Alan E.

Indie iOS dev
Well-being & app growth experiments

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Upgrades

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Impressed by Grok @bot speed of development for iOS

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Do you share your newest apps on X? I’ve seen many developers keep their launches private and take a different route because they’re worried about their apps getting copied. What do you think?

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

@nestymee What a great feeling congrats!!

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Started the day with some stretching and 10–12 min of early morning sunlight ☀️ Makes such a difference in how I feel and really sets me up for the day

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Yesterday I compared Astra Ultracode vs Opus 5.5 Ultracode, both are really capable, to be honest I am leaning towards Opus 5.5 in general for token maximization, but Astra is also fabulous, I think I have space for both 👏🏻 let’s all be friends 😁

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Who wins?? Sol 6 or Opus 5.5??

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

I just tried opus 5.5 so far very impressed! Great quality and low usage vs Fable #claude #opus #release

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Do you say ‘I tweeted’ or ‘I made a post on X’? 🥸

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

What’s better Substack or X long form posts?

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

@pcshipp Try 3 day on annual with equivalent to 4 months, and down monthly without trial

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Sometimes shipping your app can take you on a roller coaster of emotions, it’s good to take regular pauses to breathe, appreciate nature, connect with loved ones and reward yourself for the good work

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

What are your thoughts on building in public nowadays?

Has your perspective on it changed?
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FYI in case you wanna make an app

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Have you been using the #Apple #Ads Platform API V1? I did an experiment today finding popularity for a particular keyword worldwide and found where there is high volume but probably high bids, similar to Astro but with real Apple data 📱

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

I have been testing the new #Siri #AI and honestly I love the interface, something that it’s bittersweet it’s that now you have to pull the left corner to slide into your notifications

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Sometimes you just need to delete all your social media apps to quiet the noise in your mind.

BTW, I noticed something interesting: whenever I open social media, my #WHOOP stress level goes up. So I guess it’s not just a “trust me, bro” claim anymore.

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

I’ve realized that a 7-day free trial works best for my apps. A 3-day trial can still drive activations, but the drop-off is huge. People often forget to actually test the app, and when the charge is approaching, they simply cancel. 7 days gives them enough time to experience it

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

Sponsored content with big influencers as an indie dev it’s only viable if you already have STRONG sales, UGC doesn’t convince me and it’s low scale, so I chose now to go the hard way and become a content creator myself and post for free 🦭 #opinion

[Alan E. @storiesofalan]

whenever you have a new social account sometimes it feels a bit intimidating to post, but when you are sincere about what you want to share, you eventually start to feel more relaxed about it, no need to impress anyone or gain recognition, it all comes to sincerity