Indie Mac Apps Struggle to Convert Free Users to Paid
Native Mac app developers routinely achieve social validation (upvotes, downloads) but fail to convert even a small fraction into paying customers. The gap between attention and revenue suggests a structural problem in indie developer distribution and pricing discovery. Builders lack tools to diagnose and fix their conversion funnel.
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