Curious about the shift from iOS developer to full time indie developer Ask Me Anything 🚀📱

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JonesMurphy OP
Created Mar ’26
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Hey everyone 👋 I have 14 years of experience in iOS development, starting in my mid-teens and later working as a senior and lead developer with Fortune 50 companies. Around 1.5 years ago I began my indie journey as a side hustle, and for the past 3 months I have been building apps full time with a growing portfolio and increasing revenue 📈

I currently handle everything myself including development, ASO, and design, with marketing planned for later 🚀 I just shipped a major release last week and taking a relaxed week now, so feel free to ask anything about iOS development, indie life, ASO, monetization, or related topics 💬

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DanielPeriss OP
Mar ’26

Ask me anything about transitioning to indie iOS 🚀 development growth 📈 monetization 💰 and scaling apps today 📱

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ScruffyHipster OP
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Hey ,

Hoping you might be able to share some of your wisdom with me. I’m an iOS dev with around 9 years experience and this past year have finally started shipping my own apps. For me the biggest thing I’m struggling with is distribution. Primarily, I’m posting on TikTok as that’s where a majority of my audience seem to be. Im running search ads for specific keywords but I’m remaining conservative with the bids as it just doesn’t have the ROI. how have you handled marketing or has it been mostly ASO?

A self sustaining indie dev life is the goal in the next 3-5 years for me. So would love to hear more from you about your experience!

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