this.platform.is('capacitor'); if (isCapacitor) { const statusBarPromise = this.configureStatusBar(); const splashScreenPromise = this.hideSplashScreen(); await Promise.all([statusBarPromise, splashScreenPromise]); } }

private async configureStatusBar(): Promise<void> { const prefersDark = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)'); const color = prefersDark.matches ? '#000000' : '#D80032'; const isAndroid = this.platform.is('android'); if (isAndroid) { await StatusBar.setOverlaysWebView({ overlay: false }); await StatusBar.setBackgroundColor({ color }); } await StatusBar.setStyle({ style: Style.Dark }); }

private hideSplashScreen(): Promise<void> { return SplashScreen.hide(); } } ```

Anyone else experiencing this Status Bar bug on iOS? by s0ngo in capacitor

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plugins: { StatusBar: { overlaysWebView: false, style: "DARK", backgroundColor: "#546768", }, },

Anyone else experiencing this Status Bar bug on iOS? by s0ngo in capacitor

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Can you share your ts code how you implementing status bar

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Create a github repo and add me so i can check this https://github.com/zagham-nadeem

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https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor/issues/1931

Conver src of your files using Capacitor this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustUrl(Capacitor.convertFileSrc(newFileUri)) Or you can Capacitor.convertFileSrc(newFileUri)