27 of the 43 cases in our revenue report that give a monthly figure in US dollars fall in this range ($10,000 or more a month). They are sorted by that figure, highest first. Every number is as the founder stated it; 7 verified via the payment provider.
Most-named AI tools: Claude Code (12), Cursor (9), Claude (4) and Lovable (4).
Most-cited growth channels: X (11), Meta ads (6), SEO (6) and Building in public (5).
From our report How much AI-built apps really make (October 2026), data as of Oct 22, 2026. The monthly figure is the one the founder stated (MRR, revenue in the last 30 or 28 days, or in a stated month); “about”, “over” and “almost” figures count at the stated amount. All-time totals, annual figures and other or unstated currencies are left out, never converted. Cases added after Oct 22, 2026 join with the next monthly report.
Other ranges: $50K+ a month (7) · $1K to $9.9K a month (9) · Under $1K a month (7)
Compare tools: Claude Code vs Cursor · Claude Code vs Codex · Cursor vs Codex
| App | Revenue (as claimed) | Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Dropmagic | $120K MRR (founder on X, October 2026); over 45K MRR within the first four months | Self-reported |
| Daymaker | Almost $100k invoiced in a month (March 2026), up from $10k the month before, after 'cold caking' took off | Self-reported |
| fly.pieter.com | $87,000 MRR (which is $1M ARR), 17 days after launch | Self-reported |
| Kleo | $61,910 MRR, about 90 days after relaunch | Screenshot |
| ChartDetector AI | $56K per month | Screenshot |
| Brawler | $55,118 in the last 30 days | Verified |
| Erly | Over $50,000 per month, about four months after launch | Screenshot |
| Post Bridge | $48,821 MRR | Verified |
| Laper | $46,509 MRR | Verified |
| AbMaxx | $46,251 in the last 30 days | Verified |
| Meet Oscar | $45,000 MRR within 60 days of launch | Self-reported |
| Vaultaire | $41,425 in gross App Store sales in August 2026 | Self-reported |
| GeoSports | about $40,000 per month | Screenshot |
| GETebook.ai | $35,469 in the last 30 days | Verified |
| SocialCrawl | $35,135 in the last 30 days | Verified |
| Cursor Directory | $35K+ MRR from ads and listings | Self-reported |
| Pep AI | 33,000 in revenue in the last 28 days, 11,000 MRR and 51,000 in total revenue about seven weeks after launch | Screenshot |
| Snag | Around $30,000 MRR, over $80,000 in total proceeds, about four months after launch | Screenshot |
| Subscribr | around $30,000 a month in subscription revenue | Self-reported |
| SuperX | $22,281 MRR | Verified |
| Tarsi | About $20,000 in its first month | Screenshot |
| Scanémon | $17,165 MRR | Screenshot |
| AppAlchemy | about $17K MRR in 2025 | Self-reported |
| NinjaPear | Over $15k in gross revenue in a month, about six months after a January 2026 launch | Self-reported |
| Maxed AI | ~$14K/month | Self-reported |
| Harpagia | About $13,000 a month on average, $155K total revenue in the past year | Screenshot |
| Vugola | about $11,200 MRR | Self-reported |
App type: SaaS & toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
$120K MRR (founder on X, October 2026); over 45K MRR within the first four monthsper month, Starter Story, Nov 2025, as claimed
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A SaaS that uses AI to build a ready-to-sell online store for a product in about five minutes, aimed at beginners in e-commerce and dropshipping.
App type: Marketing & socialNew this weekCurrency: USD
Almost $100k invoiced in a month (March 2026), up from $10k the month before, after 'cold caking' took offper month, founder on X, as claimed
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A platform that sends custom cakes made by local bakeries and hand-delivers them, first for company birthdays and now as 'cold caking' sales outreach with your pitch or a QR code on the cake.
App type: GamesNew this weekCurrency: USD
$87,000 MRR (which is $1M ARR), 17 days after launchper month, founder's post on X, Mar 11, 2025, as claimed
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A free multiplayer flight game that runs in the browser and earns money from in-game ads: branded planes, blimps, billboards and UFOs.
