u/Curious_Tap_6078

I built an app because I got tired of feeling mentally exhausted all the time… and I need honest feedback Should I quit? Do I make something wrong?

https://preview.redd.it/zt0s0vjp0y1h1.png?width=2860&format=png&auto=webp&s=0024394e13f4c6eab5e4ffd5bfe786c550073048

For a while I kept feeling like my brain was constantly “on.”

Too many thoughts. Too much stress. Too much noise.

I’d open my phone for a quick break and somehow end up jumping between apps, scrolling endlessly, consuming random things for an hour, then putting my phone down feeling even more anxious and mentally drained than before.

And what frustrated me most was realizing I wasn’t even enjoying it.

I wasn’t resting.

I wasn’t focusing.

I wasn’t feeling better.

I was just escaping for a little while.

I tried different apps — meditation apps, focus apps, sleep apps, breathing apps — and some were good, but I kept feeling like I was collecting solutions instead of actually solving the problem.

So one night I started building something for myself.

Not a huge startup idea.

Not some “next big thing.”

Just something I personally wished existed.

That eventually became Nothink.

The goal wasn’t productivity or self-improvement in the “wake up at 5am and optimize your life” kind of way.

I just wanted something that could help people slow their minds down a bit. Feel less overwhelmed. Sleep better. Focus when life feels noisy.

Now the weird part:

After spending all this time building it, I honestly can’t tell anymore whether I made something useful or whether I’m too emotionally attached to it because I built it myself.

So I wanted to ask strangers instead of pretending I already know the answer.

Here’s the app:

Nothink on the App Store

I’m building this alone. No company, no team, no funding.

Just trying to create something that maybe helps someone feel a little calmer than they did yesterday.

If you check it out, I’d really appreciate honest feedback.

Not "good job" feedback.

Actual feedback.

If the idea is weak, tell me.

If the UI feels off, tell me.

If nothing stands out, tell me.

I’m still learning and I’d genuinely rather hear uncomfortable truth than fake encouragement.

Thanks for reading ❤️

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u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 3 days ago

▲ 1 r/iOSAppsMarketing

I built an app because I got tired of feeling mentally exhausted all the time… and I need honest feedback Should I quit? Do I make something wrong?

For a while I kept feeling like my brain was constantly “on.”

Too many thoughts. Too much stress. Too much noise.

And what frustrated me most was realizing I wasn’t even enjoying it.

I wasn’t resting.

I wasn’t focusing.

I wasn’t feeling better.

I was just escaping for a little while.

I tried different apps — meditation apps, focus apps, sleep apps, breathing apps — and some were good, but I kept feeling like I was collecting solutions instead of actually solving the problem.

So one night I started building something for myself.

Not a huge startup idea.

Not some “next big thing.”

Just something I personally wished existed.

That eventually became Nothink.

The goal wasn’t productivity or self-improvement in the “wake up at 5am and optimize your life” kind of way.

I just wanted something that could help people slow their minds down a bit. Feel less overwhelmed. Sleep better. Focus when life feels noisy.

Now the weird part:

After spending all this time building it, I honestly can’t tell anymore whether I made something useful or whether I’m too emotionally attached to it because I built it myself.

So I wanted to ask strangers instead of pretending I already know the answer.

Here’s the app:

Nothink on the App Store

I’m building this alone. No company, no team, no funding.

Just trying to create something that maybe helps someone feel a little calmer than they did yesterday.

If you check it out, I’d really appreciate honest feedback.

Not "good job" feedback.

Actual feedback.

If the idea is weak, tell me.

If the UI feels off, tell me.

If nothing stands out, tell me.

I’m still learning and I’d genuinely rather hear uncomfortable truth than fake encouragement.

Thanks for reading ❤️

https://preview.redd.it/109uei3f0y1h1.png?width=2860&format=png&auto=webp&s=6f7956a66fb34c60060f3f92ca240ec06308e8cc

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u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 3 days ago

▲ 1 r/AppBusiness

I built an app because I got tired of feeling mentally exhausted all the time… and I need honest feedback Should I quit? Do I make something wrong?

https://preview.redd.it/z16je0w30y1h1.png?width=2860&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa38ff926d90bcc6044c08debc141ead38ca4757

For a while I kept feeling like my brain was constantly “on.”

Too many thoughts. Too much stress. Too much noise.

And what frustrated me most was realizing I wasn’t even enjoying it.

I wasn’t resting.

I wasn’t focusing.

I wasn’t feeling better.

I was just escaping for a little while.

I tried different apps — meditation apps, focus apps, sleep apps, breathing apps — and some were good, but I kept feeling like I was collecting solutions instead of actually solving the problem.

