Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Cedric is a college student. 7 weeks after launching PepAI, he’d done $50K in total revenue, with $11K MRR and almost 2,000 active subscriptions.
The stack:
Replit for vibe coding the app
Claude as his “senior developer” for anything he didn’t know how to set up
Firebase for the backend + user data
RevenueCat for in-app subscriptions ($45/yr or $10/mo with a 3-day trial)
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The hardest part wasn’t building it. It was getting past Apple review (they kept rejecting it for medical advice). Once he found the workaround, it sailed through.
Cedric is a college student. 7 weeks after launching PepAI, he’d done $50K in total revenue, with $11K MRR and almost 2,000 active subscriptions.
The stack:
Replit for vibe coding the app
Claude as his “senior developer” for anything he didn’t know how to set up
Firebase for the backend + user data
RevenueCat for in-app subscriptions ($45/yr or $10/mo with a 3-day trial)
Resend for email
The hardest part wasn’t building it. It was getting past Apple review (they kept rejecting it for medical advice). Once he found the workaround, it sailed through.
