A solo maker says Claude Code helped ship an app with 1,500 users
A 20-year-old developer in Guwahati posted on Reddit looking for freelance or project work. He says he started learning to code properly last year and used AI coding tools, mainly Claude Code, to ship working products. His main product is Deckio, an AI flashcard study app with more than 1,500 users and about 40 paying users at its peak. He also says he is working on an Android app, an AI Instagram CRM tool, and a website for a local real estate and retail agency.
Key points
- The poster says he began learning to code properly last year.
- He says Claude Code and other AI coding tools helped him ship working products.
- Deckio has more than 1,500 users and had about 40 paying users at its peak, according to the post.
- He says traffic has slowed because it is not exam season and because marketing is difficult for him.
- He mentions other work using Supabase, Google Sheets integration, and the Graph API.
Quick term guide
- AI coding tools
- Programs like Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT that write code for you when you describe what you want in plain language.
- AI coding tool
- Software that uses AI to help write, edit, or explain code.
- Android app
- A mobile application that runs on Android smartphones, like those made by Samsung or Google.
- Solo makers
- People who build and launch their own products or services entirely on their own.
- marketing
- The activities used to tell people about a product and encourage them to buy it.
- Supabase
- A service that gives web apps ready-made database, login, and file storage features.
- Google Sheets
- Google’s online spreadsheet tool.
- integration
- The work of connecting one tool or service into another product.