Indie dev built his own custom heatmaps and analytics just because he could
tomjohndesign · x · 2026-10-13
Designer tomjohndesign shares that instead of buying an off-the-shelf analytics solution for his site tomjohnvile, he built his own: heatmaps of where visitors go and linger, plus stats on which buildings, articles, achievements, and items get the most visits. He admits he doesn't strictly need it to improve the site—it was built for fun, showcasing how AI-era development lets indies create tools that would never exist on the market.
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