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Indie Hacker building AI apps: 370K users 🤙 $19K/mo (https://t.co/BOZvk1HA2n) 20K users 🤌 $9K/mo (https://t.co/wHZuITsNqP) partnered with @rork and @arcads_ai

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I don’t think AI “doesn’t work.” AI that feels fake doesn’t work. This app is getting ~90k downloads/month and doing $35k+/month mostly from viral AI clips. And from my experience, almost every “revenue estimate” tool for apps is wrong when it comes to organic traffic. Usually the real revenue is 1.5x–4x higher. I’ve already started using Arcads to build workflows for AI transformation videos for my weight loss app. The workflow is honestly simple: > Generate avatars with GPT Images 2.0 using JSON prompts > Download viral TikTok transformation videos > Use Kling Motion Control > Recreate the same style with a different influencer People underestimate how far AI UGC has already gone.

I don’t think AI “doesn’t work.” AI that feels fake doesn’t work. This app is getting ~90k downloads/month and doing $35k+/month mostly from viral AI clips. And from my experience, almost every “revenue estimate” tool for apps is wrong when it comes to organic traffic. Usually the real revenue is 1.5x–4x higher. I’ve already started using Arcads to build workflows for AI transformation videos for my weight loss app. The workflow is honestly simple: > Generate avatars with GPT Images 2.0 using JSON prompts > Download viral TikTok transformation videos > Use Kling Motion Control > Recreate the same style with a different influencer People underestimate how far AI UGC has already gone.

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Got rejected by Apple on the first review. I fixed everything, resubmitted, and used the time to polish the product instead of waiting. Added smooth animations, improved water logging. Meanwhile, I spun up an AI influencer farm for TikTok, first warmed-up post hit 50K views. Rejection = free time to build distribution. Keep going 💪 Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS (for my next app, I’ll go back to NestJS) – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

Got rejected by Apple on the first review. I fixed everything, resubmitted, and used the time to polish the product instead of waiting. Added smooth animations, improved water logging. Meanwhile, I spun up an AI influencer farm for TikTok, first warmed-up post hit 50K views. Rejection = free time to build distribution. Keep going 💪 Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS (for my next app, I’ll go back to NestJS) – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

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How I target US users for my B2C apps: > Buy a used iPhone (~$120) > VPN to the US > Warm up the account 3–7 days like a normal user > Pick a TikTok niche that’s already viral + fits your product (If your app isn’t Gen Z / 16–30 friendly, TikTok may not work) > Build an AI content factory / AI influencers > Post daily > If a video stays under 0->1k views → change content fast Instead of burning $200–$2,000/week hiring UGC creators. I build an AI influencer army at almost $0 cost. Virality doesn’t always happen immediately after posting. For example, the video below was posted at the end of last December and only got ~2k views at first. Today, it just started going viral, reaching 214k+ views in a few days (and it’s still growing). Consistency > luck. Distribution > everything.

How I target US users for my B2C apps: > Buy a used iPhone (~$120) > VPN to the US > Warm up the account 3–7 days like a normal user > Pick a TikTok niche that’s already viral + fits your product (If your app isn’t Gen Z / 16–30 friendly, TikTok may not work) > Build an AI content factory / AI influencers > Post daily > If a video stays under 0->1k views → change content fast Instead of burning $200–$2,000/week hiring UGC creators. I build an AI influencer army at almost $0 cost. Virality doesn’t always happen immediately after posting. For example, the video below was posted at the end of last December and only got ~2k views at first. Today, it just started going viral, reaching 214k+ views in a few days (and it’s still growing). Consistency > luck. Distribution > everything.

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It’s been 10+ days since I submitted my app to Apple Still waiting for review 😌 Lesson learned: don’t submit your app during holidays. But not a loss. While waiting, I: – Updated the paywall – Added a first-time close discount – Improved conversion rate (i hope) 📈 Marketing progress: - I’ve finished warming up 3 TikTok accounts and have started posting the first videos. Sometimes delays are just free optimization time. Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

It’s been 10+ days since I submitted my app to Apple Still waiting for review 😌 Lesson learned: don’t submit your app during holidays. But not a loss. While waiting, I: – Updated the paywall – Added a first-time close discount – Improved conversion rate (i hope) 📈 Marketing progress: - I’ve finished warming up 3 TikTok accounts and have started posting the first videos. Sometimes delays are just free optimization time. Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

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From zero to an MVP launch in 7 days (final app in this year): Day 2 log - Built onboarding flow + bottom nav - Still vibe coding, code isn’t fully how I want yet, will refine on Day 3 Marketing work: - Researched competitor viral content - Warmed up accounts + tested first pieces of content Day 2 = Onboarding & Bottom nav Day 3 = Build Day 4 = Build Build Build... Keep going 💪

From zero to an MVP launch in 7 days (final app in this year): Day 2 log - Built onboarding flow + bottom nav - Still vibe coding, code isn’t fully how I want yet, will refine on Day 3 Marketing work: - Researched competitor viral content - Warmed up accounts + tested first pieces of content Day 2 = Onboarding & Bottom nav Day 3 = Build Day 4 = Build Build Build... Keep going 💪

