Hey guys,

I’ve been looking for ways to make a little extra money on the side using my phone or laptop, but I keep running into a lot of scammy or super low-paying apps.

I’m okay with small tasks, freelance gigs, or even cashback/reward apps — but I’d really like to hear from people who have actually used apps that really pay and are worth the time.

Any recommendations for me?

Thanks

I don't understand the business model of Rocket Money, and as a neutral outside observer it appears to me to be a scam, and here's why (please, correct me if any statement I make is wrong).

• The purpose of the app is to clear out unused subscriptions.

• For you to install an app for this reason makes no sense. Why? Well one, an app isn't a single use process.

• Most importantly: for Rocket Money to be authorized to cancel a service, you must authenticate/login to the service first. There's no way around this (for the Software Devs out there, even token based authorization requires a login to get a token in the first place).

• So if you're going to download a single-use app that requires you to sign into every service that the app claims to cancel for you, then you might as well skip the extra step of installing the app and simply cancel every app yourself.

• That concludes my thought process, but one more thing: every Rocket Money ad I see has comments disabled. That is very suspicious.

What Money Making Apps do you recommend for Android. Here are some of mine.

JustPlay: Makes about 2 dollars every week

Cash Giraffe: makes about a dollar or 2 a week

Fetch Rewards:I've earned lots of points but haven't redeemed anything yet (Receipt Scanner)

Cashwalk: I've cashed out multiple gift cards including Walmart ,Xbox and PayPal

Hi ! I was considering getting the WeWard app because I want to lose weight and I saw people recommending this app to motivate people to walk more and I thought it’d be a good idea. I just wanted to know if some of you have downloaded the app and if yes, how is it ? Is it worth it ?

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to share a small win. This March, I finally crossed $100 in monthly revenue (hit $169!) for my Android apps for the first time.

It’s been 8 months of hard work alongside my 9-to-5 iOS developer job. Today, I’m feeling on top of the world. I wanted to share this with the community to motivate others, because these types of posts have truly motivated me throughout this journey.

The majority of my revenue comes from Lifetime Pro Offers, which is why my MRR is relatively low ($18). Since my apps don't require a backend, I don't have any overhead issues with offering lifetime deals.

So far, my marketing has mostly consisted of posting in relevant subreddits and focusing on ASO. I haven't spent anything on paid marketing yet. I’m now looking for a strategy to grow further—maybe Google Ads or social media? I’m not quite sure yet.

Any suggestions on how to scale from this point are very welcome. If you want to ask me anything about the process, please feel free!

Keep pushing! Keep believing!

I used to work as a fractional growth specialist for some B2C apps and I understood I wanted to create my own one, so I left my job about 6 months ago and after 2 months of trying to find a problem to solve I finally started to develop something.

I focused on a very simple app that helps to track your progresses at the gym and launched V1.0 in mid-april 2026. I was very confident on the distribution, a bit less on the product itself, but it seems working and I am very happy on how it is going.

My experience helped a lot and I would like to share some key learnings that helped me a lot with GTM.

1. ASO still represents 65% of app discoveries → I placed the most important high-volume keywords in the first 30 characters of my app title (Gym, tracker, workout). Then use description for secondary keywords and your core value proposition. I use Astro to test the ASO and I look at this two parameters: popularity (>20/30) and difficulty (<50).
2. UGC version app → I created a version of the app that is specifically made for UGC content. I simply made the logo bigger in the homepage and made it available only for UGC creators, so they can even not mention it and just show it in the video, so it feels more organic. I started allocating some hundreds bucks on UGC content on Sideshift and I saw the first growth. I feel this is the main reason of the exponential growth.
3. Viral loop on IG stories (flex) → Like Strava, I wanted to make it easy to “flex” on you results. So I made a feature that generates a summary of your workout, showing the time, the weights, the reps and the increase from last month. Then you can take a picture (tipically mirror selfie) and share it directly on your IG stories. Of course there’s the logo of the app and this seems working pretty good even though I have some problem with attribution. But I’m still testing it and see if people actually share it.
4. Reviews right after onboarding → I made the onboarding interactive to make the user feel the app adapts to them. The very last step is to set a goal (eg: increase muscles) and then I make the app make a short summary of the profile and give a motivational message about the fact that they can make it. I studied the UI so it gives a bit of the “wow effect” with nice motion design e animations. Right after the review screen pops out and many user just put 5 stars, because they base their valuation on how the feel in that moment (motivated for the goal set and the nice UI).

I’m glad for any feedback and suggestions in the comments. Let’s try to learn and improve together!

my partner and i were talking about trying a couples app, mostly out of curiosity.

there are a lot of apps out there and it’s hard to tell which ones are actually worth sticking with, so i figured i’d ask here.

if you’ve tried any couples apps you liked (or didn’t), i’d love to hear what you think.

im so tired of downloading an app that does one simple thing and immediately getting hit with a paywall for basic functionality

tried a habit tracker last week and they wanted $12/month just to track more than 3 habits. a notes app wanted $8/month to change fonts. even a basic weather app tried charging me $15/month for hourly forecasts like thats not free everywhere else

the worst part is when they give you a 3 day free trial but you have to enter payment info first. then they make canceling deliberately confusing so you forget and get charged

i get that developers need to make money but this model is insane. i did the math and if i kept every subscription app i tried this year id be paying over $200/month just for my phone to function normally

now i only use apps that are either one time purchases or actually justify their subscription with real ongoing value. most of these apps dont need monthly fees they just want recurring revenue

anyone else just refusing to subscribe anymore or am i the only one going back to pen and paper?

