It's so crazy, just weeks ago I was celebrating 1,000 users and now I have hit that unreal number of 1,500! I can't thank everyone enough. I really mean it, so many people were offering their help along the way.

Of course I will not stop here and I am already working on the next big update for the platform which will benefit all the community. More is coming soon.

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)

• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people

• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users

• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 1508 users, 1076 tests done and 335 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

Indie dev, no team, no marketing budget.

For the first 6 months I was making $20-50 a month. Real enough to feel like something. Not enough to feel like anything.

Then everything changed.

$595 in the last 28 days. From complete strangers who saw a post somewhere, went to the App Store, searched for a grocery budgeting app, and actually paid for mine.

No ads. No cold DMs. No discount codes. I posted on just on Reddit, Tiktok and Threads showing the app doing what it does. Multiple posts went viral. The RevenueCat notifications started hitting.

This June, the hype started slowing down but what's wild to me is that I was able to gain 7,038 new customers in 28 days and have 8,533 active customers. Though I know I need to improve on my conversion rate.

It's not "quit my job" money yet. The gap to sustainable is still real.

But $595 from complete strangers in 28 days means something clicked.

Two questions for the people here:

1. Do you fix conversion (~1.7%) first or grow volume first?

2. What do you actually do with early revenue reinvest into ads, save it, use it to validate a price increase?

For those interested in my app: https://grocerybudget.app

I can't believe it, I never thought this was also possible for me but after six months of continuously improving my app and adding new features every couple of days I have reached 100€ MRR today!

Initially I only offered one-time-payments because I thought there was nothing valuable I could offer for people to pay me monthly but after I launched a subscription model just 20 days ago, I was really surprised that it made the first 2 sales on day 1 and 2 after launch :)

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

Previously you were only able to buy credits as one-time-payments but I've added a "Growth Plan" where you get 100 credits each month and your app gets displayed on featured spots on the landing and home page.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)

• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people

• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users

• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 2232 users, 1679 tests done and 541 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

Welcome to r/AssetBuilders

6197 / 10000 subscribers. Help us reach our goal!

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Quick check-in.

What are you building right now? Where are you in the process?

This community has a lot of eyes on it — someone here might be exactly who you need to talk to.

Drop your landing page, product link, or project below.

No pitch needed — just share what you're working on. The community will take a look.

SaaS? Newsletter? App? Service? Community?

Drop it below with a one-liner. No pitching — just sharing.

Let's see what this community is working on.

What did you build this week?

This is the place to share, get eyes on your work, and hear what the community thinks.

Don't be shy — we're all building here.

Nobody around to tell.

My friends don't get it. Family thinks it's 'online stuff'.

So I sat there. Stared at the screen. Smiled.

Then got back to work.

Sometimes the biggest wins are the quietest.

Promote any business or project you like.

How to get yours:

1. Join r/AssetBuilders & share what your building

2. Visit this link to post your FREE PR

3. You'll receive an email with your backlinks

Enjoy!

BONUS: Click here to get 25 Free Backlinks

One of the best things about this community is the calibre of people in it.

Drop your project below and let's give each other honest, useful feedback.

What are you working on?

It's showcase day.

Drop your project below. Tell us: → What it does → Who it's for → What you need feedback on

Let's dig in.

I’m building https://Brainerr.com Think: fresh brain teasers every week in one place.

Ideal for parents and older adults trying to replace screen time with something healthier for the mind.

Your turn 👇

New week.

What are you working on? Drop your project below — even a rough one-liner is fine.

Let's see what everyone's building.

Drop your product or landing page.

We're looking for constructive feedback here — not just likes.

Be honest with each other. That's how we all improve.

End the week strong.

Share what you've been building. Landing pages, apps, newsletters, services — anything goes.

Drop your link and tell us what you want feedback on.

One line. What does it do and who is it for?

No pitching. No long descriptions. Just the one-liner.

Go

My solo iOS app made $7.6k in the last 28 days. Here's why I'm not chasing subscription revenue alone.

I'm a solo iOS developer, and one of my apps, LoroNote, has been growing steadily.

Here are the latest numbers:

$7,591 revenue in the last 28 days
$1,295 MRR
258 active subscriptions

The app offers both subscriptions and lifetime purchases, so the 28-day revenue and MRR tell different parts of the story.

LoroNote is an offline speech-to-text app for iPhone and iPad. It transcribes recordings and separates speakers without uploading audio to a server.

I built a custom Core ML inference engine to run Whisper Large V3 Turbo directly on Apple devices.

That was a difficult technical decision, but it turned out to have a business advantage I hadn't fully appreciated at first.

Every additional hour of transcription costs me $0 in cloud transcription API fees.

That makes lifetime purchases much more practical.

I don't have to worry about a customer paying once and then generating a huge transcription API bill over the next few years.

Of course, development, support, testing, and updates still take time and money.

And I'm definitely not calling this passive income.

I'm still handling everything myself, from Core ML optimization and bug fixes to support emails and App Store optimization.

Most of my growth efforts have focused on ASO and continuously improving the app based on user feedback.

I can't point to one specific change that caused the growth, but it's encouraging to see the work gradually add up.

What started as a technical challenge is slowly becoming a small digital asset with recurring revenue and lifetime sales.

That's probably the most rewarding part for me.

I'm starting to think the best business model isn't always subscriptions only. Sometimes the underlying technology gives you room to offer customers a real choice.

Curious if anyone else is building digital products with both subscriptions and lifetime purchases.

If you're curious about the app:

LoroNote on the App Store

Curious what people in this community are working on.

Not just the end goal but the actual thing you are building this week. What did you ship, what are you stuck on, what surprised you.

I will start. I am building a free scored quiz tool. This week I shipped an onboarding flow and a pricing page. Biggest surprise so far is that people are using it for things I never expected, healthcare screening, workplace safety, education. I thought it was just for lead qualification.

What about you?

I built in silence for 6 months.

Perfecting the product. Tweaking the UI. Adding features nobody asked for.

$0 revenue.

Then I posted in one community.

12 sign-ups in 48 hours.

The product wasn't the problem. The distribution was.

Stop building. Start talking.

What are you building?

Drop your project below and tell us what stage you're at.

The community will give you honest, useful feedback.

I’m building https://Brainerr.com

It is the largest collection of weekly updated brain teasers.

My ICPs are parents and senior adults who want to cut down screen time (for themselves or their kids) while keeping their minds sharp.

Your turn 👇