Shivam Rishi
@shivamrishi.bsky.social
📲 Building indie apps in public
💡 Turned side projects into $2.6k+ with zero budget
📈 Growing, failing, sharing it all here
🔥 10 app deals daily → www.10appdeals.com
📌 1‑tap bookmark → cutt.ly/peLuAIYI
📊 30-day post trend → https://bsky-post-map.vercel.app
💡 Turned side projects into $2.6k+ with zero budget
📈 Growing, failing, sharing it all here
🔥 10 app deals daily → www.10appdeals.com
📌 1‑tap bookmark → cutt.ly/peLuAIYI
📊 30-day post trend → https://bsky-post-map.vercel.app
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Shivam Rishi
@shivamrishi.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Meet InkOnYou → The app that lets you try tattoos on your skin with realistic AI.
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
🚀 Last 3 months revenue from my iOS apps
Honestly haven’t been very active on marketing due to personal reasons. This progress has been organic and I’m grateful for it.
PostPocket (my bookmarking app) is still the top earner.
Slow growth > no growth. We keep going.
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Honestly haven’t been very active on marketing due to personal reasons. This progress has been organic and I’m grateful for it.
PostPocket (my bookmarking app) is still the top earner.
Slow growth > no growth. We keep going.
#buildinpublic #indiedev
November 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚀 Last 3 months revenue from my iOS apps
Honestly haven’t been very active on marketing due to personal reasons. This progress has been organic and I’m grateful for it.
PostPocket (my bookmarking app) is still the top earner.
Slow growth > no growth. We keep going.
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Honestly haven’t been very active on marketing due to personal reasons. This progress has been organic and I’m grateful for it.
PostPocket (my bookmarking app) is still the top earner.
Slow growth > no growth. We keep going.
#buildinpublic #indiedev
Even if it’s just $1, it hits different when someone buys your app 💙
Just pure ASO magic doing its thing ✨
Currently working on my last app of the year — hoping to make it the biggest one yet 🚀
#buildinpublic #iosdev
Just pure ASO magic doing its thing ✨
Currently working on my last app of the year — hoping to make it the biggest one yet 🚀
#buildinpublic #iosdev
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Even if it’s just $1, it hits different when someone buys your app 💙
Just pure ASO magic doing its thing ✨
Currently working on my last app of the year — hoping to make it the biggest one yet 🚀
#buildinpublic #iosdev
Just pure ASO magic doing its thing ✨
Currently working on my last app of the year — hoping to make it the biggest one yet 🚀
#buildinpublic #iosdev
📅 Day 1 of building an app to make studying less painful 📚
✅ Researched study habits + keywords
✅ Setup project + Supabase backend
✅ Integrated “Sign in with Apple”
✅ Built prompt-based note generation
✅ Posted first TikTok to start pulling in early users
#buildinpublic #swiftui #iosdev
✅ Researched study habits + keywords
✅ Setup project + Supabase backend
✅ Integrated “Sign in with Apple”
✅ Built prompt-based note generation
✅ Posted first TikTok to start pulling in early users
#buildinpublic #swiftui #iosdev
October 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
📅 Day 1 of building an app to make studying less painful 📚
✅ Researched study habits + keywords
✅ Setup project + Supabase backend
✅ Integrated “Sign in with Apple”
✅ Built prompt-based note generation
✅ Posted first TikTok to start pulling in early users
#buildinpublic #swiftui #iosdev
✅ Researched study habits + keywords
✅ Setup project + Supabase backend
✅ Integrated “Sign in with Apple”
✅ Built prompt-based note generation
✅ Posted first TikTok to start pulling in early users
#buildinpublic #swiftui #iosdev
Do you think study apps (like Feynman-style learning tools) can still make good money in 2025? 🤔📚
I keep spotting popular keywords with low competition…
but the market feels oversaturated.
What’s your take ?
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
I keep spotting popular keywords with low competition…
but the market feels oversaturated.