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I got rejected by Apple for the 3rd time. Fixed everything and resubmitted. Used the wait time to: > Add dark mode 🌙 > Create new mascot animations for dark mode > Improve food scanning speed Meanwhile, I spun up an AI influencer farm for TikTok. Another warmed-up post just crossed 70K views. Rejection = free time to build distribution. Keep going 💪 Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS (for my next app, I’ll go back to NestJS) – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

I got rejected by Apple for the 3rd time. Fixed everything and resubmitted. Used the wait time to: > Add dark mode 🌙 > Create new mascot animations for dark mode > Improve food scanning speed Meanwhile, I spun up an AI influencer farm for TikTok. Another warmed-up post just crossed 70K views. Rejection = free time to build distribution. Keep going 💪 Tech Stack: – No code mobile app builder: Rork AI – Mobile: React Native (Expo) – IDE: Cursor – Frontend: Next.js – Payment: RevenueCat – Backend: HonoJS (for my next app, I’ll go back to NestJS) – Database: Supabase – Infrastructure: Railway – AI API: OpenAI (dropping the tech stack here because someone always asks 😂)

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🚀 Just launched the landing page for Orgatok! Beta drops next week – early waitlist gets 30% OFF 🎁 What’s inside the beta? ✅ Phone setup ✅ Account creation ✅ Warm-up strategy ✅ Finding perfect content-app fits ✅ Real case studies: viral & flopped channels + lessons from both ✅ How to get 1 → 100 → 1,000 → 100K users on TikTok & other socials (all organic) ✅ Dark mode 😎 👉 Join now:

🚀 Just launched the landing page for Orgatok! Beta drops next week – early waitlist gets 30% OFF 🎁 What’s inside the beta? ✅ Phone setup ✅ Account creation ✅ Warm-up strategy ✅ Finding perfect content-app fits ✅ Real case studies: viral & flopped channels + lessons from both ✅ How to get 1 → 100 → 1,000 → 100K users on TikTok & other socials (all organic) ✅ Dark mode 😎 👉 Join now:

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Shipped my app and it’s officially ready for the store. I hand-coded the previous landing page, but today I tried Anything just to test the vibe coding. - Ended up cutting half my coding loops. Unexpected W. - Spent the whole afternoon vibe-coding the new landing page from zero to hero. - Clean layout, crisp animations, tighter copy, mobile-first, lightning-fast load speed. - Everything flows perfectly into onboarding and the in-app preview. - And the .com domain is bought and ready to go. The landing page is now fully polished and launch-ready. Tomorrow: ship more. No slowing down. 🚀

Shipped my app and it’s officially ready for the store. I hand-coded the previous landing page, but today I tried Anything just to test the vibe coding. - Ended up cutting half my coding loops. Unexpected W. - Spent the whole afternoon vibe-coding the new landing page from zero to hero. - Clean layout, crisp animations, tighter copy, mobile-first, lightning-fast load speed. - Everything flows perfectly into onboarding and the in-app preview. - And the .com domain is bought and ready to go. The landing page is now fully polished and launch-ready. Tomorrow: ship more. No slowing down. 🚀

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This is exactly what I’m doing: Building a Duolingo-style app for workout logging + muscle ranking. Distribution: - TikTok & IG - 90% organic content No fancy ads. Just content → users → revenue. Now it’s doing $540K+/month. (And yes, Sensor Tower usually underestimates by ~30–70%) Lesson: Don’t overbuild. Build something simple. Make it addictive. Then go all-in on distribution. 💪

This is exactly what I’m doing: Building a Duolingo-style app for workout logging + muscle ranking. Distribution: - TikTok & IG - 90% organic content No fancy ads. Just content → users → revenue. Now it’s doing $540K+/month. (And yes, Sensor Tower usually underestimates by ~30–70%) Lesson: Don’t overbuild. Build something simple. Make it addictive. Then go all-in on distribution. 💪

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After My 2nd app hit 500 users in 5 days. Hired 2 students for content + organic marketing ($300/month). Now building the final app of the year, then focusing on scaling each to $10k MRR. Starting my 7-day MVP build challenge (again): Day 1 Log Dev setup: - Installed CodeRabbit AI CLI (got early access to test it, I'm a VIP of Coderabbit now LOL). - Created GitHub repo - Set up dev environment & codebase - Picked a fresh tech stack (trying something new to keep it exciting) Marketing prep: - Researching viral content formats - Testing the idea with a few videos to validate interest Day 1 done, the foundation is set. Let’s see where this week takes us.

