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Monetization

4 tools

App monetization tools for a mobile app are RevenueCat, Adapty, Qonversion, and Superwall. Each is free under its own revenue threshold, then bills a percentage of tracked or paywall-attributed revenue. Apple's store commission is a separate bill.

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Paywalls

4 tools

Pick paywall builders and testing tools for mobile subscription flows, remote configuration, and pricing experiments.

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ASO

4 tools

Research keywords, competitors, reviews, rankings, and creative assets that help mobile apps earn qualified store traffic. Compare ASO tools by price →.

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Analytics

7 tools

Choose analytics tools that explain onboarding, retention, feature adoption, and revenue without burying indie teams in noise.

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Keywords Everywhere

Web search volume from $84 a year, with a free API key. Not App Store keywords, and not a phone app.

ChromeFirefoxEdgeWebFreemium. Free install. Volume, CPC, competition, and trends are annual credits: Bronze $84 / 100,000 credits / 1 seat; Silver $168 / 400,000 / 3 seats; Gold $480 / 2,000,000 / 10 seats; Platinum $1,440 / 8,000,000 / 20 seats. No monthly plan. The vendor prints $7 a month beside Bronze, which is $84 divided by 12. Credits expire after 12 months. Checked October 20, 2026.

Best for

Launch-page and blog research on Google
Checking web demand before you write or buy ads
One person on the Bronze credit plan

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Pricing checked Oct 20, 2026

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Warp

AI-powered terminal and agentic development environment for the command line.

macOSWindowsLinuxFreemium, with AI usage metered in monthly credits. Free ($0) has limited AI and cloud-agent usage and lets you bring your own AI inference; paid plans are Build ($20/user/month, 1,500 credits), Max ($200/user/month, 18,000 credits), and Business ($50/user/month per seat, with SAML SSO); Enterprise is custom. Checked 2026-07-18; verify current numbers before relying on them.

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Faster command-line workflows
AI help for shell and git commands
Running fastlane, build, and release scripts

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Pricing checked Jul 18, 2026

Analytics

Mixpanel

Event analytics for funnels, retention, cohorts, and product usage.

iOSAndroidWebReact NativeFree for up to 1 million events per month; the Growth plan starts at $0 with 1 million events free and about $0.28 per 1,000 events after, and Enterprise is custom.

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Event analytics
Retention
Funnels

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Pricing checked Jul 19, 2026

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Paywalls

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Adapty vs Superwall for iOS subscription apps

Compare Adapty and Superwall for an iOS subscription app: dated fees at $1,000, $10,000, and $50,000, and when the two can sit in one stack.

Oct 20, 2026

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Paywalls

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Superwall alternatives for indie iOS apps

Compare Superwall alternatives for an indie iOS app by purchase infrastructure, paywall workflow, pricing meter, and operational fit.

Aug 14, 2026

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Analytics

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Mixpanel vs Amplitude for mobile app analytics

Compare Mixpanel and Amplitude for mobile product analytics: funnels, retention, experiments, pricing, and whether a solo app needs either.

Jul 19, 2026

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Best Crash Reporting Tools for Mobile Apps (2026): Free Tiers Compared

A ranked shortlist of the crash reporting tools in this directory, with free tiers checked Oct 20, 2026, plus a real Crashlytics setup from our iOS app.

Oct 20, 2026

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Monetization

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iOS 27 and your stack: what actually changed for a solo developer

iOS 27 shipped Sep 14, 2026. For a solo app already on the store, nothing has to ship this month. Answer Apple's social-media question only if you submit an update.

Sep 26, 2026

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What the September 2026 App Store business terms actually cost a solo developer

At $1,000, $5,000, and $10,000 a month, a Small Business Program developer on EU In-App Purchase pays Apple $150, $750, and $1,500. The initial acquisition fee and store services fee are eliminated.

Sep 24, 2026

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