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George Valandis

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My name's George πŸ‘‹. I'm working a full 9 to 5 while building apps (currently iOS) in the early mornings πŸŒ… or late evenings πŸŒƒ. #5to9solopreneur πŸ’»

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Chill evening, winding down the day β€” watching a quantum physics podcast and doing some coding.

What about you?

19.10.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The moment right before submitting an app for review is always the same: excitement, nerves… and that one unexpected β€œtiny bug fix” you come across that delays the whole thing… 🫣

10.10.2025 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m almost done building my new app SaveTap a smart money-saving tracker that helps you spend less with geofencing nudges and daily streaks πŸ’Έ

This time, I’m going all in on TikTok ads. Can’t rely on the App Store algorithm anymore.

09.10.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tried something new with my setup today β€” put the little portable monitor right in the middle.

Feels surprisingly good and way more balanced than I expected.

29.09.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

since Apple’s June update, what really matters is how people use your app.

do they come back after a few days?
do they actually engage with it?
do they pay or take meaningful action?

keywords still help with discovery, but if users don’t stick, you won’t rank for long.

27.09.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just kicked off my next project: a savings app that makes it easy to set aside small amounts and build better habits with a little nudge at the right time.

Excited to see how far I can take this one πŸ’»πŸ“²πŸ™Œ

26.09.2025 16:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Many Apps, Many Ideas, and Juggling Life – George Valandis George Valandis

New blog post is out: georgevalandis.com/many-apps-ma...

25.09.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Referrals | Windsurf Refer a friend and earn bonus add-on prompt credits.

Wow, that’s nice. GPT-5 Codex is free for a limited time on Windsurf AI.

If you want to try it, here’s my referral link:
windsurf.com/refer?referr...

And even if you don’t use the link, you can just go to their homepage and try it out. I think it’s a pretty cool tool.

24.09.2025 07:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished building my mood tracker app MoodFlora. It’s now on the way to Apple for review πŸ™Œ

22.09.2025 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My iPhone 15 Pro Max feels feels way snappier after updating to iOS 26. Like opening apps, loading times, overall navigation through menus seems faster…

Battery seems to hold as long as before, currently on 90% battery health.

Are you experiencing the same?

17.09.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

After updating to macOS Tahoe do you also have the feeling that scrolling isn’t as smooth anymore? Also switch Mission Control on and off feels kind of laggy.

Maybe it’s just me πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

Working on a 16” M4 Max.

16.09.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Working on fresh new screenshots for Mood Flora, my mood journal and calendar tracker πŸ’»πŸ“².

The app started as a completely free project, and now I’m turning it into a paid app πŸ’΅

What do you think?

15.09.2025 11:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brainstorming my next app and digging through trending keywords to see where the demand is πŸ‘€.

If you’re doing ASO, which tool are you using right now and why?

13.09.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two of my iOS apps got fresh updates today πŸ™ŒπŸ’ͺ

Amazing how fast you can move when working with two AI lanes at the same time πŸ‘Œ

11.09.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Built my new app Eye Break: GlanceAway with two AI agents working side by side… Codex and Windsurf.

This combo let me ship features insanely fast. If you’re building apps, try pairing tools like these… πŸ’ͺ

10.09.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Been spending too many hours glued to your screen? πŸ‘€

I built a tiny app called GlanceAway that reminds you to follow the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, look 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Would love for you to check it out and tell me what you think πŸ™Œ

09.09.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going back to my menstrual tracker app today to fix some bugs πŸ’»πŸ“².

Also I’m checking the overall performance of the app.

What are you cooking tonight?

08.09.2025 18:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Building. Building. Building.

Until you hit something great. πŸš€

05.09.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coding on 120Hz monitors feels sooo smooth 🀀

Just wrapped up my new app β€œGlance Away” today. My fastest development cycle yet 🀞

02.09.2025 19:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Google AI Studio / Nano Banana is awesome πŸ™Œ

Built my onboarding, App Store screenshots, and app icon within an hour or so.

Really awesome tool so far.

Have you tried it?

01.09.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting back into the groove and starting something completely new… πŸ’ͺ

31.08.2025 19:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m using windsurf, but yeah basically the same. I’m using Claude Code occasionally.

11.08.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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After 3–4 hours of coding with GPT-5, I’ve gotta say… kinda disappointed πŸ˜‘.

Right now, Sonnet-4 and Gemini 2.5 Pro are the coding champs πŸ™Œ

09.08.2025 14:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coding two things at the same time πŸ’»πŸ“². Wouldn’t try it without AI.

08.08.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Both of my apps brought in a new conversion this week.

Small wins that keep me going πŸš€πŸ™Œ.

25.07.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flight boarding in 30 minutes? Just enough time to ship a small feature for my app πŸ’»βœˆοΈπŸ“±

24.07.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I worked with that light πŸ‘ It’s still manageable for a couple of hours πŸ‘

21.07.2025 09:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Checked into a hotel for a focused weekend of building and coding my apps πŸ’»πŸ“².

Deep in the zone right now and things are going great so far πŸ™Œ

19.07.2025 17:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Taking it slow this Saturday - just me, coffee, and some code

What’s on your agenda today?

19.07.2025 10:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€ŽHabit Day Tracker: PerfectDay β€ŽBuild Better Habits. Check More Boxes. Transform your daily routine with Perfect Day, the habit tracker that turns self-improvement into a visual game of progress. Whether it’s fitness, mindfulness,...

Published my new app this week.
It’s called Perfect Day, a habit tracker where you define what a perfect day means to you.

It’s something I built for myself first, to stay grounded in what really matters.

Would love to hear what you think if you try it πŸ™Œ

apps.apple.com/de/app/habit...

17.07.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0