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Small Wins on the App Store
2026-07-25 · My first tips and 5-star ratings on the iOS apps I built for fun and open-sourced.
Table of Contents
1. My Apps
2. My Achievements
I wanted to briefly share a couple achievements I've experienced lately from<br>the apps I've published on the iOS app store.
If you're new to my blog: I'm not a full-time developer and don't do this for a<br>living. I develop sites, apps, etc. for fun as a hobby. I open-source everything<br>I create so others can share or fork as they please, and I've never even<br>included a tip option (until now - that iOS developer subscription is<br>expensive!).
1. My Apps
However, I've launched a few apps on the Apple app store in the last year:
DomainDig (Source) - A domain inspection toolkit for DNS, SSL, ports, etc.
Hutch for Sourcehut (Source) - A mobile client for SourceHut.
DayByDay (Source) - A children's app to learn various topics through<br>voice-enabled learning cards.
I didn't expect anyone to really use these and I don't promote my apps anywhere.
I created DayByDay for my daughter, as a flashcard-style app that would be easy<br>for her to use and something we could do together in the small moments of the<br>day.
I created Hutch because I wanted a faster way to use SourceHut on the go,<br>especially since I use private mode in Safari and am constantly logged out of my<br>accounts. Hutch lets me read my mailing lists, manage tickets, and run builds<br>wherever I want.
Finally, I created DomainDig because I was lamenting the updates Njalla made to<br>their DNS Checker - it used to be a plain text page and is now wrapped in<br>Njalla's branding and lacks some info I want when looking into a domain.
2. My Achievements
I'm proud to announce two (baby-sized) achievements I didn't expect to happen:
I received my first two tips through the Hutch app! For a few dollars, two<br>people have made my whole month. It's extremely satisfying to know someone<br>used the app and found it valuable enough to voluntarily send some money my<br>way.
I received two 5-star ratings on the DomainDig app. Again, such a pleasure to<br>know people do appreciate the value that the app brings.
I'm not going to pretend two tips and two ratings will change anything. I'll<br>keep building these apps in the small moments the same way I always have,<br>because that's the part I actually enjoy. But it's a nice reminder that "nobody<br>will use this" isn't always true. Sometimes a stranger finds the thing you made<br>for yourself and gets something out of it too.
So, to the four of you: thank you. You made my month.
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