u/Global_Pick_4595

Background: Askie - voice-first AI app for kids, built around a day job over the last year. 10k families, $5.5k MRR. I've been sharing milestones on Reddit regularly because I like the journey-style content and it's helped me connect with other founders.

This week, a clone shows up on the App Store. Same functionality, similar UI, similar button layout. Different brand. Obvious if you compare.

Can't prove they came from my Reddit posts. Could be App Store discovery, could be anything. But it's hard not to notice that every "here's what's working" post is basically a roadmap.

UI isn't protectable. Takedowns get worked around. Calling them out just gives them attention.

Mostly venting, but also genuinely asking: those of you who build in public, where do you draw the line? Do you share MRR? Features that are working? Or have you regretted any of it?

I’m curious if anyone else is in the same situation.

I currently use RevenueCat, but only for monitoring revenue — not for managing purchases inside my apps.

My apps are on iOS, Android, and web, and each platform uses its own native payment/subscription setup. I started this way and I don’t really want to migrate the payment logic now.

What I like about RevenueCat is mainly the dashboard/monitoring side:

• Unified MRR across iOS, Android, and web
• Mobile notifications when someone subscribes or unsubscribes
• Easy way to track revenue across platforms
• Cleaner view than checking App Store Connect, Google Play Console, and Stripe separately

The issue is that RevenueCat takes 1% of revenue, and since I’m not using the SDK/paywall/purchase management features, it feels a bit expensive just for monitoring.

So I have two questions:

1. Is there an existing tool that connects to App Store, Google Play, and Stripe/web payments and gives a unified MRR dashboard + subscription notifications, without taking a revenue percentage?
2. Is anyone else using RevenueCat mainly/only for monitoring rather than as the actual in-app subscription infrastructure?

I’m also wondering whether this is a common enough pain point that a lightweight “subscription revenue monitoring only” app would be useful for indie app developers.

Would love to hear what others are using.

I’m curious if anyone else is in the same situation.

I currently use RevenueCat, but only for monitoring revenue — not for managing purchases inside my apps.

My apps are on iOS, Android, and web, and each platform uses its own native payment/subscription setup. I started this way and I don’t really want to migrate the payment logic now.

What I like about RevenueCat is mainly the dashboard/monitoring side:

• Unified MRR across iOS, Android, and web
• Mobile notifications when someone subscribes or unsubscribes
• Easy way to track revenue across platforms
• Cleaner view than checking App Store Connect, Google Play Console, and Stripe separately

The issue is that RevenueCat takes 1% of revenue, and since I’m not using the SDK/paywall/purchase management features, it feels a bit expensive just for monitoring.

So I have two questions:

1. Is there an existing tool that connects to App Store, Google Play, and Stripe/web payments and gives a unified MRR dashboard + subscription notifications, without taking a revenue percentage?
2. Is anyone else using RevenueCat mainly/only for monitoring rather than as the actual in-app subscription infrastructure?

I’m also wondering whether this is a common enough pain point that a lightweight “subscription revenue monitoring only” app would be useful for indie app developers.

Would love to hear what others are using.

I’m curious if anyone else is in the same situation.

I currently use RevenueCat, but only for monitoring revenue — not for managing purchases inside my apps.

My apps are on iOS, Android, and web, and each platform uses its own native payment/subscription setup. I started this way and I don’t really want to migrate the payment logic now.

What I like about RevenueCat is mainly the dashboard/monitoring side:

• Unified MRR across iOS, Android, and web
• Mobile notifications when someone subscribes or unsubscribes
• Easy way to track revenue across platforms
• Cleaner view than checking App Store Connect, Google Play Console, and Stripe separately

The issue is that RevenueCat takes 1% of revenue, and since I’m not using the SDK/paywall/purchase management features, it feels a bit expensive just for monitoring.

So I have two questions:

1. Is there an existing tool that connects to App Store, Google Play, and Stripe/web payments and gives a unified MRR dashboard + subscription notifications, without taking a revenue percentage?
2. Is anyone else using RevenueCat mainly/only for monitoring rather than as the actual in-app subscription infrastructure?

I’m also wondering whether this is a common enough pain point that a lightweight “subscription revenue monitoring only” app would be useful for indie app developers.

Would love to hear what others are using.

I’m curious if anyone else is in the same situation.

I currently use RevenueCat, but only for monitoring revenue — not for managing purchases inside my apps.

My apps are on iOS, Android, and web, and each platform uses its own native payment/subscription setup. I started this way and I don’t really want to migrate the payment logic now.

What I like about RevenueCat is mainly the dashboard/monitoring side:

• Unified MRR across iOS, Android, and web
• Mobile notifications when someone subscribes or unsubscribes
• Easy way to track revenue across platforms
• Cleaner view than checking App Store Connect, Google Play Console, and Stripe separately

The issue is that RevenueCat takes 1% of revenue, and since I’m not using the SDK/paywall/purchase management features, it feels a bit expensive just for monitoring.

So I have two questions:

1. Is there an existing tool that connects to App Store, Google Play, and Stripe/web payments and gives a unified MRR dashboard + subscription notifications, without taking a revenue percentage?
2. Is anyone else using RevenueCat mainly/only for monitoring rather than as the actual in-app subscription infrastructure?

I’m also wondering whether this is a common enough pain point that a lightweight “subscription revenue monitoring only” app would be useful for indie app developers.

Would love to hear what others are using.