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@matthew_app_dev

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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…

Working hard and being consistent is very important but so is having adequate rest. Make sure to listen to your body and give it a rest. One step back, two steps forward.


Fix your keyword research, then fix your ASO, then fix your onboarding, then fix your offer, then fix your ratings, then fix your product, then fix your A/B testing, then fix your shareability, then fix your retention, then fix your margins etc. Most people try to have the…

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Fix your keyword research,
then fix your ASO,
then fix your onboarding,
then fix your offer,
then fix your ratings,
then fix your product,
then fix your A/B testing,
then fix your shareability,
then fix your retention,
then fix your margins
etc.

Most people try to have the…

Screenshots have such enormous influence on conversion rate in App Store, that is ridiculous people never try to A/B test them. You can literally double your traffic from screenshots changes only.


My release with new localizations is live, 24 hours in and I don't see any additional traffic yet. But this is probably change that will have impact after few weeks.


Everytime I hit day with big revenue I get little bit lazy and have tendency to slack off. On the other hand when the revenue is going down all my internal alarms go off and I have suddenly the biggest motivation ever. Anybody feels the same?


I will be deleting one of my apps. When I had no revenue I was open to take risks, but if I want to bet my future on this i have to be more careful. This app is making around $300 MRR and is connected to one popular artist so the connection is quite obvious.


"This may take up to 7 days" Meanwhile I'm waiting for one month without any fucking response or communication. @GooglePlay

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. "This may take up to 7 days"

Meanwhile I'm waiting for one month without any fucking response or communication.

@GooglePlay

Thank you for review.

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Yesterday I had my highest-grossing day. I made $320 which if I earned on a regular daily basis would meet my goal for next year. Now let's get back to work to make this the norm.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Yesterday I had my highest-grossing day.

I made $320 which if I earned on a regular daily basis would meet my goal for next year.

Now let's get back to work to make this the norm.

User renewed his weekly subscription for $12.99 that was price decoy for my annual subscription... ...annual sub costs $19.99 ...it's an app focused on saving money

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. User renewed his weekly subscription for $12.99 that was price decoy for my annual subscription...

...annual sub costs $19.99

...it's an app focused on saving money

I cannot imagine how much would ChatGPT help me during my school times. Literally tutor for everything, always patient and always ready to help.


5 crimes of app development: 1. Not asking for review in onboarding 2. Requiring sign-up as first thing in the app 3. Not using price anchoring in paywall 4. Having short onboarding with boring slides 5. Horrible screenshot templates that everybody uses


Me explaing to Apple why they should approve my app and why they rejection message doesn't make sense:

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Me explaing to Apple why they should approve my app and why they rejection message doesn't make sense:

Two weeks ago I was complaining how I have trouble getting conversions from trial to subscription. It's nowhere perfect but I definitely see progress. I looked at my app with the eye of a customer and concluded that it's simply boring. Instead of giving up I went and studied…

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Two weeks ago I was complaining how I have trouble getting conversions from trial to subscription.

It's nowhere perfect but I definitely see progress.

I looked at my app with the eye of a customer and concluded that it's simply boring.

Instead of giving up I went and studied…

Best way to start a week.

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. Best way to start a week.

SEO efforts starting to compound. I really should double-down on this. Any tips on SEO?

matthew_app_dev's tweet image. SEO efforts starting to compound.

I really should double-down on this.

Any tips on SEO?

I never require user to sign in during onboarding, and doing it on the first screen seems absolutely crazy. Personally I delete an app if it asks me to sign in right after downloading it.


I have virtually no revenue from iPads. Everything comes from iPhone. Is this normal?


Positivity is one of the most underrated elements of success. Always stay optimistic, always stay positive. There are 0 disadvantages.


Why showing part of my body doesn't make me viral :(

testing something

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