Dev built suspense to $400K/month: iOS app made $10K on day one
KevinNaughtonJr · x · 2026-11-04
A Starter Story case: developer Yoni's iOS app now makes $400K/month. He credits a suspense-driven launch — amassing 100K–150K Instagram followers pre-launch while teasing an app waitlist, which converted into roughly $10,000 in revenue on launch day.
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