Of the 500,000 apps

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Why it worked

The video taps into a common frustration within the developer community about the perceived low quality and saturation of app stores, using a relatable analogy to Shopify for ease of creation.

Summary

The video argues that "vibe coding" leads to a flood of low-quality apps, with only a small percentage generating significant income. It contrasts this with the more serious approach to marketing and distribution required before the advent of easier app creation methods.

Structure

1Introduction of the problem: "vibe coding" and low app success rates
2Comparison to pre-vibe coding app development
3Observation of current app trends (trackers, habit apps)
4Prediction of future app development simplicity
5Conclusion on income generation selectivity

Product placement

Shopify: a platform for launching websites. It ACTS here as a benchmark for ease of launching an app. Removing it would change the analogy. GeeLark: an AI copilot for social media marketing. It APPEARS as the creator's bio link. Removing it would not change what happens in the video.

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Replying to @Spiros Siahamis #coding #Tech #vibecoding #startup

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Reply to Spiros Siahamis Idk bro telling beginners to ship stuff without understanding code is the fastest way to flood app stores with unmaintainable slop

Transcript

Of the 500,000 apps that were released in 2025 because of vibe coding, only 3% generated over $100. When people are shipping vibe-coded slop to the App Store, it's not really a big deal because no one's actually using it. Before vibe coding when you wanted to release an app, you would spend thousands of dollars, which meant you were going to take marketing and distribution very seriously unlike these vibe-coders. It's getting to a point where everyone's just kind of making the same thing. All I'm really seeing is just trackers, workout trackers, habit tracers apps that help you quit vaping. So I guess it's eventually going to get to a point where it's as simple as launching a Shopify website, but the people who are actually generating income is gonna be a very select amount of people.