48% conversion to free trial
PropGPT achieves a 48% conversion rate from app download to free trial sign-up.
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Why Product Is Better Than Distribution: $30K/Month Mobile App | Starter Story
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Sep 9, 2026
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Meet Eyal and Yali: PropGPT and Its $30K Origin Story
At 2:20 · chapter starts 1:09
With a brief but confident introduction, Eyal and Yali lay out PropGPT's current state: $30,000 a month, 40,000+ downloads, 3,000+ paying customers, a 48% conversion-to-trial rate, and $3.30 revenue per download. [1] — Eyal "Over 40,000 downloads total: PropGPT has accumulated over 40,000 total downloads since launch." 02:23 The product uses machine learning to analyse sports betting picks, giving users pre-screened bets rather than raw data. But these numbers didn't come easily. The founders quickly acknowledge they got stuck at $1,000–$2,000 MRR for months before the breakthrough. Pat presses them to go back to the beginning — before the App Store launch — to understand what the first version actually looked like and why it didn't work.
Over 40,000 downloads total
PropGPT has accumulated over 40,000 total downloads since launch.
$3.30 revenue per download
For every user who downloads PropGPT, Eyal and Yali generate approximately $3.30 in revenue.
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