the only thing slowing down is how long you get to celebrate.

9× estimated revenue in one month!!! released in May, Tipple went from an est. $10K/mo in Aug to $90K/mo in Sep. it’s an alcohol-moderation app with a virtual fox and campsite upgrades. mascots have made it into alcohol moderation. I wouldn’t have guessed the category from that little fox.

there’s money in pet apps!!! I found 9 in the library earning an estimated $13K–$350K/month. a dog-training app at $350K. a cat translator at $250K. same audience, very different reasons to pay. I’d look at the entertainment side of this niche too.

your competitor’s onboarding might start in the browser. the product preview, the offer, the reason to download...even the subscription purchase can happen before the download. we’ve collected web onboarding flows so builders can study how apps build interest and make the offer 👇

what happened to QUITTR??? once a very popular porn-addiction recovery app. its est. monthly revenue fell from $200K in April to just $25K in Sep 2026. that’s an 87.5% drop!! I’d genuinely like to hear what happened.

Arc has set its shutdown date!!! The announcement cites the growing work of keeping a browser secure in the age of AI. Engineering and security will now focus on Dia. We talk a lot about how quickly AI lets us ship software. Keeping it safe for years deserves more of that conversation.

it’s been a rough week for the software and services behind the apps we use. 1. PHP: two critical flaws could let attackers run code on affected servers without logging in. patches are out. 2. GitLab: a critical flaw affects self-managed installations. GitLab.com is already patched. 3. Node.js: security updates include a fix for a flaw that could allow attackers to run code remotely. 4. Railway: customer API keys and other credentials may have been exposed. the unsettling part is how many services can depend on the same piece of software. one flaw can affect people who’ve never even heard of it.

first day in the personal-agent department

looking for a proven market to build in? here are 20 app niches where people are already spending!! I searched the library and put together this shortlist, from AI assistants to phone cleaners and bible apps. a useful place to start checking demand before committing to an idea.

looking for ways to monetize your app beyond subscriptions? 1. go to ScreensDesign. 2. ask for apps making an est $50K+/mo that sell extras. 3. compare what’s included and what costs more. 4. open the actual purchase screens. 5. pick an approach worth testing for your users. I’d look for something users want more of, rather than charging again for what they thought they’d already bought.

a rough two years for Character.AI • 2024: a family files a wrongful-death lawsuit. • 2025: Disney demands removal of its copyrighted characters. • May 2026: Pennsylvania alleges a bot impersonated a psychiatrist. • October 2: former CEO Anand joins Disney as CTO. and just ten days later, the company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I wouldn’t have guessed that from its app’s estimated $750K/month alone.

show Apple one app. give users another after approval. that’s the bait-and-switch behaviour Guideline 2.5.19 addresses. i’m glad Apple is making this explicit. reviewing the harmless version means little if the harmful features only appear once it passes.

3 AI character chat apps making MILLIONS a month 🤯 two launched just this year. Whispy launched only 4 mos ago and is already at $1.75M/month. what interests me is how specific these experiences are: characters, stories, relationships. if I were exploring this market, I’d start with who someone wants to talk to… and why.

Apple and Meta teaming up on AI wasn’t on my list. the group projects are getting interesting.