1dea.io
r/buildinpublic · 2026-09-30

Suite of small iPhone/iPad/Mac apps (To do cards, Lume, Looks, Pochete, Tuner, Little Notes, Moons, Magic Dibs)

RevenueCredibleCredibility 60/100

A collection of small, focused iOS/macOS apps: a card-based to-do, RSS reader, visual wardrobe, simple expense tracker, guitar tuner, scheduled home-screen notes, haptic 'touch' sharing, and a Magic Keyboard/Mouse/Trackpad switching helper.

Problem it solves. Provides simple, focused utilities for everyday tasks (task planning, reading feeds, outfit planning, casual budgeting, tuning, sending notes/haptics, and device switching) without heavy feature bloat or algorithms.

Who pays. Indie app users on iPhone/iPad/Mac who prefer focused, privacy-friendly utilities

Market. Consumer productivity / utility apps

How it makes money. One-time purchase per app (author states 'no subscriptions, no ads')

Why we believe it · 7 comments read

Author and commenters state these are live apps (URLs listed) and the author says they've been able to monetize all apps; discussion is focused on pricing rather than calling it promotional or fake.

“Little Notes, Lume, and Magic Dibs I always offered for free.” ▲ 10
“I've been able to monetize all my apps but nailing the correct pricing requires volume. As an indie dev I can't just pour money into ads indiscriminately just to test them out.” ▲ 8
“the widget thing is key tbh, that kind of app lives or dies on whether the home screen part feels good” ▲ 6

More products already making money