# Cihat Gündüz
Building since 2022. Not reviewed by Cihat.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@cihatgunduz
Went full-time indie in 2022: RemafoX, TranslateKit, FreemiumKit
In their words: "Hi, I'm Cihat Gündüz — an indie developer building Swift apps and open source tools for Apple platforms." (fline.dev)

## Numbers
- Revenue: $100 MRR, all products (● last reported Apr 2024)
- Products: 12
- Building since: 2022

## Products
- FreemiumKit (2024 →): running
- TranslateKit (2023 →): running

## Timeline
- Jun 2026: On Empower Apps podcast, episode “120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz” [stated]
- Feb 2025: TranslateKit: TranslateKit 3 with AI proofreading [stated]
- Sep 2024: FreemiumKit: Michael Tsai's blog published a post on FreemiumKit and RevenueCat [stated]
- Aug 2024: Launched FreemiumKit [stated]
- Jun 2024: On Empower Apps podcast, episode “WWDC Notes with Cihat Gündüz” [stated]
- Oct 2023: On Indie Goodies interview [stated]
- Jul 2023: Launched TranslateKit [stated]
- May 2023: Took over WWDC Notes, a community collection of notes on Apple's WWDC sessions [stated]
- 2022: Went full-time indie [stated]

## How sure
10 verified by someone other than Cihat, 62 stated by Cihat in public, 3 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/111670988167015889
- FlineDev – Swift tools, apps, and open source by Cihat Gündüz, fline.dev: https://fline.dev
- About Me – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/about
- Apps – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/apps
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/Jeehut
- About - Swift Evolution Monthly, swiftevolution.substack.com: https://swiftevolution.substack.com/about
- TranslateKit: App Localization Made Easy, translatekit.app: https://translatekit.app
- When Getting Sherlocked Leads to Something Better: The TranslateKit Journey – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/sherlocked-to-success/
- The Missing String Catalogs FAQ for Localization in Xcode 15 – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/the-missing-string-catalogs-faq-for-xcode-15/
- Taking over WWDC Notes & Envisioning its Future – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/taking-over-wwdc-notes-and-its-future/
- Introducing ReviewKit: Improve your App Store Rating with Ease – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/introducing-reviewkit/
- Learnings from Analyzing 20 Successful Mobile Paywalls – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/freemiumkit-learnings-from-analyzing-mobile-paywalls/
- Introducing RemafoX: Easy App Localization – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/introducing-remafox-easy-app-localization/
- Introducing CrossCraft: Custom Crosswords – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/introducing-crosscraft/
- Migrating my SwiftUI App to VisionOS in 2 Hours – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/migrating-my-swiftui-app-to-visionos/
- Introducing "Posters" – My first Spatial-first app for Vision Pro – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/introducing-posters-my-first-spatial-first-app-for-vision-pro/
- Introducing Pleydia Organizer: The Ultimate Native Mac App for Renaming TV & Movie Files – FlineDev, fline.dev: https://fline.dev/blog/introducing-pleydia-organizer/
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/112292852415407587
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/111166117426387595
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/112915394541517966
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/112082791879994909
- iosdev.space: https://iosdev.space/api/v1/statuses/112242898039833506
- Empower Apps | WWDC Notes with Cihat Gündüz, share.transistor.fm: https://share.transistor.fm/s/f769af59
- Empower Apps | 120% Likely with Cihat Gündüz, share.transistor.fm: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2ae572e7
- Cihat Gündüz - Indie Interviews, indiegoodies.com: https://indiegoodies.com/interviews/cihat_gunduz
- Michael Tsai - Blog - FreemiumKit and RevenueCat, mjtsai.com: https://mjtsai.com/blog/2024/09/02/freemiumkit-and-revenuecat/
- App des Tages: Twoot it! – Schedule Posts – iTopnews.de, itopnews.de: https://www.itopnews.de/2023/06/app-des-tages-twoot-it-schedule-posts/
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

Labels: "verified" means confirmed by someone other than the founder; "stated" means the founder said it in public. Method: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works