Andrey Alekseenko

Building products people pay for and the AI factory behind them.

10+ years of mobile apps, 1M downloads.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

Started building finance apps in 2014 (https://t.co/PqYWYClq8n). Creative itch, as simple as that.

10+ apps since. Killed half. Rewrote the rest more times than I'd like to admit.

Now building an AI factory to grow these and build what's next.

Posting how it goes.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

Giving my factory a dedicated space - a server, a gateway, an interface.

The key upgrade: deterministic workflows - no more "my bad, that's on me" conversations with agents.

Now there are hard gates, defined workflows, tools and quality bars.

Migrating simple workflows first. Will keep you posted.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@fordsmith mind-blowing

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

I like playing with Opus 5.5 on graphics so much these days. My latest: a new X banner with a "Dues coming soon" mark.

As an engineer and an entrepreneur, I have been waiting for these times to come, when I am finally able to make something beautiful on my own.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@DanielStormApps Thanks! Good luck with your journey.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@SebastianRoehl Just submitted one for my new app: both header and search result.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@mudassar6969 Fingers crossed 🤞. Funny times…

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@MaxHirsch13 Wow. Never faced any of this in my first 10 years with mobile apps… new times!

Just submitted Dues: Cancel Subscriptions app - it enters into existing niche (which one is not??) with established apps already there.

We’ll see what apple has to say this time.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@Ivan_Borovets Really great point, Ivan. Thanks! How did you end up creating feedback channel?

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

Just submitted Dues: Cancel Subscriptions to Apple review. Not my first app, but still somehow thrilling.

The idea is simple: fully private, no bank connection. Find, analyze and cancel your subscriptions.

First thing it found for me: £360 a year on LinkedIn. Why???

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

Yeah, real numbers sell. Testing my new subscription app, the first thing it found in my own data was £360 a year on LinkedIn. Why do I pay this??

A friend who tested it found two subs at £20 a month he'd forgotten about.

Both within the first minute. Not to plug it, just to make the point.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@cesaralvarezll How would you go about mascot for finance apps? The niche definitely needs some more liveliness… 😅

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@jdluk87 That is really cool. Did not know it existed.

So far my workflow was Astro, keyword planner/trends, gut…

Will explore, thanks for highlighting!

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@jdluk87 Yeah, facing the same dilemma with my new app, Dues: Cancel Subscriptions. Decided to go all in: both header and search results. Will experiment once the launch dust settles.

Early on it's not about downloads anyway, it's more about retention and monetization.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@roopakdev28 Finance apps currently. Just submitted new one today. Dues: Cancel Subscriptions - privacy first, no bank connection. Find, track and cancel subscriptions your forgot.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

Hey X 👋

10+ years of finance apps, 1M downloads. Now building an AI factory to grow them and build what's next.

Looking to connect with solo founders, app builders and anyone running real work with agents.

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@roopakdev28 Thanks. What is it you are building?

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@darrxgh Yes. Nice approach btw - how far do you travel?

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@NikChr1414 @tiun_io Great to connect, Nikolaos. Where the tiun name comes from?

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@dotnetsme Yes. For corporate world, but not consumer apps. Moved to flutter - never looked back.

I would argue that consumer grade quality is required in internal business apps now - the cost of quality is so low there is no point to suffer through ugliness anymore…)

[Andrey Alekseenko @createev]

@Joshua_WD Yes. It’s crazy how much we just set and forget.