Mario 

I build apps
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[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Released my first game on the web: https://t.co/CAqDEKo1fc 🎉

It’s like Sudoku x Minesweeper, with Shibas.
You just need to find them all. 🐶

It’s meant to be a relaxing puzzle that gradually gets harder. There are also achievements + leaderboards.

Try it and let me know what you think!

PS: The site is new, but I also put one banner ad spot there if anyone’s interested in advertising

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@heyitzami I see! Well he is rich surely afford 5 or 6 figures haha

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@pieter is owned by @levelsio ? I’m curious how he got it, whether he already owned it from the first place or paid 5 figures for it lol.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Btw, I’m using X Premium+ again now and got back my handle, @MarioSaputra. I wanted @mario only, eventhough the account is suspended Elon won’t give the handle to me for cheap haha

Well, I can register my interest, but it might be really expensive for rare handle.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

All websites created by Claude: black background, neon yellow/green accent color, huge italic serif text, unnecessary all caps text above the headline, rigid rectangular sections/buttons.

It hurts eyes like seeing an em dash in a sentence 😅

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Currently, my guitar tuner app only has dark mode because I’m a developer and I only use dark mode.

But the conversion rate is so low, maybe because my screenshots are also dark. So I’m going to test light screenshots.

First, I made a light version of the app. It seems not bad in light mode.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@_aurumX @mario wtf 🤯

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Btw, I’m using X Premium+ again now and got back my handle, @MarioSaputra. I wanted @mario only, eventhough the account is suspended Elon won’t give the handle to me for cheap haha

Well, I can register my interest, but it might be really expensive for rare handle.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

SuperGrok Heavy gives you the highest Grok usage + access to all other AI models (Fable etc) via Cursor Ultra. You also get X Premium+ for free.

Grok Imagine is also good for generating images and videos.

It’s a no brainer deal. If you compare it to a Claude subscription for example, you get almost no additional benefits.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@jonas_tmb the Cursor ultra itself worth it, you can use Fable or any top tier models with generous usage. Other Grok/X benefits only worth if you use it.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

SuperGrok Heavy gives you the highest Grok usage + access to all other AI models (Fable etc) via Cursor Ultra. You also get X Premium+ for free.

Grok Imagine is also good for generating images and videos.

It’s a no brainer deal. If you compare it to a Claude subscription for example, you get almost no additional benefits.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

The other thing I might test is targeting outside the US, since ad costs might be cheaper. The app itself already translated to many languages.

For the ads, you can just use AI dubbing to translate them into another language with one click in the Meta Ads dashboard or use CapCut.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

So I audited the $1K I spent on Meta ads. So far, I’ve got $240 in proceeds. Well if some of the subscriptions continue, I might make more in the long term.

At first it returned very good results, so I kept it running and ended up bleeding money.

It seems like starting paid ads with a small daily budget might not be a good idea. Maybe I’ll try again later with $100/day for a week and optimize for trials/purchases only.

Learned the hard way.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@nabati how much trials you get in a week with $50/day ?

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

So I audited the $1K I spent on Meta ads. So far, I’ve got $240 in proceeds. Well if some of the subscriptions continue, I might make more in the long term.

At first it returned very good results, so I kept it running and ended up bleeding money.

It seems like starting paid ads with a small daily budget might not be a good idea. Maybe I’ll try again later with $100/day for a week and optimize for trials/purchases only.

Learned the hard way.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

$200 transaction, only $10 in Stripe fees. If it were mobile app IAP, I’d lose $30

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Another time traveller ?

[MellyMel🧊🧊 @yungtrapaa]

Aw claude why you stop

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

insta.gram

[Pavel Durov @durov]

Telegram has applied for the .gram domain zone.

If the application is approved by ICANN, a billion Telegram users could get their own second-level domains — yourname.gram.

Users would be able to set up their interactive websites hosted by Telegram — with one prompt ✨

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@maks6361 Yes, maybe try again later.

My account location is also set to my current location(not US), but I still get US views.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

How to get Tiktok US account and views without dealing with account bans, account creation issues, etc. And no US phone number even needed.

My main issue was I couldn’t even make an account when using a VPN. So here's how to solve it:

1. Create an account with your daily phone. Put your phone number so TikTok is sure that it is credible account. Any phone number is OK.

2. Move to your marketing phone. Here, you need to connect with a VPN (I use HMA connected to the US).

3. Log in with the account you created in (1), using the phone number.

4. Here’s the trick: connect any email to the account. Once it’s connected, remove the phone number so the account is no longer linked to it. The account will remain valid with just the email..

5. Post your video while connected to the VPN.

I tried it with several accounts, and the success rate was 100%.

Don’t share this post because if it gets too many views, maybe they’ll do something about it. lol

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@juanjovn yes, with my other apps it is nearly 30%. experimenting with 7 day trial haha

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

Anyone sending reminder notifications during the free trial? What’s your trial conversion rate? Mine is around 10%, but the sample size is low, so it might not be valid.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@maks6361 Hmm, that’s strange. I didn’t get that kind of error. What VPN are you using? I don’t know if it makes a difference, but I use HMA.

Maybe check the IP score at https://t.co/P4ufW1hVg8 and use one with a good score.

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

@julianfbeck I think dark mode only popular among developers

[Mario  @MarioSaputra]

My theory is that app screenshots with light background colors convert better than dark ones. Has anyone ever tested this?