$1,821 how much my app made this month

@chris.raroque

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The video provides a transparent breakdown of app revenue and expenses, which is highly engaging for aspiring entrepreneurs and app developers. The creator's willingness to share specific financial details, including costs and profit margins, creates a sense of authenticity and relatability.

Summary

The creator shares the financial performance of their app three months after launch, detailing revenue, active subscriptions, and monthly recurring revenue. They also break down the costs, including AI expenses, Supabase hosting, and Apple's App Store fees, ultimately revealing a profit margin of 67%.

Structure

1App revenue and subscription numbers
2Monthly recurring revenue
3AI costs
4Hosting costs
5Apple's App Store fees
6Total expenses and profit margin

Product placement

The video mentions and shows costs associated with Supabase for hosting, and Apple's App Store for fees. The creator also mentions AI costs, implying the app uses AI features.

Original caption

ok so why couldn’t I stay on the free tier of supabase 👀 My traffic is low enough to 100% stay on it, but I ran into an issue where a few internet providers were blocking the Supabase database domain name So users couldn't access the app at all 🫠 I tracked it down and figured out this is what was happening. The only solution was to upgrade to the paid tier to get a custom domain 🙄 I'm shocked nobody else is talking about this, and really fortunate people reported the issue to me. They really do need to fix this though #softwaredeveloper #coding #appdesign

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$1,821 how much my app made this month Revenue (this month) Active Subscriptions 145 In total MRR $1,486 Monthly Recurring Revenue monthly recurring revenue $320.55 total AI costs $763.22 Last months AI bill Jan 29, 2026 $20.12 supabase Hosting cost App Store - $278 total expenses $618 total profit $1,203 full videos on youtube :)

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Here's exactly how my app is doing financially. Three months after launch. In the last 30 days, we made about $1,800. And with 145 paying users. That's almost $1,500 in monthly recurring revenue. But what about costs? Because Amy's an AI app, the AI costs are pretty high at $320.55. Last month's AI bill. But I will say that's down 50% from launch. Hosting bill is $20.12 a month with Supabase. I'll explain why I couldn't use their free tier in the caption. And because it's an iOS app, I had to pay 15% of the revenue to Apple, which is $278. It's usually 30%, but if you're a small business that makes under a million, you could apply to get it down to 15%. So the total monthly expenses were $618. Which leaves us with about $1,200 in profit. That's a 67% profit margin. Three months in. I'm bringing transparency to the app building space. So if you want to see more stuff like this, follow along.