Although a number of vibe coding startups have reached unicorn status with billion-dollar valuations, AI-powered coding on mobile devices has yet to see significant adoption. Even though there are now several mobile apps offering vibe coding features, none have managed to attract substantial user bases or generate notable revenue.
Data from the app analytics firm Appfigures shows that only a very limited number of mobile apps focused on vibe coding have achieved any downloads, and even fewer have managed to earn revenue.
The most prominent among these is Instance: AI App Builder, which has only managed to reach 16,000 downloads and $1,000 in user spending. The next biggest, Vibe Studio, has seen just 4,000 downloads and has not generated any revenue.
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Of course, this could shift in the future. The sector is still in its early stages, and vibe coding apps are continually being refined and improved.
New competitors are also entering the market regularly. This year, a company named Vibecode launched with $9.4 million in seed investment from Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six. Vibecode enables users to build mobile apps using AI within its dedicated iOS app. The app is so new that Appfigures has not yet collected data on it.
At present, most enthusiasts experimenting with vibe coding technology are doing so on desktop platforms. However, vibe coding is also making its way into more and more existing mobile applications.
For example, RevenueCat, a subscription platform now integrated into over 50,000 apps, reports that it manages in-app purchases for more than half of all AI-developed iOS apps currently available.
The company shared with TechCrunch that the proportion of apps coming to RevenueCat for monetization after being referred by an AI assistant or platform—meaning an AI chatbot recommended their service—jumped to over 35% of all new signups in Q2 this year, compared to less than 5% in the same period last year.
RevenueCat, which is already used by nearly half of all mobile apps that process payments, notes that vibe coders are leveraging its platform to set up subscriptions automatically with tools like Cursor and Claude Code through its MCP server, enabling rapid creation and testing of subscription plans and features.
While there is clear interest in vibe coding, the general consensus is that the technology isn’t fully mature yet.
TechCrunch recently interviewed developers using AI-generated code, who indicated that the technology still requires significant improvement. A separate study by Fastly revealed that about 95% of nearly 800 developers surveyed reported needing to spend extra time correcting code produced by AI.
Nevertheless, there is strong user interest. A 2025 Stack Overflow survey found that 84% of participants are either already using or planning to use AI tools in their development workflows, up from 76% the previous year. Another poll by The Information this summer showed that 75% of respondents had at least experimented with vibe coding. According to a May 2025 report from Jellyfish, 90% of those surveyed had incorporated AI into their work, a rise from 61% last year, as noted by Business Insider.
