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iPhone users dominate the US and other premium markets, and they're the ones most willing to pay for apps. Prove your app on iOS first, then expand to android to Android to go global.
This means posting social media posts on your own app's page. First go to TikTok and search your niche videos and copy all the viral video, putting a twist on it and add a call to action for your own app.
It is a social media app called UpScrolled. It reached over 500,000 users within just 3 days. But what's really cool is the fact that...
A great app means nothing if nobody discovers it. Distribution matters as much as development
Pick one growth channel like TikTok or Reels, and focus on it untill you get good at it. Depth beats reach. One channel you understand beats five you dont.
If most viewers leave in the first seconds, the opening is the problem. Fix the hook first. Nothing else matters if they are already gone.
By then nobody's waiting. The audience should exist before the app does. Start posting while you build. The build is your first content.
The problem that made you start. People follow a story before they follow an app. Story first, app second. Let them care before you ask for anything.
Slideshows. Text and simple visuals. Fast to make and easy to save, no camera needed.