Ask HN: Still possible to have its mobile apps noticed as an indie developer?

Nope, I mean original, polished app but developed outside of the "main" cool-to-be places (NY, SF, Berlin, Paris, ...)

A few years ago, when the AppStores didn't count X,000,000 apps, it was doable to handle the marketing for indie, now I can't figure how.

And all I can see is review of IM apps, tenth version of a lame game, or one more super-cool-but-sucky todolist app.

So there is a big part of luck in the process? Not sure how to find the right people (review website and big techno site are overwhelmed and for what I see, most of the app reviewed are : - crap from startup funded by big VC - a n-th app from Facebook, or Google, or ... - some random unoriginal app

So I'm wondering how to get noticed by the good people ?

Yes, as long as you assume that the app store is going to provide zero traction. You need to get your app in the hands of the right people.

Do you mean non-innovative non-super-polished "decent" apps?

It's super hard You really need niche in your hands