Charles 👨🏻‍💻

🚀 Building apps. Hoping they pay rent soon. 🤞

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

Haven’t posted here in a while, but I just had to share this 🥹

Today is the best day yet for my 4-month-old app.

$330.85 in a single day! 🚀❤️

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@TryAstroApp Thank you! I actually purchased Astro yesterday and also downloaded the free ebooks. Haven't read them yet but will check them out this weekend 😄

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

published a new app 2 weeks ago. had a little boost at launch, but since Aug 31...0 downloads 😅

not sure if I should just leave it and hope things pick up, or get @TryAstroApp to improve ASO.

anyone else been in this situation? what did you do?

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@seraleev That was fast! Congrats, Viktor!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@theOtterDev that makes sense! i just hope i'll get enough users and some who actually want to share feedback so i know what's worth adding behind a paywall 😄

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

I'm launching a one-feature app soon with no paywall because I'm not sure yet what things to put behind the paywall.

similar apps offer ad-free use for paid users, but I don’t want ads.

indie devs, what would you put behind a paywall in a one-feature app?

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@blakeandersonw damn, that's insane!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@adamlyttleapps Nice! Can't wait to use it on my paywall 😁

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@MattCowlin this is impressive! congrats!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@seraleev Congrats, Viktor! 🎉

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@bunbeau @adamlyttleapps @seraleev 74% of revenue is from lifetime plans
26% from yearly and weekly subscriptions

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

just realized my 2-year-old calculator app just hit $500 in revenue this month😯

it was free for almost 2 years. honestly, i didn't think anyone would pay for it.

but after seeing @adamlyttleapps and @seraleev share their journeys, i finally added a paywall in march!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@theOtterDev @adamlyttleapps @seraleev just go for it!
this one's also a niche calculator 🙂

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@seraleev @adamlyttleapps thanks Viktor! 🙌
it's actually a niche calculator and with low keyword popularity. still happy it's getting paying users 😅

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@4lirastegar @seraleev Thank you!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

thanks to @seraleev for sharing these great ASO tips 🙌

i initially just updated the icon but didn't see much change... but once I tweaked the title + subtitle, I saw results the very next day!

[Viktor Seraleev @seraleev]

Some quick ASO insights for Google Play:

1. Google reacts to changes almost instantly - you’ll see traffic go up or down the very next day

2. Title and Subtitle matter most - change them, and you’ll see an immediate impact

3. Changes in the description take longer - reindexing can take up to 3 weeks

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@Devin0makMak @seraleev Yes, it's from revenuecat 🙂

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@seraleev Appreciate you sharing these tips, @Viktor 🙏
Please keep sharing more!

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@seraleev Appreciate it, Viktor!

I'm planning to improve onboarding + paywall next to get better conversions, especially now that the app is getting more installs 🙏

[Charles 👨🏻‍💻 @heyitscharles]

@chizzatto That's really helpful, thanks a ton!! 🙏
Best of luck ranking ASO from here on out!