Copycat $4K/Month App Strategy From the Philippines

A developer in the Philippines shared a straightforward approach…

• Find apps that are already making money.
• Clone them with AI.
• Make them slightly better.
• Undercut on price.

I can run a business on a $5 subscription while some dev in San Francisco or London needs to charge $30 just to pay their rent. That’s how I kill the competition.

He’s built two fitness apps so far – a GLP-1 medication tracker and a workout logger inspired by Liftosaur. The workout app drives 70% of his revenue.

Claims to be at $4K/month from the two combined 🤑

No Stripe proof was shared, so take the $4K claim with a pinch of salt.

But the strategy is clearly resonating – another commenter says they’re doing the exact same thing and also at $4K/month 🧐

Our Philippines dev adds…

I used Claude Code to build these 10x faster than I ever could manually. Don’t get stuck being a perfectionist.

Build fast, ship it, take the feedback, and improve.

Pick a category where the existing products are overpriced or outdated, and build something better – AI makes it possible in a weekend 🔥

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