A manifestation app that makes AI visualizations and daily affirmations from your "future self".
Vibe code an MVP in 2 days and grow it with your own audience: Stella, $340K MRR
An existing audience that trusts you turns an AI app into revenue far faster than ads.
Figures as reported by Starter Story (Sep 2026), not independently verified · source
From @starter_story on Starter Story on X · Sep 2026
The Short Version
- What: Sarah Pearl, known online as Hot High Priestess, launched Stella.
- Result: Starter Story reported that two months after launch Stella had $340K MRR, 12,000 paying customers and 200,000+ downloads (X, Sep 2026).
- Made with: Claude Code, Gemini
The workflow
Made With
GeminiScript · Google's AI assistant for ideas, research and imagesTry Gemini AIMore Cases
Claude CodeUse · Anthropic's agentic coding tool that edits files and runs commands in your codebaseTry Claude Code AIMore CasesWhere & With What
What They Did
- 1The moveSarah Pearl, known online as Hot High Priestess, launched Stella.
- 2Step 2Build for an audience you already have
- 3Step 3Vibe-code a small MVP fast
- 4ResultStarter Story reported that two months after launch Stella had $340K MRR, 12,000 paying customers and 200,000+ downloads (X, Sep 2026).
Quick Answers
What tools do you need?
Claude Code (anthropic's agentic coding tool that edits files and runs commands in your codebase); Gemini (google's ai assistant for ideas, research and images).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: Gemini has a free plan. Claude Code is paid or trial-based. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
Follow the platform rules and disclose ads.
Watch out: Figures are as reported by Starter Story, not verified by us. Wellness and manifestation apps should avoid health or outcome promises.
Try It Yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) Plan an app for the audience I already have on [platform]: the one daily ritual it supports, the AI feature that personalises it, a 2-day MVP scope and the launch post to my followers.
Starter tools
Your first step
Open Gemini, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: Starter Story reports she vibe-coded the MVP in two days with Claude Code and Google AI Studio, and the full app took about two to three months. Her edge, it says, was distribution: an audience she had already built.
Source: @starter_story on Starter Story on X · Sep 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as reported by Starter Story (Sep 2026), not independently verified. Updated .
