A Fiverr meme maker built an AI meme app with ChatGPT's help and made about $2,000 a month
Max Ibarra had no coding skills and turned his own clients into first users.
Subject: AutoMemes.ai (Max Ibarra)Subscription AI meme generator
Case Overview & Background
Max Ibarra was making memes by hand for Fiverr clients. He learned to build AutoMemes.ai using ChatGPT as his guide, offered it to those clients, and reached about $2,000 a month.
How AI Is Used
Step-by-Step Process
He was spending hours on memes for Fiverr clients.
He used ChatGPT to learn coding and ship the app.
His Fiverr clients became the first users.
He listed it on Product Hunt, 10words and Uneed.
Customer Acquisition & Distribution
Limitations, Risks & Failure Modes
What may not apply to you, and what could go wrong:
- The project ended in 2026
- Small revenue
- Self-reported
Key Takeaways
- Existing clients are the fastest first users
- AI can teach a non-coder to ship
- Not every small app lasts; plan for that
Sources
Starter Story: I Launched An AI Meme App That Makes $2K/Mo
Note: Founder interview. States about $2,000/month and that the project ended in 2026.
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