Reviews of tools I actually use

I'm a solo developer. I run paying products on these services, so these reviews come with real bills, real mistakes, and an honest "who this is not for".

Reviews

• Hosting · First-hand review Railway review: running a paid app on it as a solo developer

  My real bill: $5 a month for an app plus its database.

  What it costs, the deploy trap that silently undid my fix, and when to pick something else.

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• Print-on-demand · Real sales Printify review: my real Etsy sales, fees and profit after 3 orders

  3 real orders, about $43 kept, and six setup problems.

  My actual results, the margin on a $29 necklace, and every Etsy fee.

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• QR codes · Price comparison What QR code subscriptions cost in 2026, and what happens when you cancel

  4 vendors' prices and cancellation terms, checked on their own sites.

  Uniqode, QR TIGER, QR Code Generator and Scanova, and which codes stop working when you stop paying.

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