So one night I started building something for myself.

Not a huge startup idea.

Not some “next big thing.”

Just something I personally wished existed.

That eventually became Nothink.

The goal wasn’t productivity or self-improvement in the “wake up at 5am and optimize your life” kind of way.

I just wanted something that could help people slow their minds down a bit. Feel less overwhelmed. Sleep better. Focus when life feels noisy.

Now the weird part:

After spending all this time building it, I honestly can’t tell anymore whether I made something useful or whether I’m too emotionally attached to it because I built it myself.

So I wanted to ask strangers instead of pretending I already know the answer.

Here’s the app:

Nothink on the App Store

I’m building this alone. No team, no funding.

Just trying to create something that maybe helps someone feel a little calmer than they did yesterday.

If you check it out, I’d really appreciate honest feedback.

Not "good job" feedback.

Actual feedback.

If the idea is weak, tell me.

If the UI feels off, tell me.

If nothing stands out, tell me.

I’m still learning and I’d genuinely rather hear uncomfortable truth than fake encouragement.

Thanks for reading ❤️

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u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 3 days ago

▲ 0 r/EtsyCommunity

Etsy shop with UK LTD company registered in someone else’s name – can I operate it myself + Wise payouts from Azerbaijan?

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to open an Etsy shop selling and I need some advice on the business setup.

Background:

• I’m based in Azerbaijan, where Etsy Payments isn’t directly available.

• I have access to a UK LTD company that’s already registered.

• The company is in the name of my friend’s father (he’s the director).

• I want to run the shop myself, connect it to a Wise Business account for payouts, and handle day-to-day operations.

My main questions:

When setting up the Etsy shop as an “Incorporated business,” can I use my own details for the shop owner/contact info, or do I have to use the registered director’s (friend’s father) details everywhere?
Has anyone successfully done this with a nominee-style arrangement (company in one person’s name, actual operator is someone else)? How did verification go with Etsy and Wise?
What documents should I prepare? Will Etsy or Wise ask for ID of the actual operator vs. the director?
Any major red flags or risks I should be aware of (account suspension, tax issues, compliance with Companies House, etc.)?

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u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 4 days ago

▲ 1 r/AppStoreOptimization

Does using Spanish keyword on UK keyword field affects aso in bad way or good way?

Hello I am doing App store optimization for my Mental Wellness app, while I am researching for example United Kingdom keywords, I find some keys for example “salud” which has good chance for impressions but it is not English, what ı wanted to ask, even it is not english word, should I consider it for my aso in United Kingdom? That is kind example, there are lot of countries doing that

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u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 5 days ago

▲ 6 r/ASO+4 crossposts

$10 burned on TikTok promotion, 1000 impressions across 3 reels, 0 subs so far solo indie dev's first short-form video experiment. Tell me what I'm doing wrong.

Hey everyone back with another honest update on NoThink, my second iOS app (anxiety & breathing toolkit — Box Breathing, Panic Relief, Binaural Sounds, Deep Thinking, and a "Do Nothing" mode for when your brain won't stop).

Last time I posted here it was about ASO. This time it's about something I'm completely new at: short-form video.

Here's exactly where I am right now:

3 reels published this week, split across TikTok and Instagram

~1000 total impressions across both platforms combined

$3 spent today on TikTok's promotion boost — first time touching paid promo, just a small test burn to see what the algorithm does

0 new subscriptions from social yet

My goal for this month: 10 paid subscriptions

I'm a solo dev with a full-time job and studies, English isn't my first language, and I'm not a content creator. It shows. But I'm posting anyway because waiting until it's "good" means waiting forever.

What I'm honestly trying to figure out:

Is 1000 impressions for week 1 normal, or am I posting at the wrong times / writing bad hooks / getting suppressed?

Does $10 on TikTok promotion actually do anything, or is it just lighting cash on fire?

Should I pick one platform and go deep (TikTok vs Instagram) instead of splitting effort?

For a mental health / anxiety app, what kind of hook actually converts to an App Store tap?

I'll come back in 2 weeks with the real numbers. Either I hit 10 subs and learn something useful, or I miss it and learn something harder.

If anyone has done short-form video for an iOS app especially in wellness, mental health, or productivity I'd love to hear what worked, what wasted your time, and what you'd never do again.

Free 3-day trial, no signup:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nothink-pause-reset-unwind/id6759533620

Thanks for reading. Have a calm day.

u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 8 days ago

▲ 18 r/HereIsWhatIBuilt+7 crossposts

NoThink is my second iOS app. 7 weeks live. Total revenue: $10. About 6–20 App Store impressions per day. One subscription. I'm a solo indie dev with a full-time job and studies, English isn't my first language, and I need to share something honest.

