BlackTwist
blacktwist.app
Scheduling, analytics and growth tool for Threads.
$2.5K/mo
Luca Restagno
Software engineer turned solopreneur behind BlackTwist and Shipped.club
About Luca Restagno
Luca Restagno is an Italian software engineer turned solopreneur who builds small SaaS products and boilerplates while sharing the journey publicly. He documents his progress in his newsletter Solopreneur on the road to freedom.
He has built and sold several micro-SaaS products, including Hivoe (around $3k per month when sold), Inboxs and Userdesk (around $1k per month each when sold). He also created Shipped.club, a Next.js startup kit that he reports has sold about 330 copies.
His current main product is BlackTwist, a scheduling and analytics tool for Threads. He co-founded it and later bought out his co-founder, running it solo. His X bio lists BlackTwist at around $2.5k per month.
Products by Luca Restagno
Shipped.club
shipped.club
Next.js startup kit with auth, billing and UI prebuilt.
Latentcam
latentcam.com
AI photo product listed in Luca's X bio.
Micro-SaaS sold at around $3k MRR.
$3K/mo at sale
Micro-SaaS sold at around $1k MRR.
$1K/mo at sale
Micro-SaaS sold at around $1k MRR.
$1K/mo at sale
Builds indie alternatives to:Buffer
Revenue
Luca Restagno has publicly reported $2.5K/mo (BlackTwist) (as of 2026). Source
Exit stories
Userdesk
buyer undisclosed · 2024
Luca felt little founder-product fit: the product's audience barely overlapped with his own developer following, its positioning was unclear in a crowded market, and he preferred working on his Next.js boilerplate Shipped.club.
by Luca Restagno
Hivoe
→ Hypefury · 2023
Twitter's new API pricing made the business unviable almost overnight, so Luca Restagno sold it rather than shut it down.
by Luca Restagno
Inboxs
→ Hypefury · 2023
Twitter's new API pricing made the product unviable to run independently, so Luca Restagno sold rather than shut it down.
by Luca Restagno
How Luca builds
- If no one pays for it, it is not a business yet.
- Build small, sell when it makes sense, repeat.
- Share the numbers to attract customers and peers.
Learn from Luca Restagno
[newsletter]Free
Solopreneur on the road to freedom
Substack about building and selling micro-SaaS products as a solopreneur.
[template]Paid
Shipped.club
Next.js SaaS boilerplate with auth, billing and UI.
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Luca Restagno FAQ
Who is Luca Restagno?
Luca Restagno (ikoichi) is a software engineer turned solopreneur who built BlackTwist and Shipped.club and has sold several micro-SaaS products.
What has Luca Restagno sold?
He sold Hivoe at about $3k per month and Inboxs and Userdesk at about $1k per month each, according to his X bio.
How much does BlackTwist make?
Luca's X bio lists BlackTwist at around $2.5k per month.
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