Bro’s “quit ***ing” app made $40,000 per month? 😮💨 | Starter Story
September 25, 2026
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5 min readThe app that made $48,000 a month without writing a line of code
Steven Cravada's mobile app business currently generates $48,000 per month in recurring revenue. He built it with no coding experience. His central argument is that marketing accounts for 95% of a mobile app's success, and the technical side is something you can learn or outsource along the way.
Starting from zero and failing forward
Before mobile apps, Cravada was a typical online entrepreneur jumping between business models without seeing real success. He tried various online ventures and failed at most of them. The turning point came when he stumbled onto mobile apps and recognized the opportunity differently than most people would.
His background gave him one crucial advantage: he wasn't intimidated by the technical barrier. "I honestly don't think you need any experience to build mobile apps because to be honest, I didn't," he says. This lack of experience meant he approached the problem from a business perspective rather than an engineering one. He wasn't trying to build something technically impressive. He was trying to build something people would pay for.
Marketing as the core competency
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:14) **The $48k/month App & The "No Experience" Claim** - Steven Cravada states his mobile app does $48k/month in recurring revenue and argues that no coding experience is necessary to build mobile apps.
- 2 (01:55) **The "Quit F***ing" App Concept** - The host teases the unconventional and highly specific nature of the app, setting up the story of how Steven identified the opportunity.
- 3 (03:55) **The Big Mac Mew & The Eight Dollar Deal** - A brief, unrelated segment promoting a McDonald's value meal, likely an ad break.
- 4 (04:39) **From Idea to $40k: The Unconventional Build** - Steven details his specific process for ideating, validating, and building the app despite having no coding background.
- 5 (05:10) **The "No-Code" Build & First Version** - Steven reveals the exact tools and methods he used to create the first version of the app without writing a single line of code.
- 6 (06:30) **The Marketing Engine: How He Got Users** - Steven breaks down his primary marketing strategy, which he claims is 95% of the app's success.
- 7 (08:00) **The Viral Moment & The $40k Month** - Steven recounts the specific video that caused the app to explode, leading to the $40,000 monthly revenue figure.
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Show Notes
Bro’s “quit ***ing” app made $40,000 per month? 😮💨Sharing ideas that make money! --- Keywords: app monetization, startup success, software business
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