Dev claims first profitable AI companion app at scale, 3x bigger than Instinct
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-15
A developer (@1Aadhav) says he has built "the first profitable AI companion app at scale" — fully bootstrapped and over 3x the size of Instinct. A screenshot shows the app, "Mentor: Your AI Bestie," at #61 on the App Store Lifestyle free downloads chart, backing up its scale claim.
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