iOS app developer seeking advice to reach €100 MRR with 7 apps
A data/AI engineer has built 7 iOS apps over 4 years, totaling 2,600 downloads and €51 revenue. The apps solve personal problems and are now being monetized to reach €100 MRR. No LLM usage is mentioned.
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