The toolbox for people who ship.

Every tool an indie developer needs to carry an app from first sketch to first payout — hand-picked and organized the way you actually ship.

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Our favs This month.A→ZEvery tool.Made at night.

Tonight's picks.

60fpsThe best UI animations on the internet, dissected MobbinThe largest library of real app design references RorkGenerate complete mobile apps from a prompt Claude CodeAn AI coding agent that lives in your terminal SuperwallBuild and A/B test paywalls without app updates PostHogProduct analytics, session replay, and feature flags

This week.

CursorThe AI-powered code editor SuperdesignAn AI design agent that drafts product UI for you EverankTrack how your app ranks on Google Icon MuseumA curated collection of beautiful app icons RevenueCatIn-app subscriptions without the server headaches

People and their tools.

DHHCreator of Ruby on Rails

TheoCreator of the T3 Stack

Marc LouShips a startup every month

Pieter LevelsShips startups solo, in public

ThePrimeagenNeovim evangelist, terminal maximalist

Guillermo RauchCEO of Vercel

Dream.

Icon MuseumA curated collection of beautiful app iconsGET RecentFresh icons and app screenshots, updated dailyGET BeforeA reference gallery of real app screenshotsGET 60fpsThe best UI animations on the internet, dissectedGET MobbinThe largest library of real app design referencesGET AppShot GalleryApp Store screenshot sets that convertGET ScreensDesignBrowse App Store screenshots by categoryGET

Design.

SuperdesignAn AI design agent that drafts product UI for youGET FigmaThe collaborative canvas where interfaces get madeGET SleekDescribe your app, get mobile screens backGET

Build.

AI App Builders

RorkGenerate complete mobile apps from a promptGET AnythingBuild full-stack apps by chattingGET SuperappCreate native iOS apps with AIGET VibecodeGenerate mobile and web apps from your phoneGET ReplitBuild and deploy with an AI agent in the loopGET

AI Coding

CursorThe AI-powered code editorGET Claude CodeAn AI coding agent that lives in your terminalGET OpenAI CodexA cloud coding assistant that works on tasks for youGET

Frameworks

SwiftUIApple's native UI framework for every platformGET FlutterOne codebase, natively compiled everywhereGET React NativeBuild native apps with ReactGET ExpoThe fastest way to ship React NativeGET CapacitorRun your web app as a native appGET

From our blog.

Aug 12, 2026How we pick toolsForty-five tools made the list. A few hundred didn't. The bar, explained.Aug 5, 2026Cut from the listTools we loved and removed anyway. Staying on the list is harder than getting on it.Jul 30, 2026Shipping around a day jobBuilding on the side is an energy problem, not a time problem. Tool for it.Jul 22, 2026The launch checklistEverything we check before hitting publish, in the order we check it.Jul 14, 2026The one-person stackEvery tool you add is a part-time job you gave yourself. Pick like it.Jun 30, 2026Free tiers we trustA free tier is a promise. These are the ones that keep it past your first invoice.

Charge.

RevenueCatIn-app subscriptions without the server headachesGET SuperwallBuild and A/B test paywalls without app updatesGET StoreKit 2Apple's native in-app purchase frameworkGET

Launch.

Marketing

EverankTrack how your app ranks on GoogleGET PostizSchedule social posts across every platformGET AppkittieSee what your App Store competitors are doingGET SuperXGrow on X with analytics and schedulingGET

App Store Optimization

AppfiguresApp store analytics, reviews, and rank trackingGET AppTweakASO and market intelligence in one placeGET AppSprintRun ASO experiments and keep what worksGET AstroKeyword research built for the App StoreGET

Measure.

PostHogProduct analytics, session replay, and feature flagsGET AmplitudeUnderstand user behavior at every stepGET MixpanelEvent analytics you can actually queryGET

Learn.

Videos

RaroqueBuilding indie apps in public, on YouTubeGET Arthur SpalanzaniHonest videos about the indie app grindGET Starter StoryHow real founders got their first customersGET

Blogs

Sebastian RöhlA newsletter on running a profitable app businessGET RefinedPractical guides for growing your appGET

Agent Skills

LarryAutomate TikTok slideshow marketing with an agentGET Vibe ASOApp Store optimization, run through Claude CodeGET App Store ScreenshotsGenerate App Store screenshots with a Claude skillGET

That's the whole toolbox. Now go ship something.

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