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@AurelienWeiss This is exactly the unlock I needed 🙏 You're right — the current subtitle reads like a feature list, not a search query. Going to push 'HIIT, Tabata & Pomodoro Timer' tonight and watch the rankings for a week. Will report back with what changes.

Your subtitle "Share Presets & Live Activity" is a feature description, no searched terms. that's where I'd start. people search "interval timer", "hiit timer", "tabata", "pomodoro timer", none of that is in your subtitle. swap it for something like "HIIT, Tabata & Pomodoro Timer" and you instantly index on the terms that match user intent. Also category is Lifestyle but your real audience is in Health & Fitness or Productivity.

Reconsidering IntervalTimer Duo's model: 7-day trial → purchase → 14-day trial + freemium tier Goal: lower the barrier for new users. Indie devs — has a longer trial improved your conversions? iOS & Mac → apps.apple.com/us/app/interva… #indiedev #buildinpublic

@AurelienWeiss This is gold, thank you 🙏 14/100 visibility actually explains the conversion gap I've been chasing. Going to dig into the keyword breakdown tonight — any one ASO change that's been highest-leverage for you on your own apps?

@techback2 fellow indie, quick ASO pass on intervaltimer duo. applyra.io/audit/Cio/inte…

@giftpilotapp Really helpful data point — going to test the 14-day + freemium combo myself. Curious, what trial length felt like the sweet spot for you?

@techback2 Freemium + longer trial worked way better for me — people need time to actually build the habit before they'll pay. Curious to hear how this lands for you!

Users asked: "Can I make the cursor ring bigger?" "Faster?" "More transparent?" Annotify v1.14 lets you fine-tune cursor highlight radius, speed, ring count, line width & opacity — per mode. Your call. Free → apps.apple.com/us/app/annotif… #macos #indiedev #AppStore

Making a tutorial or walkthrough on Mac? Annotify v1.14 added Numbered Steps — drop ①②③ badges anywhere on screen. Arrows snap to them automatically. Perfect for screen recordings, presentations, and how-tos. Free → apps.apple.com/us/app/annotif… #macos #indiedev #AppStore

Drawing on your screen during a meeting, tutorial, or call? Annotify lets you annotate directly over any app — shapes, arrows, text, highlights. Press Ctrl+W to start. Press Esc to stop. That's it. Free for Mac → apps.apple.com/us/app/annotif… #macos #indiedev #AppStore

Just shipped Annotify v1.14 for Mac 🎉 New: Numbered Step Tool — add ①②③ badges to your screen. Arrows snap automatically. Perfect for tutorials. Also: Undo/Redo (⌘Z) + cursor highlight fine-tuning. → apps.apple.com/us/app/annotif… #macos #indiedev #AppStore

@Treeboy833 Thanks! That really means a lot 🙏 For edge cases — I manually create events with short lead times (1–2 min), across midnight, and overlapping ones. Testing across Google, iCloud & Outlook too. Still finding new ones! That's the fun part 😅

@techback2 Love this pace. Daily posting + small improvements really adds up over time. How are you testing alarm reliability for edge cases?

Progress note ⚡ Challenging myself to post every day this week. CalSyncAlert v1.7 is live — iPad support + large widget added. Now working on alarm reliability improvements for edge cases. Small steps every day. #buildinpublic #indiedev #iosdev

@BKKejera Thank you! That genuinely means a lot coming from a fellow dev 🙏 Your energy is contagious — keep shipping! 🚀

@techback2 Definitely the marketing, too much noise from people who never ship but talk about vibe coding. You need to know how to code before you can vibe code XD love seeing real devs. I believe in you and gonna try out your iOS app ❤️🫡

Solo devs — what's the hardest part? 🏗 Building the app 📣 Marketing it 🤑 Monetizing it 🔄 Keeping momentum (I'm somewhere between all four 😅) #indiedev #buildinpublic #solodev

Set a calendar reminder. Still missed the meeting. Notifications get buried. Alarms don't. CalSyncAlert turns your calendar events into real alarms automatically. Free to try → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #ios #indiedev #productivity #AppStore

My apps, built solo from Tokyo 🇯🇵 🔔 CalSyncAlert — calendar → real alarms 📈 Habiting — habit tracker ⏱ IntervalTimer Duo — interval timer 📝 Annotify — screen annotation (mac) 📌 Taskin — menu bar tasks (mac) Free to try → techback.info #indiedev #ios #macos

I missed a meeting because my phone was on silent. The notification came. I didn't see it. So I built CalSyncAlert — calendar events become real alarms. Can't be ignored. Now works on iPad too 🎉 → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #indiedev #buildinpublic #ios

CalSyncAlert does one thing really well: 📅 Add a meeting to your calendar ⏰ Alarm is set automatically ✅ You actually show up Works with Google Calendar, iCloud & more. Free to try → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #ios #productivity #indiedev #AppStore

Your calendar said 9:00 AM. Your phone was on silent. You missed it. CalSyncAlert turns calendar events into real alarms — just like your morning alarm. Works with Google Calendar, iCloud & more. Free to try. → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #ios #indiedev #productivity #AppStore

Missed a meeting. Phone was on silent. Notification came. Didn't see it. So I built CalSyncAlert — calendar events become real alarms. Can't be ignored. Now works on iPad too 🎉 → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #indiedev #buildinpublic #ios

You added it to your calendar. You still missed it. Notifications get buried. Alarms don't. CalSyncAlert turns calendar events into real alarms — just like your wake-up alarm. Works with Google Calendar, iCloud & more. → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #ios #productivity #indiedev

Quick poll 👇 When a calendar alert fires, do you stop? 🔔 Yes, always 😅 Sometimes 🔕 I'm on silent 📵 What alert? Built an app for exactly this problem. Latest update: home screen widgets added 👀 → apps.apple.com/app/id67560976… #ios #indiedev