How We Generate $10k–$100k Mobile App Ideas That Ship in 14 Days
The internal prompt we use to design boring subscription apps that actually make money
It emerged after building, shipping, and discarding dozens of app ideas that failed for the same reasons: too much scope, weak subscription logic, and no natural distribution.
We needed something stricter.
A way to generate ideas that:
one person could actually ship
people would pay for monthly
creators could explain in seconds
Anything that didn’t meet those constraints was thrown away.
What survived were simple utilities with one job, daily relevance, and obvious emotional leverage.
Those are the apps that cross $10k–$100k/month.
Why this prompt produces usable ideas
Most idea prompts optimize for novelty.
This one optimizes for elimination.
It filters aggressively toward:
behavior-driven utilities
frontend-heavy builds
subscription value visible on day one
niches with built-in daily motivation
mechanics that translate naturally to short-form content
You don’t walk away excited.
You walk away with ideas you could start building tonight.
Why this isn’t public
The prompt alone is helpful.
What makes it powerful is knowing how to apply it without wasting weeks.
That’s the part we don’t want diluted.
Paid subscribers get:
the exact prompt we use
the checklist that kills weak ideas immediately
how we identify subscription leverage before writing code
how one idea becomes dozens of creator-ready content angles
If you’re planning to build even one app this year, this will save you from chasing the wrong ideas.
The $10k–$100k App Idea Prompt:
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