Built in 33 Hours While Working Full-Time: My 30-Day Indie App Challenge The Part-time Solopreneur Hey friends 👋 Last month, I took on a challenge to build and launch a real iOS app — all while freelancing full-time hours and running a 30-day challenge for other indie developers inside the Indie App Accelerator community. The result?I built and launched a minimal app to help reset and refocus ADHD minds with one-minute breathing sessions.Box Breathing – Calm ADHD Mind App was built in just 33...
3 months ago • 1 min read
How I 4x My App Revenue in 30 Days The Part-time Solopreneur Hi!What if I told you that spending just 30 minutes a day on marketing could quadruple your app revenue? You’d probably think I’m trying to sell you something, right? Well, I just proved it’s possible. And I’m about to show you exactly how. In August, I committed to doing ONE marketing action every single day for my habit tracking app “Daily Goal Tracker Small Habit.” The rules were simple: Pick one app to focus on Do one marketing...
5 months ago • 2 min read
WWDC Watch together Live Stream The Part-time Solopreneur Hey, Reader Apple drops WWDC 2025 in just a few days, and honestly? This one feels different. I'll be doing a live commentary stream on Kick during the keynote: https://kick.com/aivarsmeijers Join me as we watch Apple hopefully answer some big questions that could change how we build apps. What I'm Actually Watching For AI APIs (Finally?) Everyone's talking about Apple being behind in AI. If they're serious about Apple Intelligence, we...
8 months ago • 1 min read
The Surprising Truth About Weekly vs. Yearly Subscription Paywalls The Part-time Solopreneur Hey there, I recently ran an eye-opening A/B test on one of my apps that changed everything I thought about subscription pricing. The Experiment For a month, I tested two different paywalls: Control: Yearly subscription only Test: Weekly subscription with free trial (yearly option available but secondary) The Results That Shocked Me At first glance, the weekly option looked like a massive win: MRR...
9 months ago • 1 min read
How Social Content Impacts App Downloads The Part-time Solopreneur Hey everyone! I’ve been consistently posting across different platforms about my dev journey and app progress. I finally took some time to analyze what’s actually working based on the last week of data. Here’s the real story behind the numbers: The Raw Numbers (Last 30 Days) App Downloads: +19% In-App Purchases: +30% Revenue: +21% Not too bad! But what’s actually driving these numbers? Posts vs. Reels: The last 7 days Looking...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Hey Reader Last week, I was in Bucharest — mostly in vacation mode.But I did some light work as well: ✅ Spent a couple of focused hours working on my app✅ Posted content about it every day And guess what? My downloads and trials started growing again.No grind, no hustle — just consistency. Then I went home.Client work, real life, distractions.Back to zero progress. That’s why I’m launching something I’m calling: 👉 The 7 Hard Indie Dev ChallengeLike 75 Hard but for App makers. Just 7 days to...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hi! I will keep this short, I have just two things to share. First: Indie App Accelerator Cohort 2 will open for new member enrolments next week. The waitlist will have a chance to jump in earlier and get a discounted price and 1:1 coaching and strategy session with me at the end of the cohort. You can join the waitlist here if you haven't already. Waitlist bonuses will be available for 24 hours only. Second: Onboarding in your Apps should highlight benefits and sell. If you need onboarding...
12 months ago • 1 min read
Happy New Year 🥳 The Part-time Solopreneur I don't have specific goals for 2025. You know, like - earn $100'000 What if I will get to $90'000 "only" Am I looser now? Probably not ... $75'000 ... what now? You see? That doesn't make sense to set goals like that. Instead, I will track my income and social following + retention and will focus on actions to keep them growing. Instead of goals: Get to $10K/month from indie apps I have a goal or habit to work daily for a 1h+ on my indie apps. 100K...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
100-Day Marketing Challenge The Part-time Solopreneur Almost every business can increase sales by getting more eyes on the product by increasing traffic to the landing page. Most independent developers don't have the budget and skills to use paid ads. So, the solution is content marketing. How to start? Pick one social platform where your audience hangs out online.Do not ignore your skill set. If you are good at writing: LinkedIn, X, or Reddit will be a better choice than TikTok, Instagram,...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read