u/netforge201

Hey everyone!

I'm an indie iOS developer and I've recently launched my app on the App Store.

The app is live, but I'm at the stage where getting the first real users and, especially, the first paying customers is proving to be much harder than actually building the app.

I'd really like to hear from people who have already gone through this stage.

A few things I'm especially curious about:

• How did you get your first 10–100 users?
• Where did your first paying customers come from?
• What marketing channel worked best for you?
• Did you use Reddit, TikTok, Instagram, X, Product Hunt, ASO, Apple Search Ads, influencers, etc.?
• Did you spend money on advertising? If yes, roughly how much?
• How long did it take before you got your first sale?
• What did you try that completely didn't work?
• If you were launching your first app again today with a very small marketing budget, what would you do differently?

I'm not looking for a generic "do ASO and post on social media" answer. I'd really appreciate actual experiences and numbers if you're comfortable sharing them.

For example: "I posted X times on TikTok → got X views → X downloads → X paid users."

I'm trying to understand what actually works for indie developers in 2026.

Thanks!

Disclosure: I'm the creator of NetAudit.

Hey folks,

I've been using various network scanning tools (nmap, ping, etc.) but wanted something more structured, vendor-aware, and easily automatable. So I wrote NetAudit – a Python CLI toolkit for network auditing and diagnostics.

**Key features from a DevOps perspective:**
- All commands produce structured output (JSON/CSV) and use stdout for results, stderr for logs – perfect for pipelines
- Exit codes are meaningful, so you can integrate it into monitoring or alerting
- Configuration via YAML + environment variables (`NETAUDIT_*`)
- Supports Cisco, Juniper, Arista over SSH – read-only, so safe for production
- Snapshots and `diff` let you track changes over time (great for change management)
- Health checks (`doctor`) cover not just ping, but also interface errors, BGP/OSPF, NTP, etc.

**Example – schedule a daily audit and generate HTML report:**
```bash
netaudit doctor 10.0.0.1 --device --device-type cisco_ios --json > daily_health.json
netaudit report daily_health.json --format html --output /var/www/audit_report.html

I'd be happy to hear how you'd use it in your workflows – feature requests and PRs are very welcome.

Repo: https://github.com/netforge201/netaudit

If you like it, please consider giving it a ⭐ – it really helps with visibility!

Thanks!**Disclosure: I'm the creator of NetAudit.**

Hey folks,

I've been using various network scanning tools (nmap, ping, etc.) but wanted something more structured, vendor-aware, and easily automatable. So I wrote NetAudit – a Python CLI toolkit for network auditing and diagnostics.

**Key features from a DevOps perspective:**
- All commands produce structured output (JSON/CSV) and use stdout for results, stderr for logs – perfect for pipelines
- Exit codes are meaningful, so you can integrate it into monitoring or alerting
- Configuration via YAML + environment variables (`NETAUDIT_*`)
- Supports Cisco, Juniper, Arista over SSH – read-only, so safe for production
- Snapshots and `diff` let you track changes over time (great for change management)
- Health checks (`doctor`) cover not just ping, but also interface errors, BGP/OSPF, NTP, etc.

Disclosure: I'm the creator of NetAudit.

Hey folks,

I've been using various network scanning tools (nmap, ping, etc.) but wanted something more structured, vendor-aware, and easily automatable. So I wrote NetAudit – a Python CLI toolkit for network auditing and diagnostics.

**Key features from a DevOps perspective:**
- All commands produce structured output (JSON/CSV) and use stdout for results, stderr for logs – perfect for pipelines
- Exit codes are meaningful, so you can integrate it into monitoring or alerting
- Configuration via YAML + environment variables (`NETAUDIT_*`)
- Supports Cisco, Juniper, Arista over SSH – read-only, so safe for production
- Snapshots and `diff` let you track changes over time (great for change management)
- Health checks (`doctor`) cover not just ping, but also interface errors, BGP/OSPF, NTP, etc.

**Example – schedule a daily audit and generate HTML report:**
```bash
netaudit doctor 10.0.0.1 --device --device-type cisco_ios --json > daily_health.json
netaudit report daily_health.json --format html --output /var/www/audit_report.html

I'd be happy to hear how you'd use it in your workflows – feature requests and PRs are very welcome.

Repo: https://github.com/netforge201/netaudit

If you like it, please consider giving it a ⭐ – it really helps with visibility!

Thanks!**Disclosure: I'm the creator of NetAudit.**

Hey folks,

I've been using various network scanning tools (nmap, ping, etc.) but wanted something more structured, vendor-aware, and easily automatable. So I wrote NetAudit – a Python CLI toolkit for network auditing and diagnostics.

**Key features from a DevOps perspective:**
- All commands produce structured output (JSON/CSV) and use stdout for results, stderr for logs – perfect for pipelines
- Exit codes are meaningful, so you can integrate it into monitoring or alerting
- Configuration via YAML + environment variables (`NETAUDIT_*`)
- Supports Cisco, Juniper, Arista over SSH – read-only, so safe for production
- Snapshots and `diff` let you track changes over time (great for change management)
- Health checks (`doctor`) cover not just ping, but also interface errors, BGP/OSPF, NTP, etc.