Official developer programs
Enroll in the Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console. Read human interface and policy guidelines.
Rejection is normal. Fix and resubmit. Policy fights waste months.
Money models
Subscriptions for ongoing value, paid unlocks for utilities. Use established billing SDKs and respect platform cuts.
ASO and content marketing matter more than “build it and they will come.”
Reality check
Treat “Indie mobile apps on the App Store and Play” as a skill path, not a lottery ticket. Platforms change rules, saturate niches, and ban shortcuts. The people who keep earning are the ones who re-read official docs, track numbers, and ship when motivation dips.
If a course or influencer contradicts the platform’s own help center, trust the platform. Screenshots of Lamborghinis are marketing — payout dashboards and tax forms are reality.
Do this in the next seven days
Block three focused sessions on your calendar. Session one: create or clean the account on the primary tool listed for this guide (Apple Developer). Session two: publish the smallest possible asset (video, listing, proposal, or page). Session three: measure one metric and write what you will change next week.
Save official links from this guide in a bookmark folder named after the path. When you are stuck, open those — not a new random tutorial that resets your plan.