This week I sat down and audited my own ASO from scratch. It was bad.

My title was "NoThink: Pause, Reset, Unwind" — three emotive verbs, zero high-volume search keywords. My description never named a single one of my actual features (Box Breathing, Panic Relief, Do Nothing, Deep Thinking, Binaural sounds). My Turkish title had a typo — "Anskiyete" instead of "Anksiyete" — that one transposed letter was blocking the entire Turkish App Store from finding me for 7 weeks.

So I rewrote everything from scratch:

- New title: NoThink: Anxiety & Breathing

- New subtitle: Panic Relief & Mindfulness

- Keyword field: 14 single words tuned to actual search data (meditation, stress, calm, box, breathwork, binaural, sleep, focus, zen, deep, reset, nothing, grounding, detox)

- Description rewritten naming every feature

- Fixed the Turkish typo

- Optimized listings for UK, AU, CA, Spain, Sweden, Traditional Chinese — instead of 5 markets falling back to English

What floored me in the research: the top result for "anxiety" in the US App Store is Rootd, with only 10K ratings. Apple's algorithm rewards topical relevance, not just rating count. The wellness category looks impossible because Calm and Headspace dominate, but at the body/long-tail keyword layer it's wide open.

I'll come back to this subreddit in exactly 2 weeks with real numbers — impressions, conversion, revenue, win or lose.

Side note on the $10 story: a few days ago I posted here and accidentally wrote that the "lifetime" purchase was $6.99, but App Store was showing $6.99 monthly. One redditor pointed it out. I felt horrible. He was incredibly kind, accepted the corrected price, and bought lifetime. Next morning I woke up to my first real subscription notification. After months of nights and weekends, that "cha-ching" felt huge.

If you've ever struggled with overthinking, racing thoughts, or panic — free 3-day trial, no signup:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nothink-pause-reset-unwind/id6759533620

If it helps even a little, an honest App Store review would mean the world. And if you have ASO ideas I missed, please tell me — I'd rather hear hard truths now than learn them at $20 in revenue.

Thanks for reading. Have a calm day 🌿

u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 3 days ago

▲ 7 r/AppStoreOptimization+2 crossposts

So I have esim app that was really headache to take it this place. Development was the easiest part, business communications, unlimited mails, collaborations are really making upset since I am both working full time job, studying Master degree and also distributing 2 apps to my app store.

App link : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voyasim-esim-data-internet/id6752798400

Website : voyasim.io

The 6 month Growth is like that:

October (0$) : Released first version, ı dont know anything about app store optimization, screenshots or metrics that are shown to me dashboard. apps ui was trash just the system was working perfectly, you download app signup, press one button buy esim and activate esim with one button or qr reading.

November(5$) : Learned what is aso , priority of app screenshots, what are keywords, how to target customers. Just learned :D İt is not same thing in practice. Marketplace is really really competitive there are tons of trustworthy brandings that even my app is not visible in a lot of perfect keys at even 5th pages. Got my first customer who bought esim 4 times. It was the best feeling ı got that seeing ı really provided internet one traveller and ı really exist.

December(3$): Burnout period, doing things but not gaining even 3 downloads a day. End of the year gave me different problems in work and study sessions, I never thought to leave , because ı had really very high efforts , so with just motivation of 1 users 3 dollar buy, I said myself that I have to really go into it , change all keywords to holiday christmas theme , change screenshots to Christmas themed screenshots and go on! Result: Screenshots worked but keywords like holiday esim showed me my position wasnt the worst , ı ve gone deep bottom points in searchs.

January(85$): Started from zero point, developed website, bought some aso tools (dont ask me because ı think ı am still not good aso researcher) , and what ı was waiting on december , happened january. I got up and saw really good orders like 10$ 15$ and this really felt like wow ı am doing something. I started to push through new tests new researches and this was the perfect result ı ve gotten.

February(53$) - New year era finished, ı think in this period people dont prefer to travel too much, plus this war themes that made visitors to travel less, but still project was making money so ı tried different advertisements on social media to gain audience.

March (201$) - Boom, weather conditions became good to travel, some trusts gained (still in weak points , need to compete with big whales), and this was the month that is valuable than other 5 month, I didnt still make profit since ı made advertisements and other service payments. But from today, I believe that ı will start to make small moneys. Still looking through to see if march is chance or there is some correlation between this high demand and march.

April (181$)

The lesson ı learned is this: Do not lie to your customers, dont make them overpay, and make your service work like clock accuracy, then user will find you.

u/Curious_Tap_6078 — 18 days ago