Indie dev struggles: 922 users but only 7 ratings for a free extension
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-08-18
An indie developer shared the struggle of maintaining a free browser extension, Fanout Fox, which has 922 users but only 7 ratings. One 1-star review was caused by OpenAI changing an endpoint, temporarily breaking the extension. The dev, who maintains it in spare time for free, asks users to leave ratings to help motivation, noting that they shouldn't punish the app for third-party API issues.
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