The TryMy.App blog
Practical launch advice for indie devs. No hype, no growth hacks that stopped working in 2019.
Product Hunt First Comment: A Template That Gets Replies
A Product Hunt maker comment template, annotated line by line: what each line does, which stock line it replaces, and the one question that gets replies.
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SaaSHub vs AlternativeTo: Which to Submit To First
SaaSHub vs AlternativeTo for your app: what each accepts, how submitting differs, who edits the listing, and which one to do first. Checked on both sites.
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Subreddits for Beta Testers: Where Posts Get Replies
Which subreddits actually produce beta testers, what each one allows, and the one-test ask that gets replies. Rules checked on 16 October 2026.
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How to Launch on Peerlist Launchpad: A Prep Checklist
How to launch on Peerlist Launchpad: the profile requirements that gate a launch, the project fields to fill, how the launch week works and what to expect.
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Can You Ask for Upvotes on Product Hunt? What's Allowed
Product Hunt's upvote rules in plain terms: what you can't ask for, what you can, why exchanges backfire, and six launch-day messages rewritten to comply.
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MicroLaunch Review: Is a Month-Long Launch Worth It?
A MicroLaunch review for indie makers: how the month-long window works, what the paid tiers cost, how it differs from a one-day launch, and who it suits.
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Product Hunt Coming Soon Page Is Gone: What to Do Now
Product Hunt retired its coming soon pages. Here is what that means for your launch and a two-week pre-launch plan that replaces the teaser page.
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TestFlight Public Link: Where to Share It So People Join
A TestFlight public link only works after Beta App Review. Here are Apple's limits, eight places to share it, and how to word the post so strangers join.
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Is Futurepedia Worth It? Listing Tiers for Small AI Tools
Is Futurepedia worth it for a small AI tool? Reported tiers and the one-off fee, a decision matrix for who should pay, and free routes to the same readers.
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How to Get Featured on Product Hunt: The Criteria
Product Hunt features products that are live, useful, novel, well crafted or creative. Run this pass/fail audit on your draft listing before you submit.
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How to Submit Your App to AlternativeTo, Step by Step
How to submit to AlternativeTo: the account, the form, the review queue, plus a worksheet for picking which apps to list yourself as an alternative to.
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How Much Does a Product Hunt Launch Cost? An Honest Budget
How much does it cost to launch on Product Hunt? Launching is free. Here is the itemised budget: the $0 launch, the modest one, and what to refuse.
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Do You Need a Hunter on Product Hunt? The Short Answer
Do you need a hunter on Product Hunt? The official answer is no. What a hunter does, the one case where one helps, and how to hunt your own product.
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Is There's An AI For That Worth It for Your AI Tool?
Is There's An AI For That worth it? What TAAFT charges as of September 2026, the free route, featured vs pay per click, and a spend ladder for small tools.
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Google Play Production Access Rejected: What to Fix
Google Play production access rejected after 14 days of testing? Read the notice, check tester engagement, rewrite questionnaire answers, then test again.
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Uneed vs Product Hunt: Which Fits a Small Launch
Uneed vs Product Hunt, compared on mechanics: daily caps, how dates are set, the free wait, paid fast tracks, featuring, voting windows and who reads each.
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Startup Launch Platform Pricing: What Each One Charges
Startup launch platform pricing in one table: the free lane, what it costs in waiting, every paid tier, what the money buys, and when each fee was checked.
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Is BetaList Worth It? Cost, Wait and Who It Suits
Is BetaList worth it? What it charges today per its own pages, why reviews quote five prices, and a five-question fit test to decide: pay, wait or skip.
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Indie Hackers Launch Post: What Actually Lands
How to write an Indie Hackers launch post that gets replies: an annotated example, the specifics to share, the first two lines, and how long to stay in it.
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Early Adopters vs Curious Visitors: How to Tell
How to find early adopters in your launch signups: a three-signal behavioural triage you can run on fifty names in one evening, and what to do with each.
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Directory Submission Services vs Doing It Yourself
Is a directory submission service worth it? What you buy, what the same work costs in hours, and the one case where paying beats doing it yourself.
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Launch Week Retro Template for Solo Developers
A launch retrospective template for solo developers: the data to pull first, five questions, splitting a bad launch from a bad product, and two decisions.
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Build in Public for a Launch: 30-Day Cadence
A 30-day build in public cadence tied to a launch date, with the exact launch asset each post produces, platform fit, and who should skip it entirely.
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How to Promote Your App Without Being Spammy
How to promote your app without being spammy: a definition of spam, which channels welcome a pitch, and a six-question scorecard to run before posting.
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Can You Relaunch on Product Hunt? The 6-Month Rule
Yes, you can launch on Product Hunt twice. The six-month gap, what counts as a significant update, rebrands, and an eligibility checklist.
