My name is Nelson. I am a solo developer/builder/founder (whatever you want to call it!).

This year, I challenged myself to build and ship my first mobile application onto the App Store.

Coming from a Cloud Engineering background, I didn't have much experience with mobile development.

So, I learnt everything from 0, leveraging AI coding, and fast forward 4 months, I released my app onto the App Store! And 3 months later, I have brought in 10 paying users and close to 1000 downloads. Now, I know what you might be thinking — those numbers are TINY!

However, this was my first time building and launching a mobile app, and there were a lot of things I didn't know — especially on the App Store launch side — which cost me time, money, and more than a few late nights of googling "why is my offering empty in RevenueCat" at 1am.

That's exactly why I put these guides together. Not because I've cracked some secret formula (3 paying users, remember!) — but because I went through the entire process, made the mistakes, and wrote down what I wish someone had told me before I started. If you're a solo builder like me, coming from a technical background but new to mobile, or even a complete beginner with an idea and no coding experience, these guides are for you.

I'm not a mobile dev guru that will guarantee you $10k a month. I'm just someone who did it once, wrote everything down, and figured it might save you some of the pain it cost me.