AppOrbit

Daniel Atitienei looked at the mobile app industry and realized something everyone ignores: we have no idea what most apps actually make. The App Store is full of screenshots and wild claims, but zero hard data. So he built AppOrbit—a directory that shows verified MRR, downloads, and growth directly from the source. No screenshots, no estimates, no influencer vibes. Just real numbers.

Currently: $226 verified MRR across 8 apps listed, with 1.3K downloads. That's it. That's the starting line. Daniel seeded the board with his own indie apps to prove the concept works. One person, zero funding, zero fluff—just a database that actually tells the truth about mobile app revenue.

Here's why this matters: the mobile app economy is a $400 billion+ industry and we're all guessing. Investors, developers, competitors—everyone flies blind. AppOrbit wants to be the PitchBook for mobile apps. It's early, it's barebones, and Daniel is running this solo from what looks like a laptop in a corner somewhere. But the idea is clean and the moat is real—verified revenue data is incredibly hard to get and incredibly valuable once you have it.

It's a directory. It's one guy. It has eight apps and $226 MRR. But sometimes the smallest seeds grow the tallest trees.