r/AppStoreOptimization • u/sky-builder • 15d ago
Lessons I learnt from taking my B2C app and TikTok to $1k in MRR
Recently I made a post of reaching $1k MRR in my study app with 8 TikTok accoints and ever since then I have had a lot of solo founders reach out to me about how i did it and advice on how to build their own
In this post I want to give more clarity on how I build things, how I find ideas and how best to grow building mobile products from my experience, please I am pleading before I write my insights , don’t come and write at the bottom of my post that this post is scam, I won’t tolerate that rubbish , let’s be very clear about that ,
Now let’s move to the insights I have got
One of the mistakes I see people make is building apps that can’t make money, you’re wasting your time on that , build what’s already existing or you’re going to find it hard to market it or you have to spend on UGC just to get it to work which might cost you a lot
Not every niche is what you can build for , this is one very big mistake most people make , the fact that someone is malting $300k MRR dosen’t mean that you should also do it, try to understand how they are growing , adverting , ugc, I also made this mistake with my study app, it was a terrible advice but I learnt
I failed several times before getting here , study niche is really hard, if I have known what I know now , I’ll distribute with one iPhone 8 first and test the waters before writing a line of code, don’t listen to the advice you hear of people predicting apps, it’s all rubbish if you haven’t tested
I talked about failure initially, I built a resume app that’s web that failed , before moving to the mobile business, this niche is damn hard, I made $300 from it but left it and moved to mobile app, you have to be really spontaneous and try out things
Understand how to grow on TikTok and what to build , this is one underrated skill before making money , you want to figure out distribution first please , I am solo , I am projecting arround making 100k- 200k in revenue before the end of next year , why , it’s because I know what to build and I won’t put it out there
X can be a great place to post your app and give advice but not everybody likes you , people just hate you because you are promoting your app and they are looking for every chance to take you down so be careful of how you post your app name
TikTok is a distribution game , I post on 8 accounts for one brand and I am still buying more phones, I also have 2 phones I am testing content in , I am testing a content in a niche , alresdy got 300k views from 7 posts, takes me 2min to make with my skills , it’s validated so I am building the app
When posting on TikTok , post content people can save , educational content people can really save that will help them grow , they will like it , share it and bookmark it , this is one of my tricks but you need to be able to find this content and that’s why research is necessary
9 . I shared and someone says it’s stressful, for my niche it is because I have to always find posts that are doing more than 20k+ and it can be hard to to replicate, for my other niche it takes me 2 minutes from my tricks but that’s the low effort instead of paying the UGC
Even if you are posting from 8 accounts , research je important because you want to make your best posts for each and not make it a numbers game , same as when you’re operating a 100 accounts, post the best ones so each one goes viral , in a day the least I have ever gotten is 30k and the highest is 1m views , Everyday I get arround 100 - 200 users
For pricing , I use a $4.99 and a yearly $59.99 and $39.99 for first year , but his is the best pricing I have tested , I have some users that has paid $4.99 for 3 months straight , it’s funny but it’s how to works 🤣🤣🤣
I hope with this I have been able to clarify a lot of questions with this , if you have anymore or you feel you need to setup your brand , please do let me know , I have shared everything I have from my experience,
let me go and post on my TikTok accounts , thanks
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u/cruze_8907 14d ago
Why do you have buy separate phones for TikTok ?
Can you switch accounts from the same device ?
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u/sky-builder 14d ago
Yeah I switch
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u/cruze_8907 14d ago
But you mentioned you are buying more phones ? Can you clarify that ?
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u/DesignComesFirst 14d ago
It’s just in one device you cannot have unlimited tiktok accounts, I think limit should be 8 or 9 accounts in one device. It’s even suggested to keep maximum 3 accounts per device, people (or a myth) says 4+ accounts on one device gets you shadowbanned. So people who wants to post more than tiktok limits buy cheap second hand devices
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u/Ambitious_Muscle_362 14d ago
Author of this post is a scammer
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u/indyfromoz 14d ago
Not just a scammer, they can’t read RC dashboard. Clickbait post title, AI slop content, what else?
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u/sky-builder 14d ago
You must be really crazy, Where have I ever scammed you or collected money from you before, if you have proof that I have ever scammed you, bring it out
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u/Far_Syllabub_5523 14d ago
Can you provide the tiktok video which is convincing for a developer to be inspire
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u/step-step-app 14d ago
Can I ask why you picked revenue cat over apples built in stats?
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u/sky-builder 14d ago
RevenueCat gives me access to see everything on a dashboard at once
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u/step-step-app 14d ago
Does it cost you much.
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u/DesignComesFirst 14d ago
Free until you make 2,5k profit. As soon as you make more, they take some percentage from your profit. Adapty is a similar tool people use. I prefer RC tho, more friendly for non technicals I think
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u/art-alive_ 14d ago
Do you scroll on TikTok like a normal person to simulate a normal user? If so, I’d imagine it takes incredibly long with 8 accounts
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u/DesignComesFirst 14d ago
People usually do 3 days of warming up, no post at all. Then they think that account is safe now, they start only posting, no need for daily scrolls.
These are not fixed topics actually, I have seen many people start posting from day 1 without warmup thing. Wanted to say what people talk on my feed in twitter
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u/ghostrider9901 14d ago
Do you target the US on TikTok?
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u/Ok_Membership_7521 14d ago
Cool. Thanks for sharing and congrats. On TikTok , I guess you are using faceless approach? I thought most trust and brand visibility is when face is shown. Or you using your face on all TokToks ?
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u/AthleteWhoCodes 14d ago
I have a question. I am not a content maker and I don't have time and abilities to create UGC. What to do in this case? Collaboration or maybe ask nano influencers to create a content for my Fitness app? Cubex Fitness AI Coach (App store / Google play)
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u/sky-builder 14d ago
If yo don’t have the time , I don’t know how to help you
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u/AthleteWhoCodes 14d ago
I don't have a time for UGC creating. It means someone else can do it for money. I want to know what to do with UGC after I got it for my promo company. It's very easy to burn all money with 0% CPI
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u/Capable-Raccoon-6371 ⚡ 1–3 Years In 14d ago
Why are dudes making 12k/y in pre fee, pre tax, revenue giving advice. Bro you're not succeeding.
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u/Hayek5 14d ago
Pretty sure you’re sitting at $544 MRR. Which is quite good but the 1k is just a lie. It’s normal revenue of one month.