MONEY · 6 RECEIPTS

Apps and projects built with Replit that make money

6 sourced receipts name Replit. The biggest: SaaStr speaker and content grader ($200,000 annual savings).

Replit is an online development platform with tools for creating and deploying software.

Receipts naming Replit

$200,000reported annual savings
savedMaker claim

Jason LemkinSaaStr speaker and content grader

An app Jason Lemkin built to automatically review thousands of speaker submissions instead of paying an agency.

Took about 3 months

The savings figure is spoken by the maker in a customer story published by Replit, the tool vendor.

Details
Time
about 3 months
Team
Not stated
Tools
Replit
Cost
Not stated
We're saving over $200,000 a year, which is interesting.

Sources Replit SaaStr customer story

Date not stated in the source

$132,000quoted NetSuite cost avoided
savedMaker claim

Ahmad GeorgeSkincare company custom ERP

A custom ERP covering inventory, manufacturing, and sales, built for a skincare company.

Took 2 weeks · Cost $400

The number is a third-party summary of a NetSuite quote the maker avoided, not a documented payment.

Details
Time
2 weeks
Team
1 person
Tools
Replit · ChatGPT · Firebase
Cost
$400
An operations manager named Ahmad George at a skincare company in DC received a $132,000 quote from NetSuite to automate a workflow, built it on Replit for $400.

Sources TBPN Digest Replit Ahmad George MakerThrive Ahmad ERP story

Reported Jun 2025

$105,000agency quote avoided
savedMaker-documented

Jon CheneyGenAIPISite

GenAIPI is an online school that trains business teams to use AI tools.

Took a weekend · Cost under $400

One-time avoided agency quote reported in a vendor case study, not an audited invoice.

Details
Time
a weekend
Team
Not stated
Tools
Replit
Cost
under $400
I built GenAIPI with Replit for less than $400 and in a weekend.

Sources Replit customer story: GenAIPI Wealthy Tent profile of John Cheney

Date not stated in the source

£75,000agency quote avoided (at least)≈ $95,000
savedMaker-documented

Dr. Fahim HussainMy Doctor / Health CompassSite

My Doctor is a private healthcare platform with telemedicine booking, prescriptions, and a wearable-connected health subscription.

Took 4 days · Cost £175

One-time avoided agency quotes reported in a vendor case study, not audited invoices.

Details
Time
4 days
Team
Not stated
Tools
Replit Agent
Cost
£175
What sealed the deal was the cost structure—a fraction of traditional development at just £175 total versus £75,000-£100,000 for agency development.

Sources Replit customer story: Northern Health

Date not stated in the source

$62,000annual savingsannual
savedMaker-documented

Preston ZellerBatchData internal tools (CPQ, calculators, Social Pulse)Site

Three internal BatchData tools for quoting, real-estate math, and social listening.

Took 1-2 hours per tool

Vendor case study math from the maker's per-tool build costs versus enterprise list prices.

Details
Time
1-2 hours per tool
Team
Not stated
Tools
Replit
Cost
Not stated
Over the course of several months, Preston created three impressive applications that collectively save his company tens of thousands of dollars annually.

Sources Replit customer story: BatchData

Date not stated in the source

$60,000reported MRRa few months after early 2026 launch
earnedMaker claim

Cedric RobergePep AISite

Pep AI is a mobile app for tracking peptide and GLP-1 doses, side effects, meals, and injection sites.

A research-based case study of the 22-year-old student's public claims; the $60K figure has no shown dashboard.

Details
Time
Not stated
Team
solo founder
Tools
Replit · Claude · AI meal scanner
Cost
Not stated
We launched in early 2026. In just a few months, we scaled the app to $60,000 in Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR).

Sources MRR Story Pep AI case study Startup Founder Stories Pep AI

Reported May 2026