- martyrdom of the previous ayatollah

- increase in energy price globally

- increased ability for the west's adversaries to sell their oil at higher prices through reducing sanctions

To me good is - Pre-determined lists of words - Audio examples - Sentence examples - Native app with offline support

most importantly: - No business model that requires a subscription

I'm trying to see it more as writing a text-book, than starting a business

https://learnthewords.app

It seems like there's an endless amount of automations that can be done, but are there any simple ones that provide outsized returns?

I wasn't expecting it to be easier to launch on iOS than Android, but here we are.

[1] https://learnthewords.app

It's crazy to have to pay someone to do this, particularly because Google don't want you to use paid testers.

The idea was to stop spammy apps, i believe. But they've really thrown the baby out with the bathwater here, making it really hard for small-scale innovation.

> I started reading forums, comments, and online discussions. It turned out the built-in Wiki in Microsoft Teams annoyed users really a lot.

In this case Apple have de-listed me from the various EU app stores while they verify my 'trader information' - the requirement to publish my name and home address on the app store, next to my app.

One thing about the vending machine model is that the transaction is done. You don't require any continued interaction from the vendor to enjoy what you bought.

For that reason I made it:

  - a native app so it didn't require a server once downloaded
  - offline first, using WatermelonDb to sync with a server if available
  - all data bundled, so my server doesn't need to exist when downloading

The hardest elements have actually been complying with the various app store requirements. Google Play now requires developers to have 20 users test your app for 14 days. I've been stuck with 4x 14 day cycles for the Catalan version with no specific feedback as to how to satisfy their desire that it has been sufficiently tested.

Interestingly with Google Play, if you want to make an up-front paid app, your testers must pay for the app too. If you make the app free, such that your testers can download it, you can't make it paid again afterwards. You can add in app purchases later, though.

If anyone wants to check it out, it's available for Spanish and Catalan for now: https://learnthewords.app/

Being able to mix my own liquid meant I could slowly reduce my nicotine levels, whilst maintaining the habit of smoking, making it easier to finally come off it at the end.

Good luck!

www.learnthewords.app

As a true 'own use' project it has no onboarding, no marketing, but if anyone is interested in using it, let me know

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