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10 things I did to relaunch my app
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Apple just approved Super Easy Timer 2.0 n the Mac App Store! 🎉 If you haven’t been following along, this app has made $7k over it’s lifetime (8 years, but was dying), so I spent the last two months fixing up deprecated code and revamping the UI. There is a lot of work that goes into everything around the launch. A new marketing website, the localizations, the screenshots, the preview video, and onboarding flow. Here’s everything that went into my latest launch (and how I avoided rejections at the end).
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Download Super Easy Timer 2.0 → Mac App Store link​ 10 things I did to relaunch my app
What’s next? A Windows version is almost finished, 79+ beta testers are sending feedback, and a marketing push is coming on YouTube and Instagram. Right now I’m at 312 downloads for the last 90 days. I’ll report back next week, and again in a month, so you can watch whether a launch like this moves anything. Day-one numbers don’t tell you much. Early Feedback: Loving the new styles and presentations! — Ben I’ve been using Super Easy Timer every day. I kind of don’t think i’ll ever close it. It’s just great to have floating around when I need it. — Dan If you time anything (talks, workouts, focus blocks, presentations), grab it: Download Super Easy Timer 2.0 → Mac App Store link​ How I avoided rejections:
Happy coding! Paul Solt P.S. Do you need more accountability or focus to ship your own apps? Hit reply and tell me what app you want to publish. |
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