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George Valandis

@georgevalandis.bsky.social

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My name's George 👋. I'm working a full 9 to 5 while building apps (currently iOS) in the early mornings 🌅 or late evenings 🌃. #5to9solopreneur 💻

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George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Feb 15

After a lot of back and forth, I finally made it… ‚Flowa‘ is officially live on the App Store! 🚀

Three months of hard work alongside a full-time job and a busy family life and now it’s out in the world.

Super proud of this moment 🙌

You can check it out here apps.apple.com/de/app/track...

‎Track your Cycle: Flowa

‎Take charge of your menstrual health with Flowa, the ultimate cycle tracker designed to empower women. Key Features: Personalized Calendar: Easily track your period, ovulation, and fertile days. I...

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George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 16h

The moment right before submitting an app for review is always the same: excitement, nerves… and that one unexpected “tiny bug fix” you come across that delays the whole thing… 🫣

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 1d

I’m almost done building my new app SaveTap a smart money-saving tracker that helps you spend less with geofencing nudges and daily streaks 💸

This time, I’m going all in on TikTok ads. Can’t rely on the App Store algorithm anymore.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 11d

Tried something new with my setup today — put the little portable monitor right in the middle.

Feels surprisingly good and way more balanced than I expected.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 13d

since Apple’s June update, what really matters is how people use your app.

do they come back after a few days?
do they actually engage with it?
do they pay or take meaningful action?

keywords still help with discovery, but if users don’t stick, you won’t rank for long.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 14d

Just kicked off my next project: a savings app that makes it easy to set aside small amounts and build better habits with a little nudge at the right time.

Excited to see how far I can take this one 💻📲🙌

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 15d

New blog post is out: georgevalandis.com/many-apps-ma...

Many Apps, Many Ideas, and Juggling Life – George Valandis

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George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 17d

Wow, that’s nice. GPT-5 Codex is free for a limited time on Windsurf AI.

If you want to try it, here’s my referral link:
windsurf.com/refer?referr...

And even if you don’t use the link, you can just go to their homepage and try it out. I think it’s a pretty cool tool.

Referrals | Windsurf

Refer a friend and earn bonus add-on prompt credits.

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George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 18d

Just finished building my mood tracker app MoodFlora. It’s now on the way to Apple for review 🙌

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 23d

My iPhone 15 Pro Max feels feels way snappier after updating to iOS 26. Like opening apps, loading times, overall navigation through menus seems faster…

Battery seems to hold as long as before, currently on 90% battery health.

Are you experiencing the same?

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 25d

After updating to macOS Tahoe do you also have the feeling that scrolling isn’t as smooth anymore? Also switch Mission Control on and off feels kind of laggy.

Maybe it’s just me 🤷🏻‍♂️

Working on a 16” M4 Max.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 26d

Working on fresh new screenshots for Mood Flora, my mood journal and calendar tracker 💻📲.

The app started as a completely free project, and now I’m turning it into a paid app 💵

What do you think?

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 27d

Brainstorming my next app and digging through trending keywords to see where the demand is 👀.

If you’re doing ASO, which tool are you using right now and why?

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · 29d

Two of my iOS apps got fresh updates today 🙌💪

Amazing how fast you can move when working with two AI lanes at the same time 👌

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 10

Built my new app Eye Break: GlanceAway with two AI agents working side by side… Codex and Windsurf.

This combo let me ship features insanely fast. If you’re building apps, try pairing tools like these… 💪

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 9

Been spending too many hours glued to your screen? 👀

I built a tiny app called GlanceAway that reminds you to follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Would love for you to check it out and tell me what you think 🙌

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 8

Going back to my menstrual tracker app today to fix some bugs 💻📲.

Also I’m checking the overall performance of the app.

What are you cooking tonight?

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Building. Building. Building.

Until you hit something great. 🚀

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 2

Coding on 120Hz monitors feels sooo smooth 🤤

Just wrapped up my new app “Glance Away” today. My fastest development cycle yet 🤞

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Sep 1

Google AI Studio / Nano Banana is awesome 🙌

Built my onboarding, App Store screenshots, and app icon within an hour or so.

Really awesome tool so far.

Have you tried it?

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Aug 31

Getting back into the groove and starting something completely new… 💪

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Aug 11

I’m using windsurf, but yeah basically the same. I’m using Claude Code occasionally.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Aug 9

After 3–4 hours of coding with GPT-5, I’ve gotta say… kinda disappointed 😑.

Right now, Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro are the coding champs 🙌

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Aug 8

Coding two things at the same time 💻📲. Wouldn’t try it without AI.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Jul 25

Both of my apps brought in a new conversion this week.

Small wins that keep me going 🚀🙌.

George Valandis @georgevalandis.bsky.social · Jul 24

Flight boarding in 30 minutes? Just enough time to ship a small feature for my app 💻✈️📱