Lower Store Fees by Their Structure, Not Their Rate — Apple SBP and Google Play's June 2026 Pricing
A working breakdown of Apple's Small Business Program and Google Play's new fee model that started June 30, 2026, framed as fee design for indie developers, with code to compute your effective rate and a break-even table.
Will Your Real Name Appear on the App Store? Deciding on a Developer Identity Before You Publish
What Apple and Google actually publish about you as an indie developer — seller names, address disclosure, EU trader rules — and practical ways to limit exposure before you ship.
Rewrite Just the First Three Lines of Your Rork App's Store Description
Pasting Rork's generated description straight into App Store Connect leaves value on the table. On iOS, almost no one reads past 'more'. Here's how to rewrite the few lines that actually get read—and why iOS and Google Play need different openings.
Raising Your Subscription Price: How to Handle Existing Subscribers on the App Store and Google Play
Raise your subscription price without losing existing subscribers: break-even churn math, store consent flows, PRICE_INCREASE and EXPIRED handling, and cohort tracking.
Your App Won't Notice the Refund — Revoking Entitlements with REFUND Notifications and the Voided Purchases API
A refund doesn't reach your app on its own — a cached premium flag survives it. Implementation notes on revoking access via App Store Server Notifications V2, Google Play's Voided Purchases API, and RevenueCat.
How I Localized My Play Store Screenshots into 16 Languages — Swapping PSD Text with Python and Standardizing on Noto Fonts
An implementation log of localizing an Android wallpaper app's store screenshots into 16 languages: swapping PSD text layers per language with Python, auto-shrinking overflow, and assigning the right font per script — with the actual code and a font cheat sheet.
Fixing the 'Signed With the Wrong Key' Error When Uploading a Rork App to Google Play
Your Rork app builds fine but Google Play rejects the upload with 'signed with the wrong key'? Here's how to tell which signing key is involved and the exact steps to fix it for each build setup.
Three Months of Letting Claude in Chrome Help with App Store Review Replies
For most of my twelve years as an indie developer, App Store and Google Play review replies kept slipping to the bottom of the list. I spent three months letting Claude in Chrome help with the drafting, and the way I face one-star reviews changed in ways I didn't expect.
The First 72 Hours After Shipping a Rork App — Crashes, Reviews, and Ad Priorities
The 72 hours right after you ship a Rork-generated app to the App Store or Google Play quietly decide most of the next six months of ratings and ranking. Here is the order I watch things in, after many years of solo iOS and Android releases.
What I Discovered Expanding My Rork App to Android — Key Differences Between App Store and Google Play
An indie developer with 10+ years experience and over 50 million cumulative downloads shares what surprised him most when expanding a Rork app to Android — from search algorithms to Short Descriptions and Feature Graphics.
Rork App Rejected for Incomplete Data Safety Section on Google Play: How to Fix It
Step-by-step guide to correctly filling out Google Play's Data Safety section for Rork apps. Covers AdMob, Firebase, RevenueCat, and common declaration mistakes that cause rejections.
Rork Max App Store & Google Play Submission Checklist 2026
The submission pitfalls specific to Rork Max-generated apps — privacy permissions, build numbers, Data Safety sections, and API key exposure. Use this before you hit submit.