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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · 16h

I can’t believe TinyFast.app made it 3rd place on #producthunt in just a few hours!

I did one change: build a product for devs and hackers.

#appdev #buildinpublic

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · 26d

You got this. Your monetization model cannot be worse than this

#BuildInPublic #ads

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Sep 4

My App just got ACCEPTED on the App Store
youtube.com/shorts/2Q_BJ...

#BuildInPublic #saas #iosadev

My App just got ACCEPTED on the App Store

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Sep 3

I DELETED an App that took me 3 Months to build (Full Story + Revenue)
youtube.com/shorts/W9Ed7...

#BuildInPublic #AppDev #AndroidDev

I DELETED an App that took me 3 Months to build (Full Story + Revenue)

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 29

My new iOS App is finally sent for review!

#BuildInPublic #iosdev #startup

youtu.be/KLlmwkplXfs?...

Publishing my iOS App on the App Store VLOG - Day 8

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is day 4 of my Solo App Development Vlog. Trying to get better everyday. #appdevelopment #buildinpublic #vlog #appdev

youtube.com/shorts/_j6Qs...

Solo App Development Vlog Day 4 #appdevelopment #buildinpublic #vlog #appdeveloper

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 20

Late night coding this little guy

#buildinpublic #saas #iosdev

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 20

Day 1 of documenting my journey as a solo app developer. Let’s see where this leads.

#buildinpublic #appdev #softwaredev #saas #iosdev

youtube.com/shorts/10Y5I...

Solo App Development Vlog - Day 1 #appdevelopment #buildinpublic #vlog #appdeveloper

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 15

Vibe Coding after 13 years Building Apps

#vibecoding #buildinpublic #appdev

AI Vibe Coding after 13 years building Apps

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 12

3m downloads :) I put a lot of features for free so could optimize earnings more

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 12

Over the years I’ve learned a lot about long-term app maintenance, cross-platform challenges, and keeping codebases alive, shifting frameworks, database migrations and OS updates.

Here's to all the solo indie App Developers out there!

Exercisetimer.net

Exercisetimer.ne

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 12

Fast forward 12 years, that simple timer has grown into an ecosystem: Android, iOS, Wear OS, Apple Watch, and a coaching platform. All built solo, with no AI assistance, and redesigned 4 times to keep up with UI trends.

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 12

In 2013, I couldn’t find a decent interval timer for my workouts on the Android Market (Google Play wasn’t even called Google Play yet!). Could you believe that? Typing 'interval timer' returned nothing! So I decided to build a simple App while in college.

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 12

I spent 12 Years Building an Interval Timer App. 🧵

#intervaltimer #workoutroutine #hiit #exercise

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 9

I will add a custom gradient which persists

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 9

Let me know if you need a specific feature :)

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 9

Just added shadow overlays to my screenshot tool
Try it -> screenshotframe.com

What feature should I add next?

#BuildInPublic #saas #appdev

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 8

Join me on a 30 Days App Marketing Challenge. Let’s market our Apps!

#BuildInPublic #indieAppDev #AppDev #iosdev

30 Day App Marketing Challenge #buildinpublic #appdevelopment #indiedev

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 8

ChatGPT5 made me think…

What if someone decides to build an AI virus that scans network vulnerabilities, detects if it’s able can fit on target hardware and copy itself. Was not possible before, but now smartphones can host large ai models. What do you think?

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #gpt5

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thats amazing

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 6

Anyone tried reddit ads to market apps? Found this good article mattcorey.substack.com/p/rethinking... comparing reddit ada with apple, but I’m not sure if i will he able to get the cpa below arpu to scale.

#BuildInPublic #appdev

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 6

Revealing all the metrics of all the startups I built this year.

#BuildInPublic #saas #iosDev #SwiftUI

12 Startups in 12 Months: The Numbers

YouTube video by Melvin Zammit

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Upgraded the screenshots of TidyLegend. From now on I am focusing on the Benefits not the features. Makes a massive difference. Try it!

#BuildInPublic #iosdev #swiftui #Appdev

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thanks :)

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Melvin Zammit @melvinzammit.bsky.social · Aug 4

Not promoting with ads or anything paid. Just sharing here and there. Thinking of new ways i can market it atm

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