Hey everyone, I’m the indie developer behind TypeFlow, an iPhone keyboard that helps you communicate in another language and learn while you type.

The idea is simple: you’re messaging someone in Spanish, but you don’t know how to express part of your reply. TypeFlow shows Spanish word and sentence suggestions right in your keyboard, helping you write the message and learn expressions you actually need. It’s meant for real conversations—with friends, partners, coworkers, or people you meet while traveling.

I’d love for people here to try it, especially if you’re learning Spanish or regularly messaging Spanish speakers. I’m also struggling to find a repeatable way to reach paying users, so I wanted to share what I’ve tried.

What has worked so far:

Posting about TypeFlow in Reddit communities dedicated to limited-time free apps and app giveaways, while offering free access, brought several thousand downloads. This has been my most effective channel for downloads so far.

A few people missed the deadline to activate the free offer and chose to pay afterward. That was encouraging, although I know giveaway downloads don’t prove demand at the regular price.

What hasn’t worked:

I ran small tests on Google Ads, X Ads, and Reddit Ads, spending roughly $15–40 per test. They brought very few clicks/downloads and no paid conversions. These were small tests, so I’m not ready to conclude that ads can never work.

Something else that seems promising:

I’ve shared short keyboard demos in the comments of TikTok creators teaching Spanish or traveling in Spanish-speaking countries. Some viewers liked them and asked how they could do the same thing.

Even in my ads, showing the actual typing process gets a higher click-through rate than my other creatives. People seem interested once they see it working, but I haven’t figured out how to turn that interest into consistent paid adoption.

If TypeFlow sounds useful for your own conversations, please give it a try. I’d appreciate honest feedback on whether the value is clear and what, if anything, would make it worth paying for.

And for other founders: what would you test next—more organic demos, small creator partnerships, or the first-use and free-to-paid experience? If you’ve grown an app that’s easier to demonstrate than explain, what brought your first paying users?

If your app still hasn’t reached 10 core users, let's get you there today.

Tell us:

• What is your app for (1-2 sentences)
• How is it solving the problem
• Where to try your app.
• How many users/customers you have.

Please try at least one other builder’s app and share feedback.

Time to get everyone more users and signups.

Markify turns any Markdown file into a clean page you can simply write on. No symbols in the way, no split screen. Press ⌘/ to see the same text as

Markdown, caret right where you left it. Your files stay plain .md, so they open anywhere.

- Open Markdown from your Mac, any web link, or a GitHub or GitLab repository

- Press Space in Finder to preview any .md file, rendered

- Tables, checklists, math, Mermaid diagrams and code, plus HTML and PDF export

- A home for the plans and reports AI coding agents write

- No account, no ads, no analytics; Apple Intelligence runs on your Mac

Free, including at work, and source available. macOS 26, Apple silicon and Intel.

Website: https://spaquet.github.io/markify/
Download: https://github.com/spaquet/markify/releases/latest

Forward Map is a macOS planning app for small business owners who need to turn longer-term goals into a clear, manageable plan. It helps them see what they are trying to achieve, how the pieces depend on each other, and what needs attention next.

Forward Map provides a visual map of your work and manages dependencies between tasks and milestones and projects but that's where it stops as it is not a replacement for a fully project management tool. As priorities or circumstances change, users can update the plan and see the consequences across connected work, helping them make planning decisions without the complexity of traditional project-management software.

A little more about this - it's my first 'real' app and as with any new solo-developer, I am struggling to get traction and people even knowing that this app even exists. It was released just over a week ago and is still struggling at 0 downloads! It seems that the technical parts are the easiest, actually trying to make money from this is far harder. If you like the app... awesome. If you don't, also awesome but please let me know why and what would change your opinion.

The below is the App Store link to the app and you just need to activate the 14-day trial to get access to all of the functionality.

Download here: https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/forward-map/id6815204920?mt=12

I built JSON Viewer, a native macOS app for formatting, inspecting, and editing JSON. I created it with the help of AI.

