Honestly, still figuring this out. Tried social media (Instagram, Threads, Bluesky) and reaching out to blogs/reviewers. Gets some traction but reach is limited. A German print magazine review helped, and the first HN post brought a spike.
What's funny – parent to parent word of mouth has been really helpful. I get lots of emails from parents with ideas or bug reports. They found the app through friends or family. That feels more sustainable than any marketing trick.
But I still need to find better channels with more reach. Most growth so far has been organic via App Store search. Open to suggestions if anyone has ideas! ;)
Thanks a lot. As an unrelated follow-up, I searched for the spotify API and found that spotify changed their criteria for Web API Extended Access last year. I suppose this will not affect your app, since existing API users can continue to use it. Would the new rule affect you if you were just starting to develop this app?
Yes, that change was actually the reason I went with "users create their own Spotify app" approach. With the new criteria, getting extended quota as an indie dev is tough – Spotify wants commercial partnerships or big user numbers.
By having users create their own developer app, each user has their own quota and I stay out of the approval process entirely. Works well for a niche app like this.
Thanks!
Honestly, still figuring this out. Tried social media (Instagram, Threads, Bluesky) and reaching out to blogs/reviewers. Gets some traction but reach is limited. A German print magazine review helped, and the first HN post brought a spike.
What's funny – parent to parent word of mouth has been really helpful. I get lots of emails from parents with ideas or bug reports. They found the app through friends or family. That feels more sustainable than any marketing trick.
But I still need to find better channels with more reach. Most growth so far has been organic via App Store search. Open to suggestions if anyone has ideas! ;)
Thanks a lot. As an unrelated follow-up, I searched for the spotify API and found that spotify changed their criteria for Web API Extended Access last year. I suppose this will not affect your app, since existing API users can continue to use it. Would the new rule affect you if you were just starting to develop this app?
Yes, that change was actually the reason I went with "users create their own Spotify app" approach. With the new criteria, getting extended quota as an indie dev is tough – Spotify wants commercial partnerships or big user numbers.
By having users create their own developer app, each user has their own quota and I stay out of the approval process entirely. Works well for a niche app like this.
More context here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-for-Developers/Upda...