How to create an indie app portfolio that people actually open
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A personal website is easy to ignore. An indie app portfolio with prices, demos, and a single public URL is easier to share and easier to trust.
A portfolio for a designer is a grid of shots. A portfolio for an indie app maker should feel closer to a store: products, prices, and a way to try them.
You do not need a custom site to get there. An AllApps page is a public portfolio at allapps.page/@yourname that you can assemble from the dashboard.
Start with the story in one sentence
Write a bio that names the kind of software you make. "Tiny tools for teachers" or "Local-first apps for writers" is enough. Visitors decide in a second whether to keep scrolling.
Skip the résumé. The apps are the proof.
List products, not projects
Treat each shipped app as a card:
- Name people can search for
- Icon they will recognize later
- Description in one sentence
- URL that opens the live product
- Price if there is one, including a free tier
Unfinished ideas can wait. A portfolio with three live apps beats a graveyard of twelve prototypes.
Add proof next to the catalog
People rarely believe a landing page that only the maker has seen. AllApps lets you embed a YouTube walkthrough and pin reviews from X on the same page as the apps.
A two-minute demo above the list does more than a paragraph about your process. Comments and reactions on each app also show that the page is visited, not abandoned.
If you want a deeper setup for social proof, read how to collect app reviews on one page.
Keep the URL boring on purpose
Use the same handle you already own on GitHub or X when it is still available. allapps.page/@maya is easier to remember than a custom domain you will forget to renew.
Share that URL in:
- your GitHub profile
- grant and fellowship applications
- "we are hiring / I am available" posts
- investor or angel intros
A portfolio you can paste from memory gets used. A portfolio buried three clicks behind a personal domain often does not.
Update it when you ship, not when you redesign
The day you launch is the day to add the app. Do not wait for a new website. Open the dashboard, add the product, and the public page is current.
That habit is the difference between a living catalog and a site last touched two years ago. For a social-first workflow, see the best way to share multiple apps.
Create your indie app portfolio on AllApps and put every product on one page.
