It's been a little over nine months since I launched and it has been quite a journey. No exponential growth or huge user spikes but rather slow and steady growth. But in my opinion that is the best for building something actually valuable because you can react to user feedback along the way and constantly keep improving the app.

One thing changed recently:

I basically got all my users from reddit, by posting in relevant communities but in the last two months I did almost no posts and the app still grew further. That's actually the biggest success for me, because SEO is finally starting to pay off. This can develop into actual leverage because growth no longer depends on posting three times a week. I'm really curious where this will go...

Of course I will not stop here and I am already working on the next big update for IndieAppCircle which will benefit all the community. More is coming soon.

For those of you who don't know IndieAppCircle:

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)
• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people
• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users
• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 3556 users, 3414 tests done and 849 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

PS: I recently changed the UI a lot... Would also love to hear some feedback about that :)

It's been a little over nine months since I launched and it has been quite a journey. No exponential growth or huge user spikes but rather slow and steady growth. But in my opinion that is the best for building something actually valuable because you can react to user feedback along the way and constantly keep improving the app.

One thing changed recently:

I basically got all my users from reddit, by posting in relevant communities but in the last two months I did almost no posts and the app still grew further. That's actually the biggest success for me, because SEO is finally starting to pay off. This can develop into actual leverage because growth no longer depends on posting three times a week. I'm really curious where this will go...

Of course I will not stop here and I am already working on the next big update for IndieAppCircle which will benefit all the community. More is coming soon.

For those of you who don't know IndieAppCircle:

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)
• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people
• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users
• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 3556 users, 3414 tests done and 849 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

PS: I recently changed the UI a lot... Would also love to hear some feedback about that :)

It's been a little over eight months since I launched and it has been quite a journey. No exponential growth or huge user spikes but rather slow and steady growth. But in my opinion that is the best for building something actually valuable because you can react to user feedback along the way and constantly keep improving the app.

I've almost completely stopped marketing at about 3000 users because I don't have a lot of time currently and growth has slowed down quite a bit but it's ok for me as long as the platform isn't dying :)

Of course I will not stop here and I am already working on the next big update for the platform which will benefit all the community. More is coming soon.

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)
• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people
• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users
• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 3337 users, 2996 tests done and 765 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

This is just so incredible... I honestly never thought this was possible for me. But I did the thing...

I JUST STARTED!

I put together a working MVP. Just the bare minimum functionality. Bought a domain and put it out there. I posted about it here on Reddit and got in contact with the people who commented and started using it.

I followed a simple concept that just came to me naturally:

• put out what you have
• post about it
• listen to feedback in the comments
• implement the feedback and adapt quickly
• start the loop over again

And after some time your product becomes so good that it no longer sounds absurd to charge money for some features.

Anyways... I'm super grateful that this is working out so well and I really think I've built a community that is actually useful to many people.

About the product:

I've built IndieAppCircle, a platform where small app developers can upload their apps and other people can give them feedback in exchange for credits. I grew it by posting about it here on Reddit. It didn't explode or something but I managed to get some slow but steady growth.

For those of you who never heard about IndieAppCircle, it works like this:

• You can earn credits by testing indie apps (fun + you help other makers)
• You can use credits to get your own app tested by real people
• No fake accounts -> all testers are real users
• Test more apps -> earn more credits -> your app will rank higher -> you get more visibility and more testers/users

Since many people suggested it to me in the comments, I have also created a community for IndieAppCircle: r/IndieAppCircle (you can ask questions or just post relevant stuff there).

Currently, there are 2841 users, 2497 tests done and 629 apps uploaded!

You can check it out here (it's totally free): https://www.indieappcircle.com/

I'm glad for any feedback/suggestions/roasts in the comments.

Hey guys!

Let's do a weekly feedback round where everyone gets and gives feedback!

It works like this:

• post a link to your product (IndieAppCircle link or direct product link)
• tell people one exact thing you want to get feedback for (eg. onboarding)
• give feedback to other people and ask them to give you feedback in exchange

Hey guys!

Let's do a weekly feedback round where everyone gets and gives feedback!

It works like this:

• post a link to your product (IndieAppCircle link or direct product link)
• tell people one exact thing you want to get feedback for (eg. onboarding)
• give feedback to other people and ask them to give you feedback in exchange

Hey guys,

it's really hard to admit this but there was a huge bug on the platform for the last 3 days.

The problem was that all tests that were submitted, were saved as drafts even though they were submitted properly. Therefore the app owners didn't receive any of the feedback. Unfortunately I was very busy in the last days and didn't check the platform stats.

The problem was actually a very small change but it led to a very impactful bug.

It's all fixed now and I've added a warning label to the page so everyone knows what was going on.

Thank you for your understanding. Again, I'm very sorry this happened and apologies to everyone who was affected.

Hey, I've changed the system a bit.

Since many people complained and found it unfair that they lost credits each day they weren't active, I decided to remove that. From now on you will never lose any credits except if you pay testers or buy highlighting for your apps.

The only thing you need to be aware of it that after 14 days of not testing any other apps you will receive an email telling you that your app will be hidden if you don't do a test within the next 7 days. After that you will get another email telling you that your app is hidden until you do another test.

This is meant to reward active people and filter out inactive apps over time.

What do you think about the changes?

Always happy for feedback!

Hey guys!

Let's do a weekly feedback round where everyone gets and gives feedback!

It works like this:

• post a link to your product (IndieAppCircle link or direct product link)
• tell people one exact thing you want to get feedback for (eg. onboarding)
• give feedback to other people and ask them to give you feedback in exchange

Hey guys, what do you think about a weekly feedback thread in this community?

I thought this would help strengthen the IndieAppCircle community and maybe reach more potential users for IndieAppCircle.

What do you think?

Any tips on how to structure it?

Welcome to r/IndieAppCircle - a community for indie developers, solo founders, and small startup teams who want better feedback on their apps. This subreddit is for people building real products and trying to improve onboarding, usability, messaging, first impressions, and launch readiness.

What this subreddit is for

Use this community if you want to:

• Get honest feedback on your app
• Find better ways to test your MVP
• Improve onboarding and activation
• Prepare for a launch
• Learn how other indie developers get users and improve products
• Share what you are building and what you are struggling with
• Get updates on IndieAppCircle

What to post here

Good posts include:

• Specific feedback requests
• MVP questions
• Onboarding or landing page critiques
• Launch prep questions
• Lessons from testing your app
• Product teardowns
• Wins and failures from building

How to ask for useful feedback

If you want better replies, do not just post “Here’s my app, thoughts?”

Instead, include:

1. What your app does
2. Who it is for
3. What kind of feedback you want
4. A direct link or a link to your app on IndieAppCircle
5. One or two specific questions

Example:

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That kind of post is much easier for people to engage with, and question-driven posts are one of the simplest ways to kickstart subreddit participation.

What this subreddit is not for

Please avoid:

• Low-effort link drops
• “Try my app” with no context
• Fake review requests
• Spammy self-promotion
• Irrelevant startup content

How IndieAppCircle fits in

This subreddit is the community side of the idea.

• r/IndieAppCircle = discussion, advice, teardowns, feedback prompts, launch conversations
• IndieAppCircle = a more structured way to exchange app feedback with other builders

If you want a more organized feedback workflow, you can also check out:

• IndieAppCircle
• App feedback exchange
• App review exchange
• Get beta testers

Start here

If you’re new, comment below with:

• What you’re building
• What stage you’re at
• The biggest thing you want feedback on right now