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melvinzammit··on Show HN: 12 Years Building an Interval Timer App
thanks :)
melvinzammit··on I'm doing a 30 Days App Marketing Challenge [video]
If you have been developing apps in the last 2 years you know how hard it got to get app app noticed. The App Stores are piling up with vibe coded apps and it is getting harder to get an app noticed by relying just on ASO.

This year I challenged myself to build 12 Apps in 12 Months. I noticed that it doesn't matter what I build if no one gets to see it. So I encourage any indie devs out there to join me on this challenge!

One Rule: 1 Marketing Action a day for 30 days.

melvinzammit··on Revealing the metrics of all my 8 startups [video]
I come from a background of spending years on a project and perfecting it before releasing it to the world. I cannot say how many times I fell for the same mistake of spending months on a project and then zero minutes on marketing.

This year I wanted to change things so I challenged myself to build 12 startups in 12 months. Currently I'm in month 8. This was an amazing experience! It took me back to when I started developing Apps 12 years ago where I code something for fun and because it is useful not because I need to earn money.

I still need to work a lot on my marketing and distribution. Any ideas are welcome!

melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
I fixed this in the next update coming tomorrow. I changed the reps to seconds for these timed exercises. Thanks for the notice!
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
This is something i wanted with the app. In fact it works well with no internet. The exercise videos not so much because i could not figure out how to store high quality videos in app
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks for the thought provoking comment! Yes I totally agree. I need to fix the marketing a bit to highlight what the app is good at and not exaggerate what it can do. In reality one cannot compare a proper workout with this. Its for different people and different aims. My aim is just to get people moving and let them see the benefits of exercise. Anyway, thanks I will update.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Maybe I could do a mini webapp version on the landing page for people that don't want to get the app. Maybe after iron out the ios app issues i can do it. The exercises are hardcoded in the app itself atm
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Oh no! I'll fix it soon
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks!
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
It's technically not 1minute workout a day like the 7 min workout concept. It's 5x 1min workouts during the day. You get your blood flowing for a minute every now and then during the day. I read some interesting new studies recently about this idea
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
An Android version is on my mind. I will code it native if people like the iOS version.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
My idea was to do as much seconds as there are reps to keep it simple. I understand that this is not well explained and can be explained better. Thanks!
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
You are speaking about the animation or the video? I will take another look.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks!
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks for the notice! I will fix
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
I think the reminders might be better off in an app, but everything else should work. What I love about apps is that apart from them being more handy and quicker to open, I don't load my server much. Especially since it's free.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
It is a deterministic algorithm that works based on muscles used in the exercise and aiming to work all main muscle groups. I wrote the keyword AI in some places so that the average person would understand it. I might remove it.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks! Would love your feedback, if you do.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Yes I agree, that's the ideal. However when I'm stuck working on my desk all day sometimes I find it hard to put on an exercise mindset until I build a habit of doing something for a few days. Hopefully this will help me shift back into that. Sometimes I wish I can build a mini gym behind my desk maybe that will motivate me.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks! Same, that's why I did this. Once I start exercising I tend to keep my streak. However If I don't start, I keep thinking that I'll find the perfect workout and start tomorrow.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Great Idea! Will see what I can do.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks! Android is on my mind. If I see people like the iOS version I will code an Android version. It's just that I do everything native and it will take a few weeks.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Hi, I apologise I did not mention that it's just for iOS! I was android first a few years ago, but recently I decided to switch to iOS. I decided to go native on this not cross platform because I believe in quality. I know nowadays with cross platform tools the difference is little, but I want that micro edge. Also, I was thinking about doing a version for apple watch which would make more sense native. In any case, I might code a native Android App for this as well in the near future.
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
Thanks!
melvinzammit··on Show HN: 1 min workouts for people who sit all day
I was not sure about “Your List Expires at Midnight” myself. I will try other options. Thanks for the feedback! Very much appreciated