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AI Coding Plan Limit Widget

Sell a beautiful widget that shows remaining ChatGPT/Claude/Grok coding-plan limits on phone and Mac.

In plain English

Randy Lu sells a small window for iPhone and Mac that shows how much of your plan is left on the major AI coding tools. You can glance at the window instead of opening each tool just to see if you are about to run out. Buyers pay once, or with a very small subscription, because hitting the limit in the middle of a task is frustrating. The app itself does most of the checking and the display. Randy still fixes breakages when those outside products change, tells people about the window, and answers support questions.

Automation80%

Startup cost~$99

Time to first $Not disclosed

Monthly range*$2,100

TrustMRR shows ~$2.1K revenue (MRR field empty) — verify live

DifficultyEasy

SourceTrustMRR - Nowdex ↗

Operator: Randy Lu

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

TrustMRR listing (~$2.1K revenue) ↗

Apple Developer $99/yr if shipping App Store; other costs not disclosed.

The tool stack

App Store ↗

$99/yr

iOS distribution

Stripe ↗

2.9% + $0.30

Billing

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Free tier; Pro $20/mo

AI-assisted coding

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

Read plan limits for major AI coding products.
Ship iOS/Mac widgets.
One-time or tiny subscription.
Grow via Twitter/Reddit indie hackers.

What's automated vs. the human 20%

The machine does

Quota fetch
Widgets

You still do

API breakage
Marketing
Support

Overview

Widget showing AI coding plan limits. Operator: Randy Lu.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (Oct 2026): about $2,122 revenue (MRR not always shown). This is one operator’s result and doesn’t predict yours.

Risks

Providers change quota APIs.
Tiny willingness to pay.
ToS on unofficial reads.

*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.