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I do! I started earning real money after I created the first monitor control app for Apple Silicon (https://lunar.fyi https://lunar.fyi). I wrote about my jour
by alin23 4y ago
I do! I started earning real money after I created the first monitor control app for Apple Silicon (https://lunar.fyi https://lunar.fyi).
I wrote about my journey to doing that here: https://alinpanaitiu.com/blog/journey-to-ddc-on-m1-macs/ https://alinpanaitiu.com/blog/journey-to-ddc-on-m1-macs/
I quit my job in April 2020 and nowadays I make desktop apps on https://lowtechguys.com/ https://lowtechguys.com/
Each app brings about $200/month in revenue at the start, then ramps up as I work on user feedback and telling people about the apps in whichever way I can.
For example rcmd (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) just reached $1.5k/month because it has a more complete feature set than it had in v1 and because more people are recommended it to their peers.
- cercatrova 4y agoLunar is great! I use it for the XDR feature, I do wish I could have it automatically toggle on and off when it detects whether it's plugged into the power outlet or on battery.
- alin23 4y agoThanks! While this feature isn't really in the scope of Lunar, it can be achieved with a more automation generic app like Hammerspoon (https://www.hammerspoon.org/ https://www.hammerspoon.org/) I created a simple script here that does just that: https://f.alinpanaitiu.com/UigtG5/xdr.lua https://f.alinpanaitiu.com/UigtG5/xdr.lua And you can install it with the following commands: mkdir -p ~/.hammerspoon curl https://f.alinpanaitiu.com/UigtG5/xdr.lua >> ~/.hammerspoon/xdr.lua echo 'require("xdr")' >> ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua
- cercatrova 4y agoAwesome! I'll be sure to check this out.
- thunkshift1 4y agoDonyou charge a one time fee or a subscription fee?
- alin23 4y agoI only charge one time purchases for lifetime licenses. Users are happier to pay with this model.