Marcel PiBi

@pibi.studio

Founder of https://pibi.studio 📱 Building mobile apps ⛵ Creating https://ShipFlutter.com 🤝 Providing expert services (ex-@Google and others)

Tired of string-based keys and runtime errors with Firebase Remote Config? 😩 I just published the remote_config_gen package, that brings type safety to your remote configurations! 🔥 Check out the article and the package! 👇 #Flutter

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It will never stop surprising me how an user can say that 4€ is a lot of money from a device that costs +500€ 😅 A coffee is more expensive nowadays!

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After more than eight years, I had the chance to water ski again today! I used to compete professionally throughout my youth, but once I started working, it wasn't possible to continue. It was fun! 😊

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In my community WhatsApp group, someone threatened to keep the ball if kids continue playing football games in the yard (not allowed), and someone replied with the penal code 🤦‍♂️ This is the most German answer I could imagine..

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Building something special, and I need experienced Flutter Devs to join me on this journey! I'm looking for devs with a good understanding of the Flutter framework. (Bonus points if you are a freelancer, but not required.)

Oh wow... Already one year since I officially started pibi studio! - 4 own published apps - 1 starter-kit - 10 projects for clients - 20 mentoring sessions - 135k unique visitors across all my sites It has not been easy, but it's looking better and better! #buildinpublic

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March has been the best month since I started 📱 ~700€ from the app business (📈 +80%) 💸 +9k from client business 🤝 Signed a new project and a new long-term client as part-time engineering manager. #buildinpublic

I have a new hobby with my daughter. We create LEGO constructions and we use my Maika app to generate a book out of them. It's super fun 😊

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Help me decide my focus! #buildinpublic With my new long-term client, I don't have the bandwidth to focus on all my projects. You can find an outline of the projects in the comments below. Which one should I prioritize?

Happy to say I'm now working part-time as Engineering Manager for the mobile team at Holafly! ✈️📱 I will continue working on my pibi studio, providing mobile expertise and building consumer apps, while taking on this new challenge #newjob

An interesting fact about my AI comparison site: From Sunday to Tuesday, users search for products more than on other days of the week. Fridays consistently see the lowest activity 🤔

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My baby names app has been generating steady revenue for a few months, but it hasn’t grown much. It’s stuck in the ASO rankings, and I believe the main issue is the lack of ratings. I spent an hour today copying an approach I observed elsewhere. Will this work? Let’s see 😬

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Pro tip for handling customer support emails: After resolving the issue, encourage the customer to leave a review by providing them with this direct link to the review section 👇

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February earnings report for #buildinpublic - App business: 447€ (+23%) - Clients business: 4500€ I've secured a project for March and an advisor gig for a startup! My main aim is to grow the app business, but excited to have secured work till May 🚀

Have you ever done a site split migration? Here is my story on how I migrated the names section of @ComparaCat into it's own domain and how it affected my SEO 👇

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I've been using Firestore for most of my project, but my client requires an offline database. It's been a while since I worked with SQL, but the Drift package for Flutter is excellent. I used to use Room for Android, and it was an improvement, but honestly, nowhere near Drift!

It's disturbing to see Germans once again drawn to the same type of populist hate speech that led to one of history's darkest periods. The rise of the AfD as the second most voted party is truly sad news.