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 businessBuy a domain ($12.99/year)Build the websiteOpen an Instagram account for promotionAdd AdMob ads to the appGet a D-U-N-S number, needed to register apps on the App Store and Play Store as a businessEnroll 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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