I Made $44K From an App That Moans When You Slap It

Toni made $44,000 in 60 days from a Mac app that moans when you slap it.He coded it in two days, posted two Instagram reels, and got over 50 million combined views, all while working a 9-to-5.In this episode he walks me through the playbook:- How he trains his Instagram algorithm to surface viral app ideas- The refund mechanic he engineered to turn customers into a free marketing army- His one big piece of advice for anyone trying to go viral with their appIf you've shipped a serious app and it's not moving, or you want to ship something silly that prints, this is the episode.Follow Toni:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonnozfpv/X: https://x.com/tonnozChapters(0:00) The $44K moaning Mac app(1:21) $0, a laptop, 60 days. How does Toni do it?(3:22) Two reels, two days of code, $44K(6:07) Where the idea actually came from(9:49) "Don't try to go viral"(13:07) The hidden cost of going viral(15:11) When your boss texts you on Slack(17:53) Talk to users, test before buy(19:10) The refund hack that engineered the virality(21:28) The full $0 and a laptop playbookNew episodes of My First Dollar drop weekly. Builders going from zero to their first dollar of revenue.Follow if that's the direction you're going.🔗 Newsletter (My First Dollar) → https://getmyfirstdollar.com🔥 SuperX (grow faster on X) → https://superx.so𝕏 Follow me on X → https://x.com/robj3d3📸 Follow me on Insta → https://instagram.com/robhallam_