Cal Buddy: a Hebrew AI calorie tracker at over 81K a month, built with Cursor
A photo-based AI calorie and macro tracker in Hebrew, built for the Israeli market by a former marketer who isn't a developer.
over 81Kper month, April 2026; currency not stated, video title says $80K/month, as claimed
- Verification
- Screenshot Founder shared a dashboard screenshot (Stripe, RevenueCat, App Store). Not independently verified.
- App type
- Health & fitness
- Built with
- Cursor
- Got customers via
- Paid ads, Influencers
- Source
- Tomer (founder), Starter Story on YouTube, Aug 9, 2026
“Cursor was just released at the time... two weeks later after starting the experiment with Cursor I had a working version... We started with only 1K on the first month... the previous month we made over 81K.”
Editor's note: The founder says revenue-share partnerships with big influencers ('two well known faces who represent my app') took the app from 20,000 to 80,000 per month.
How they got customers
Paid ads first, because Israeli CPMs are much lower than in the US; creatives modeled on the most viral content from similar US apps and Israeli fitness content. Later a revenue-share partnership with a fitness influencer.
Steps to try
Take an app that works in the US and localize it for a smaller market you know.
From the sourceBuild the first working version with Cursor (his took about two weeks; App Store approval took longer).
From the sourcePick the channel that is cheapest in your market; for him, paid ads with creatives modeled on proven viral content.
From the sourceOnce you have traction, offer big influencers a revenue share instead of paying per post.
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Source
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