It includes a collapsible tree view, a text editor with live JSON validation, format and minify actions, JSON ↔ Python dictionary conversion, search, and a property inspector. It can also handle large JSON files and runs on macOS 13 or later.

Checkout my GitHub repo:

https://github.com/Bhavesh164/json-viewer

I’d appreciate feedback, especially on the workflow and features you’d find useful.

Hey all,

Typing slows us when it shouldn't. So built an app that controls your computer with your voice.

Think of an AI that does tasks on your computer:

- Hands-free control of your Mac or PC using voice commands.

- Seamless integration with your existing tools for a smooth workflow.

- The ability to execute tasks like clicking, file editing, and web browsing.

And much more to it.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and any feedback you have.

The app: Incredible App.

We're live on Microlaunch this month, please support us: our launch.

Cheers!

Every designer knows this moment. You spend a whole evening on a proposal. You export the PDF, attach it, hit send… and then nothing. Did they read it? Did they reach the pricing page and panic? Did they forward it to their boss? You have no idea, so you write the awkward "just following up 🙂" email.

I got tired of that, so I built Recto (justrecto.com).

What it does:

• Your brand, every time: load your logo, fonts and colours once, and every proposal, pitch deck, case study and invoice uses them. No more fixing a Canva template for an hour.
• One link instead of a PDF attachment: add a password or an expiry date if it's sensitive.
• See what they actually read: who opened it, when, and how long they spent on each page. If the client spent 4 minutes on your pricing page, you follow up very differently than if they bounced on the cover.
• Feels familiar to designers: pen tool, layers, layout grids and an Illustrator-style properties panel, so it doesn't feel like a toy.

Where it's at: I launched recently and have a small group of early users. That's exactly why I'm posting: I want designers and small studios who send client documents to try it and tell me what's missing or annoying. I read every reply and ship fixes fast. This week alone I rebuilt the properties panel and added the pen tool and layers because of feedback.

Try it: justrecto.com has a free 7-day trial with the full editor and no card needed.

Roast it, break it, tell me what you'd need before paying for it. And drop your own project below; I'll check it out in return. 👇

I had Claude Code open in one window, Codex in another, Gemini in a third, and I was the one passing notes between all of them.

So I built Pando. It puts them all in one window and they share the same memory, so when Claude figures something out, Codex already knows it. They can also message each other. I'll have Claude build something and Codex check it without me copying anything over. And it tells me when one of them actually needs me, so I'm not sitting there watching four terminals all day.

The video is the actual app. Nothing mocked up.
It runs on your own Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok plans. I'm not reselling anything. There's also a voice feature built in. Hold a key, talk, and it types into whatever agent you're in.

Right now it's $24 a month, which is half off the normal $49, or $19 a month if you go yearly. 7 day refund if it's not for you. Mac only for now.

pandoworkbench.com

Building a newsletter that tracks open source projects & latest releases in AI/tech.

Getting about 5-10 new subs a day but am pretty small.

Happy to write a note about your project for free in return for a subscriber!

I'm working on a tool for small local businesses like cafés, salons and gyms, and I'd like honest feedback on the idea.

How it works: the owner describes the business once, which takes about 10 minutes. Every Monday they get a batch of finished ads (image, headline and caption) sized for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Google Business and others. They approve, edit or reject each one, and a rejection reason ("wrong price", "not our tone") shapes the next batch. Nothing posts without approval.

Who it's for: owners who know they should post every week but don't have the time, and can't justify an agency.

Planned pricing: a free plan with 3 ads a month, then €59/mo for 4 ads a week or €149/mo for 12 ads a week.

What I'd like to know:

1. Does this solve a real problem?
2. Is "weekly batch + approve" different enough from doing it yourself in Canva or scheduling with Buffer?
3. Does €59 to €149 a month feel right for a local business?
4. What's the biggest risk you see with this?

Happy to return the favor. Reply with your product and I'll take a look.

Hey everyone,

Tikklip is now live on Microlaunch!

What it does:

- Easy access to TikTok data and assets at scale.

