https://dabo.dev An indie dev's blog on building small software businesses. Written from Croatia 🇭🇷 en damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://dabo.dev/back-to-full-time-indie-fresh-start-co-founder https://dabo.dev/back-to-full-time-indie-fresh-start-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. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) Indie DevBuilding in PublicSaaSiOS https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-8-november-december-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-8-november-december-2024 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. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevMarketingBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-7-september-october-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-7-september-october-2024 After a successful summer peak, revenue saw a significant dip in September. Fortunately, it rebounded in October, driven by expanded localization efforts. Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-6-august-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-6-august-2024 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. Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-5-july-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-5-july-2024 Took July off for a vacation in Novalja. Despite the downtime, Itemlist revenue jumped 127%, from $429 to $974. Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-4-june-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-4-june-2024 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. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-3-may-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-3-may-2024 May was an exciting month for my app business, filled with several exciting developments. Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-2-april-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-2-april-2024 After March’s revenue surge, April brought a drop back to baseline. The bigger story: Itemlist got accepted into Setapp Mobile’s EU launch. Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-1-march-2024 https://dabo.dev/indie-dev-diary-1-march-2024 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). Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSIndie DevRevenueBuilding in Public https://dabo.dev/revealing-my-revenue-metrics https://dabo.dev/revealing-my-revenue-metrics I'm starting the build-in-public thing for real Wed, 13 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT damjan@dabotech.io (Damjan Dabo) iOSRevenueBuilding in Public