I'm not a CS graduate. I didn't go to a bootcamp. Two years ago I was working in a factory. Today I have an Android app on the Play Store with 2,000+ installs, 4.6 stars, and users in 5 languages. Here's what actually moved the needle: What didn't work Product Hunt launch → 1 upvote (the community needs warming up weeks before — I didn't know that) Google Ads → too expensive without clear conversion data Reddit → got removed from subreddits for "quality reasons" even with genuine content What did work Posting real scan findings of apps like Binance, PayPal, WhatsApp — people care when it's data they recognize One post hit 7K+ views and users started mentioning AppXpose in comments organically — without me asking Adding Spanish support after noticing Spanish-speaking users downloading — small move, big signal The app AppXpose scans Android apps for hidden trackers, risky permissions, GDPR flags, and generates a Breach Risk Score. No other app combines all four in plain English for regular users.…