💸 Copy the Paywalls of Top-Grossing iOS Apps

#131 NTSOT | Find out the best tools of the week! Android apps on your Mac, AI social media videos, and paywalls from top iOS apps.

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LucaG
November 02, 2026

Hey friends!

On October 29, Anthropic launched a beta API to track Claude usage and costs by model, workspace, and API key. Two days later, OpenAI said ChatGPT and Codex will share one token-based limit starting in December.

Both moves point to the same habit. If you don’t measure what you use, you pay for it later.

I built ShortPen on this idea for links. You get branded short links and QR codes, with clicks and conversions tracked after every click, for a fraction of what Bitly charges.

This week’s picks give you the same clarity in other parts of your work, like which app paywalls make money and which leads are new before you pay for them.

Here’s what made the cut.

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What Will You Find Today?

  • 5 Tools of the Week

  • Some Lifetime Deals I found this week (pay once and keep forever)

1. Appllama - Winning App Designs From Top iOS Apps

Appllama collects every onboarding, paywall, and flow from 1,790+ top-grossing iOS apps, screen by screen.

Each app comes with estimated revenue, downloads, and ratings, so you see which designs make money.

You search screens, study full flows, copy exact colors and fonts, and connect your AI agent through MCP.

You stop guessing at your paywall and start from patterns proven on the App Store.

🎯 Who is it ideal for?

App designers, indie iOS developers, product managers.

💰 How much does it cost?

Free plan: ✅ 

Paid plans: from $10/month

🌐 Website

2. Capptivo - Open-Source Screen Recorder for Polished Demos

Capptivo turns raw screen recordings into polished demos.

The view follows your cursor with smooth zooms, and automatic zoom segments focus on the important parts for you.

You add backgrounds, custom cursors, and on-screen drawings, then drag zooms on a simple timeline.

Export one edit in widescreen, square, or vertical. It runs locally on Mac, Windows, and Linux and is fully open source.

🎯 Who is it ideal for?

SaaS founders, product marketers, content creators.

💰 How much does it cost?

Free.

🌐 Website

3. Explee - Natural Language B2B Lead Search

Explee finds companies and decision-makers from a plain-English description.

You describe your ideal customer the way you’d explain it to a colleague, and Explee searches 55+ million companies to return matching leads with verified contacts.

It suggests target segments based on your product, removes duplicates so you pay only for new contacts, and keeps bounce rates under 5%. You skip complex filters and build lead lists in minutes.

🎯 Who is it ideal for?

Founders, sales teams, growth marketers.

💰 How much does it cost?

Free plan: ✅ 

Paid plans: pay as you go

🌐 Website

4. AdAnt - Your Social Media Marketing Team

AdAnt works as an AI social media team.

It researches what wins in your niche on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, pulls your competitors’ Meta ads, and recreates any short video for your product from a link.

Idea agents send fresh concepts daily or weekly, and scheduled posting publishes to TikTok and Instagram with captions and timing handled.

You go from research to posted video in one place.

🎯 Who is it ideal for?

Social media managers, DTC brands, startup marketers.

💰 How much does it cost?

Free plan: ✅ 

Paid plans: from $39/month

🌐 Website

5. AndroMeld - Android apps, files, and calls on Mac

AndroMeld connects your Android phone to your Mac.

Each phone app opens in its own window, calls ring on your Mac, and notifications land in Notification Center.

Your phone’s files show up in Finder, and copy-paste works across both devices.

Connect by USB, Wi-Fi, or remotely, and let AI agents control your phone through MCP.

You stop reaching for your phone mid-task.

🎯 Who is it ideal for?

Android users on Mac, developers, remote workers.

💰 How much does it cost?

Free plan: ✅ 

Paid plans: from $0.92/month

🌐 Website

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🤯 Lifetime Deals of the Week

Exclusive offers that get you a lifetime subscription to the tools. Pay once and keep forever.

  • AnyChat ($49) - Connect with WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, and more using this all-in-one AI-powered tool for customer support.

  • Utobo Email ($49) - Manage campaigns, cold outreach, automations, and transactional email on one simple platform.

Setapp - My Favourite Tool

Drowning in apps? Setapp offers a Netflix-style subscription for Mac & iPhone apps. Over 240 productivity, creativity, and utility tools for only $9.99/mo.

Check it out at Setapp.com (30-day extended free trial)

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