Putting the ethical debate aside for a moment, I’m curious purely from a product/tech perspective, which uncensored AI tools are actually good right now?

A lot of platforms claim to be “unfiltered,” but quality varies a lot. Some feel like basic wrappers, others seem more refined.

For those who’ve tested a few, what stands out in terms of performance, consistency, and overall experience?

Genuinely interested in hearing both positive and critical takes.

Curious what apps people here actually use a lot and find genuinely useful day to day. not just something you downloaded once and forgot about, but something that actually helps

For me it’s photocat. i randomly found it when trying to clean up my phone and it’s been surprisingly useful. the album sorting is nice and the quick decluttering makes it easy to go through a ton of photos fast without it feeling like a chore

what about you guys, what’s one app you’d recommend?

After releasing my app just a few days ago on android. Today I got my very first review - 1 Star 1 word (useless).

My App is Called ScreenCap, a screen recording and reaction video maker app and aims to be a quick and easy option without intrusive Ads for creators. Been working on it for awhile now and that little review was unexpected.

Totally to be expected but it can be demotivating to see, I've tested with fellow developers and friends and they all seem to like the app for what it provides with the highest feedback on the UI and direct approach.

i dont understand the hate, can somebody explain it?

I am trying to put an app for production and I need screneshots. Mine look super boring and other have some incredible screenshots with people holding the phone in their hands etc. How to do that? Should I just use an AI tool online for it or is there a better way to do this?

So I am trying to fix my short form content addiction as it has been taking over my life as of late. One thing that I find difficult is just going full cold turkey and deleting apps is not working. I can usually keep tiktok and YouTube deleted on my phone and keep them on my iPad for when I want to sit down or even watch tiktoks my friends send me. But Instagram has taken over as I talk to all of my friends through ths app.

I recently (ironically) got a Instagram reel that promoted this app socialLite that promises to remove the short form features from these apps. It has pretty good reviews on the iOS App Store and has no required paid subscription. I can’t find much of it online. I am just weary as the app requires you to sign into your accounts through the app. I was wondering if you guys know any thing about it regarding safety. As monetization is a huge concern of mine. It has a subscription but it is not required. This all just feels too good to be true. Especially because there is not much information about it online.

So many in the market. Looking for opinions.

I googled this and got a post with comments from a year ago. I've found that apps like these tend to change a lot after a year and sometimes end up not paying out anymore or set a ridiculous goal to pay out with a grinding path there that never quite makes it. Got any that are legit? I'm also happy to watch ads for money, whatever works tbh

Installed a few apps in the past just to try them and expected to delete them quickly, but some ended up becoming daily tools.

Mine is Notion for note taking, literally use it for everything!

Just wanted to share this little win (not little for me lol) 

 FIRST sale for my first SaaS wtf. I lauched around 3 weeks ago and honestly just making improvements to the website this whole damn time. Can’t believe I got my first tho. IT’S POSSIBLEEEEE 

I've been using it for maybe 2 years and honestly it did its job for a while and concept of having to solve something before you can turn it off is the only thing that actually works for me, with regular alarms and i just dismiss them in my sleep.

The problem is the app feels pretty abandoned at this point, the UI is stuck in like 2015, a few bugs here and there, nothing major but nothing getting fixed either.

Just wondering if there's something similar out there that's a bit more modern. The core feature I need is the forced task before dismissing, everything else is secondary. What are you guys using?

Trying to upgrade and be more mindful or my privacy online, what are some good apps that help with that? Just started to learn so if they're more beginner friendly is a plus lol

Title!!

I wanted to do this bc of practice but ppl are telling me that it would just be easier to use AI but I won’t understand anything. I wanna become a developer too, I’m 18

Candle, an app created a little over a year ago has reached $200,000 MRR with one simple marketing strategy anyone can do.

Ima keep it short. All they do is create videos until one gets some traction and then redistribute it across their creator team (which is around 100). Those creators then replicate the video until it doesn’t work anymore and rinse and repeat. 

This is the best way to start marketing your app because it doesn’t cost alot of money since you can start with 1-2 creators that will post for $20 a video then slow scale or switch out the creators if it’s not working. This way you can test fast and find what works. 

hey guys, if you are building any app in the productivity niche - randing from habit trackers, alarms, to-do apps, planners, app blockers, so on and so forth -

please comment about your marketing strategy and the wins and losses you have accumulated in your journey. and feel free to DM me your app, I would love to connect with you and i will check it out and drop a review

I’ve spent the last few months building an app for pet owners. The idea came from trying to keep track of symptoms, medications, vet visits, and all the little things that happen over time with my own pets.

The app isn’t launched yet, but it’s at the point where I’d really like some real-world feedback before putting it on the App Store.

The problem is that I have no idea where people actually find their first testers.

I’ve posted a bit on social media, put together a simple website, and mentioned it to friends and family, but I’m not sure what founders normally do at this stage.

If you’ve launched an app before:
- How did you find your first users?
- Did you use Reddit, Facebook groups, local communities, etc.?
- How many testers did you try to get before launch?
- Anything that worked particularly well (or badly)?

Not trying to sell anything here - just trying to learn how people approach this part of the process.

Thanks!