Jake Mor - The Future of Apps and Vibecoding
Dear vibecoders: you’re fucked.
So are real devs. Possibly more fucked, since we invested years learning to code. Here’s my take:
Vibecoding will do to apps what Netflix did to TV: make the best apps ever.
Historically, TV had limited shelf space: ~100 channels and only so many hours in a day.
Then came unlimited shelf space.
Unlimited shelf space → more supply → more competition → better shows → more people watching TV → movie stars doing TV shows → the market grows → competition increases → quality keeps going up.
The same thing is happening to the App Store.
Anyone can make an app → more apps → more competition → better apps → users become more comfortable paying for software → growth marketers become solo founders → the market grows → competition increases → apps keep getting better.
But one thing doesn’t change: attention.
There are still only 24 hours in a day, and only so many apps a person can realistically use.
So while we may get 10–100× more apps to choose from, we will not choose or use 10–100× more apps.
As supply goes infinite, outcomes concentrate. Power laws get harsher. Platforms and tools win, but not all founders do.
We’ve seen this before.
Radio → CDs → Napster → GarageBand → YouTube. Unlimited shelf space. Near-zero barriers. Instant distribution.
The result?
Jacob Collier wins a Grammy from songs launched on YouTube and there are more broke musicians than ever before.
Sound familiar? @zach_yadegari ;)
This is why @Superwall is a requirement.
Anyone can copy your product, your growth strategy, your ads, your paywalls.
But speed - how fast you iterate, reinvent, and discover new growth strategies, new paywall mechanics, new “genres” - and doing that consistently
That’s your only real fighting chance.
Replies
JUMPERZ @jumperz
Bro dropped a long tweet just to market his own product lol
youc 🌹 @Youclidean
i am so annoyed that i made it 80% of the way through that before it ended up just being a product shill.
but fair play.
cole murray @_colemurray
This is why @Superwall is a requirement.
too late, already vibe coded superwall
Anyone can copy your product, your growth strategy, your ads, your paywalls.
🙃
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