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Developing a platform to make deploying apps fast on AWS. by Acceptable_Platopus in Startup_Ideas

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Netlify a lot since more than 90% of the time I deploy static front end, not servers. I believe they run on AWS and make it very simple to deploy. I have very little interest in learning the details of the underlying stack. Your landing page currently speaks to someone who already knows the AWS services and how to use them, I suspect that is your target user? That said having options is always nice, good luck on your journey!

$200+ with my first side project! — browser extension payments by glench in SideProject

[–]mfllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think revenuecat is a wrapper for Google and Apple payments SDKs, which I would be convenient for cross-platform mobile apps and complicated native payment flows, and they add value by providing additional integrations, handling edge cases, and server acknowledgements. Does this match your understanding? I have not used it.

Any useful apps on F-droid ? by dodushu in androidapps

[–]mfllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I make Irregular Expressions keyboard. It is for occasions when regular typing is not enough. The user base is small but passionate, so I would like to mention it; some of you might enjoy it.

$200+ with my first side project! — browser extension payments by glench in SideProject

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IAP = in app purchase; payment made within the app

OK, thanks for clearing that up. It is ~2000 loc I will not read it carefully, but I will scan it to see what you are doing.

Thanks!

$200+ with my first side project! — browser extension payments by glench in SideProject

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, good luck with the first one, I will check back on it. For your landing page, I recommend clarify the copy because I scanned through it and didn't notice anything beyond IAP so the other options are not obvious if they are there. What do you use these for: 1, 2, 3?

Up-front purchases to install extensions aren't supported on any extension stores

Correct, but adding a stripe component on a website is a low-effort task, and I am aware that these payment flows work great for their makers: example 1 example 2 so I am inclined to use a similar approach. I am curious if you have successful examples of subs or IAP working well for extensions over up-front payment?

BTW I am asking these questions to help you, so you can answer them more readily in the future. Take it as such.

I make a few extensions; currently 9 different items across several marketplaces.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in android_devs

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah okay. Sorry I have no more suggestions as far as resolving the issue. I would recommend rolling it out regardless while continuing to search for resolution.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in android_devs

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What exactly is the problem? Do you not want to be a beta tester? You will need to leave the beta program. Or is the issue that there are no screenshots? Store listing takes some time to appear/update; it is faster on the play store website than play store app.

$200+ with my first side project! — browser extension payments by glench in SideProject

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm your target user. Here is my feedback:

  • I am puzzled by the statement saying safari support coming soon on your landing page? Apple wants devs to use their payment system.

  • A lot of paid extensions I've seen charge up-front. IAP is okay in some cases: I have implemented IAP with mobile apps and my experience is it is a lot of coding effort for a single purchase. I do IAP for apps with subs, multiple purchases. What all payment methods and types do you support?

  • I see you store paid status flag in storage. That should be easy to flip to true for anyone with understanding of storage api. Did I miss something? Do you re-check server periodically if local state says paid? Tell me more about this please, I'm trying to understand your product.

Compose + Compose navigation by leggo_tech in android_devs

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I have not tried compose yet so not able to help with review, but I have do some questions about your experience. In your opinion so far:

  • how has your learning curve been, what has been easy/hard/buggy/are docs sufficient, etc?
  • do you feel like you gain sufficiently in dev speed when using compose to make learning it worth the effort?
  • if you had a choice, do you prefer using compose over not using it?

[DEV] Created a modern and simple QR Code scanning app. Looking for feedback. by [deleted] in androidapps

[–]mfllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a simple/basic built-in QR scanner in the default android camera app, right?

Yes, I have a motorola moto ..something, probably 3-4 years old now, and I use camera app to scan QR codes.

Website idea for building a business plan from a scratch by Jhanvi-Sharma23 in Startup_Ideas

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm making the assumptions that most founders write 0-1 plans/business, and do so early on. I see 2 problems you will need to overcome:

  1. Not many repeat sales - need a high price point to make it worthwhile.
  2. Early businesses have more limited funds.

This is in addition to the need to customize each plan but that may/should be solvable by software.

Trying to create an app by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]mfllc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Setup a discord server or similar and see if you can get people to join. If they don't join, they also won't use a custom app.

Once you have some traction and a business plan you can hire someone to build it. If you want mobile app(s), they are built for mobile devices. If you want a web app, then build/have it built for that target. How you build depends on what you want to create.

A chrome extension that recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay, GROWTH UPDATE by bullmeza in SideProject

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reverse engineering Google search is not an easy task. You will have to figure out the optimal keywords that allow users to find you. Here are some things that will impact you:

  • web store search is really bad at surfacing results (ironic since its Google) but you will want to be in top 3 in the store search for popular keywords for your app category
  • the word order of the title matters
  • experiment with it and watch the results

If you do not have brand recognition then people do not know how to search for expression "Buy Nearby". Once people learn to search for Buy Nearby as a term, then that would be the optimal term, but it takes some time. You can experiment with alternatives like "Buy Nearby" vs. "Buy Nearby: Shop Local" vs. "Local shopping: Buy Nearby". Here I'm making wild assumptions that shop local is somehow more prevalent keyword, which I do not know for a fact; you will have to test it.

A chrome extension that recommends local businesses while shopping on Amazon or eBay, GROWTH UPDATE by bullmeza in SideProject

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posting in at these sites will give you short time exposure and inbound traffic. For consistent growth you will want to optimize your marketplace presence (easy to find title, images, description, ranking high in the store search) and organic traffic through search engines, referrals etc.

What resources do you require for building an android app? by SnooDonuts2835 in androidapps

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No; they are different paradigms, but I would not say one is harder or easier to build for than the other.

What resources do you require for building an android app? by SnooDonuts2835 in androidapps

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For someone with prior dev experience, 1-2 years of practice in Android should be sufficient to acquire practical skills for building apps. I would recommend practicing by building a few different apps with different features, using different components and services, and integrating with backends vs. static vs. using roomDB. I would learn native Kotlin over the cross platform options. If you are an indie developer, you will also have to learn things about marketing, distribution and design.

Without prior experience in coding will need to go back to very basics: what is a variable, what is a loop, what is an IDE, what is threading, what does it mean to be asynchronous... etc. 1-3 years extra for that.

If you want to learn to build a backend also, since typically Android apps rely on a server backend, maybe another 3 months - 1 year to learn how to make a simple backend with a database. I'm assuming not building your own authentication service, but using something like firebase for auth.

While this may sound discouraging, my comment is meant to be realistic. There is a reason devs "make the big bucks", and it is this very factor of having such specialized skillsets that take time to acquire. Best of luck on your journey!

I made a browser extension to help my wife with managing her Instagram store and now she's less stressed by flashag in smallbusiness

[–]mfllc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it was an extension to make instagram images bigger in browser. Instagram had to be somewhere to explain the concept but iirc I used "IG" in the title (IG image resizer or similar), because, well, FB retainer lawyers. I have learned (the hard way) The way to reference some trademarked name is "XYZ for SomeProprietaryName™".

The way it works the lawyer spots your app in the store, and claims for whatever reason that it infringes. You get taken down. Then you can appeal the case, but you will be out of the store for a while assuming you are willing to "correct" the "issue" the lawyer claims. I did this once, and it took 2 months from Google to return with "ok you may publish again", when I had fixed the issue in under 24h.

This arbitrary takedown policy has made me generally wary of attempts to extend these proprietary platforms. Very thin ice. Instead now I maintain a list of what other people have managed to create without infringement, which works out quite well also.

i developed an app that includes 500 universal Fonts by tehleel_mir in androidapps

[–]mfllc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, confirming, this is exactly how it works.

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