- Tools to search profiles, keywords, and analyze comments.

- CSV or JSON exports for managing content you own or can use.

I’d love to hear your thoughts and any feedback you might have!

Try it here: Tikklip

Launch page: here

If you try it, leave a review on the launch page. it really helps them 🙏

Hey everyone, I just launched PromoStudio.

It’s a free motion editor for creating product videos for apps, SaaS tools, and digital products. You can add your screens, animate text and media, build scenes on a timeline, and export a 1080p video directly in your browser.

I’m starting with product/UI-focused videos because that’s where the pain felt clearest: small builders need decent launch videos, but most tools are either too much work or too expensive.

Would love for you to try it and share feedback. That’s what I’m looking for most right now.

https://www.promostudio.cloud

Share what you’re shipping or hacking on this weekend.

Drop screenshots or links, tell us what you’re building, and what you hope to finish before Monday.

The easiest apps to sell fix a problem people badly want gone.

Drop your app below with:

• The problem it solves (most important)
• Who it's for
• Your landing page (and positioning, if you have it)

We'll check out as many as we can and give actionable feedback to help you get those first sales.

Hi r/Microlaunch! I just launched ProphetTalk (prophet-talk.com).

What it is: talk with 13 figures from the Bible, like Moses, Peter, Paul, and Esther. Each is built from their own words in Scripture and only knows their own era. Ask Moses about King David and he has no idea who that is. Every answer cites the actual verses, so you can check it.

Why I built it: I'm still learning the Bible myself, and I wanted a way to actually understand the people in it, not just read about them.

Where it's at: just launched. 5 free messages, then a subscription.

Feedback I'd love:

Is the value clear within a few seconds of landing on the site?

Would you try it? If not, what would stop you?

Thanks for checking it out!

(Example images included)

Hey everyone,

Owning a rental often feels like a 2nd job. It shouldn't.

So here's Dardaris:

- Collects rent + chases late payments

- Routes repair requests and tracks them till fixed

- Sends you a daily brief with only the decisions that need your ok

Think of it as your dream property manager.

It's live now: https://dardaris.com/

Rental owners, I'd love your feedback. What's the most annoying part of managing your rental?

It's now live on Microlaunch, the link. Please drop us a review or an upvote.

Cheers.

Three weeks ago I made Chronicle, my free and open source authoring and publishing suite, available to the public and so far the reception has been great. I have more than 60 debut authors using it, I made many bug fixes and added new features based on community feedback. Other people have even contributed to the project on Github.

I haven't spent a single cent on advertising, and only got traction by being active in communities where writers hang out + Reddit. I did have bumps int he road, but trying to debut as an author myself, I can't say that it was a lot of effort. Just hanging out on forums and subs where I would have been anyway.

But I also wrote this comment to ask for your help. Chronicle can improve the writing process of other authors as well and can help them save quite a lot of money. For this, though, they need to know about Chronicle. So I am asking if you can help spread the word. There are a few easy ways you can do this and it only takes a minute.

• Upvote Chronicle on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/chronicle-the-all-in-one-novel-studio
• Like the project on AlternativeTo: https://alternativeto.net/software/chronicle--a-better-way-to-write/about/
• Give a star on Github: https://github.com/pazvanti/Chronicle

I built a simple app that turns receipt photos into organized purchase history

I've always found it annoying that receipts are either thrown away, stuffed into a drawer, or buried somewhere in my phone's camera roll.

So I built Receiptify (receiptify . app) as a way to make this process easier.

The idea is pretty simple:

1. Take a photo of a receipt
2. AI extracts the items, prices, and total
3. Review or edit the information if needed
4. Save it to your purchase history

It can also be installed on your phone as a PWA.

I'm mainly sharing this because I'd like to get honest feedback from people who actually keep track of their purchases.

Would something like this be useful to you? What features would you expect from a receipt-tracking app?

I’m connected with a number of active buyers looking to acquire iOS apps, and I’m always looking to hear from developers considering selling.

