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97 Downloads. $0 Revenue.

97 Downloads. $0 Revenue.

via Dev.toRichard Andrews

I am going to share every number. No spin. No "we are seeing great traction" corporate speak. Just the raw data from Habit Doom's first month on the App Store. Habit Doom is an iOS app I built solo that locks your distracting apps (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) until you complete your daily habits. No timer. No gentle reminder. A real lock at the operating system level. This is either inspiring transparency or embarrassing public self-exposure, depending on how you look at it. Either way, it is real. The Top-Line Numbers Here is the dashboard as of mid-March 2026, roughly one month after launch: Let me break down what each of these numbers actually means. Where Downloads Come From 90.6% of downloads came from App Store Search. People searched for something (habit tracker, app blocker, screen time) and found Habit Doom. 4.2% came from App Store Browse (being featured in categories). 3.1% from App Referrer, and a trickle from Web Referrer. This tells me two things: My App Store listing is

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