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ai changed a lot
but some things still matter just as much:
taste
judgment
communication
sales
distribution
positioning
understanding people
knowing what to build
knowing what to ignore
moving fast
consistency
ai can make you faster.
it can’t decide what’s worth doing for you.
the tools changed.
the fundamentals didn’t.
Don’t trust pricing advice without context.
$29.99 yearly can work.
But so can weekly.
So can monthly.
So can free trial.
It depends on:
user intent
value speed
category
retention
acquisition cost
There is no “peak” pricing model.
There is only the model that fits your product best.
The clearest one usually wins.
That’s why I’d pick #2.
You understand it instantly.
Clear beats clever.
Onboarding length is not the conversion lever.
User intent is.
If the problem is clear and the value is obvious, a simple flow + clean trial offer can do a lot of work.
$2M MRR with this setup says enough.
We kept seeing the same problem:
Good apps with forgettable icons.
So we built a free icon library with ready-to-use mascot concepts.
Pick one. Remix it. Ship faster.
Free app icon library 👇
Copy prompt + paste and use.
We just launched something COMPLETELY FEEE.
🤯 App Genie App Icon Library
🤖 A library of AI-generated app icons.
😈 Go steal them
Every icon comes with the exact prompt that made it. Download the icon, or steal the prompt, swap the subject, and generate your own.
We've designed icons for 200+ apps at App Genie. The ones that work are almost never the clever ones. They're the ones that stay readable at 60px on a busy home screen.
That taste is what went into these prompts.
38 icons at launch. More every week.
Free, no signup, no catch :)
is it just me, or is GPT image generation not working?
i haven’t been able to generate anything since last night.
AI doesn’t save a weak product.
It only amplifies what is already there.
If the onboarding is confusing, AI won’t fix it.
If users don’t understand the value, AI won’t fix it.
If retention is weak, AI won’t magically make people come back.
In mobile apps, the foundation still matters:
clear positioning
simple UX
fast value moment
strong onboarding
clean paywall
retention loop
AI can make a good product more powerful.
But it won’t turn a broken product into a business.
Fix the core first.
Then make it intelligent.
DO NOT ADD NEW FEATURES BEFORE FIXING WHAT'S BROKEN AND PROVING THE CONCEPT FIRST!
Everyone's racing to add AI to their app.
But 80% of them fail because of a very simple reason:
They put AI on top of a broken product. And then the product keeps failing, just with a higher cost.
Don't forget:
- AI doesn't fix bad UX.
- AI doesn't fix confusing navigation.
- AI doesn't fix a value prop nobody gets.
You don’t always need a new app idea.
You need a proven demand with a sharper angle.
Check what people already download.
Check what they already pay for.
Check what they complain about.
That’s where the opportunity usually is.
The best app ideas are not always invented.
Sometimes they are discovered inside existing markets.
Do you really need to invent the idea to make money?
Definitely no! You just need to Christopher Columbus it.
You want to earn money.
You know the potential in the mobile app world. You just don't know what to build.
Here is the easy way:
Go to Sensor Tower. Go category by category. Check what people are downloading. What they're paying for.
That's it. That's one of the best strategies I use.
I was doing this today and saw Sherlock - an AI face search app. I don't know the founder, but if you do, you can tag him. (It would be nice to meet :))
Maybe there's some paid marketing in the app, but still - it's a great success: $60K revenue in just 6 months 🤑
Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that you can figure out what to build and where to start just by checking what's already working.
Most people are waiting for an original idea to strike - while the smart ones are already on Sensor Tower 🙃
Big categories don’t create big opportunities.
Clear user intent does.
"Fitness app" is too broad.
"10-minute abs at home" is clear.
"AI photo app" is too broad.
"Better LinkedIn profile photo" is clear.
The money doesn’t always go to the biggest category.
It goes to the clearest promise.
