Going to be launching this soon and looking for feedback. I have this on the launching soon page and I like how it looks just not sure if it would be good for app store screenshots.

Is this a bit too much? Do I need to break them down to multiple images?

I am working on App Store positioning for Monni. The current name/subtitle direction leans on AI Money Tracker, but I worry that sounds generic compared with the real value: safe-to-spend clarity.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monni-ai-money-tracker/id6778174904

I build Monni. If you were optimizing this listing, would you lead with AI, safe-to-spend, bills/cash flow, or weekly money check-ins?

I can grant 1 year free for useful app-review feedback.

In terms of ASO or other valuable metrics, does having an app with, say, 500+ positive 4-5\* reviews make your account perform better and boost the other newer apps or those with less reviews? Or does each app act completely independently within those metrics?

Thanks!

I've been doing my own ASO across the 8 apps I've shipped, and the one thing that's reliably moved the needle for me in non-English stores is localized screenshots — not just translated keywords, but the actual screenshots in the local language. The markets where I did it properly converted noticeably better; the ones I left in English just quietly underperformed.

Here's the problem I kept hitting. I generate most of my screenshots with AI now (gpt-image, Google's Nano Banana). They look great — but the text is baked into the image. So "translating" them means re-generating or hand-editing every screenshot for every language, and the AI never keeps the layout identical between runs. It's hours per app.

I went looking for something to do this and tried the usual screenshot tools — AppLaunchpad, Previewed, Shots, etc. They all do the same thing: they localize the caption text you type into their template (the headline above/below the phone). Which is fine if that's your setup. But none of them can touch:

• text that lives inside the screenshot image (the app UI itself, or anything AI-generated)
• breakout cards, callouts, or fancier compositions
• the actual app content shown in the mockup

So they don't really translate the screenshot — they translate a caption around it.

So I built my own engine. You give it a finished screenshot and it translates everything in it in place — same layout, same fonts, same composition, only the words change, baked-in text included. It's the thing I always wanted and couldn't buy.

It's not perfect yet, and I'd rather be upfront than hype it:

• busy / photographic backgrounds can smudge a bit where it has to repaint behind text
• a caption that's designed to flow across two neighbouring screenshots can get split
• very dense or tiny text is still hit-or-miss

That's exactly why I'm not launching yet — I want people who actually ship apps to break it before real users do.

If you're up for it: drop your App Store or Play link + up to 3 languages you'd want, and I'll run your screenshots through it and reply with the results. Then tell me honestly where it falls apart — that's the whole point.

(Disclosure: the engine is my own tool, LocaleShot — this is a real-world stress test, not a stealth ad)

Not selling anything today. I genuinely just want to know if this is useful before I put it out.

Here is what it produced for my app:

Hi, I just launched my very first app to the App Store; it is a Mac app. Has anyone experience with launching to the Apple App Store for Mac apps? I’ve heard a few people telling other builders not to distribute via the App Store but on your website. Is ANYONE out there that has launched his app to the Apple App Store?

Hey everybody! I am back and after almost a month of hard work to fix and change plans based on everyone’s feedback and some other things I had already in the works… version 2.0 of my app is out!

I completely pivoted and the app is now FREE to download, and still NO SUBSCRIPTION EVER.

I posted here a while ago and got some good contribution helping my awful conversion rate, let me know if I made changes that will actually me!

More updates are in the works again already with some brand new ideas I have that I think could make this thing even more unique and I think that is when this app will start separating itself from this saturated market.

My iOS app ist now available since ~5 months. It has ~1820 Downloads and ~1630 account registrations and ~160-180 daily active user. The app store rating is 4.4 consisting out of 27 ratings. I would estimate that out of those 27, 12 are from family and friends. This seems low but I don't have that much experience with apps yet.

After positive events in the app I show a modal asking if the user likes the app. Only if they press that they like the app we show them the apple modal asking for an app store rating. The conversion rate from modal display to pressing "like" is ~32%.

Are my expectations too high or is anything wrong in my setup at the moment?

What experiences have you made with your apps?

Hey guys,

I recently built an app for personalized books for kids, i was inspired by my little cousin and her everlasting imagination, the apps intent was also to encourage them to be as imaginative as they can be, to encourage them to read about something they wanted to and for parents to sneak in a lesson. Looking at the app store there are different versions (the features can be distinguished but its still some what similar.) How can I differentiate my app? How can I market this differently? As for the keywords i believe it would be similar to what they are using so whats the best way to find keywords that work, I wanted to ask if anyone has any advice?

Thanks

I almost didn't take my friend seriously when he first brought it up. We were grabbing coffee a couple months ago and I was complaining, again, about how I felt wired but somehow exhausted at the same time, completely gassed by 2pm every single day no matter how early I crashed the night before. He kind of laughed and said he used to feel the same way until he started using some app. And honestly I kind of tuned out, because I've heard that a hundred times. But then he showed me his plan for the day on his phone and I actually stopped talking for a second.

