Launched

"I got really excited that I had a problem I could translate into an app."

Love this mindset from
@swifteves@mastodon.social on the new Launched episode. He saw a need for a "HealthKit for kids" and built Pediapal to solve his own problem.

Link to the full episode in the first comment 👇

"When I installed the app on my own phone, 20 seconds afterwards, I accidentally ended up opening Twitter and I ran into my own app." 😅

@frederik@mastodon.social built @onesec@indieapps.space in a weekend to tackle his own scrolling habit. The validation was immediate.

Full episode link 👇

It’s here! The first episode of the new Launched podcast (now from
@revenuecat@mastodon.social ) is live. I sat down with
@rjj@mastodon.social CEO of @Flighty@mastodon.social to talk about:

– Product as the growth engine
– Designing for shareability
– ASO over ads, and much more.

Links in the first comment below 👇

“You have to be an authentic member of the community you’re building for.” — Aja Beckett

In our latest episode of Launched, Aja shares how that mindset shaped Shotsy, the GLP-1 tracking app born from her own personal journey.

🚀 New Launched!

"Every time someone mentions App Store Connect, people just tag Helm and say 'Just use Helm instead.'"

@hidde@mastodon.design
& @polpielladev@iosdev.space built a tool so good, their users became their marketing team. Links in the first comment 👇

🎧 From Google engineer → Apple Design Award winner.

Sandeep Ranade built NaadSadhana, an app that listens, learns, and performs music with you — not for you.

He calls it “artistic intelligence.”

Full story on Launched 🎙️ Links to the full episode in the first comment below👇

“Turn [those ads] off right now – they're burning money” – Jordan's marketing agency

For this year's Christmas Special, I talked with indie app dev
@jordanmorgan@mastodon.social about ads and creative fatigue, seasonality, and finding market fit even without huge marketing budgets.

“Most apps are all about retention. I made an app that is meant to be deleted.” — Taiwo Omisore, creator of One Chance

In this clip, @taiomi@mastodon.social explains the idea behind One Chance — an app you can literally only play once.

Links to the full episode in the first comment below👇

"I was already getting people downloading my app. It wasn't an issue of trying to get more people using my app. It was actually finding a way to monetize that more effectively." — Adam Lyttle (Swipe the Cat) on Launched. From $10k to $70k/mo with one experiment. Full episode link below 👇