After My 2nd app hit 500 users in 5 days. Hired 2 students for content + organic marketing ($300/month). Now building the final app of the year, then focusing on scaling each to $10k MRR. Starting my 7-day MVP build challenge (again): Day 1 Log Dev setup: - Installed CodeRabbit AI CLI (got early access to test it, I'm a VIP of Coderabbit now LOL). - Created GitHub repo - Set up dev environment & codebase - Picked a fresh tech stack (trying something new to keep it exciting) Marketing prep: - Researching viral content formats - Testing the idea with a few videos to validate interest Day 1 done, the foundation is set. Let’s see where this week takes us.

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The easy way to make $10k/month Find a boring app in any niche. Then rebuild it as: “Duolingo for [that app]” Gamify it. Add streaks. Add levels. Add ranking. Make it addictive. Then don’t run ads first. Just print content on TikTok & IG. After got money -> run ads for scale Distribution > product. 💪

The easy way to make $10k/month Find a boring app in any niche. Then rebuild it as: “Duolingo for [that app]” Gamify it. Add streaks. Add levels. Add ranking. Make it addictive. Then don’t run ads first. Just print content on TikTok & IG. After got money -> run ads for scale Distribution > product. 💪

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A lot of people ask me: “After going viral, how’s your organic conversion?” Right now I’m getting 500–1,500 new users/day and 10–60 sales/day (web + mobile). Conversion rate? 1–8%, depending on the day.

A lot of people ask me: “After going viral, how’s your organic conversion?” Right now I’m getting 500–1,500 new users/day and 10–60 sales/day (web + mobile). Conversion rate? 1–8%, depending on the day.

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I’ve been doing dips but I feel them mostly in my triceps and shoulders. How do you make dips target the lower chest more? Any tips? 💪

I’ve been doing dips but I feel them mostly in my triceps and shoulders. How do you make dips target the lower chest more? Any tips? 💪

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From zero to an MVP launch in 7 days (final app this year) Day 4 Log - The old interface didn’t look great, it felt more like a hacker-style app. - I updated the theme with softer pastel tones that fit a Gen Z and female-friendly vibe. - Rork worked perfectly for this update. Marketing Work - Researched viral content from competitors. - Warmed up accounts and tested the first few content pieces. Day 4 = Theme and style upgrade. Day 5 = Continue building the mobile app + deeper market research and content testing. Keep going 💪

From zero to an MVP launch in 7 days (final app this year) Day 4 Log - The old interface didn’t look great, it felt more like a hacker-style app. - I updated the theme with softer pastel tones that fit a Gen Z and female-friendly vibe. - Rork worked perfectly for this update. Marketing Work - Researched viral content from competitors. - Warmed up accounts and tested the first few content pieces. Day 4 = Theme and style upgrade. Day 5 = Continue building the mobile app + deeper market research and content testing. Keep going 💪

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Why Spanish? Why other languages? I got these anwser a lot of 😄 I hit a revenue wall when I focused only on the US. Then I started making TikToks for other countries, boom, more users, more growth. Now, 20–30% of my revenue comes from international markets. Let’s be real: no B2C product ever became huge without going global.

Why Spanish? Why other languages? I got these anwser a lot of 😄 I hit a revenue wall when I focused only on the US. Then I started making TikToks for other countries, boom, more users, more growth. Now, 20–30% of my revenue comes from international markets. Let’s be real: no B2C product ever became huge without going global.

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Some people say AI videos don’t go viral and get shadow-banned. Meanwhile, I randomly scrolled into an AI video that actually went viral. Hot take: You can build a health app for boomers on Facebook, use AI videos like this to share simple, useful knowledge, add the right CTA, and realistically hit $10k–$100k/month. I just added this idea to my “apps to build this year” list 👨‍🍳 Distribution > opinions.

Some people say AI videos don’t go viral and get shadow-banned. Meanwhile, I randomly scrolled into an AI video that actually went viral. Hot take: You can build a health app for boomers on Facebook, use AI videos like this to share simple, useful knowledge, add the right CTA, and realistically hit $10k–$100k/month. I just added this idea to my “apps to build this year” list 👨‍🍳 Distribution > opinions.

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“How many views do your TikTok channels get?” Bro, I get this question way too much, so here’s the tea ☕👇 This is one of my viral channels—made just 2 months ago with a Canada VPN. It pulls 700K+ views/week and 2.8M views/month, all from KOL-style app review ads, and the most-viewed video has reached 950K views. I run 10 phones, each with 3-5 TikTok accounts. Viral rates are trash, but when an account finally pops off, it stays up. Brands keep offering $50-$300 per video for promos, but I don’t take them. Why? Because if I can’t guarantee virality, I’d rather ghost them than flop. 😆

“How many views do your TikTok channels get?” Bro, I get this question way too much, so here’s the tea ☕👇 This is one of my viral channels—made just 2 months ago with a Canada VPN. It pulls 700K+ views/week and 2.8M views/month, all from KOL-style app review ads, and the most-viewed video has reached 950K views. I run 10 phones, each with 3-5 TikTok accounts. Viral rates are trash, but when an account finally pops off, it stays up. Brands keep offering $50-$300 per video for promos, but I don’t take them. Why? Because if I can’t guarantee virality, I’d rather ghost them than flop. 😆

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