Kemal · 30+ apps shipped

shipped 30+ apps with AI agents.
i share what happens after the code works.

[Kemal · 30+ apps shipped @kemal_codes]

30-something apps live on both stores. last month ios brought in 82 dollars.

posting it because the timeline is full of people who shipped one app with an agent last week and are showing you 8k mrr.

volume is not income. took me a few years and a lot of apps to learn that.

[Kemal · 30+ apps shipped @kemal_codes]

@OffByOne67 @h2oilx ha, I have seen that pitch. for one phone with one user, a unique constraint is the whole distributed system

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one manual test before a release caught 2 bugs yesterday

typing 1234.56 saved 123.45
one tap on save stored the same entry 4 times
10 minutes of tapping on the emulator found both

what do you still test by hand before shipping?

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@shawn_oro yes, a few small offline apps. doing store pages this week, a new one launches soon. what are you building next?

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@founderclub2 Building alone here! Right now a small offline app for small business owners. No account, no cloud. Happy to connect

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@eldardiz That is a big week, congrats! What worked best for you, replies or your own posts?

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@AKirtesh Congrats, that jump feels good after a long flat line. What do you think made the difference?

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@Abhi_kumar404 Hi Abhi! Indie mobile dev here, using AI every day for code and store pages. What are you building?

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@FounderAlphonso solo too, building small mobile apps. what are you working on?

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@DanHartleyuk app builder here. small paid apps on iOS and Android, slowly stacking them toward that number. happy to connect

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@openkirill @X nice, DR 29 is real work. my Monday was store pages and screenshots for a new app. what helped your DR the most?

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@h2oilx @OffByOne67 good point, two real entries can look the same. a unique id per save is the cleaner fix, thanks

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@ExactlyJosh on Android about 30 a day, around 0.10 eur each. on iOS it costs more for me, closer to 0.70 per install, so the same 3 eur gives only 4 or 5

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@makersclash Hey! I make small offline apps for iOS and Android, no account and no tracking. Happy to connect

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@pramodX16 Hi Pramod! Solo dev here, I build small mobile apps for iOS and Android and share what works. Happy to connect

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@jackfriks So true. My best app took months before the first real sale. The ones that win are the ones you keep updating after everyone else quits

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@BoardroomBosun @preethamrangu @X Android brings more testers for me, Play has internal testing and people just tap a link. iOS users pay more though. Going iOS first is a smart call

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hey @X algorithm

looking to #connect with people into:

android
ios
mobile dev
indie hacking
saas
AI agents
building in public

if that's you, let's connect

[Kemal · 30+ apps shipped @kemal_codes]

3 things you need:
- POST_PROMOTED_NOTIFICATIONS in the manifest
- setRequestPromotedOngoing(true)
- setShortCriticalText("5 min") for the chip

catch: a colorized notification is not promoted

[Kemal · 30+ apps shipped @kemal_codes]

android 16 has "live updates" now

an ongoing notification can be promoted: top of the shade, on the lock screen, plus a small chip in the status bar

great for anything the user watches live: a timer, a delivery, a running task

how to do it 👇

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@OffByOne67 ha, fair. lucky for me the app is fully offline with no API, so the only attacker is a fast thumb. a unique check in the database is next anyway

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@BehanSinghDocs good call. the 14 days only start counting once all 12 are opted in, so the earlier the better