AI-Automated iOS Apps Earn $275 in 14 Days

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the gist

After 14 days, two automated iOS apps generated $275 in App Store sales (94 from Neato Collector, 26 from Poke Machine), with a test AI app using OpenAI image gen and single IAPs per session.

The Breakthrough

The author generated $275 in revenue after 14 days from two AI-automated iOS apps submitted to the App Store, primarily through paid downloads of Neato Collector and Poke Machine.

What Actually Worked

Cloud Code automates opening Xcode projects, editing apps, and launching simulators for autonomous testing.
The Looks app lets users upload a photo, then generates four old money lifestyle images, six hairstyles, and a wardrobe palette using OpenAI's GPT-2 image API.
Monetization uses single in-app purchases per session (one session or five sessions) to cover API costs, with App Store approval.
API cost calculation accounts for input at $8 per million tokens (cached input), output at $30 per million tokens; users apply a calculator for image dimensions (vertical, horizontal, 1:1) and quality (medium, high) to ensure profitability.
Future apps target viral trends like lookmaxing image generators from Reddit and X for quick market gaps without marketing.

Before / After

After 14 days: $275 total revenue; Neato Collector sold 94 copies; Poke Machine sold 26 copies; Looks app had 3 downloads and 1 in-app purchase.

The author started with a fully automated pipeline to build, test, and deploy iOS apps using AI, as shown in a prior video. This update tests an AI-dependent app (Looks) to validate the process for scalable, low-effort income. Steady sales averaging $20 per day justify expanding to trend-based apps.

Notable Quotes

"drum roll please $275 so far that is very good i'm super happy with that"
"$20 a day or something so that's pretty good for that low effort"

Content References

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