What’s your take ?
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
September 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Do you think study apps (like Feynman-style learning tools) can still make good money in 2025? 🤔📚
I keep spotting popular keywords with low competition…
but the market feels oversaturated.
What’s your take ?
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
I keep spotting popular keywords with low competition…
but the market feels oversaturated.
What’s your take ?
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
🚀 New update on TryOnCam!
You can now paste an outfit image URL directly → no more slow uploads.
Faster. Easier. Smoother virtual try-on.
#buildinpublic #indiedev #indiedevs #swiftui #iosdev
You can now paste an outfit image URL directly → no more slow uploads.
Faster. Easier. Smoother virtual try-on.
#buildinpublic #indiedev #indiedevs #swiftui #iosdev
September 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚀 New update on TryOnCam!
You can now paste an outfit image URL directly → no more slow uploads.
Faster. Easier. Smoother virtual try-on.
#buildinpublic #indiedev #indiedevs #swiftui #iosdev
You can now paste an outfit image URL directly → no more slow uploads.
Faster. Easier. Smoother virtual try-on.
#buildinpublic #indiedev #indiedevs #swiftui #iosdev
Building in Public - Day 1 🚀
Exploring the gut health space after seeing rising interest & concerns.
Did ASO research → found strong keywords to help an app rank & grow.
Excited to build in public and share the journey.
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Exploring the gut health space after seeing rising interest & concerns.
Did ASO research → found strong keywords to help an app rank & grow.
Excited to build in public and share the journey.
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
September 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Building in Public - Day 1 🚀
Exploring the gut health space after seeing rising interest & concerns.
Did ASO research → found strong keywords to help an app rank & grow.
Excited to build in public and share the journey.
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Exploring the gut health space after seeing rising interest & concerns.
Did ASO research → found strong keywords to help an app rank & grow.
Excited to build in public and share the journey.
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Day 1/7 days marketing only 🚀
• Commented on Reddit & X about my virtual try-on app
• Scheduled launch on ProductHunt
• Posted on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest
Results:
✅ Got downloads
❌ No conversions yet
👉 Tomorrow: submitting app on other directories
#Buildinpublic #buildinginpublic
• Commented on Reddit & X about my virtual try-on app
• Scheduled launch on ProductHunt
• Posted on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest
Results:
✅ Got downloads
❌ No conversions yet
👉 Tomorrow: submitting app on other directories
#Buildinpublic #buildinginpublic
September 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Day 1/7 days marketing only 🚀
• Commented on Reddit & X about my virtual try-on app
• Scheduled launch on ProductHunt
• Posted on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest
Results:
✅ Got downloads
❌ No conversions yet
👉 Tomorrow: submitting app on other directories
#Buildinpublic #buildinginpublic
• Commented on Reddit & X about my virtual try-on app
• Scheduled launch on ProductHunt
• Posted on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest
Results:
✅ Got downloads
❌ No conversions yet
👉 Tomorrow: submitting app on other directories
#Buildinpublic #buildinginpublic
🚀 Just 1 hour after launch…
Got my first weekly subscriber for my virtual try-on outfit app 👕✨
Idea validated, now time to market it well
Let’s gooo!
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Got my first weekly subscriber for my virtual try-on outfit app 👕✨
Idea validated, now time to market it well
Let’s gooo!
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚀 Just 1 hour after launch…
Got my first weekly subscriber for my virtual try-on outfit app 👕✨
Idea validated, now time to market it well
Let’s gooo!
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Got my first weekly subscriber for my virtual try-on outfit app 👕✨
Idea validated, now time to market it well
Let’s gooo!
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
🚀 My biggest Apple Store payout of this year ($1117)
Hoping to break my own record in coming months
#Tip: Productivity apps still sell - you just need to market them well.
This one? A simple bookmarking app I originally built for myself... and it's been quietly paying off
#buildinpublic
Hoping to break my own record in coming months
#Tip: Productivity apps still sell - you just need to market them well.
