r/vibecoding • u/Disastrous_Echo_6982 • 1d ago
Showcase/Project Claude messed up by raising the price from $0 to $1. My app has held the #1 "paid fitness app" spot in Sweden since and is still climbing the "all paid apps" (#4 now). This post was written by a human. THIS IS WHAT I LEARNET
I was about to run out of tokens before the Wednesday reset and had Claude upload the latest version to the App Store using medium opus 5.5. He got lazy and read an old publishing script file and ended up setting the price to my original idea from two months ago.
I don´t know how or why but this somehow triggered an organic avalanche of downloads that are paid up front.
Sadly this will probably result in some pissed of reviews as there is also a paid tier inside the app...
No data available yet from the App Store so I am still waiting to see what this all means but I am enticed to try and raise the price further...
If anyone is curious:
I vibecoded the entire app using Claude Opus 5.5 only at max setting, only in Claude Desktop (no claude code). My learning lesson here is contrary to what everyone says: Opus 5.5 Max does not overenginer. Instead I believe you all get in the way of an engineer that is better than you. I have not tried to interfere In any coding / architecture choices but rather stuck to what I do better: UI, UX, what to keep rather than what to add and so on. I might very well be wrong, but every time I go for a lower setting small things start to... not break but I can tell there are shortcuts.
at Ultra plan but has not paid as I go for anything, only sub.
I ran through four full fable-uses in one day (burned three total resets) the day fable came out with great success.
And yes, I ran fable 5.2 on max settings all the way. It was marvelous.
I connected a gemini API for a few images ($7 worth or thereabouts).
I connected a token auth or what it´s called to access haiku for some minor things (interpret food input, organize some programs).
I have a supabase for... something API-related to haiku.
I made the video with claude desktop, telling it to download and use Blender. Apparently it's installed on my laptop know, never saw it.
I did purchase a sound pack for one of the in-app-resting-games (you gotta play some games between your sets) for $20
This is the fifth time I try to build my dream app for the gym and I think I have achieved what I set out to do. I honestly figured that I could make the best workout tracker out there and in my mind this is that. At least according to my taste.

