I'm hoping PWAs continue to get better so that app stores aren't the only way of having an app-like experience. App stores just aren't designed for this kind of use case, and hurdles like "We're dropping your app bc you only have 4 users"* take the joy out of home-coding.

* fictional quote but it wouldn't shock me if it became real

One of my "home-cooked" apps has been in the App Store for 12 years now!

It's never really gotten much traction, and I mostly maintain it for me and my friends.

I love to make small incremental updates to it. Really fun experience overall!