App type: Marketing & socialNew this weekCurrency: USD
$61,910 MRR, about 90 days after relaunchper month, Polar dashboard card shared on X, December 2025, as claimed
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An AI writing tool for LinkedIn posts that learns your writing style, finds what's trending, suggests ideas and drafts posts with you in a chat, pitched as 'Cursor for LinkedIn posts'.
App type: Finance & moneyCurrency: USD
$56K per monthper month, founder, Starter Story interview published July 2026, as claimed
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A mobile app where traders photograph a stock or crypto chart and AI suggests where it may go, built by two brothers in Germany.
App type: Health & fitnessNew this weekCurrency: USD
$55,118 in the last 30 daysper month, $22,544 MRR, $154,149 all-time; TrustMRR, RevenueCat-verified, Oct 21, 2026
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An iPhone AI boxing coach: upload shadowboxing, bag or sparring footage and the AI scores stance, guard, footwork, combinations and head movement, with training programs, punch callouts, a round timer and nutrition tracking.
App type: Productivity & lifestyleNew this weekCurrency: USD
Over $50,000 per month, about four months after launchper month, App Store Connect dashboard shown in a Starter Story interview, July 2026, as claimed
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An iPhone alarm that only turns off after you do push-ups, built to help people wake up early and keep the habit.
App type: Marketing & socialCurrency: USD
$48,821 MRRper month, 1,660 active subscriptions; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, as claimed
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Upload a post or short video once and publish it to many social platforms at the same time, from one dashboard; the founder first built it for himself.
App type: Video & contentNew this weekCurrency: USD
$46,509 MRRper month, $48,641 in the last 30 days, $180,032 all-time; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, Oct 22, 2026
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Screenwriting software for writers, directors and storyboard artists: it formats scripts to industry standard, maps story structure and builds cast, location, scene and shot lists from the script, with AI agents that help without writing for you.
App type: Health & fitnessStarted from zeroCurrency: USD
$46,251 in the last 30 daysper month, TrustMRR, RevenueCat-verified, as claimed
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An iOS fitness app that builds a personalized abs plan from a user's details, made by an 18-year-old with no coding background who started it in Lovable.
App type: SaaS & toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
$45,000 MRR within 60 days of launchper month, founder's own site, January 2026, as claimed
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An AI email assistant that drafts replies in your own voice, using the email thread and your company's documents such as price lists and FAQs.
App type: Productivity & lifestyleNew this weekCurrency: USD
$41,425 in gross App Store sales in August 2026per month, up from $26,384 in July, as claimed
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A privacy-first iPhone and iPad app for hiding photos, videos and files: everything is encrypted on the device, there are no accounts, and different unlock patterns open separate vaults.
App type: GamesCurrency: USD
about $40,000 per monthper month, as claimed
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A free daily web game: five sports clues a day, tap the spot on the map. Earns from ads and a Pro plan.
App type: SaaS & toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
$35,469 in the last 30 daysper month, $141,933 all-time; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, Oct 21, 2026
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An AI tool that turns an idea into a publish-ready ebook in minutes: pick a topic, audience and tone, and it writes the outline, the chapters and the cover, then exports to PDF, EPUB and Word.
App type: Developer toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
$35,135 in the last 30 daysper month, mostly usage credits; $95,630 all-time since an April 2026 launch; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, Oct 20, 2026
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A single API that gives developers and AI agents social media and web data from 60+ platforms (TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, X and more) in one consistent format, paid mostly through usage credits.
App type: Developer toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
$35K+ MRR from ads and listingsper month, founder, X, September 2025; $150K+ in profit, as claimed
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A free community site where developers share and find Cursor rules, MCP servers and plugins, paid for by job listings, featured placements and ads.
App type: Health & fitnessNew this weekCurrency: USD
33,000 in revenue in the last 28 days, 11,000 MRR and 51,000 in total revenue about seven weeks after launchper month, RevenueCat dashboard shown in a Starter Story interview, May 2026, as claimed
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An iPhone app that helps people track peptide and GLP-1 doses safely: vial inventory, dose scheduling with reminders, dosing history, an AI chat bot and a research library.
