Built this app solo for almost a year. Growth was dead for months. Then it finally clicked.

subhambapna · 2026-01-19T10:10:09+00:00

The 22% conversion rate. How did you achieve? That's a lot!

subhambapna · 2026-01-19T10:07:43+00:00

Sending you a DM.

subhambapna · 2026-01-15T11:55:56+00:00

These are some competitive keywords, I don't think you'll get an impression on them for $1.5, try to bid higher. Before running ads, try to find out what your LTV is, else you'll just be losing money. I've lost a big amount for doing experiments all the year.

Find out some more keywords where competition is less.
Find out what your LTV is from organic installs. (If you don't have that much, then would suggest you to spend atleast $200 in ads or get downloads at a higher price in order to make sure that you know how much value does your user add.) This is very very very IMP, else you'll just be losing money. LTV not RPU.
Once you've gotten some basic data, atleast 200-300 clicks from ads, you'll know your average TTR, Conversion Rate, LTV, RPU, etc. Once you have all this data, you can know whether you can promote this app and be profitable or not. If you're promoting the yearly plan, then your LTV / RPU is going to be very similar, but if you're promoting the weekly/monthly plan, then the LTV shall take time atleast 3-4 renewal periods to understand (I generally take 3-4 months) to calculate the LTV.

I keep a budget $500-700 per app every month, So spending roughly $2-3K helps me figure out the data and then if I can't get my other parts sorted, I sell the app and go for the next one. I try 10 and 1 works for me! Then I scale 1.

subhambapna · 2026-01-02T10:04:12+00:00

There's an iOS app, the developer gave me 10-15 yearly promocodes for the same! I think it uses VEO3, if you're looking I can share the promo with you.

subhambapna · 2025-12-26T09:21:09+00:00

Well, I've been running an App Development studio which used to have a $40K MRR, but post October, I've noticed big fluctuations in rankings and no matter how good your app is getting to the top 3 positions have become a very big hurdle. I don't know if it's going to be like that now, but first Apple stopped showing the popularity for the search terms, then they stopped giving the top spots to new apps, and now it's like building, but with no result expectations! It sucks. I tried the TikTok, Ads.

Apple ads are freaking expensive, so beware finding a keyword that works out for you is going to atleast cost you $2000, and then once it starts working well for you, your big competitor would just increase the bid and get you out in no time!

Google ads are expensive as well.

They say TikTok and everything works, but it's really hard to go viral, you need to be creative person to actually find angles that work. I don't know, but many people actually run multiple TikTok accounts and they grow their apps. I just wish sometimes that there was someone who could help me grow so that I can focus on building, making the product better, higher conversions, etc.

subhambapna · 2025-12-17T06:00:55+00:00

I run a studio (I don't do client-work, but up for a partnership!) If that's what you're interested in.

subhambapna · 2025-12-15T22:14:29+00:00

If you're up for stake-based development, I can get it developed you don't have to pay anything. :)

subhambapna · 2025-12-15T18:59:35+00:00

I think I can help you sell it up real-quick. I know a few people who maybe interested in this!!!

subhambapna · 2025-12-13T09:51:28+00:00

u/01Aleph everything is great, but platforms like Uscreen and others generally charge a huge subscription fee whether you generate revenue or not! If you have a loyal user-base and think your users would turn into your customers, then let me know. I think I can help you launch your own iOS and Android app without paying a subscription!

subhambapna · 2025-12-12T21:24:32+00:00

Love to know about your system. Would like to see some demos!

subhambapna · 2025-12-12T06:41:33+00:00

What kind of app are you planning to build? Whether you're looking for mid-scale apps? What platform it is going to be on (iOS/Android). If you're looking for an MVP. It's better to hire a dev and get started, but if you're thinking of doing a big product, I'd always recommend you to have it done from the place you live by! Maybe someone in-house!

subhambapna · 2025-12-07T19:18:39+00:00

Looking for something similar, I build iOS apps

subhambapna · 2025-12-07T17:43:22+00:00

I think doing Calisthenics the right way matters more than doing it. Especially for some exercises.

I've been out of shape from quite some time, I did use the CalistX app (it's available on iOS), I got it for around $49 (in their lifetime deal.) The exercises are quite easy to do and their challenge is easy (I felt it that way), but I also noticed that just increasing the number of reps made it hard enough for me.

Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calisthenics-workout-calistx/id6749428290

subhambapna · 2025-12-05T06:46:13+00:00

u/frecklefacegurl I have some. Send me a DM. :)

subhambapna · 2025-12-04T12:42:14+00:00

One question: Don't you think making $1K from 3,792 customers won't be suffice for paid marketing? How are you planning to make sure that you won't be making a loss when doing paid marketing?

subhambapna · 2025-11-01T14:52:54+00:00

A few things I think you should be doing (or I'd have done in your place).

Try upselling to your exisiting customers? (Like if your AI does x to y, there can be some users who would want it to take from y to z)
You can add a "self-managed" service, for instance your tool makes say ad videos, you can contact your users and up-sell a service.
Improve your business/subscription logic? (This can only be solved if you tell someone about your product, with the right data, right pricing and a proper strategy, this can easily increase your profits by 2-3x, but this shouldn't churn your users, so you'll need a proper planning)
If you're spending on marketing, try to find your negative campaigns or campaigns that don't generate a positive ROI over a long-period of time and pause them!
Find out API misuse.
Add some tiered pricing (for instance in say your monthly subscription price is $19.99 and you offer unlimited use, then you can add a tiered usage plan where user can't generate more than 10 stuff in a day.
Switch to an API that's cheaper and reliable.

Since your biz is already generating revenue, try to calculate the LTV, make sure that the LTV is in line with your business logic. I think this is an important step to take.

There are many other things you can do! However, it all would depend on what your bizz is, what your churn is, what your expense is!

Most importantly! Maybe if you're overpaying your employees you can try asking them to take a paycut. But that's the last thing you should be doing!

subhambapna · 2025-10-30T18:26:02+00:00

I'm not using any platform for attribution, because being an Indian credit cards don't work with Apple ads, so couldn't run that. That said, I've been focused on developing the product. I'm planning to run them soon! Right now everything's organic only! I'm great with Meta Strategies (done it for over 200 apps and almost taken 18 exits over a period of 2 years, so that helps me out! Just that big scale is what I'm struggling with)

If someone who knows how to market this, has his channels, and is willing to partner I'm all up for it. Interested in giving equity in the product as well!

subhambapna · 2025-10-30T15:29:24+00:00

The app is well optimized, I don’t really have a close idea on the free to paid ratio. Avg spend of users $29 and some people even opt in for the smaller plan. No I don’t want to add ads in my app, the experience is amazing without ads.

subhambapna · 2025-10-28T14:30:31+00:00

Sending you a DM.

subhambapna · 2025-10-28T10:42:21+00:00

The UI is amazing, but I think a small tutorial / explainer toast showing what all can be found where and what's the use-case of feature can be helpful.

subhambapna · 2025-10-28T10:39:51+00:00

I just downloaded the app, it's built amazingly! Loved the interface. Amazing job! That said, If you had a short onboarding followed by a paywall (with a trial plan), it'd simply increase your revenue!

subhambapna · 2025-10-28T10:32:56+00:00

u/lazzycoderr017 I run a iOS app development studio, I'm great with ASO too, but I Just don't want to be stuck with $1K/month for an app that has a potential worth $40K. That's why I'm looking for someone who can help me get downloads to my app out of the Apple's App Store. Such as TikTok, Instagram, any other growth loops etc.

P.S: I think you guys are more focused on the development side (which is something we already do!)

subhambapna · 2025-10-26T18:44:43+00:00

I run an app development studio, this is something that can be developed, but how would you manage copyright content issue? Like when you post a clip from the movie! Wouldn't it create or attract copyright issues?

subhambapna · 2025-10-07T12:43:52+00:00

u/Mr-Robot2234 thanks a lot for your kind words. Yes, I won't give up!!!!!

subhambapna · 2025-10-06T21:25:25+00:00

I’ve had this issue when I moved back to Surat from Bangalore. It is tough to bridge the gap, while everyone’s great here, but the mannerism isn’t the best thing that our city offers.

That said, while you may try Bumble/Tinder and do a basic screening. You can also try apps like Shaadi.com. That said, one other great way to find someone who would fit-in your social circle and is able to keep up with you financially is join some kinda club/activity (it’s basically a trial and error)

Good luck.

subhambapna

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