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Got my horse to water. Now for the easy part

@pJacquelDesign what template do you put these on for this post

App store screenshots for my subscription tracking app.

@paulmbw font name?

Loved creating these App Store screenshots for ReminderOS

another day in app dev:

@anumness now try to add widgets 😵‍💫

Vibe coded an Expo app using Codex for a small prototype. Was surprised at how much quicker and simpler it was to develop using Codex. Less hiccups than developing a native ios app in SwiftUI.

@jbetala7 @ycombinator

@ycombinator Wild that all you need is an idea now. The barrier to building has never been lower.

The deadline to apply for the spring batch is tonight at 8pm PT! All you need is an idea: ycombinator.com/apply

who does this? and why?

@scaling_shields i called the bluff once and left (in a down market btw). They didn't even try to negotiate

your landlord is praying you never run this equation it takes 30 seconds and it flips the entire power dynamic here it is: cost of you leaving: - 1-2 months vacant finding new tenant: $2,000-4,000 - listing fees and agent commissions: $500-1,000 - application screening and background checks: $200-400 - showing the unit 15-20 times: 10+ hours of their life - risk of getting a worse tenant who pays late: unquantifiable total cost when you walk: $3,500-5,400 now their "strategy": rent increase: $150/month their annual gain: $1,800 your replacement cost to them: $4,500+ they're risking $4,500 to gain $1,800 that's not business that's a bluff and they're praying you don't call it the data they don't want you to see: - only 28% of tenants ever negotiate - 58% who ask get a reduction - average savings: $80-150/month - annual savings: $960-1,800 landlords aren't outsmarting anyone they're just counting on silence the email that breaks the bluff: "hi [landlord], my lease renews soon. i've paid on time every month and kept the unit in good condition. i've found comparable units at [lower price]. i'd like to stay, but the rent needs to remain at [current rate] for that to work. let me know." send 30-60 days before renewal what happens: - 40% fold immediately - 35% negotiate to something lower - 25% say no (you lost nothing) winter exploit (nov-feb): vacancies take 2x longer to fill in cold months meaning their $4,500 loss becomes $6,000-8,000 "i know finding tenants this time of year is tough. i'd like to make this easy, but the numbers need to work for me." you're not asking you're showing them you ran the equation the 2-year lock: "i'll sign a 2-year lease at [current rate]. guaranteed income for you, no turnover risk, no renegotiation." they'll take less per month to avoid running this math again next year your landlord's whole game is information asymmetry they know the numbers they're betting you don't now you do one email. 30 seconds of math. $1,800/year they were hoping you'd never claim

@juanjovn even with agents this is impressive

I built this onboarding before Claude Code or Codex existed. I made it open source on GitHub, so take it if you want.

@anumness localized by countries with the highest downloads/purchases

Are you localising your apps? If yes, for how many languages? If not they why?

r/germancitzenship is one wild place

@anumness for me it seems like they are off for the weekends, i almost never get anything approved on weekends even updates

Just got two of my apps approved today. What a great end to the week 😁

@DolfSays @KILLTOPARTY

@KILLTOPARTY Sir, you need to do some research on Menopause. In my humble opinion, that is the cause.

WHICH IS COSTLY

Tried out reddit ads for mobile apps These seemed useful for very niche apps in small communities. The numbers look decent up-front but this only converted to about 14 installs App store search impression to install - 15% Reddit referrer impression to install - 3.6%

@MattCowlin @juanjovn @wilterrero the idea was that it could pull ideal initial keywords from its own web search/research

@deep_nothing_ @juanjovn @wilterrero ASO is not something that’s solved though? It’s not like an AI would be able to help in anyway You need to build up usage data and ratings over a number of years.

If you're not using Clawdbot to manage your app's ASO, you're missing out! It compresses WEEKS of research into literal HOURS: Yesterday it made a metadata change, and the app got delisted from the App Store, teaching me exactly which keywords don't convert 🧠 #winning

@MattCowlin @juanjovn @wilterrero tldr - ai agents are useless for ASO

@juanjovn @wilterrero I think I’m a bit behind here 😭

another day in app dev

@MattCowlin where that build is right now:

I've had App Store Connect builds stuck in Processing for over 12 hours?! Never seen this before. Anyone else having this issue?

@schlimmson then add expo-gl and you will have to care more than most games

Building a game forced me to care about state, performance, and UX way more than most apps.

unpopular opinion: the real bottleneck in building apps isn’t code, its App Store screenshots