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Back to Full-Time Indie, With a Fresh Start and a Co-Founder
A year of freelance, a move home from Munich, and a pivot from iOS apps to web SaaS. Back to full-time indie, this time with a co-founder.
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Shipping indie software from Croatia. Writing on the indie path, dev craft, SaaS and app marketing, the lifestyle. And the occasional DJ side quest.
Indie Dev Diary
[Indie Dev Diary #8] November & December 2024 - Why Indies Love Black Friday
November and December were all about Black Friday. Discover why this shopping season is a goldmine for indie developers and how you can make the most of it.
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[Indie Dev Diary #7] September & October 2024 - A Brief Dip and a Strong Comeback
After a successful summer peak, revenue saw a significant dip in September. Fortunately, it rebounded in October, driven by expanded localization efforts.
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[Indie Dev Diary #6] August 2024 - Another Good Month
August was a great month for Itemlist. Localization is paying off (Germany leads the jump), and I’m prepping the app for iOS 18 with App Intents.
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[Indie Dev Diary #5] July 2024 - Huge Revenue Jump
Took July off for a vacation in Novalja. Despite the downtime, Itemlist revenue jumped 127%, from $429 to $974.
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[Indie Dev Diary #4] June 2024 - Hired a Freelancer
A quiet groundwork month. Most of June went into prep for Itemlist’s localization update. The highlight: I hired a part-time freelancer to help ship faster.
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[Indie Dev Diary #3] May 2024 - Crowdsourcing Localization and Shoutout from The Verge
May was an exciting month for my app business, filled with several exciting developments.
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[Indie Dev Diary #2] April 2024 - Back to Reality and Setapp Mobile Opportunity
After March’s revenue surge, April brought a drop back to baseline. The bigger story: Itemlist got accepted into Setapp Mobile’s EU launch.
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[Indie Dev Diary #1] March 2024 - Surprising Surge in App Revenue
March 2024 turned out to be a phenomenal month for my app business, likely driven by the annual spring cleaning trend that led to a spike in downloads for [home inventory apps like Itemlist](https://getitemlist.app).
Marketing
How to Market Your iOS App on Reddit Without Losing Your Mind [Proven Methods]
Reddit can be brutal. Anonymity brings out the worst, but the audience is huge. A tested playbook for marketing your iOS app there without getting torched.
Building in Public
Revealing My Indie App Business Revenue Metrics [Indie Dev Diary #0]
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Tech
Native iOS with Swift vs. Flutter from iOS developer perspective
Which one should you go with?
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