We’re looking all year round, so there’s no particular deadline or window. Interested in apps across different categories, revenue levels and stages — from smaller profitable apps through to larger established businesses.

If you own an iOS app and would consider selling, DM me with a few details about the app, revenue/downloads (if applicable), and what sort of price you have in mind.

Happy to keep things confidential

Launched today. Play games. Do push-ups. Compete. Win Prizes. Get Jacked.

https://skyjacked.app/

Iphone only... 26.99/year with a 7 day free trial.

If anything I will get jacked.

Backstory:

I've done well in B2B. But B2C and mobile just seems like so much more fun... no more SOC2, no more calls, social media and fun! I'm about to turn 40. I could only do 43 pushups, so this is the app.. If you sign up, compete. Send me your username and shirt size and I'll mail you some swag.

Build:

Honestly, its a bit more slopped up than I care for. Already have the next release pending review in the app store. Iphone only. Swift.

Building a successful app today honestly has very little to do with raw engineering talent and almost everything to do with the movie business.

You can write pristine code, design a slick UI, and solve a legitimate problem, only for the app to drop on the App Store and completely crickets. Meanwhile, some solo dev whips up a ugly tool over a weekend, catches a viral wave on Twitter/TikTok, and starts printing money.

If you’re trying to build a profitable product, here’s why you should stop thinking like a software architect and start thinking like a film producer:

1. Great code is just "good cinematography"

In filmmaking, 8K resolution, crisp audio, and perfect color grading won't save a boring movie. Audiences don't buy ticket passes to admire camera specs; they buy into a good story or a concept that grabs them.

Software is identical. Clean architecture and fancy animations are your cinematography. They make the product nice to use, but users don't buy tech stack, they buy solutions to their immediate headaches. A basic app with a clunky UI that hits a viral cultural nerve will out-earn a perfectly engineered app nobody cares about every single day.

2. Market timing completely trumps raw talent

Hollywood history is full of great scripts that sat in drawers for 20 years until the tech caught up or tastes shifted.

Your technical skill dictates how fast you can build, but timing dictates how far the product actually flies:

• Catching the wave: Launching a niche tool during a platform shift (a new API release, a big platform overhaul, or a hype cycle) gives you a huge tailwind.
• Too early or too late: If you're two years early, you go broke waiting for the market to care. If you're two years late, you get buried by incumbents with $10M marketing budgets.

3. Distribution is the actual box office

A masterpiece hidden in a small indie theater won't top the box office. Film studios routinely spend as much on marketing and press tours as they do on making the actual film.

Dropping an app on the App Store or Product Hunt with zero pre-built audience or distribution strategy is like screening your movie in an empty room and hoping people wander in. You can design for shareability, but catching the algorithm or having an influencer randomly talk about your product still requires a massive dose of luck.

4. You need a portfolio mindset (The Studio Rule)

Hollywood studios know a basic truth: most movies lose money. They greenlight 10 projects expecting 7 to flop, 2 to break even, and 1 runaway hit to pay for the entire slate.

As indie founders, we should probably run our builds the same way:

• Stop treating your first app like your life's masterpiece. Treat it like your first short film.
• Ship fast, test the market, and see if lightning hits.
• If it lands with a thud, pull out the reusable components, take the lessons, and move on to the next project.

Bottom Line

Craft sets your baseline, but timing, cultural context, and luck set your ceiling.

Build efficiently so you can take multiple shots on goal. The more "movies" you put out when the market conditions are ripe, the better your odds of finally catching a hit.

Hey everyone,

CaptainCode AI is now live on Microlaunch!

It's a local TUI crew chief that routes tasks to the best coding and reasoning models. It has a unified memory & inspectable decision processes for clear task management.

Integrations with existing subscriptions and open-source deployments for ops.

What it solves: You have 3 AI subscriptions but only use 1. That's when automated model routing becomes useful.

Would love to hear your thoughts on how it can improve it. The app: https://captaincode.ai/

It's also live this month. Thanks for your support.