Charlie Chapman @_chuckyc talks with indie app developers and solo creators about what it *really* takes to ship new apps and make a living from mobile.
"I'm coming for you guys." 💀
What happens when you send 30 feature requests to your favorite app and get ignored? If you're @austnstuff you build @stuff_app_ and warn the CEO you're coming for them. The rest is history.
Full episode link in the first comment 👇
"From idea to money was 3 weeks and I'm very proud of that." 🔥
Daniel Kennett @iKenndac built a Mac webcam app in 3 weeks during COVID — because he'd already built the SDK that made it possible years earlier.
Full episode link in the comments 👇
If 40% of your users come from word-of-mouth, an in-app referral program is a guaranteed win, right?
Not exactly.
@Life360 VP of Product @giordanobc shared the story of their biggest recent growth failure. 👇
"The ones that were from grinding, like nailing what the experience is like from beginning to end... those are the ones that had a long tail." — @bria_sullivan Focus Friend
Why the famous App Store "pre-order hack" might actually be hurting your indie app's long-term success 👇
Free UA consulting anyone?
Tomorrow I'm back on the @SubClubHQ with @drbarnard (6pm CET).
This time, it's all Q&A from the audience.
Drop your questions here below & join live tomorrow
"What happened was I was too cool to write on a piece of paper and hold it." 😂
@joeallenpro shares the hilarious origin story of Teleprompter Pro — from scrolling Apple Pages on a first-gen iPad to a 15-year indie app business.
Full episode link in the first comment 👇
Got an ad that’s crushing it… or quietly killing your CAC? 😬
Let’s find out.
This Thursday, we’re hosting a live ad roast 🔥 with @ShamanthRao (CEO, @RocketShip_HQ ). No fluff—just honest feedback on real ads.
Bring yours: drop a link to or image of your ad as a reply to this post and/or pop it in the live chat on Thursday.
📅 Thursday April 23
🕛 12:00 ET / 18:00 CET
🎥 Watch live on Sub Club YouTube (link 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." 😅
@frederikRiedel built @one_sec_app in a weekend to tackle his own scrolling habit. The validation was immediate.
Full ep. with @_chuckyc 👇
"I suddenly had 5 days a week and I let loose of all the things I learned as a side hustler."
@twannl went full-time indie — and immediately stopped following his own advice 😅
New episode of Launched with the creator of @rocketsim_app and SwiftLee 🎙️ Link in the comment 👇
Live in 1 hour ⏳The biggest subscription app report of the year—decoded.
115,000+ apps. $16B+ in revenue. Real benchmarks.
@drbarnard + @Thomasbcn break down what’s working across:
→ Conversion
→ Monetization
→ Retention
And they'll be taking your questions!
If you’re building a subscription app, don’t miss this.
Join live 👇
"I got really excited that I had a problem I could translate into an app."
Love this mindset from @swifteves 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 👇