Every Friday: one app making real, verified money, broken down. How it makes money, how it got its users, my take - and how to build your version with AI this weekend. Read it in 3 minutes, or listen in 3.
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Kristoffer from BuildBrief
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The app
How it makes money
How it got its users
My take
Build your version this weekend
What an issue looks like
No news roundups, no list of 40 tools. One business that already works, taken apart so you can build your own version.
Prefer to listen? Every issue has a 3-minute audio version in my voice.
One real product with real revenue, verified on TrustMRR. Not a screenshot of a dashboard, not a guess.
Pricing, plans and who actually pays. The exact model, so you can see what is worth copying.
The channel that brought customers in, with specifics. SEO, a niche community, the App Store, outreach - whatever it really was.
What I would copy, what I would skip, and where there is room for a better version.
The stack to use and the first prompt to paste into Lovable, Claude Code, Cursor or Base44. Start the same day you read it.
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Who it is for
You build with Lovable, Claude Code, Cursor or Base44 - or you want to start.
You are a beginner or intermediate builder. You do not need to know how to code.
You want an app that makes money, not another side project nobody uses.
You are done guessing what to build and want ideas with real numbers behind them.
Not for you if you want a daily AI news digest. There are plenty of those.
A note from me
Two years ago I couldn't write a single line of code. Since then I've built countless apps. Some failed, some never launched, and some make thousands a month.
The fastest way I've found to pick an idea that works is to study apps that already make money, then build my own version. So that is what BuildBrief is. Every Friday I take one app with verified revenue, show you exactly how it works, and hand you the stack and the first prompt to build yours.
One idea you can act on, every week. Happy building!
Kristoffer Solgren
Founder of BuildWithAI · 60K+ on YouTube
Questions
Yes. BuildBrief is free and stays free.
One issue every Friday. When you first join, I also send a few short personal emails to say hi and ask what you are building.
Yes. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe link at the bottom. One click and you are off the list.
From TrustMRR, where founders connect their payment provider, so the revenue is verified rather than self-reported. If a number cannot be verified, it does not go in the issue.
No. Every issue is written for people building with AI tools. The build section gives you the stack and the exact first prompt to paste in.
Every issue is also recorded in my voice, about 3 minutes long. Open the issue page and press play - good for a commute or the gym.
A real business, the numbers behind it, and the first prompt to build your version. Free.
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