Write code
Spend your energy turning an idea nobody requested into a real fictional app.
An idle game about shipping
Ramen
Profitable
Ship apps. Quit your day job.
You have a soul-crushing day job and an idea for an app nobody asked for. Write code. Survive App Review. Grind toward the only win condition that matters.
Coming to the App Store
See the exit plan
Starting positionDay job
Operating modelShip anyway
Win condition$2,000 MRR
The indie grind
Your route out
Build a tiny portfolio after hours, keep it alive, and watch a single 4.3-star review gut your monthly revenue.
Ship it
Submit to simulated App Review. Some apps get approved. Some return with a message that feels uncomfortably familiar.
Monetize it
Tune your paywall across every axis. Getting a little nastier works for a while, and the game notices which way you went.
Quit the job
Keep the MRR climbing through churn, reviews, and bad decisions until the ledger reads $2,000.
Product portfolio
Apps nobody asked for
They are not good ideas. That has never stopped an indie developer before.
GrudgeList
A to-do app, but for grudges.
Caffiend
Logs your coffee intake and judges you.
SleepShame
An alarm that posts to your group chat if you snooze.
Conversion optimization
Design the paywall. Meet your ethics.
Watch conversion reward you for getting just a little nastier. There are achievements for both Ethically Sourced and The Dark Side.
Offline income
Earn while you sleep. Churn while you wake.
Your apps keep making money while the game is closed. Upgrade the setup and keep shipping.
Espresso machine
Mechanical keyboard
AI coding subscription
Cat as QA
Founder community
Watch the feed
Chirp is where other developers post about their launches. It is exactly as supportive as you would expect.
App Store preview
Screenshots coming next
These are intentionally empty 6.9-inch iPhone slots. Real game captures replace them before launch.
Screenshot placeholderMRR screen · 6.9-inch iPhone
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Captain capture pending
Screenshot placeholderApp Review · 6.9-inch iPhone
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Captain capture pending
Screenshot placeholderPaywall · 6.9-inch iPhone
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Captain capture pending
The finish line
$2,000 MRR.
Then you quit.
No accounts. Your progress stays on your device. Go Indie doubles offline earnings.