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Created a simple and cute iOS app for tracking baby teeth — makes about 1-2k EUR (after Apple’s cut) per month since five years. getbabyteeth.app Last year a

by laber 2y ago

Created a simple and cute iOS app for tracking baby teeth — makes about 1-2k EUR (after Apple’s cut) per month since five years. getbabyteeth.app Last year a couple of copy cats showed up, but they missed the part that people actually value in the app: the visuals. It‘s a simple webapp, wrapped in Expo, but highly polished to make it look and feel native to iOS. Last year we added a second app, written in Swift and SwiftUI (great dev experience!): wobblyteeth.app What still makes me wonder: most sales are made in Germany, even though there is an English translation and the American market is huge. \o/ Do you have an idea why it‘s not interesting abroad?

conductr 2y ago
> Do you have an idea why it‘s not interesting abroad? Is keeping kid’s baby teeth considered normal behavior in Germany? It’s considered a bit bizarre in US. I have a 6 year old and very much in this market but simply have zero interest in the entire premise of logging and keeping this info and the teeth themselves. The tooth fairy is our main tradition and I think most people are happy to dispose of the biohazard waste that’s collected
- parasti 2y ago
  Isn't it for tracking baby teeth development? Nothing about physically collecting the teeth.
  - conductr 2y ago
    Maybe. The first line of the site says “Keep hold of your babies' first teeth.” Which to me sounds like storing them somewhere physically. Maybe the problem is how it’s worded?