There is no passion like indie developer passion… at least in my opinion 😁 Indie projects are fueled by a personal hobby, an interest, or a problem that just won’t leave the developer alone. They get built in the spare time between work and family. The result is software that bleeds its maker’s personality and effort.

But indie developers and their apps can be hard to find. They get buried in the app stores and on social media behind the app giants. They deserve more love and support than that ❤️ Indie Dev Monday exists to help change that.

The first 145 issues introduced one or two indie devs every Monday: their background, their story, and their creations. You can read all of them in the archive or explore the indie dev map to see where everyone is building from.

Starting in 2026, Indie Dev Monday is going deeper. Instead of introducing someone once and moving on, we follow developers over time: checking back in every few weeks or months as projects grow, stall, pivot, and surprise everyone (including the people building them). Building software isn’t one moment, and the story is so much better when you get to watch it unfold.

Are you building something? I’d love to hear about it. Subscribe and reply to any issue with what you’re building, where you are in the journey, and what you’re hoping to do next.

indiedevmonday.com and @IndieDevMonday are written and maintained with love by Josh Holtz (@joshdholtz).