save this before you lose it.
open-sourcing how top earning ios apps say hello.
10 apps: splash screen, motion and welcome screen.
https://t.co/PE5udhr1sX (cc: @appllamaio)
comment "paywall" if you want paywall next.
WTFFF.
an app that tells you where fish are did $2m in one month!
> finds best fishing spots near you
> weather & forecast
> social angle
can be easily vibe-coded. just taste + distribution.
@BratDotAI honestly, it's also an early decision you must make sometimes.
imagine shipping something ugly, getting a bunch of customers and then planning to ship something pretty. it's a technical debt.
money is not the most important thing, represent quality. it'll go a longer way.
i went through 650 apps and found the same idea making money 4 different times.
together, they’re estimated at $227k/month.
the first was Umax.
it launched in november 2023 with one simple loop:
- upload a selfie
- get your face scored
- unlock a personalized glow-up plan
then the fast-followers arrived.
> 28 days later: LooksMax AI $30k/mo
> 119 days later: LooxUP $90k/mo
> 182 days later: Maxxing $7k/mo
> Umax itself is now estimated at $100k/mo.
4 different publishers.
- same input.
- same promise.
- same desire.
face analysis is the feature.
transformation is the product.
this works far beyond looksmaxxing:
> lose weight
> clear your skin
> fix your posture
> dress better
> learn a skill
if i were building for women, i’d pick one transformation with an obsessive audience and make the first result feel immediate.
the score gets the download.
the possible future gets the subscription.
appllama is live.
study every onboarding, paywall and flow from the App Store’s top-earning iOS apps.
find what to build. ship what converts.
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follow + reply with the iOS app you wish you’d designed to enter.
we’ll draw 3 winners in 72 hours.