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A local discovery app that helps users find free items nearby and monetizes access with subscriptions.
100K+ authenticated users · 9K conversions · $80K+ total proceeds
The sharp value exchange is unusually easy to explain: pay a few dollars a month to find items worth hundreds.
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Benji and his team at 10X Studio launched Snag, an app that helps people find free items near them. In a Starter Story interview, Benji said it reached about $30,000 in monthly recurring revenue in roughly four months.
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Data credibility: Founder-reported interview with Superwall dashboard figures shown and described by Benji: around $30,000 MRR, 100,000+ authenticated users, 9,000 conversions, and over $80,000 total proceeds. The transcript does not establish third-party verification or audited net income.
For a local free-item discovery app, the first customers need to see inventory that feels relevant to their neighborhood before they will trust the promise.
The first dollar for Snag came through subscription access to local item discovery. Benji described weekly, monthly, yearly, and one-time options, and summarized the value exchange as paying a few dollars per month to get access to products worth hundreds.
Snag’s growth loop connects creator content, useful discovery, ratings, and better paid acquisition. Benji showed an example UGC video with 240,000 views and said that 100,000 views typically generated around $1,000–$2,000 in subscription profits.
A consumer marketplace app can feel empty before local supply and user demand meet. For Snag’s model, protect the early runway by concentrating on one geography and a few item categories instead of promoting nationwide coverage before listings are dependable.
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