roman.bun

built 6 apps. one is probably for you ↓

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

been running apple ads for a month now.

still learning

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

my mrr

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

What fits in here?

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

iphone apps for when work is closed but your brain is not

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@nicklaunches the one worth paying for is the one that removes a recurring decision, not just a recurring click. that’s the tool you notice by lunch.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

if you believe in your app or product, why don’t you run ads?

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@DTNEtiquette mini deadlines work because they make the day visible. i’d add one buffer block too, otherwise one late task can drag the rest of the plan with it.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

324k searches and 1000%+ growth for “subscription management app” 👀

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@currocreates claude

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@Shiv_mane14 offload

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@Bjoern_Hev the useful test is whether a tool handles a whole repeated job, not whether it can do one impressive demo. that’s usually where it earns a permanent spot.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@bestK1ngArthur did you get a chance to appeal the decision or resubmit your app for review? curious if Apple gave you any way to resolve it.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

this is genuinely scary as an indie developer.

you can spend years building an app, growing revenue, and earning users’ trust, only to risk losing everything over a review process you can’t seem to resolve.

[Stacy @stacy_siz]

$114K in revenue. Apple is deleting my account for "fraud".

Over a tiny update I tried to ship 6+ months ago.

8+ rejections. 1 call with App Review. 1 full app rename.

Still rejected. Now my app is off the store, and my whole account is next.

Here's the full story:

The update added one new library. That's it.

Rejected: change keywords that had been there for over a year. mm okay.
Rejected: change a subtitle in some random localization. if it helps..
Rejected: screenshots.
Rejected: the same stuff, all over again.
Rejected: rename the entire app.

That one hurt. Most of my traffic comes from people searching that exact name.

So I asked for a call. Surely we could clear this up live.

The reviewer was genuinely great. He said the name was the last thing, everything else looked good.

So I renamed the whole app, submitted, went to sleep.

3 days later. Woke up to a generic rejection. Subtitle, screenshots, the full combo. Again.

So I asked myself: do I REALLY need this update?

I didn't. I dropped it and moved on.

Today, in that same old thread: "Pending Termination Notice. Evidence of Dishonest or Fraudulent Activity."

My appeal is with the App Review Board.

If it fails, this is what termination means:

Every app I've built, gone.
Every user, gone.
And I can never open a new developer account. Ever.

All over one library update I never shipped.

How do we solve a miscommunication like this?

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@mgregac offload, notes, calendar.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

day 2

still searching for a new app idea.

lost count of how many ideas i’ve rejected.
apparently, everything is too generic

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

day 1

locking myself in until i come up with new app ideas.

no distractions.

just me and claude.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@patrick_tosto @david_attisaas that’s an idea

an app store built by indie devs, for indie devs. no random rejections, no waiting weeks for approval.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@djraz369 apple definitely needs more transparency and better communication with developers.

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@BabaDev_ termination

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@AdarshWritess offload

[David Razmadze @djraz369]

More people need to understand this

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

@ro_gmzp at this point, we should just team up and build something bigger than the app store 😂

[roman.bun @romanbunn]

seeing so many app rejections and developer account termination stories this week.

honestly, it’s making me think it’s time to start building a saas project. relying entirely on the app store feels risky.

fellow indie devs, do you have a plan B?