I launched a tiny Android sleep app and I’m trying to find the first 100 real users
I shipped Quiet Sleep, a small Android app for the very specific moment when you get into bed and your brain starts replaying the whole day.
The current positioning is:
- dump thoughts by text or voice before sleep
- do a short breathing exercise
- play sleep sounds with a timer if needed
- no account, no ads, local-first storage
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rouber.quietsleep
The hard part now is not building more features. It is figuring out whether this is a clear enough promise for strangers to install it.
I’m trying to get the first 100 real downloads and learn from blunt feedback. A few questions for other makers:
- Is “get thoughts out of your head before bed” a clear enough hook?
- Would you keep the product narrow, or add more classic sleep-tracker features?
- For a small Android utility like this, where would you look for the first users without paid ads?
Happy to hear direct criticism on the store page, positioning, or product scope.
Trending on Indie Hackers
Sounds like one of those moments where the internet decides to take a coffee break. I usually check a site like isitdownrightnow to see if it's just me or everyone. Clearing the browser cache or switching to mobile data has saved my bacon a few times too. If it's Cloudflare acting up, it usually sorts itself out after a short while.
Small update after posting this: I made a dedicated landing page for Quiet Sleep instead of sending every directory/reviewer straight to Google Play. A couple of launch directories reject direct Play Store links, and honestly that forced a useful positioning pass.
The promise is now sharper: get thoughts out of your head before bed, breathe for a minute, then let sleep sounds fade out.
Landing page: https://rouberr.github.io/quiet-sleep-landing/
Still curious about the core question: does "bedtime thought dump" sound like a clear enough reason to install, or does it need a different phrase?