Shipped & Paid

Developer tools

Apps sold to developers and technical teams.

1 case · proof: 1 Self-reported · How we label numbers

At a glance: revenue as claimed by each founder
AppRevenue (as claimed)Proof
CodeGuide42K MRR, about three months after launchSelf-reported

App type: Developer toolsNew this week

CodeGuide

42K MRR, about three months after launchper month, currency not stated, as claimed

Generates detailed technical documentation that developers feed to AI coding tools to cut hallucinations, validated with a Bolt landing page and built in Cursor in 14 days.

Self-reportedSource: Starter Story, CJ Zafir (founder), Starter Story ·
How they got customers: CodeGuide

Quick answers

Which AI-built Developer tools apps make money?

Shipped & Paid lists 1 case: CodeGuide (42K MRR, about three months after launch, self-reported).

Which AI tools were they built with?

Tools these founders name: Bolt (1 case), Claude (1 case), Cursor (1 case) and Windsurf (1 case).

How did they get customers?

Most-cited growth channels: Waitlist (1 case) and X (organic) (1 case).

Are these revenue numbers verified?

1 Self-reported. Verified means the revenue shows on a third-party profile that reads it from the payment provider. Screenshot and Self-reported figures are the founder's own claims and have not been audited.

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