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Matt Smith

@matthew_app_dev

Building apps. Growing, learning and sharing my journey.

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Finally reached my goal of $3,000 MRR. It means a lot to me as it's my breakeven point (same amount as my current salary in eastern Europe). Most of it can be attributed to 1 of my apps, where I found high popularity keyword with no competition and combined it with SEO…

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Finally reached my goal of $3,000 MRR. 

It means a lot to me as it's my breakeven point (same amount as my current salary in eastern Europe).

Most of it can be attributed to 1 of my apps, where I found high popularity keyword with no competition and combined it with SEO…

The real money comes when you can crack the code to paid ads. With correct system implemented it's basically money machine.


Play Store today seems even more strict that App Store. Literally rejecting my every release for every minor issue they find that thousand of apps also have.


which app is this?

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. which app is this?

Personalizing the app experience is so important and makes the users deeply tied with the app. Use it as much as you can.


One key factor distinguishing profitable apps from those that flop is the founder's ability to look at the app with true eyes. These are the canceled trials for my app. I could claim users just wanted to try it or found it too expensive. Or any other excuse. But the truth is -…

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. One key factor distinguishing profitable apps from those that flop is the founder's ability to look at the app with true eyes.

These are the canceled trials for my app.

I could claim users just wanted to try it or found it too expensive. Or any other excuse.

But the truth is -…

Written reviews do not matter as much as people think as long as you constantly get new ratings that are higher.


Update on the infringement claim: - I followed ChatGPTs advice to cooperate and show will to help even if I feel it's unfair - So I did changes to my app (icon, design, name) - But the company still complained that i have the same color (well how fucking surprising it is that…


I am now testing price change for my annual subscription. I'm actually going DOWN from $39.99 to $29.99. My hypothesis is that users will feel more inclined to choose annual instead of weekly subscription because of how economic it is.


I love adding gamification elements into my apps. I loved RPGs as a kid (hell, I still do) and creating apps with similar techniques is so exciting. I hope my users feel the same.


Claude creates such a beautiful layouts and also copies designs well but holy fuck it can be so frustratingly retarded sometimes.


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how i built a $2.5m arr app in 18 months with $0 in my bank enjoy


I'm so thrilled to see how many mistakes I made in my app journey. It shows how much I've learned.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. I'm so thrilled to see how many mistakes I made in my app journey. 

It shows how much I've learned.

Not So Sneaky 97DR+ Backlink: - App Webpage on App Store #backlinks #seo


I found pretty cool domain and search term with not many competitors. I also always wanted tool that would be only on web to minimize the platform risk. Let's see how much can I get from this from only SEO.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. I found pretty cool domain and search term with not many competitors. 

I also always wanted tool that would be only on web to minimize the platform risk.

Let's see how much can I get from this from only SEO.

I have no idea what this review says.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. I have no idea what this review says.

One of the hardest challenges in developing mobile games is to: 1. Make initial playing feel very intuitive and simplistic to prevent overwhelming the player while 2. Having extensive game world where you can always explore something new. Polytopia does this so well.


I'm really starting to get lost in all of the tools. I have no idea what codex is and at this point I'm afraid to ask.


I started learning german through @babbel. It's absolutely amazing. Very practical vocabulary and exercises. It feels fun but not too childish like Duolingo and i actually feel like I'm learning something.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. I started learning german through @babbel.

It's absolutely amazing. 

Very practical vocabulary and exercises. It feels fun but not too childish like Duolingo and i actually feel like I'm learning something.

I have this one app that i genuinely love. - It's based on topic I personally care about. - It's very positive and truly makes world a better place. - It has amazing design/branding that I created. - I enjoy working on it and have ton of ideas on how to improve and grow.…


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