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Waitlist or Launch Now? How to Decide
A waitlist is only the right call in a few specific situations. Here is the decision tree, what a list costs you in lost feedback, and when to just ship.
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App Demo GIF: A 20-Second Shot List That Works
How to make a demo GIF for your app: a four-shot, 20-second storyboard, the format each launch surface actually accepts, and how to keep the file small.
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App Screenshots for Launch Listings: Sizes + Rules
Verified screenshot sizes for the App Store, Google Play, directory cards and social previews, plus the safe zones that survive a 350px wide thumbnail.
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Why Your App Submission Got Rejected (and Fixes)
Why app and directory submissions get rejected, told from the reviewer's side: the real reasons, the fix for each one, and how to resubmit the right way.
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How to Ask People to Try Your App (4 Scripts)
How to ask people to try your app without getting ignored: four copy-paste scripts for friends, communities, cold DMs, and the follow-up that gets a reply.
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Are Featured Listings Worth It? Do the Math First
Are featured listings worth it? Run the break-even math first: what a paid launch placement can return, what it never can, and when not to buy one at all.
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How to Get Your First 10 Users for a Side Project
A blank-page method for your first 10 users: list ten named humans from public places, send ten different asks, follow up once. No network needed.
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Chrome Extension Launch Plan for Solo Developers
How to promote a Chrome extension: every Web Store listing field, the permission justifications that stall installs, and a launch week that earns reviews.
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TestFlight Beta Testers: Where to Find Them
Where to find TestFlight beta testers, the invite scripts that get accepted, and the follow-up sequence that turns silent installs into real feedback.
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Where to Submit AI Tools: Directories Worth It
Where to submit AI tools without wasting an afternoon: a six-check test to spot listing farms, the fields AI directories ask, and when paid is worth it.
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Is Product Hunt Worth It for a Solo Indie App?
Is Product Hunt worth it for a solo indie app? An opportunity-cost answer built on Product Hunt's own rules and named launch write-ups, not vendor stats.
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How to Write an App Description for Directories
Your app description gets a directory listing approved or rejected. The directory version: three sentences, no origin story, with a full rewrite shown.
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Product Hunt Launch Day: Hour-by-Hour Runbook
A solo maker's Product Hunt launch day plan, hour by hour from T-12 to T+24: what to queue in advance, when to post, how to handle comments, what to skip.
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How to Find Beta Testers With No Audience
A ranked ladder of five places to find beta testers when you have no email list and no followers, with the exact ask, the feedback quality, and the trap.
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r/SideProject Launch Post: Format That Survives
How to post on r/SideProject without getting removed: a copy paste template, where the link goes, what question to close on, and when not to post at all.
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Best Day to Launch on Product Hunt (Honest Answer)
The best day to launch on Product Hunt is a trade between reach and ranking. A decision tree by goal, the Pacific-time window, and what matters more.
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Show HN Checklist: How to Post Without Getting Buried
Show HN tips beyond the official rules: what qualifies, why marketing titles sink, a title and first-comment teardown, and how to work the thread.
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Do App Directories Help SEO? What Links Actually Do
Do app directories help SEO? Rarely through the link. Check a directory's rel attributes in ten seconds, tag the listing, and judge it after 30 days.
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10 Product Hunt Alternatives for Indie Apps (2026)
10 Product Hunt alternatives sorted by the kind of app each one suits, with a fit scorecard, verified submission rules and a one-week launch sequence.
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Google Play 12 Testers: How to Find Real Ones
Google Play wants 12 testers opted in for 14 continuous days before production access. How to recruit real people and a day by day plan that keeps them.
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Where to Submit Your App Free: 10 Launch Sites Checked
Ten free launch sites and directories for indie apps, each one opened and read, plus the popular ones that quietly went paid.
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How to Write an App Tagline That Earns the Click
Write an app tagline that survives a directory grid: verb-first, one job, no adjectives, under 80 characters. Five weak lines rewritten, with reasoning.
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App Directory Submission Checklist: Assets You Need
App directory submission checklist: tagline, description, logo, screenshots and URL, with verified character budgets and a done test for each asset.
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How to Get Your First 100 People to Try Your App
A practical, no-budget playbook for getting your first 100 people to try your app: direct asks, communities, showcases, and the follow-up loop.
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Launch Day Checklist for Solo Developers
An app launch checklist built for solo developers: what to verify the week before, the hour-by-hour launch day plan, and the 48-hour follow-through.
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The Beta Tester Checklist for Solo Devs
The beta tester feedback questions that actually produce useful answers, the feedback you should politely ignore, and how to run small test batches.
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Where to Post Your App in 2026: A Realistic List
A realistic guide to where to post your app in 2026: launch platforms, communities, directories, and niche channels, with honest expectations for each.
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Why Nobody Tries Your App (and the Three Fixes)
No users on your app? It's almost always one of three fixable problems: an unclear pitch, too much friction before value, or asking once and stopping.
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