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Vikas Kumar
Vikas Kumar

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I Spent 8 Weeks Building an App… and Made $30 😂

I like browsing social media.

Not just one app — I jump between Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit… constantly. Open one, scroll a bit, switch, repeat.

At some point, I thought:
why not keep everything in one place?

So I built an iOS app where I can open multiple social media accounts side by side and switch between them quickly.

No deep problem. No big startup idea.
Just something I personally wanted.


💡 Step 1: Validating the Idea (on Reddit)

Before building anything, I posted the idea on Reddit and asked:

“Would anyone be interested in testing this?”

Around 25 people said yes.

That was enough validation for me.

So I told them:
👉 “Wait, I’m building it.”


🛠 Step 2: Building + Getting Testers

Once the app was ready, I reached out to all 25 testers.

Apple requires email + name for closed testing, so I asked them to share that.

Reality check:

  • 25 interested
  • 15 actually responded
  • 10 gave real feedback

The rest? Busy, disappeared, or just didn’t follow up 😅

Lesson: Interest ≠ commitment.

Still, those 10 people gave really useful feedback.


🔓 Step 3: Open Testing

After improvements, I switched to open testing (public link, no email required).

Result:

  • ~15 new users installed the app
  • A few gave feedback

Less friction = more users.


💰 Step 4: Launch

Finally, I launched the app with a discounted in-app purchase.

Here’s the launch post (with the offer):
👉 https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/s/BNKokQK58A

I also gave:
👉 Free lifetime access to all testers (even those who didn’t give feedback)


⏱ Timeline

Total time: 6–8 weeks

Built using Flutter


💸 The Result

I made…

$30 😂


🤔 Was It Worth It?

Honestly, yes.

  • I learned how real users behave
  • I saw the gap between interest and action
  • I understood App Store friction
  • And I genuinely enjoyed the process

Thanks for reading :)

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