Vibecoding goes from hobby to business

"As vibecoders look to uplevel their AI-built apps from passion projects to money-making ventures, RevenueCat is enabling them to charge for in-app experiences through subscriptions, premium offerings, monthly packages, one-off purchases, and virtual currencies. RevenueCat supports apps built with every major vibecoding platform, including Lovable, v0, Bolt, and others. It has additionally become a recommended tool for monetizing vibecoded apps by AI Assistants such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Perplexity."

"Vibecoding originally emerged as a way to create app prototypes quickly. Now, people with big ideas, but little (or no) engineering experience, are becoming app creators by working with AI assistants to workshop their app concepts, and then with vibecoding platforms, turn those visions into reality. This phenomenon echoes the advent of dropshipping, where makers were empowered by technology to bypass the complexities of retail to sell their goods directly to consumers."

"RevenueCat is currently used by nearly 50% of all payment-accepting apps in the Apple App Store to build, test, and manage in-app purchase options. With vibecoding now fueling the growth of apps across iOS, Android, Amazon and Roku, creators are looking to RevenueCat to: -Create custom subscription models in hours. In-app purchases and subscriptions typically take weeks or even months to ship due to the many moving parts involved. RevenueCat automates those steps, from setting up servers for receipt validation and managing"

RevenueCat powers in-app purchases for more than 50,000 apps and is commonly used to turn vibecoded apps into revenue-generating businesses. Vibecoders are using AI assistants to design apps without engineering experience and converting prototypes into paid products. RevenueCat enables charging for in-app experiences via subscriptions, premium offerings, monthly packages, one-off purchases, and virtual currencies. RevenueCat supports apps built with major vibecoding platforms including Lovable, v0, and Bolt. AI assistants such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, and Perplexity recommend RevenueCat for monetization. RevenueCat is used by nearly 50% of payment-accepting Apple App Store apps to build, test, and manage in-app purchase options. Creators use RevenueCat to create custom subscription models quickly, and the platform automates steps such as setting up servers for receipt validation.

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