idoubi: 170k users, almost no revenue—why a $299 boilerplate won

ThinkAny reached ~170k users at ~0.03% pay rate while API costs scaled with usage; the same maker’s ShipAny boilerplate cleared ~$10k in ~4 hours of preorders. The lesson isn’t “templates sell”—it’s which user value becomes a durable business, and why acquisition ≠ monetization.

Aug 13, 2026