Billable

A few weeks ago I launched my app on the Mac App Store and on IH. My friends were telling me to put it on ProductHunt too, but I was a bit scared to do that.

I had a feeling my product wasn't unique enough yet. Today they finally convinced me to just do it and care about the uniqueness later. So here I am, check it out: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/billable-time-tracker-for-mac/maker-invite?code=gN2IDO

A few weeks ago I launched my time tracker app to the Mac App Store. After working on it for more than a year it was quite an accomplishment to finally be able to put something on the App Store for the public. Downloads and signups were slowly coming in and I was able to talk to some actual users.

One of them suggested a feature to me which I implemented a few days later. When I emailed him to task what he thought about it he gave me his opinion and also said he subscribed last week! I was like: WHAT?! Last week? Paddle must be broken because I didn't receive any alert.

I signed in to Paddle and yep, there it was. My balance was no longer showing €0. I was not expecting it and also didn't have any alerts configured so I didn't even realise I got my first paying customer. So nice to see someone actually willing to pay for something you created. Very happy and even more motivated to keep working on it.

https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/billable-time-tracker/id1549238888?l=en&mt=12

After many months of development, I finally managed to finish the first version of the Billable Mac App and it was accepted to the Mac App Store.

When I started developing Billable (web app) I quickly discovered that I needed a Mac App to always run in the menu bar. This way I never forget to turn on or off a timer. And it's just convenient to have an app on your Mac instead of going to the browser.

I decided to use Electron because that didn't require me to learn a new language. It enabled me to share code between the web frontend and desktop app. Electron also offers a Windows built, so that will be coming in the near future too.

It was a challenge to find a version that I felt comfortable releasing. I always find more ideas to add to the first version, postponing the release. But for now it's ready and available in the Mac App Store.

Here is a link if you would like to check it out: https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/billable-time-tracker/id1549238888?l=en&mt=12