This one? A simple bookmarking app I originally built for myself... and it's been quietly paying off
#buildinpublic
September 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚀 My biggest Apple Store payout of this year ($1117)
Hoping to break my own record in coming months
#Tip: Productivity apps still sell - you just need to market them well.
This one? A simple bookmarking app I originally built for myself... and it's been quietly paying off
#buildinpublic
Hoping to break my own record in coming months
#Tip: Productivity apps still sell - you just need to market them well.
This one? A simple bookmarking app I originally built for myself... and it's been quietly paying off
#buildinpublic
Meet InkOnYou → The app that lets you try tattoos on your skin with realistic AI.
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
September 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Meet InkOnYou → The app that lets you try tattoos on your skin with realistic AI.
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
No regrets. Just instant previews.
👉 Download now on the App Store: apps.apple.com/au/app/tatto...
#indie #iOS #Appstore #buildinpublic
I was just doing some ASO research for timer apps
Saw lots of good/popular keywords with avg difficulty.
But honestly feels hard to make $$ here since many devs offer them free.
What’s your view?
#buildinpublic #swiftui
Saw lots of good/popular keywords with avg difficulty.
But honestly feels hard to make $$ here since many devs offer them free.
What’s your view?
#buildinpublic #swiftui
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I was just doing some ASO research for timer apps
Saw lots of good/popular keywords with avg difficulty.
But honestly feels hard to make $$ here since many devs offer them free.
What’s your view?
#buildinpublic #swiftui
Saw lots of good/popular keywords with avg difficulty.
But honestly feels hard to make $$ here since many devs offer them free.
What’s your view?
#buildinpublic #swiftui
13 hours after launch → First sale! 🎉
ToMoment just made its first $$ ✨
RevenueCat is not showing my app icon for some reason but WHO CARES 😂
Indie dev life hits different when you see that first notification
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
ToMoment just made its first $$ ✨
RevenueCat is not showing my app icon for some reason but WHO CARES 😂
Indie dev life hits different when you see that first notification
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
August 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
13 hours after launch → First sale! 🎉
ToMoment just made its first $$ ✨
RevenueCat is not showing my app icon for some reason but WHO CARES 😂
Indie dev life hits different when you see that first notification
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
ToMoment just made its first $$ ✨
RevenueCat is not showing my app icon for some reason but WHO CARES 😂
Indie dev life hits different when you see that first notification
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev
Found a crazy ASO opportunity in the countdown app space 📊
So I built ToMoment 🚀
Your special moments deserves better than boring calendar alerts.
📲 apps.apple.com/au/app/count...
#BuildInPublic #iosapps #swiftui #indie
So I built ToMoment 🚀
Your special moments deserves better than boring calendar alerts.
📲 apps.apple.com/au/app/count...
#BuildInPublic #iosapps #swiftui #indie
August 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Found a crazy ASO opportunity in the countdown app space 📊
So I built ToMoment 🚀
Your special moments deserves better than boring calendar alerts.
📲 apps.apple.com/au/app/count...
#BuildInPublic #iosapps #swiftui #indie
So I built ToMoment 🚀
Your special moments deserves better than boring calendar alerts.
📲 apps.apple.com/au/app/count...
