Daniel

Building apps with purpose | Indie Hacker | Sharing progress & learnings
Building my first mobile game 🎮

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@windsurf I've been paying for Windsurf Pro since last year, but today my billing history shows a random 'Trial' and the service is broken with provider errors. Unknown: The third-party model provider is experiencing issues and is currently not available. I dont know why

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Building the TikTok of Games — Day 4 🎮

Two new games and experimenting with 3D characters. Today I built a racing strategy game and a fast-paced math game.

#buildinpublic #mobilegames #bestgames #iphonegames #gaming

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Building the TikTok of Games — Day 3

Today Air Hockey 🎮

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[Daniel @dunapanta]

@TravelerOfCode Yeah, I really like this game concept building it with React Native using Opus 4.6 🚀

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Building the TikTok of Games — Day 2

Today I built a survival game Worm Arena.

#mobilegames #buildinpublic #bestgames #iphonegames #gaming #nowifigame

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Building the TikTok of Games — Day 1

Day 1 of building an app like TikTok… but for mini games 🎮
Scroll and instantly play a new game every time.
Today I built a survival racing game
Follow the journey 🚀

#buildinpublic #mobilegames #bestgames #iphonegames #gaming

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Day 6: building the fun part of the Dog Translator app 🐶
Speech-to-text + emotion & tone detection (foundation for AI barks).
#buildinpublic #indiedev #appdev

[Daniel @dunapanta]

New video format to document my progress — simple and fast.
Day 5: collecting the barks for the app 🐶🎙️ (reel)
Also, my other app just got approved on TestFlight 🚀
#buildinpublic #indiedev #appdev

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@T20GoatApp Thanks! It’ll be my first game, so it’s definitely a challenge 🎮

[Daniel @dunapanta]

New month, back to building 🚀
I’ve got several app ideas for this month.
First, I’ll finally ship my dog app 🐶
Then I’ll move on to a more complex project, my first time working with this tech.
Already on TestFlight, and even a mascot sketch
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #appdev

[Alice Ercolani @alice_ercolani]

100K monthly downloads.
$3m MRR.
7244 keywords in the US alone.

This niche app cracked the code.

Want the full report on on their keyword strategy?

Comment "send" and like the post👇

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@alice_ercolani send

[Peter Steinberger 🦞 @steipete]

The amount of crap I get for putting out a hobby project for free is quite something.

People treat this like a multi-million dollar business. Security researchers demanding a bounty.
Heck, I can barely buy a Mac Mini from the Sponsors.

It's supposed to inspire people. And I'm glad it does.

And yes, most non-techies should not install this.
It's not finished, I know about the sharp edges.
Heck, it's not even 3 months old.
And despite rumors otherwise, I sometimes sleep.

[Daniel @dunapanta]

My first Google Ads campaign.
Just discovered an interesting distribution channel for one of my apps.
📊 10K–1M monthly searches
💰 CPC as low as $0.02–$0.08
I’ll keep sharing whether this channel is actually profitable for growing apps.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #appgrowth

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Day 4 building my dog translator app 🐶📱
I think a reward system matters more than features.
So I added hidden medals 🏅 you can earn over time by using the app.

#buildinpublic #indiehacker #pettech

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@FounderLog_club Thanks! 🙌 Really appreciate the encouragement. Documenting the journey and learning from every step 🚀

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Day 2 building my dog translator app 🐶
Started AI integration today. Ran into a few issues and had to switch libraries, but still moving forward step by step.
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #doglovers #doggames

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@ethanmonkhouse Haha totally 😅 Day 2 always hits different. Switching libs but still moving forward—appreciate the support! 🚀

[Daniel @dunapanta]

@connect_wood Thanks! 🐶✨ I noticed people are already searching for dog translator apps, and even though some exist, I think there’s room to improve a few things. I want to build my own take on it and see how far I can push the idea 🚀

[Daniel @dunapanta]

Day 3 building my dog translator app 🐶
Built the AI scan screen, fixed bugs, and added local storage with SQLite.
Tomorrow I start the human-to-dog translator—already have some ideas 💡
#buildinpublic #indiehacker #indiedev #doglovers #dogowners