My app grew 36x… here’s what actually worked (and what didn’t) #coding #claude #appdesign

A solo developer shares their app's growth from $15 to $541 monthly recurring revenue over 4 months without major updates. The key driver was App Store Optimization (ASO) rather than paid ads, generating ~10 downloads per day. The developer has since abstracted the app's core logic into a reusable template for AI image apps and is promoting it to others.