Set slippage tight. Don't MEV-feed.
Default slippage on most Solana frontends is set too high — MEV bots eat the spread. For $APL entries, set slippage at 1–3% (sometimes 5% during high-volatility windows). Anything higher and you're paying MEV. Anything lower and you might miss the fill.
Start with Phantom (phantom.com) on your phone. Buy ~0.5 SOL on Coinbase. Send to Phantom. Search Pump.fun for $APL or paste the contract 4egWTSDy32TVfVDMPxmxn8t9rtEyCUjAEqWpvyvCpump. Hit swap. You now hold $APL. That's it.