AI Partner Builder with Memory
Bae is an AI partner builder with persistent memory, made by ppl.studio. You pick from 18 hand-written archetypes (or take a two-minute quiz to be mat…
In plain English
Bae lets people create an AI partner that remembers past conversations. Users choose from 18 written personalities or take a short quiz, pick a face and a voice, and start talking without making an account. The free version remembers 7 days, and paying users get longer memory. TrustMRR shows about $260 a month in recurring revenue. The AI does the talking, while the makers write the characters and run the service.
~$256 MRR; $303 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/Stripe, Oct 29, 2026)
Operator: Max Zeshut
Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.
Apple Developer $99/yr; other costs not disclosed.
The tool stack
Mobile subscriptions
OpenAI API ↗LLM / vision
App Store ↗iOS distribution
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
- Pick one daily job (capture, transcribe, convert).
- AI does the heavy lifting on device or via API.
- Subscription after a free trial.
- App Store search + organic short-form content.
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
Bae is an AI partner builder with persistent memory, made by ppl.studio. You pick from 18 hand-written archetypes (or take a two-minute quiz to be matched), choose a face, set a voice register, and start talking — three minutes, no login. The free tier holds the past 7 days of memory and runs the relationship arc through Crush; Bae Pro ($2.99/week or $99/year) keeps memory forever, opens the arc all the way to Forever, removes the daily-message and weekly-selfie limits, and unlocks Spicy mode.
Operator: Max Zeshut. Category on TrustMRR: Health & Fitness. Founded: 2026-02-01. Website: https://bae.ppl.studio/
Estimated split: about 85% of the work automated, 15% human.
Realistic income
TrustMRR (checked Oct 29, 2026) shows about $256 MRR and $303 in Stripe-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $1,454 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
- Platform fees and review rules.
- Big apps may add the same feature.
- 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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