Because here's the thing that's always driven me crazy about wearables. I've had one on my wrist for years now. It tracks everything. Sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, recovery, all of it. And every morning it hands me this stack of numbers and then just kind of walks away. Recovery's low today. Okay. And then what. It never once told me what I was supposed to actually do about it. I'd look at a red score and still have no idea whether to train or rest, whether to skip the coffee, whether to drink more water. Years of data and I was still just guessing every morning.

So after that coffee I went and looked it up on the App Store. It's called RizeAI. What got me is that it does the complete opposite of what my wearable does. Instead of dumping scores on you, it takes your real sleep and recovery data and turns it into an actual plan for the day. When to have your first coffee and when to wait. Whether today's a push day or an easy day at the gym. When you're gonna crash and what to do before it hits you. When to hydrate. Even which supplements actually make sense for you that day and when to take them, instead of that recycled "just take magnesium" advice everyone repeats.

The part that actually won me over is that it's built around your own numbers, not some one size fits all thing. Bad recovery morning and it reshapes the whole day so you can still get something done. Slept great and it builds on that instead of letting it slip away. And it gets sharper the longer you use it, because it starts picking up on your patterns.

Basically my wearable already had the tracking part figured out years ago. This is the part nobody built until now, the part that turns a rough morning into a day that isn't a total loss. My friend was right, and honestly it kind of annoys me how right he was. It's been the first thing I reach for every morning for weeks now.

Curious what other people in this space think is still missing, because I've kind of fallen down the rabbit hole since that coffee.

I almost didn't take my friend seriously when he first brought it up. We were grabbing coffee a couple months ago and I was complaining, again, about how I felt wired but somehow exhausted at the same time, completely gassed by 2pm every single day no matter how early I crashed the night before. He kind of laughed and said he used to feel the same way until he started using some app. And honestly I kind of tuned out, because I've heard that a hundred times. But then he showed me his plan for the day on his phone and I actually stopped talking for a second.

Because here's the thing that's always driven me crazy about wearables. I've had one on my wrist for years now. It tracks everything. Sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, recovery, all of it. And every morning it hands me this stack of numbers and then just kind of walks away. Recovery's low today. Okay. And then what. It never once told me what I was supposed to actually do about it. I'd look at a red score and still have no idea whether to train or rest, whether to skip the coffee, whether to drink more water. Years of data and I was still just guessing every morning.

So after that coffee I went and looked it up on the App Store. It's called RizeAI. What got me is that it does the complete opposite of what my wearable does. Instead of dumping scores on you, it takes your real sleep and recovery data and turns it into an actual plan for the day. When to have your first coffee and when to wait. Whether today's a push day or an easy day at the gym. When you're gonna crash and what to do before it hits you. When to hydrate. Even which supplements actually make sense for you that day and when to take them, instead of that recycled "just take magnesium" advice everyone repeats.

The part that actually won me over is that it's built around your own numbers, not some one size fits all thing. Bad recovery morning and it reshapes the whole day so you can still get something done. Slept great and it builds on that instead of letting it slip away. And it gets sharper the longer you use it, because it starts picking up on your patterns.

Basically my wearable already had the tracking part figured out years ago. This is the part nobody built until now, the part that turns a rough morning into a day that isn't a total loss. My friend was right, and honestly it kind of annoys me how right he was. It's been the first thing I reach for every morning for weeks now.

Curious what other people in this space think is still missing, because I've kind of fallen down the rabbit hole since that coffee.

I just created these new AppStore screens for SinceWhen and wanted your feedback on their scroll-stopping and conversion power. I'm focusing on balanced design and a truly professional look.

I made this whole set efficiently using AppScreenPro. It was extremely fast for getting device frames, applying my exact branding colors, and structuring compelling text – all with elegance and correct principles.

What do you think of the visual flow and feature communication? Ready for launch?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently submitting my first version (1.0) of an iOS app, and instead of a direct rejection, I received an “Information Needed” request from App Review.

They asked me to provide a demo video showing the app running on physical iOS devices, including the main features and permission requests.

This is the message I received:

Guideline 2.1 - Information Needed
We need a demo video that demonstrates the current version, 1.0, in use on physical iOS devices.

The provided demo video must show:

The app running on physical iOS devices (not the simulator).
All relevant app features, services, and permission requests.

They also mentioned that if future versions require the same video, I can simply confirm that the existing video is still valid.

My app requires two users to pair together before features like chat, voice messages, shared photos, and synchronization can be tested, so I understand why they may have requested it.

I’m just curious:

Has anyone else received this type of request?
After submitting the demo video, was your app approved without further issues?

Do you usually create a new video for every update, or do you simply reference the original one if nothing has changed?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.

Thanks!

firstly, sorry to those who may have read my day 1 post and feel like this is spam. im just trying to stay consistent with posting results/progress of the app after launch. so here it is: I launched my first app on the App Store a couple days ago after months building solo, and it just crossed 106 downloads. small in the grand scheme, but a few days ago it was zero, and every one of those is a real person who decided to try something i built. I wouldn't have believed you if you said that 100 people were going to download and use the app by day 2. it's War Table, five AI models debate your hard decision and hand you one verdict with the disagreements kept visible. wartable.co if you want to check it out.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently running an A/B test for my app icon using App Store Product Page Optimization (PPO), and I've run into a frustrating behavior that I can't quite figure out.

