Opening position · 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
Opening balanceDay job
Operating methodShip anyway
Exit threshold$2,000 MRR

Statement 01 · 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.

01

Write code

Spend your energy turning an idea nobody requested into a real fictional app.

02

Ship it

Submit to simulated App Review. Some apps get approved. Some return with a message that feels uncomfortably familiar.

03

Monetize it

Tune your paywall across every axis. Getting a little nastier works for a while, and the game notices which way you went.

04

Quit the job

Keep the MRR climbing through churn, reviews, and bad decisions until the ledger reads $2,000.

Remaining liability The day job Due until $2K MRR

Statement 02 · Product portfolio

Apps nobody asked for

They are not good ideas. That has never stopped an indie developer before.

GrudgeList

Productivity · Unrequested

Fictional

A to-do app, but for grudges.

Portfolio asset · 01 Ship anyway

Caffiend

Health · Judgmental

Fictional

Logs your coffee intake and judges you.

Portfolio asset · 02 Ship anyway

SleepShame

Lifestyle · Hostile

Fictional

An alarm that posts to your group chat if you snooze.

Portfolio asset · 03 Ship anyway

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

Statement 03 · Founder community

Watch the feed

Chirp is where other developers post about their launches. It is exactly as supportive as you would expect.

Chirp The internet has opinions
04 posts · External commentary

Paywall Patty @churnqueen

🔥 A Reddit thread found you. Top comment: "why not just use a spreadsheet".

Entry 01 · Fictional post

VC Larper @preseed_energy

📈 A competitor raised $12M and immediately got worse.

Entry 02 · Fictional post

Product Hunt Regular @4th_place_tuesday

📰 You made a "10 indie apps I actually use" list. Number 9.

Entry 03 · Fictional post

Your Old Coworker @still_at_the_job

🔒 App Store Connect logged you out mid-submission. Twice.

Entry 04 · Fictional post

Schedule A · App Store preview

Screenshots coming next

These are intentionally empty 6.9-inch iPhone slots. Real game captures replace them before launch.

Exhibit AMRR screen
Exhibit BApp Review
Exhibit CPaywall designer

Closing balance · The finish line

$2,000 MRR.
Then you quit.

No accounts. Your progress stays on your device. Go Indie doubles offline earnings.

Coming to the App Store