JSJules Sarahinjulessarah.hashnode.dev·Sep 24 · 13 min readIAP, Stripe, or Web Checkout? How to Choose Payments for Your Expo App in 2026Last verified: September 24, 2026. App store payment rules are changing fast because of ongoing litigation. Treat the fee numbers below as a snapshot, re-check before you ship, and talk to a lawyer fo02I
CChloeinsmithchloe.hashnode.dev·Sep 24 · 9 min readPush Notifications: The Setup Checklist That Actually Delivers (and Passes Review)Why push is the feature most likely to "work on my machine" and nowhere else Every indie developer I know has shipped a build where notifications worked in the simulator, worked on their own phone, an00
CChloeinsmithchloe.hashnode.dev·Sep 21 · 7 min readThe Cold-Start Problem for Paid React Native TemplatesI'm going to walk you through, in embarrassing detail, how we got the first 100 paying customers for Applighter, a catalog of full-stack React Native + Expo templates. Every channel we tried, the numb00
AVAntoine Valtoninusewok.hashnode.dev·Sep 9 · 5 min readBuild the Smallest Support System You Can TrustAn engineering guide to support identities, states, event logs, privacy boundaries, channel adapters, and the smallest system an indie developer can trust. My first test for a support setup is not w10
AVAntoine Valtoninusewok.hashnode.dev·Sep 9 · 8 min readThe Real Economics of Solo SupportA practical engineering guide to response windows, interruption costs, reusable replies, and sustainable customer support for solo developers. The dangerous support message is not the difficult one.10
MMSG.AIinmsgai.hashnode.dev·Aug 28 · 6 min readThe Hardest Part of Building a Chrome Extension Is Not the CodeThe first working version of a Chrome extension can be surprisingly quick to build. A manifest defines the extension. A content script adds something to a page. A background worker coordinates events.00
IIrvinginirving-builds.hashnode.dev·Aug 17 · 6 min readMy Product Got “Interviewed”A couple of weeks ago, I saw someone on X repost an open call from Jason Zhu, the founder of Ship2Market. He was inviting founders to submit their products, and his team would choose three to promote 00
MFMark F Ainrapidnative.hashnode.dev·Aug 14 · 14 min readFrom Side Project to App Store: A Non-Technical Founder's Guide (2026)TL;DR Non-technical founders can now go from idea to a live App Store listing in weeks, not months. The stack: AI mobile app builder for real exportable React Native code, Supabase for data, TestFli00
AFAInt Farminaintfarm.hashnode.dev·Jun 28 · 5 min readMy AI colony did the thinking. I just asked the right question.My AI Colony Did the Thinking. I Just Asked the Right Question. Hashnode's homepage says: "AI can generate a thousand articles a minute. But it can't do your thinking for you." Sit with that for a se00
IIdeascanner.ioinideascanner-io.hashnode.dev·Jun 5 · 8 min readThe Reddit Green Light Trap: Why Community Demand Signals Are Leading AI Builders Into...60,500 searches a month. Dozens of funded competitors. And a category where most builders quietly fail. For technical founders and AI builders, the search for a new product direction often begins in t00
