Payout: a class-action settlement finder at 20K a month, vibe coded in 14 days with Claude Code and Cursor
A mobile app that finds class-action settlements people may qualify for, explains eligibility in plain English and alerts them to new claims.
20K per month, currency not statedper month, founder, Starter Story interview, Oct 2025, as claimed
- Verification
- Self-reported Number stated in a post or interview. Not independently verified.
- App type
- Finance & money
- Currency
- Currency not stated
- Built with
- Claude Code, Cursor
- Got customers via
- Influencers, UGC videos, Meta ads
- Prior audience
- Not stated in the source
- Source
- Connor Burd (founder), Starter Story on Starter Story, Oct 26, 2025
“I built my latest app in less than 2 weeks, 100% with AI... My most recent app is called Payout... just scaled it up to doing 20,000 a month in revenue.”
Editor's note: Won first place in RevenueCat's Shipaton 2025 Build and Grow award. Growth came from creator UGC videos, then paid Facebook ads.
How they got customers
A finance creator partner and other niche creators made short videos about the app; formats that worked were repeated with more creators, then turned into paid Facebook ads, with a paywall that pushes the yearly plan.
Steps to try
Pick an idea that can make money from day one; he studied and remixed onboarding flows from competing apps before building.
From the sourceBefore prompting, write a document describing the app's data with example JSON so the AI doesn't guess, then build the core feature first.
From the sourceShip v1 fast (about two weeks with AI) instead of polishing, then grow with creator videos and scale the winning formats into Facebook ads.
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Quick answers
How much does Payout make?
Payout reports 20K per month, currency not stated (per month, founder, Starter Story interview, Oct 2025, as claimed). Source: Connor Burd (founder), Starter Story, Oct 26, 2025. Proof level: Self-reported. Number stated in a post or interview. Not independently verified.
What was Payout built with?
The source says it was built with Claude Code and Cursor.
How did Payout get customers?
Main growth channels: Influencers, UGC videos and Meta ads. A finance creator partner and other niche creators made short videos about the app; formats that worked were repeated with more creators, then turned into paid Facebook ads, with a paywall that pushes the yearly plan.