Max built 28 apps in 8 months and achieved a monthly income of $10,000. He acquired 4,000-5,000 daily active users and over 1,000 subscribers in total.
Link to this point #1I make $10K/month from 28 apps
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Overview
This is the true story of Max, a full-time developer, who built 28 apps in 8 months and grew his monthly income from $200 to $10,000. He achieved success not by striving for the perfect app, but by rapidly producing a portfolio of small apps. This video details how to find monetizable ideas, methods for building apps in a few hours, and a playbook for releasing an app in 48 hours.
Key points
The majority of the revenue comes from 4 apps, with each generating approximately $1,500 per month. This is a clear example of the typical 80/20 rule (Pareto principle).
Link to this point #2He abandoned the traditional 'focus on one project' approach and, influenced by Adam Slles, shifted to a strategy of 'building a single-feature app, releasing it, and moving on to the next'.
Link to this point #3He uses the ASO tool 'Astro' for idea generation. He selects keywords with over 20% popularity and 60-70% difficulty, ensuring competitors have a minimum monthly revenue of 100-200 Euros.
Link to this point #4He utilizes a related keyword strategy. For example, for a study app, he targets multiple keywords like 'physics AI,' 'chemistry AI,' and 'math AI' for the same user base.
Link to this point #5He holds a record of releasing an app in as little as 2 hours. Rapid development is achieved by reusing 90% of the code, drag-and-dropping UI elements, and generating implementation plans with ChatGPT/Gemini.
Link to this point #6His tech stack leverages Flutter, Fastlane, Cursor, Firebase, OpenAI, Gemini, Mixpanel, Astro, and Foxdata. Monthly costs are very lean, around $285-$295.
Link to this point #7After release, he adopts a 'ship it and move on' strategy. He only invests in ads and improvements for apps that show stability or growth after the initial App Store boost fades.
Link to this point #86-step playbook: 1) Strong keyword selection, 2) Competitor analysis and core feature definition, 3) Fast planning with AI, 4) MVP building, 5) Release and move on, 6) Invest in ads for successful apps.
Link to this point #9Most important advice: 'Don't strive for perfection. Release a bug-free, single-feature app immediately, and observe user reactions while building the next app'.
Link to this point #10Put this knowledge to work.
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