making apps that i like and trying to make money • dad • x-tra.itzami.com • pipeta.app • buggybaby.app
Joined May 2009
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May 31
i made $14.79 in May ‘26
👶 Buggy - $11.45
🪙 Coiny - $3.34
a very bad month revenue-wise
turning Buggy into a free app with subs instead of paid might have burned me
but what’s done is done
more motivation to do marketing!
May 1
i made $36.23 in April ‘26
👶 Buggy - $21.79
🐟 Fishy - $9.45
📝 Waddle - $4.99
launched Waddle on iOS but i’ve already pivoted to web app after seeing ads failing
thinking of revamping Buggy to a 2.0 with a lot more stuff
all the other apps (10) are dead just with ASO
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small tiktok experiment:
brand new account
no warm up
1st post:
0 views
no hashtags
2nd post:
61 views in 2h
with hashtags
not enough data to prove anything
but maybe “warm up your account” is less important than just giving tiktok some context
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calling it an experiment but it was actually my account getting shadow banned so i had to start a new one 😂
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what’s the biggest reason small apps fail?
1. bad idea
2. bad positioning
3. no distribution
4. founder gets bored
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which one matters most for a good app idea?
1. recurring anxiety
2. repeated behavior
3. visible outcome
4. willingness to pay or share
i feel like missing one of these makes marketing way harder
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tiny app business thing i learned:
if you switch a paid app to freemium
don’t forget your existing paid users
i wanted to grandfather mine into lifetime access
but the transfer is tricky
so i added a legacy button that sends me their app info
and i manually grant the entitlement in RevenueCat
Buggy doesn’t have a lot of users or sales
but the fact that people keep coming is enough to keep me going!
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Jun 13
i need a new phone because i’m grabbing footage of crabs and tiny shrimps with WW II quality😂
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Jun 12
day 30 🤘
do daily posts actually help?
mine were supposed to help me show up
but lately they feel like a chore
and half of them are just me processing confusion in public 😅
i still want to share the journey
but i’m starting to think the better format is:
less daily log
more useful posts when there’s a real point
do you post daily or only when you have something worth saying?
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Jun 11
day 29 🤘
question for people building in public:
do you actually remember what you posted about your project 2 weeks ago?
i don’t lol
x is good at showing the post
but bad at tracking the project behind it
thinking x-tra should become a memory layer for builders on x
useful or unnecessary?
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Jun 10
day 28🤘
i used to feel guilty when i wasn’t working
today was a holiday in portugal
so i spent the day with family
and barely touched the computer
weirdly, that still feels like progress
because i’m starting to understand that rest isn’t the opposite of work
sometimes it’s where the better ideas come from
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Jun 10
day 28🤘
i used to feel guilty when i wasn’t working
today was a holiday in portugal
so i spent the day with family
and barely touched the computer
weirdly, that still feels like progress
because i’m starting to understand that rest isn’t the opposite of work
sometimes it’s where the better ideas come from
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Jun 9
day 27 🤘
launched ScreenEdit today
a small app to make screenshots look better without opening a full design tool
i’m proud i shipped it
but i’m also realizing i don’t need more apps right now
i need to get better at distribution
positioning
and building from real demand
so this might be the last new app for a while
time to learn the part i keep avoiding
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Rui Sousa retweeted
Jun 10
i love this type of users
they cancel their subs but they always come back
i guess that means that my app is actually kinda good 👀
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Jun 10
got myself Ball x Pit yesterday and i might have gotten myself a bit addicted 💀
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Jun 9
day 27 🤘
launched ScreenEdit today
a small app to make screenshots look better without opening a full design tool
i’m proud i shipped it
but i’m also realizing i don’t need more apps right now
i need to get better at distribution
positioning
and building from real demand
so this might be the last new app for a while
time to learn the part i keep avoiding
👥945
Jun 8
day 26 🤘
decided to get serious about x-tra v2
the first version was a browser extension
to make X analytics less confusing
v2 is becoming a dashboard for people building on X
not just scheduling posts
not just ai suggestions
more like:
understand what’s working
track ideas
save useful posts
turn analytics into decisions
i’ll share more while building it
waitlist soon
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Jun 9
ScreenEdit is free with an option lifetime payment for a couple of nice to haves
you should give it a try 😄
apps.apple.com/app/screenedi…
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Jun 9
ScreenEdit is an editor app to beautify your screenshot
i would very much love for you to give it a try!
frame images, make collages, annotate them, add shapes and redact
there’s a paid tier to remove the watermark and customise your designs
apps.apple.com/app/screenedi…
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Jun 8
day 26 🤘
decided to get serious about x-tra v2
the first version was a browser extension
to make X analytics less confusing
v2 is becoming a dashboard for people building on X
not just scheduling posts
not just ai suggestions
more like:
understand what’s working
track ideas
save useful posts
turn analytics into decisions
i’ll share more while building it
waitlist soon
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Jun 5
day 25🤘
i keep missing what’s next on my calendar
so i’m building a tiny menu bar app that only shows today’s upcoming events
no full calendar
no planning system
just “what’s next?”
would you use something this small?
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Jun 8
if you had told me 2 years ago that i would be sharing a good looking photo of me (lol) and boost myself, i honestly would have laughed in your face
we’re all gonna make it!
Jun 7
i’m 33 today
i’m usually way better at noticing what’s missing
than what i’ve actually done
but looking back
- i taught myself engineering after a master’s in psychology
- built a career doing work i actually enjoy
- bought a house
- built a family
- got through depression and anxiety
- published my first apps
and somehow i still catch myself thinking i’m behind
it’s very easy to measure your life only by the goals you haven’t reached yet
but today i’m trying to appreciate the path a bit more
here’s to 33
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Jun 7
i’m 33 today
i’m usually way better at noticing what’s missing
than what i’ve actually done
but looking back
- i taught myself engineering after a master’s in psychology
- built a career doing work i actually enjoy
- bought a house
- built a family
- got through depression and anxiety
- published my first apps
and somehow i still catch myself thinking i’m behind
it’s very easy to measure your life only by the goals you haven’t reached yet
but today i’m trying to appreciate the path a bit more
here’s to 33
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Jun 6
gm fam
today i’m building a balloon arch for tomorrow’s party
fun fact: my daughter, my wife and myself all have our birthdays in a row (3, 5 and 7 of june)
i had no idea i had this talent in me 😂
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