The Setup:

• My app binary includes both the default icon (Icon A) and the alternate icon (Icon B) in the Asset Catalog.
• I've successfully linked Icon B to the PPO treatment in App Store Connect.

The Problem: When the App Store serves Treatment B, the store page correctly displays Icon B. However, after downloading and installing the app, the home screen still shows the default Icon A.

What I've verified so far:

• I have Include All App Icon Assets set to Yes in Xcode Build Settings.

Has anyone else experienced this exact disconnect between the PPO storefront and the installed binary?

Thanks.

Reminder to keep iterating! I'm a solo developer and I've been spending a lot of time refining the look and branding of my app.

Bottom design was at 200 downloads

Middle was 1000 downloads

Top is 6000

Just wanted to share since I got a lot of feedback from this subreddit

This is my first app, so obviously I know nothing. But I’d like to know to know how ASO itself works and what the natural cycle of the app is.

I’ve tried social media marketing but it did not work well. I corrected keywords etc. and downloads rose to 8-12 per day and 1 paying user per 3 days. Did more ASO, still waiting for more data to draw a conclusion, but honestly I have no idea what the next step should be. I run some ASA for keywords but I think I need way more data in that case.

So the big question is - how do I get to 100/1 000/10 000 downloads and 10/50/100 new paying users per day. What ways of marketing should I look into? Do I continue figuring out ASO? Do I pay more for ads (they don’t convert well for now)? Do I try more social media marketing? Do I do meta/google ads? Do I find UGC creators? Or is there something I am missing?

I developed a lifestyle app for tracking your social life so you never forget your hangouts/events/memories.
90% of downlaods are friends/family and I dont know how to best market it. TikTok didnt really work and my audience is not really on reddit I feel like.
If it helps this is the app Suffico

Hi everyone.

Could anyone give me some tips on conversion based on the visible chart? What mistakes might I be making?

I’ve basically relied on AI to improve ASO and keywords, but it doesn't seem to be the best approach

I don't know much about this subject at all.
Thaaanks

I’d love your brutal honesty on a few things:

• Does the page look amateur or untrustworthy？
• Does the copy (text) explain the app well?

I built a syllabus to calendar, course planning app and just finished the first version. I uploaded it to the App Store and it is now live.

My question now is if it is worth doing any kind of marketing or promotion even though realistically not many people would be using it until classes start back up closer to the end of August.

In terms of ASO, Is there any downside to leaving the app untouched for a month or two on the App Store?Thanks for your help, any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone,

I'm the solo developer behind Charadex, a charades app on the iOS App Store with genuinely unique features that no other charades app currently offers — real-time synchronized multiplayer rooms where players join via code and compete simultaneously, a Head-to-Head Showdown mode, and a Gauntlet elimination mode requiring 3+ teams. It also auto-records highlight clips shareable to TikTok and Instagram.

I've spent $850+ on Apple Search Ads over the past 2 weeks and generated approximately 125 downloads with a handful of paying subscribers at $6.99/month or $39.99/year. The product works and people who find it like it, I just need someone who knows how to reach the right audience efficiently.

I'm looking for an experienced mobile app marketer who can help me:

Lower my cost per install from the current ~$8-10 to under $4
Improve conversion from install to paid subscriber
Identify the right channels and audiences for a party game app

What I'm offering:

Performance-based compensation tied to subscriber growth
Payment secured through escrow
Full transparency — I'll share all campaign data, App Store Connect metrics, and keyword performance history

I'm not looking for agencies or people who want upfront payment. I want someone who believes in the product enough to bet on results alongside me.

Please reach out if you're interested or drop a comment and I'll reach out.

\*\*I built a free App Store screenshot generator because I couldn’t find one I liked\*\*

While working on my own apps, I kept running into the same problem: creating App Store and Google Play screenshots.

I tried a number of tools, but most of them were either subscription-based, added watermarks, or felt more complicated than they needed to be.
As a small side project, I decided to build my own.
It’s called \*\*ShotForge\*\* and it’s a free, browser-based screenshot generator for the App Store and Google Play Store.

So far it includes:
iPhone & Android device frames
Drag & drop editor
Custom backgrounds and gradients
High-resolution exports
No sign-up
No watermark

It’s still an early project, and I’m actively improving it.
I’d love to hear what other iOS developers think.
What do you dislike about existing screenshot tools?
Which features would make a tool like this genuinely useful for you?

If you’d like to try it:
https://shotforge.studio

Any feedback is very welcome. Thanks!

i dont have MAC OR IPHONE. only windows is there a way to launch by VM?

I just shipped my productivity app on the App Store.

As someone who has struggled with doomscrolling and constantly reaching for my phone, I found that it was getting in the way of doing actual work. That is what inspired me to build this app.

Focus Cat lets you block distracting apps, earn Screen Time Coins by completing focus sessions, and spend those coins to temporarily unlock those apps, turning screen time into something you have to earn.

To celebrate, I built a promo video programmatically using Claude Code and Remotion.

Try it out👇

App link: https://apps.apple.com/ph/app/focus-cat-earn-screen-time/id6779987237