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Solo App Developer TO-DO List — What's Done, What's Left

The running checklist for my one-person app studio, from business registration to store listings and ads, with what each step costs. As of 2025-03-16.

  • Hire an assistant (ChatGPT — 29,000 KRW/year)
  • Register the business
  • Buy a domain ($12.99/year)
  • Build the website
  • Open an Instagram account for promotion
  • Add AdMob ads to the app
  • Get a D-U-N-S number, needed to register apps on the App Store and Play Store as a business
  • Enroll as a Google developer ($25, one time)
  • Register the app on the Play Store (in review)
  • File for mail-order sales registration (통신판매업 신고, 45,000 KRW/year)
  • Enroll as an Apple developer ($99/year)
  • Register the app on the App Store
  • Register and get review for the paid, ad-free version on the App Store and Play Store
  • Add AdSense ads to the website
  • Take the Inflearn course by someone who walked this road before me
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