Simon B. StøvringFeb 24

Yesterday evening I threw together a landing page for a side project to my other side projects:

https://brrr.now

It’s a tiny and opinionated tool for sending push notifications. No sign up. No message history. No dashboard.

I like it. Would you? 😄

brrr

Push notifications for yourself. iOS and macOS.

brrr
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 25
brrr’s onboarding flow is virtually nonexistent because I don’t think it needs to be any more complicated than this.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 25
brrr is so simple. Its killer feature is everything that’s not there.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 26
Come on, Apple. Let's get this on TestFlight.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 26
One down, one to go.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 26
Two for two.
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 27

If I am to release brrr, then I’ll need to come up with a pricing strategy. Even if it’s a simple app, I’ll need to ensure that I cover my costs and ideally earn just a little. Choosing a strategy is difficult, though.

Current ideas include:

- First N pushes are free, then $X for 1,000 pushes.
- First month is free, then $X/year.
- One device is free. $X/year for multiple devices.

A tip jar and one-time purchase seem risky for an app with hosting costs.

Show threadColinFeb 27
@simonbs Maybe gate the number of pushes over a time window (per day, per week)
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 27
@hoagie Yes, that’s an option too. I just fear it’s hard to structure in a way that’ll get enough people to pay. I mean, if people don’t put much load, I won’t have high costs, but I think people still need to pay a bit for the occasional push.
Show threadBrendan Thompson

@simonbs @hoagie whatever you do make sure your costs are always covered.

Did you write the backend in Swift too?

Feb 27 at 9:29pmIvory for iOS
Show threadSimon B. StøvringFeb 27
@BrendanThompson @hoagie No, it’s written in TypeScript. I really like working in that language.