#BuildInPublic #iosapps #swiftui #indie
What’s your app marketing strategy? 🚀
A) Build waitlist → Launch with discount
B) Build in public → Create hype first
C) Ship then tell the world
#Buildinpublic #swiftui
A) Build waitlist → Launch with discount
B) Build in public → Create hype first
C) Ship then tell the world
#Buildinpublic #swiftui
August 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What’s your app marketing strategy? 🚀
A) Build waitlist → Launch with discount
B) Build in public → Create hype first
C) Ship then tell the world
#Buildinpublic #swiftui
A) Build waitlist → Launch with discount
B) Build in public → Create hype first
C) Ship then tell the world
#Buildinpublic #swiftui
just cooked up this logo for my event countdown/countup app ⏳🎉
be honest… tell me your views
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosapp
be honest… tell me your views
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosapp
August 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
just cooked up this logo for my event countdown/countup app ⏳🎉
be honest… tell me your views
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosapp
be honest… tell me your views
#buildinpublic #swiftui #indiedev #iosapp
What’s your go-to screen recording app for iOS app promos? 🎬
Need those smooth zoom effects and cursor follow animations that make demos actually watchable
#BuildInPublic #SwiftUI #iosdev
Need those smooth zoom effects and cursor follow animations that make demos actually watchable
#BuildInPublic #SwiftUI #iosdev
August 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What’s your go-to screen recording app for iOS app promos? 🎬
Need those smooth zoom effects and cursor follow animations that make demos actually watchable
#BuildInPublic #SwiftUI #iosdev
Need those smooth zoom effects and cursor follow animations that make demos actually watchable
#BuildInPublic #SwiftUI #iosdev
This app keeps bringing new users every week and I’ve been doing absolutely zero marketing 📱
Been busy with my new app, haven’t even updated this one. But $4.99 lifetime purchases keep coming in 💰
Maybe I actually need to start marketing it?
#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iosdev
Been busy with my new app, haven’t even updated this one. But $4.99 lifetime purchases keep coming in 💰
Maybe I actually need to start marketing it?
#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iosdev
August 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This app keeps bringing new users every week and I’ve been doing absolutely zero marketing 📱
Been busy with my new app, haven’t even updated this one. But $4.99 lifetime purchases keep coming in 💰
Maybe I actually need to start marketing it?
#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iosdev
Been busy with my new app, haven’t even updated this one. But $4.99 lifetime purchases keep coming in 💰
Maybe I actually need to start marketing it?
#BuildInPublic #IndieDev #iosdev
🚀 Launching my new app this Friday!
I noticed many countdown apps miss personalization — so I built one.
Plus, ASO keyword trends show this niche is 🔥, so it’ll also be a fun experiment to test my ASO skills & learn which markets monetize best.
Let’s see how it goes 👀✨
#BuildInPublic #iosdev #dev
I noticed many countdown apps miss personalization — so I built one.
Plus, ASO keyword trends show this niche is 🔥, so it’ll also be a fun experiment to test my ASO skills & learn which markets monetize best.
Let’s see how it goes 👀✨
#BuildInPublic #iosdev #dev
August 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🚀 Launching my new app this Friday!
I noticed many countdown apps miss personalization — so I built one.
Plus, ASO keyword trends show this niche is 🔥, so it’ll also be a fun experiment to test my ASO skills & learn which markets monetize best.
Let’s see how it goes 👀✨
#BuildInPublic #iosdev #dev
I noticed many countdown apps miss personalization — so I built one.
Plus, ASO keyword trends show this niche is 🔥, so it’ll also be a fun experiment to test my ASO skills & learn which markets monetize best.
Let’s see how it goes 👀✨
#BuildInPublic #iosdev #dev
Yesterday I wasted HOURS building a time-based update system with Timer. ⏳
Then I found out SwiftUI has TimelineView built-in.
5 minutes later → working perfectly. 🤦♂️
Lesson: Your toolkit is only as good as the tools you know exist. 🔨
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #swift #buildinpublic
Then I found out SwiftUI has TimelineView built-in.
5 minutes later → working perfectly. 🤦♂️
Lesson: Your toolkit is only as good as the tools you know exist. 🔨
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #swift #buildinpublic
August 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Yesterday I wasted HOURS building a time-based update system with Timer. ⏳
Then I found out SwiftUI has TimelineView built-in.
5 minutes later → working perfectly. 🤦♂️
Lesson: Your toolkit is only as good as the tools you know exist. 🔨
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #swift #buildinpublic
Then I found out SwiftUI has TimelineView built-in.
