Indie Apps is a curated web directory of iOS apps made by solo developers, cataloging 217 apps from 138 independent makers and ranking each week's new arrivals on a public Debuts board.
What is Indie Apps?
Indie Apps is a browser-based directory that lists apps built by single developers rather than teams or companies — its tagline reads "the good apps nobody told you about. Every one made by a single developer. No teams, no companies, no growth targets." The site catalogs 217 apps from 138 developers, grouped by category (Games, Utilities, Graphics & Design, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Productivity, Social Networking) and by date added. Every entry links to the app's App Store page, and the home page is filled by three elements: a Spotlight app, four paid Featured slots, and a Recently added feed.
What makes Indie Apps stand out?
- Solo-developer-only catalog — each app is attributed to a named individual maker, such as Ted Knox (Supertime Games), Sufiyan Yasa (Glance Vitals), or Melissa Dichter (dunno), instead of a studio brand.
- Debuts board — a weekly chart of apps that arrived that week, ranked by how many directory visitors were sent to the App Store; week 39 lists Supertime Games, Glance Vitals, and TextTrace in order.
- Spotlight slot — one app sits at the top of the home page, shown larger than anything else and never rotated with a second app.
- Featured row — four week-long featured slots on the home page, marked "featured" wherever the card appears, including search results.
- Recently added feed — a dated stream of new entries ("Added yesterday", "Added 2 days ago") with developer name, description, and category label.
- Country-level visitor stats — the site publishes visits by country (India 19, United States 11, Canada 5), a 7-day visitor chart, and a live "1 person on the site right now" readout.
- Directory counters — the footer tracks 217 apps, 138 developers, and 811 visits from 56 countries.
- Free permanent listings — a submitted app gets its own page, a developer page entry, and eligibility for the Debuts board, with no link back required and no approval queue.
Who should use Indie Apps?
Indie Apps serves two audiences: people hunting for small, developer-made iOS apps, and solo developers who want their app in front of that audience.
- App Store browsers tired of big-studio charts: browse 217 apps by category to find niche tools such as TextTrace, which exports text messages as PDF, CSV, HTML, TXT, PNG, or RSMF.
- Solo iOS developers: submit an app for a free permanent listing with its own page, a developer profile entry, and a shot at the weekly Debuts board.
- Developers launching this week: buy a Featured or Spotlight week to sit on the home page for seven days, marked as featured everywhere the card appears.
- People who follow indie software: read the Recently added feed and country stats to see what shipped in the past few days.
What can you do with Indie Apps?
- Niche app hunters: filter the catalog by category — Games, Utilities, Graphics & Design, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Productivity, Social Networking — and jump straight to the App Store page for anything that fits.
- Developers preparing a launch: list an app free of charge, get a category page and developer page, and become eligible for the Debuts ranking the week it ships.
- Marketers testing paid placement: buy a one-week Featured slot for $4.99 to appear in the home-page featured row, or a Spotlight week for $9.99 for the single top slot.
- Curious readers: watch the live country feed and 7-day visitor chart to see which regions are browsing the directory right now.
How does getting listed work?
Free submission covers a page of its own in its category, a spot on the developer page, inclusion in search, eligibility for the Debuts board, and a badge for your own site, with no link back required and no approval queue. Paid tiers add a week in the featured row (Featured) or a week at the very top of the home page with nothing else rotated alongside it (Spotlight).
Pricing
Browsing and standard listing are free forever; the site notes listings are "free while the directory fills up" and that nothing is charged today. Two paid placement tiers exist: Featured at $4.99 per week (launch price) and Spotlight at $9.99 per week (launch price), both adding a named badge that the developer keeps after the week ends.
Alternatives
General app-discovery sites such as Product Hunt and AlternativeTo cover software of every kind; Indie Apps restricts its catalog to apps made by a single developer.
FAQ
Is Indie Apps free to use?
Browsing costs nothing, and listing an app is free forever: a page of its own in its category, a developer page entry, search visibility, and eligibility for the Debuts board, with no link back required and no approval queue.
How much does it cost to feature an app?
Featured placement costs $4.99 per week and Spotlight $9.99 per week, both marked as launch prices. Featured buys a week in the home-page featured row; Spotlight adds the top slot on the home page, shown larger and never shared with another app.
How many apps and developers are listed?
The footer counter shows 217 apps from 138 developers, with 811 visits recorded from 56 countries. Entries are grouped into categories including Games, Utilities, Graphics & Design, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, Productivity, and Social Networking.
What kinds of apps appear on the directory?
Everything from daily puzzle sets like Supertime Games and text-message exporters like TextTrace to health widgets such as Glance Vitals and plant-care tools like Botanicaly. Each listing links to the app's App Store page, so the catalog is iOS-focused.
Does Indie Apps track visitors?
It publishes country-level visit counts and a 7-day country chart, but states it records "country and page only. No cookies, no accounts, nothing that names anyone."
