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Guilherme Rambo vs Sindre Sorhus

Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.

Guilherme Rambo avatar

Guilherme Rambo

Brazilian indie Mac and iOS developer behind AirBuddy and VirtualBuddy

@_inside Brazil
Sindre Sorhus avatar

Sindre Sorhus

Full-time open-sourcer maintaining 1,000+ npm packages and dozens of indie Mac apps

@sindresorhus Norway

Guilherme Rambo vs Sindre Sorhus at a glance

Both Guilherme Rambo and Sindre Sorhus are bootstrapped solo founders and are serial makers. They overlap in Mac & Desktop App Makers and Open Source Makers. Guilherme is based in Florianópolis, Brazil, Sindre in Norway. Guilherme started in 2019 and Sindre in 2014. Guilherme Rambo has 4 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Sindre Sorhus' 9. They share 1 tool in their stacks: Swift. On X, Guilherme has about 57K followers and Sindre about 67K.

Side-by-side comparison

Based in
Guilherme Rambo: Florianópolis, Brazil
Sindre Sorhus: Norway
Started
Guilherme Rambo: 2019 (7 yrs indie)
Sindre Sorhus: 2014 (12 yrs indie)
Revenue (self-reported)
Guilherme Rambo: Not public
Sindre Sorhus: Not public
Products listed
Guilherme Rambo: 4
Sindre Sorhus: 9
Product status
Guilherme Rambo: 4 active
Sindre Sorhus: 9 active
X followers
Guilherme Rambo: 57K
Sindre Sorhus: 67K
Categories
Guilherme Rambo: Mac & Desktop App MakersOpen Source MakersMobile App Makers
Sindre Sorhus: Mac & Desktop App MakersOpen Source MakersDeveloper Tools
Style
Guilherme Rambo: solobootstrappedserial maker
Sindre Sorhus: solobootstrappedserial maker
Courses & resources
Guilherme Rambo: 2
Sindre Sorhus: —

Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.

Top products

Guilherme Rambo avatarGuilherme Rambo

AirBuddy logo

AirBuddy

airbuddy.app

Mac app that shows AirPods and Bluetooth device battery and status with iPhone-style popups.

VirtualBuddy logo

VirtualBuddy

github.com

Open-source app for running macOS virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs.

W

WWDC for macOS

wwdc.io

Unofficial open-source Mac app for watching current and past WWDC sessions.

StatusBuddy logo

StatusBuddy

github.com

Menu bar app that tracks Apple's developer and consumer system status.

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

Supercharge logo

Supercharge

sindresorhus.com

Paid Mac utility that adds dozens of small power-user improvements to macOS.

Dato logo

Dato

apps.apple.com

Menu bar calendar and clock with time zones and upcoming events.

Gifski logo

Gifski

apps.apple.com

Converts videos into high-quality animated GIFs on the Mac.

Velja logo

Velja

apps.apple.com

Browser picker that opens links in the right browser or app.

See all 9 products by Sindre Sorhus →

Tech stack

1 shared tool, marked with ★: Swift. See the indie maker tech stack.

Guilherme Rambo avatarGuilherme Rambo

Swift (shared)

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

Swift (shared)SwiftUINode.jsTypeScript

How they build

Guilherme Rambo avatarGuilherme Rambo

  • Bring polished, platform-native touches to places Apple has not.
  • Share what you learn from digging into system internals.
  • Open-source useful tools so others can build on them.
  • A single developer can own design, engineering and marketing.

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

  • Small, focused modules and apps that do one thing well.
  • Fix the everyday annoyances that platform vendors ignore.
  • Open source can be a full-time job when the community funds it.
  • Ship many tiny utilities rather than one sprawling app.

Learn from Guilherme and Sindre

Guilherme Rambo avatarGuilherme Rambo

Sindre Sorhus avatarSindre Sorhus

No courses, books or communities listed.

Guilherme Rambo vs Sindre Sorhus FAQ

Who makes more money, Guilherme Rambo or Sindre Sorhus?

Neither Guilherme Rambo nor Sindre Sorhus has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.

Who has built more products, Guilherme Rambo or Sindre Sorhus?

Guilherme Rambo has 4 products listed (including AirBuddy, VirtualBuddy and WWDC for macOS); Sindre Sorhus has 9 products listed (including Supercharge, Dato and Gifski).

What tech stack do Guilherme Rambo and Sindre Sorhus use?

Guilherme Rambo uses Swift. Sindre Sorhus uses Swift, SwiftUI, Node.js and TypeScript. Tools they have in common: Swift.

Where are Guilherme Rambo and Sindre Sorhus based?

Guilherme Rambo: Florianópolis, Brazil. Sindre Sorhus: Norway.

Who has been an indie maker longer, Guilherme Rambo or Sindre Sorhus?

Guilherme Rambo started in 2019 (7 years indie); Sindre Sorhus started in 2014 (12 years indie).

Are Guilherme Rambo and Sindre Sorhus bootstrapped?

Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.

Full profiles

Read the full story, timeline and links on Guilherme Rambo's profile and Sindre Sorhus's profile.

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