App type: Productivity & lifestyleNew this weekCurrency: USD
Around $30,000 MRR, over $80,000 in total proceeds, about four months after launchper month, Superwall dashboard shown in a Starter Story interview, May 2026, as claimed
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An iPhone app that shows people free items near them, with search, filters and favorites, sold as weekly, monthly, yearly or one-time subscriptions.
App type: Video & contentCurrency: USD
around $30,000 a month in subscription revenueper month, as claimed
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An AI tool that helps YouTube creators plan video ideas, packaging and scripts, sold as a subscription from about $49 to $300 a month.
App type: Marketing & socialNew this weekCurrency: USD
$22,281 MRRper month, 523 active subscriptions; TrustMRR, Stripe-verified, as claimed
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A web app and Chrome extension that shows which posts went viral on X and why, then helps you write, schedule and engage to grow your own account.
App type: Finance & moneyNew this weekCurrency: USD
About $20,000 in its first monthfirst month, iOS and Android; App Store Connect dashboard shown on the Tap & Swipe podcast, May 2026, as claimed
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An offline-first budget tracker for iPhone and Android with a tarsier mascot: log spending, track balances across cards and accounts, and plan bills without an account or a server.
App type: Productivity & lifestyleNew this weekCurrency: USD
$17,165 MRRper month, 3,462 active subscriptions; RevenueCat dashboard shown on Starter Story, June 2026, as claimed
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An iPhone app that identifies Pokémon and other trading cards from the camera, shows market value and recent sales, and tracks a collection's value, sold by subscription.
App type: SaaS & toolsStarted from zeroCurrency: USD
about $17K MRR in 2025per month, July 2025 (self-reported)
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A browser tool that generates mobile app designs from a text prompt, now also an AI builder that turns a description into a working iOS and Android app, run by one founder.
App type: Developer toolsNew this weekCurrency: USD
Over $15k in gross revenue in a month, about six months after a January 2026 launchper month, founder, Indie Hackers, July 2026, as claimed
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A B2B data enrichment and competitive intelligence platform: APIs and tools that look up companies, their customers, competitors and employees from public web data.
App type: Health & fitnessCurrency: USD
~$14K/monthper month, as claimed
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AI lifting coach app built solo by a first-time app builder.
App type: GamesNew this weekStarted from zeroCurrency: USD
About $13,000 a month on average, $155K total revenue in the past yearper month, Firebase dashboard shown in a Starter Story interview, September 2026, as claimed
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A text-based offline idle RPG for iOS and Android where players battle, level up, collect gear and trade, monetized with in-app purchases.
App type: Video & contentCurrency: USD
about $11,200 MRRper month, stated as monthly recurring revenue over the last four weeks, as claimed
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An AI video editing agent that turns long videos into short clips for clippers, creators and agencies, built by a 19-year-old with no coding experience.
Shipped & Paid lists 27 cases: Dropmagic ($120K MRR (founder on X, October 2026); over 45K MRR within the first four months, self-reported), Daymaker (Almost $100k invoiced in a month (March 2026), up from $10k the month before, after 'cold caking' took off, self-reported), fly.pieter.com ($87,000 MRR (which is $1M ARR), 17 days after launch, self-reported), Kleo ($61,910 MRR, about 90 days after relaunch, screenshot), ChartDetector AI ($56K per month, screenshot) and Brawler ($55,118 in the last 30 days, verified), plus 21 more. Each figure is copied as the founder stated it.
$35,469 a month across these 27 cases, in our October 2026 revenue report (data as of Oct 22, 2026). Across all 43 cases with a monthly US dollar figure the median is $17,165.
Tools these founders name: Claude Code (12 cases), Cursor (9 cases), Claude (4 cases) and Lovable (4 cases).
Most-cited growth channels: X (11 cases), Meta ads (6 cases), SEO (6 cases) and Building in public (5 cases).
7 Verified, 9 Screenshot and 11 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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