Key Takeaways
- No-code developer Jake built the alarm app 'Early' and earned $50k in 28 days, with 50k downloads in the last 30 days.
- A mobile puzzle game with 96% profit margin ($96.7k monthly profit) is listed for sale on Flippa.
- Ridge Wallet's Facebook customer acquisition cost is only $6, while a wearable costs $400.
- acquire.com lists businesses like a Shopify app with $16M GMV and $460K profit, and a B2B AI fashion SaaS with 150% annual growth.
- Michael built a $100k/month app by creating 10 TikToks daily to find a scalable content format.
1. Indie Developer Success Stories
- Jake, with no coding background, developed the alarm clock app 'Early' and generated over $50k in revenue within 28 days. The app saw 50k downloads in the last 30 days and has surpassed 200k total downloads in 2026. — via 1
- Michael, at age 20, built an app generating $100k per month. His key learning: early-stage content experimentation (e.g., 10 TikToks per day) helped him find a repeatable growth format. — via 1
2. Online Marketplace Listings & Acquisitions
- Flippa is listing an original mobile puzzle game with $96.7k monthly profit and a 96% profit margin. The app boasts 66k App Store reviews with a 4.3-star rating and 42k monthly downloads. — via 1
- acquire.com lists a SaaS logistics platform with TTM revenue of $568.7k (asking price $1.5M), a Shopify digital download app with $16M GMV and $460k profit (TTM revenue $603.1k, asking $3M), and a B2B AI fashion photography SaaS with $150k ARR and 150% annual growth (asking $599k). — via 1 2 3
3. Customer Acquisition Costs & Growth Constraints
- Sam Parr revealed that Ridge Wallet's cost per customer on Facebook is $6, while a wearable product costs $400 to acquire a customer. One year, sales grew from $15M to $18M solely due to production capacity constraints, not demand. — via 1
