How to Top the Paid App Charts With No Ads and No Subscription

with Bryl Lim
Bryl Lim

Bryl Lim

Creator of Tarsi

Bryl built Tarsi, a budget tracking app, in a single weekend for a university talk. It hit #1 on the paid charts, made $20K in its first month, and he did it all without paid ads. Here's the playbook.

Updated 12d ago
Tarsi - Budget Tracker

Tarsi - Budget Tracker

Your Personal Budget Tracker

$4.99β€’Finance

Ratings (Apple 298)

5.0

Revenue (as of May 2026)

$20K/mo

Top countries

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ PhilippinesπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ CanadaπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US
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