17 years of shipping apps

About Vlix

Vlix is where I ship the apps I build, from Perth, Western Australia. I have been doing this for 17 years, across iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and the web.

I am looking for one thing here: a partner who can bring an audience. Whatever we build together, we split 50/50.

What I Do Myself

I take a product the whole way, from the first screen to the version sitting in the store with real users on it.

The App

  • I design the screens and build the app for iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and the web.
  • I take it through App Store and Play Store review, including the rejections, the privacy forms and the store listing.
  • I keep shipping updates after launch, because the first version is never the one that works.

Everything Behind It

  • I write the backend and run the server the app talks to, so there is no third party to wait on.
  • I build the website that sells it, this one included.
  • The infrastructure is already in place: domains, certificates, a CDN, analytics and nightly backups.

15 Years of It

  • Anyone can put an app together now. Shipping one that survives real users, a store review and its second year is a different job.
  • I have already made the expensive mistakes, so your project does not have to pay for them again.
  • Everything on this site is live and downloadable, not a portfolio of things that almost launched.

What I Am Missing

Building the app was never the hard part for me. Getting it in front of people is. I would rather own half of something people use than all of something nobody sees, so the offer is simple and it is the same for everyone.

The Deal

  • You bring the audience, I bring the app. That is the whole thing in one line.
  • We split what it makes 50/50. We put that in writing before a line of code is written.
  • You pay nothing up front. There is no invoice, no retainer and no hourly rate.

Who This Suits

  • You work in marketing and you already know how to put a product in front of the right people.
  • You have a channel or a following on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or a newsletter. The size matters less than the fit.
  • You want the best app in your market. You want it built properly the first time, not patched together and then rewritten.

Send Me One Email

Tell me who your audience is and what you want built. That is enough to start. I read everything and I reply.