5 minutes later → working perfectly. 🤦♂️
Lesson: Your toolkit is only as good as the tools you know exist. 🔨
#SwiftUI #iOSDev #swift #buildinpublic
August 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ran a promo for my app PostPocket on AppRaven.
Spent $95 → Already made $59 back.
📈 Other apps got a boost too.
🔥 1 more day to go.
Tomorrow: I’ll reveal the ASO impact. 🚀
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui
Spent $95 → Already made $59 back.
📈 Other apps got a boost too.
🔥 1 more day to go.
Tomorrow: I’ll reveal the ASO impact. 🚀
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui
August 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ran a promo for my app PostPocket on AppRaven.
Spent $95 → Already made $59 back.
📈 Other apps got a boost too.
🔥 1 more day to go.
Tomorrow: I’ll reveal the ASO impact. 🚀
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui
Spent $95 → Already made $59 back.
📈 Other apps got a boost too.
🔥 1 more day to go.
Tomorrow: I’ll reveal the ASO impact. 🚀
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui
I just shared my take on building apps with Cursor and my workflow using it. If you use any AI-assisted tool for building, this might give you a fresh perspective.
Have a look → medium.com/@shivamrishi...
#Cursor #ai #BuildInPublic #swiftui
Have a look → medium.com/@shivamrishi...
#Cursor #ai #BuildInPublic #swiftui
Building With AI While Still Learning: My Cursor Workflow
Have you ever built something so fast with AI that you had no idea how it actually worked? That was me.
medium.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I just shared my take on building apps with Cursor and my workflow using it. If you use any AI-assisted tool for building, this might give you a fresh perspective.
Have a look → medium.com/@shivamrishi...
#Cursor #ai #BuildInPublic #swiftui
Have a look → medium.com/@shivamrishi...
#Cursor #ai #BuildInPublic #swiftui
What do you think about my new app?
Launching this on sunday
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui #iosdev
Launching this on sunday
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui #iosdev
August 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What do you think about my new app?
Launching this on sunday
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui #iosdev
Launching this on sunday
#BuildInPublic #indiedev #swiftui #iosdev
Forgot I listed my checklist app for launch on Uneed.
Got an email today that it is live.
28 upvotes already and sitting at 4th place with zero marketing.
Let’s see if it can break into the top 3 👀
#BuildInPublic #Indiedev #SwiftUI
Got an email today that it is live.
28 upvotes already and sitting at 4th place with zero marketing.
Let’s see if it can break into the top 3 👀
#BuildInPublic #Indiedev #SwiftUI
August 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Forgot I listed my checklist app for launch on Uneed.
Got an email today that it is live.
28 upvotes already and sitting at 4th place with zero marketing.
Let’s see if it can break into the top 3 👀
#BuildInPublic #Indiedev #SwiftUI
Got an email today that it is live.
28 upvotes already and sitting at 4th place with zero marketing.
Let’s see if it can break into the top 3 👀
#BuildInPublic #Indiedev #SwiftUI
Been using Ask Mode over Agent Mode on Cursor lately.
Feels like I have way more control and clarity over what’s happening in the code.
It’s slower, but I actually understand what’s going on before making a move.
Highly recommend if you hate surprises in your code.
#BuildInPublic #swiftui
Feels like I have way more control and clarity over what’s happening in the code.
It’s slower, but I actually understand what’s going on before making a move.
Highly recommend if you hate surprises in your code.
#BuildInPublic #swiftui
August 5, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Been using Ask Mode over Agent Mode on Cursor lately.
Feels like I have way more control and clarity over what’s happening in the code.
It’s slower, but I actually understand what’s going on before making a move.
Highly recommend if you hate surprises in your code.
#BuildInPublic #swiftui
Feels like I have way more control and clarity over what’s happening in the code.
It’s slower, but I actually understand what’s going on before making a move.
Highly recommend if you hate surprises in your code.
#BuildInPublic #swiftui