<p><pre><code> In November, a rapid devaluation of the ruble began.
This fueled interest in my application and all similar
ones in the App Store.
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Looks like we still need a good luck factor.
Wow, that's actually really good. I recently released an app in a related category (personal/family budget and spending tracker), and I am struggling to get to my first thousand downloads. My friends and people who have seen the app or the landing page are enthusiastic, and about half of the users become very active, but even with ads I am having a hard time spreading the word. Either my social circle is too small, or the app has more niche appeal than I initially anticipated.<p>Off topic edit: for those interested, unlike other budget apps/spending trackers my app actually is meant to be used by a family that shares expenses. You log your purchases as you go (this was optimized to be super quick), and your family can see how much money is left until the next refill period automatically. This was also out of necessity. I read on HN that the easiest way to get extra cash every month is to make a budget. Turns out, that's correct, and this is the easiest way to do it for me.
Молодец!<p>Here's the app, in case anyone was interested:
<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/kurs-valut/id831528898?mt=8" rel="nofollow">https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/kurs-valut/id831528898?mt=8</a>
It seems the natural in-app purchase would be for some kind of package that would add more data sources. Maybe you get the daily bank rate for free, but if you want some other data sources then that would be extra.
Good read man! I made me consider to start an app with an idea I had for a while. Can you go a bit more technical and talk about the technologies you used? (besides git of course xD)
People will be willing to look past a weak design in order to get their questions answered.<p>The OP didn't set out to start a business, but this definitely is a good example of rather than looking for the next billion dollar startup idea just focus on building cool stuff to solve problems. Who knows, maybe this could turn into some kind of exchange rate information company.
So, if I understand correctly you've the top biz category app and it's just generating ~100$ daily in ads? Seems a bit low actually :(<p>ps: would love some support for multiple data-sources per currency: for instance in Argentina we've official dollars but since they're impossible to get we also have sidemarket "blue" dollars...
1) Work smart. 80% of your problems come from 20% of your code.<p>2) Work hard. Then again, pace yourself. Sleep dep is a bitch and counter productive.<p>3) Be lucky. Make something that lots of people want.<p>To be honest there's a lot more and the article is well worth reading.