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Super Easy Apps Weekly - Paul Solt

I Gave Codex My Dead Mac App

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read


Hey Reader,

Every indie dev has an app like this:

Made some money and then died...

Mine made $5K since 2018. Eight years of deprecated code ... I never had energy to touch it. It wasn't worth weeks of cleanup for an app making a few dollars per month.

THEN I gave it to Codex. The cleanup was done in 30 minutes.

Now I'm shipping the redesign I'd been stuck on for years.

​Watch: I Gave Codex My Dead Mac App​

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Learn

  • Why did I let it die
  • About the 5-star "complaint"
  • How Codex broke two App Store releases
  • What I love about it
  • How I use it

Try it

5 Links and Resources

  1. ​Learn how to scale a B2C app and sell it in 6 months.
  2. Get more out of Codex by Codexmaxxing.
  3. ​Start a 10 app challenge to build revenue. You won't know what works until you ship.
  4. ​Use Codex for Product Marketing. It can do way more than code!
  5. ​Push your agents with "fresh eyes" and get better results. Simple phrases can make your agent work harder.

Quick Question?

Do you need help with your next app or app idea?

Send me your App Store link or TestFlight beta, and let's talk.

Talk soon,

Paul Solt
Paul@SuperEasyApps.com

P.S. You can download Super Easy Timer on the App Store here. Thanks for checking it out.

The TestFlight beta will have all the upcoming features that aren't finished yet.

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