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AI Coloring and Story Book Maker

ColorCraft is an AI book maker for self-publishers. Describe an idea and it creates a coloring book, storybook with consistent characters, lettered co…

In plain English

ColorCraft helps self-publishers make coloring books, storybooks, comics and puzzle books with AI. A user describes an idea, edits any page, and exports a print-ready file for Amazon KDP or orders printed copies. Users pay a subscription. TrustMRR shows about $1,500 a month in recurring revenue. The AI draws the pages, while the publisher picks the ideas, edits and sells the books.

Automation85%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$1,469 MRR

~$1,469 MRR; $1,481 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/Stripe, Oct 29, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - ColorCraft ↗

Operator: John Kirby

Verified

Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

Stripe ↗
2.9% + 30¢ per charge

Payments

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM / vision

 Next.js ↗
Free (open source)

Web app framework

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Let users pick a topic, audience and tone.
  2. AI drafts the outline and chapters; the author edits.
  3. Export print- and ebook-ready files (e.g. for Amazon KDP).
  4. Sell subscriptions or credits; grow via author communities and SEO.

What's automated vs. the human 15%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

ColorCraft is an AI book maker for self-publishers. Describe an idea and it creates a coloring book, storybook with consistent characters, lettered comic book or puzzle book. Edit any page, then export a KDP-ready PDF with a cover wrap sized to your page count, or order printed copies direct. Publish to the ColorCraft Bookstore, where readers buy printed copies and every sale pays the author. 7-day free trial (card required), then plans from $9/month.

Operator: John Kirby. Category on TrustMRR: Artificial Intelligence. Founded: 2025-05-05. Website: https://colorcraft.ai/

Estimated split: about 85% of the work automated, 15% human.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (checked Oct 29, 2026) shows about $1,469 MRR and $1,481 in Stripe-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $5,933 verified over its tracked history. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Marketplaces like Amazon KDP restrict low-quality AI books; authors must disclose AI content.
  • Commodity category with many similar tools.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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