- Steven Cravotta
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- $1.7M every month from 3 stupid apps
$1.7M every month from 3 stupid apps
Hey bro,
Most people think you need a genius idea to scale to $1M/month.
That’s what I thought too until I found this app studio printing $1.7M/month with the simplest apps I’ve ever seen.
No, I’m not kidding.
· Lazy Fit: $1M/month
· Coin Snap: $300K/month
· Rock Identifier: $400K/month
All stupid simple. All printing money.
And it’s not some crazy AI tech — just 3 simple moves.
Let me break them down
(I used number three to scale my app to $45k MRR before I sold it.)
1. Paid Ads on Steroids
Most founders pick one channel and pray.
But these guys go machine gun style.
· FB to boomers.
· TikTok to Gen Z.
· App Store ads to scoop up search traffic.
That’s how you find your winners FAST.
2. Strategic Paywalls
Coin Snap and Rock Identifier take a totally different approach.
No onboarding at all.
You open the app → straight to the paywall.
Why?
Because their marketing already did the heavy lifting.
They sell the dream upfront:
“Scan rare coins or rocks and flip them for profit.”
It’s positioned like a money-making tool. And people want to make money.
3. Killer Onboarding
Lazy Fit makes you set your goals, input personal info, and visualize results for 3 minutes.
Only then do they hit you with a paywall. Genius.
You’ve already committed.
You’re emotionally invested.
This is how I scaled my app to $45k MRR.
So here’s the takeaway:
Apps don’t win because they’re clever.
They win because they’re easy to market.
Here’s how you can win:
· Build for demand
· Speak to their pain
· Prime users before paywall
Wanna see it in action?
I break down all 3 apps in my newest YouTube vid HERE
Peace,
Steven
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