Adithya Shreshti

Just recently, my first iOS app, Super Counter, reached the 100-day milestone.

Building and growing an app is no easy feat; it takes more than just development; strong distribution and significant time spent on marketing and promotion are essential to see real results. Balancing this with a full-time job during the week has made it especially challenging for me. Even after 100 days, my app still hasn t earned its first $100.

Product Hunt is great for discovery , but sometimes there are concerns about authenticity and trust when products are submitted by people not affiliated with them.

Would verifying domain ownership (e.g., via email or DNS) help ensure that only legitimate makers or teams can submit a product? Or would it add too much friction to the launch process?

By engagement, I mean upvotes, comments, shares basically anything that helps your product get to the top of the voting.

Do you have an overview of which tactics were most effective in this regard?