Amicu
Contact manager with reminders to keep in touch
Took more than a year, but that's $500 more than I expected. I almost didn't see that I reached this milestone. I only saw it randomly today.
Amicu doesn't have tons of users. It's not growing fast. But a few people use it daily. And some of them are happy to pay.
My main observation would be that things take time. I think it's better to keep a slow pace than to sprint and stop.
Currently, I work on a different side project. But it's to experiment and learn for the next iteration of Amicu.
Thanks to the IH community for all the feedback, knowledge sharing and support.
A great start for the year. In whole 2020 I made $170 and in Jan 2021 alone $140.
And now there's the lower App Store fee for indie developers. So this means I keep more money.
I had 190 downloads, which is almost 3x compared to the average from 2020.
Read more here:
https://www.kaioelfke.de/blog/january-2021/
Most downloads came directly from the App Store. And one Reddit post was quite successful.
I'm happy with these results for a side project. In fact it's the first money I made online with my own product. And I use Amicu daily.
I'm excited to see how things will develop in 2021.
Read more about 2020 here:
https://www.kaioelfke.de/blog/2020/
I got two new subscribers for Amicu and my total revenue is now at around 103 $.
Monthly subscriptions: 5 (3 churned)
Yearly subscriptions: 3 (1 churned)
MRR: 17$
Monthly active users: 310
The next steps for me are some QA updates, more Reddit posts and preparing for the PH launch finally.
Basically, I just posted a screenshot and a short comment what Amicu is and why I build it. I got lot's of positive comments, feedback and questions.
It's now in the top posts for this year for the Reddit. Over the next days I got around 200 downloads from this.
I also made sure to answer every comment as quickly as possible.
https://amicu.app - reminders to keep in touch with people.
Monthly subscribers: 2
Yearly subscribers: 3
MRR: $15
Total Revenue: $91
Monthly active users: 107
Daily Standups on IH: 100
What did I do?
I'm trying to post my project at relevant places. I talk with people.
It's slow progress, but progress.
Feedback and questions are welcome.
and 2 paying subscribers.
https://amicu.app - reminders to keep in touch with people.
Monthly subscribers: 0
Yearly subscribers: 2
MRR: $4
Total Revenue: $46.9
What did I do?
- I added a German app name and keywords for ASO.
- I reached out to some people interested in apps to keep in touch on Reddit.
What's up next?
I'm working on a really long list / knowledge base on everything you need to know about personal relationships. I plan to share this in various related groups.
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Congrats!
Do you do much marketing in Berlin/Germany? I'm also here but focused on English content at the moment.
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It's just an experiment with the German App Store. I still have way too many things to do / try and limited time.
This IH podcast episode https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/149-greg-rog-of-learnux explains what advantages adapting to your local market can have.
- You provide a better experience to those locals.
- You can potentially get in person feedback vs just online.
- It's easier to compete on a local level versus other players.
- Maybe for some things there's a market that needs the local language as they can't access it with English.
But all this depends. I looked quickly at what you do. I guess that almost everyone interested in using such a product speaks English. But still you would probably be the only one doing such a thing at an Berlin or German conference. While on the internet you're competing with all players.
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Well, first there was a billing error with the App Store. Good that I don't have to deal with it. RevenueCat handles it automatically.
I now have two yearly subscribers, which brings me to around 4$ MRR and 46.9 $ total revenue (different tier prices in the App Store).
And I received my first money from Apple. The first money earned online without freelancing etc.
Kai
Everyone asked me about custom reminders. Now it's in the app.
But there's also filters, contact count and many usability improvements.
When I use the app myself I find it very nice and I got positive feedback from users as well.
Working on the product is the most fun part for me.
There were some problems with the App Store Description and the included premium subscriptions, but finally Apple approved my app and it's live on the App Store now. I am talking with people now to download and try the app, write reviews and give me feedback.
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