Starter Story · 2026-06-28

We Built This $20K/Month App (Zero Coding Experience)

Christian (20) and Braylin (19) are college sprinters with no coding background. They built 3AK, an all-in-one track and field app (plans, workout and form tracking, AI video form scoring, meal analysis, community), in about two weeks with Rork and Claude. Launched Dec 16, it made $10K in month one and about $70K in ~6 months, with ~40K users and a 4.7 rating. Growth came from the hundreds of thousands of track followers they had built with videos. They had seeded the 3AK brand in those videos through an earlier Shopify store.

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3AK · B2C · training app for sprinters

Grow a big track following first, drop your brand name in videos, then launch

$10K in month one and ~$70K in ~6 months

The founders are college sprinters who posted track and field videos and built up hundreds of thousands of followers, with no paid marketing. Before the app existed they ran a 3AK Shopify store. They slipped '3AK' into their videos ('3AK method') and linked the website in their bios, so the name was already familiar. They then launched the app to that audience on Dec 16.

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Starter Story · 2026-06-28

3AK · B2C · training app for sprinters

Build the first app just for track athletes, a sport you already run and post about

Founders say it worked; ~$70K in ~6 months

They noticed many people run track but found no apps made for track and field. They picked that niche because they already had influence there as athletes and creators. Their advice: monetize something you already do every day, because you'll stick with that niche longer than someone in it for the money.

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Starter Story · 2026-06-28

3AK · B2C · training app for sprinters

Charge teens $10 a month or $30 a year, below typical training plans

Tested several yearly prices; no results shared

Plans are a $10/month and a $30/year subscription. They tested the yearly package a lot. They kept it cheap because their users are young kids who won't pay $60-70 for a training program but spend $10-20 at a time on things like V-Bucks and Robux.

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Starter Story · 2026-06-28

3AK · B2C · training app for sprinters

Let athletes film a run and get an AI score for their form

Founders say users DM them that it works; no numbers

The AI analyzer takes a video of a sprint and returns an overall score plus sub-scores for running form/biomechanics, stride length, posture and arm swing. Users then retry after a coaching cue. The app also analyzes meals.

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Starter Story · 2026-06-28

Numbers mentioned

Who	Metric	Value	Context	When
3AK	revenue	USD 70K approximate	Since the Dec 16 launch, about 6 months	1:14
3AK	revenue	USD 20K/month approximate	Host's intro claim, also the title figure; not repeated by the founders	0:00
3AK	revenue	USD 10K/month approximate	First month after launch	1:47
3AK	users	40K users approximate	Total users; active vs total not specified	1:14
3AK	rating	4.7 stars approximate	App Store rating	1:14
3AK	time to milestone	2 weeks approximate	Time to build the first version with AI tools	1:47
3AK	followers	hundreds of thousands approximate	Founders' combined track and field audience built with videos before launch	4:59
3AK	price	USD 10/month	Monthly subscription	5:41
3AK	price	USD 30/year	Yearly subscription	5:41
3AK	cost	USD 500 estimate	Upper bound to build an app and get it on the App Store with their tool stack (Rork, Claude, RevenueCat, Supabase, Apple developer account)	3:24