Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
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Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#2I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output.
People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy.
But almost no one converts to paid.
I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this.
Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in the free tier? Or the tool feeling useful but not yet “mission critical”?
For those who’ve built or paid for similar tools: What finally pushed you to upgrade — or what kept you from doing it?
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#3I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output. People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy. But almost no one converts to paid. I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this. Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in th…
Why don’t you ask them? Customer feedback is the only indicator, we would only be guessing.
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#4I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output. People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy. But almost no one converts to paid. I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this. Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in th…
Have you checked where do your paid tier offerings stack up to free tier offerings of your competitors?
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#5I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output. People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy. But almost no one converts to paid. I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this. Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in th…
Why don’t you ask them? Customer feedback is the only indicator, we would only be guessing.
Totally agree. I’ve talked to a handful, but responses tend to be vague “just testing”, “not ready yet”.
I posted here to learn how others ran those conversations and what signs helped them tell casual interest apart from real intent to buy.
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#6I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output. People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy. But almost no one converts to paid. I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this. Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in th…
Have you checked where do your paid tier offerings stack up to free tier offerings of your competitors?
Honestly, I have been through some of my competitors pricing. I noticed free tier are really good these days. I'm just curious to know what finally made others to upgrade from free tier to paid tier.
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#7I’m a solo founder building an AI app builder that lets people generate web apps and websites from a prompt, then visually edit the output. People are signing up. They’re building things. Usage looks healthy. But almost no one converts to paid. I’m trying to understand what’s actually stopping people from paying in cases like this. Is it trust in AI-generated code? Fear of using it in production? Too much value in th…
Ask your customers
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#8Is the user base churning or are you getting multi day active users? Which one will point you in a different direction.
Once the page has been generated where can I host it? The answer will influence your target audience.
And then on pricing what does a credit get me in terms of something tangible - a page, 5 pages?
And for the target audience do they know which model is better? And if so why is it better to use your site than just direct prompt?
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#9Weekly (one time) is very confusing naming. Maybe hobby or starter is better.
Re: Ask HN: My AI app builder has users, not buyers – why?
#10Is the user base churning or are you getting multi day active users? Which one will point you in a different direction. Once the page has been generated where can I host it? The answer will influence your target audience. And then on pricing what does a credit get me in terms of something tangible - a page, 5 pages? And for the target audience do they know which model is better? And if so why is it better to use your…
I also came here to say that I am unsure of what credits will get me.