I made an indie app store alternative with a twist
The twist is that although it does (part of) the job of an app store, it's not (nor aims to be) an app store. It's a script you add to your existing web app that makes it "self-distributing". Check it out: https://progressier.com. Under the hood, it leverages the concept of "PWA", but it goes further: 1. It creates an installation page for your app that looks like an app store listing. Demo example: https://install.page/covid 2. It handles every OS/browser combination to create an installation flow that works everywhere (e.g. on Safari/iOS, with in-app…
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The twist is that although it does (part of) the job of an app store, it's not (nor aims to be) an app store. It's a script you add to your existing web app that makes it "self-distributing". Check it out: https://progressier.com. Under the hood, it leverages the concept of "PWA", but it goes further: 1. It creates an installation page for your app that looks like an app store listing. Demo example: https://install.page/covid 2. It handles every OS/browser combination to create an installation flow that works everywhere (e.g. on Safari/iOS, with in-app browsers, etc) 3. It lets you manage all the technical aspects of your PWA in a dashboard rather than in code (i.e. service worker, app manifest, caching strategies, icons, etc). You can even send push notifications and design app screenshots from Progressier. Caveats: - It only works for web apps - It's not free! - An app store is supposed to handle "logistics" and "promotion". Progressier only does the former. It won't get you new users. - Push notifications are not yet available on iOS Some fun facts: - There are 5,000+ apps using Progressier - 50%+ of my customers are users of no-code platforms, particularly Bubble. - Under the hood, Softr's PWA Builder (https://www.softr.io/pwa-builder) actually uses a white-labeled version of Progressier I provide them - Progressier is built entirely by me (https://kevin.tw). For the record, the whole thing is just vanilla CSS/JS — no frameworks.
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Hi, This is my brand new project which helps indie iOS/Android devs discover the most profitable phrase niches in Apple App Store and Google Play Market for their apps and monitor position of their apps in markets. Please give me your feedback :) Regards, Wiktor
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