An AI-wrapper selfie editing app that hit $2M/mo on controversial before-and-after creatives plus Facebook paid acquisition
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[Video] Creator Steven Builds (who says he grew a quit-smoking app to $40K/mo) tears down Retake, an AI selfie editor, citing Sensor Tower data that puts it at roughly $2M/mo revenue and #15 in the Photo & Video category. The feature list is tiny: fix bad photos, redirect the gaze, change facial expression, retouch skin, remove objects, upscale quality, generate multiple variants — essentially a wrapper around AI APIs.
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Create free accountEmail code only. No password.Data credibility: Creator-relayed / unverified ⚠️ The figures come from a Sensor Tower estimate cited by Steven Builds, not an official disclosure. All revenue figures are founder-reported or estimated by the video creator — unaudited.