Screen Studio
screen.studio
Mac screen recorder that automatically adds zooms, smooth cursor movement and styled backgrounds to recordings.
~$30K/mo
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Adam Pietrasiak vs Daniel Nguyen
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Adam Pietrasiak vs Daniel Nguyen at a glance
Both Adam Pietrasiak and Daniel Nguyen are bootstrapped and build in public. They overlap in Mac & Desktop App Makers and Productivity Tools. Adam is based in Kraków, Poland, Daniel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Adam Pietrasiak has 1 product listed on IndieMakerList vs Daniel Nguyen's 4. On revenue, Adam self-reports ~$30K/mo (Screen Studio) (as of 2024) and Daniel $33.5K/mo (as of 2025). On X, Adam has about 39K followers and Daniel about 77K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Adam Pietrasiak: Kraków, Poland
- Daniel Nguyen: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Started
- Adam Pietrasiak: —
- Daniel Nguyen: 2022 (4 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Adam Pietrasiak: ~$30K/mo (Screen Studio)self-reported, as of 2024 · source for Adam Pietrasiak's revenue
- Daniel Nguyen: $33.5K/moself-reported, as of 2025 · source for Daniel Nguyen's revenue
- Products listed
- Adam Pietrasiak: 1
- Daniel Nguyen: 4
- Product status
- Adam Pietrasiak: 1 active
- Daniel Nguyen: 4 active
- X followers
- Adam Pietrasiak: 39K
- Daniel Nguyen: 77K
- Categories
- Adam Pietrasiak: Mac & Desktop App MakersDesign ToolsProductivity Tools
- Daniel Nguyen: AI BuildersMac & Desktop App MakersProductivity Tools
- Style
- Adam Pietrasiak: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Daniel Nguyen: solobootstrappedbuilds in public
- Courses & resources
- Adam Pietrasiak: —
- Daniel Nguyen: 1
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
BoltAI
boltai.com
Private AI workspace for Mac power users that works with many models and inside any app.
$15K–$30K/mo
PDF Pals
pdfpals.com
Native Mac app for chatting with PDF documents using AI.
KTool
ktool.io
Sends web articles and newsletters to your Kindle.
ShotSolve
shotsolve.com
Snap a screenshot of a problem and get it solved instantly with GPT-4 Vision.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
ElectronTypeScriptReact
Swift
How they build
- Show the product working in short demos while building it.
- Bootstrap to keep creative control over the product.
- Make output that markets the product every time a customer shares it.
- Use affiliates to reach audiences beyond your own followers.
- Be a product engineer: care about the whole product, not just the code.
- Perpetual licenses can work for AI apps and build customer goodwill.
- Treat a product launch as a celebration.
- Keep shipping even after early projects fail.
Learn from Adam and Daniel
No courses, books or communities listed.
- [newsletter] Daniel Nguyen's newsletter
Adam Pietrasiak vs Daniel Nguyen FAQ
Who makes more money, Adam Pietrasiak or Daniel Nguyen?
Adam Pietrasiak self-reports ~$30K/mo (Screen Studio) (as of 2024) and Daniel Nguyen self-reports $33.5K/mo (as of 2025). By these self-reported figures, Daniel Nguyen's reported monthly revenue is higher. Figures are unaudited and may cover different periods or businesses, so treat them as rough indicators.
Who has built more products, Adam Pietrasiak or Daniel Nguyen?
Adam Pietrasiak has 1 product listed (Screen Studio); Daniel Nguyen has 4 products listed (including BoltAI, PDF Pals and KTool).
What tech stack do Adam Pietrasiak and Daniel Nguyen use?
Adam Pietrasiak uses Electron, TypeScript and React. Daniel Nguyen uses Swift. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Adam Pietrasiak and Daniel Nguyen based?
Adam Pietrasiak: Kraków, Poland. Daniel Nguyen: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Adam Pietrasiak or Daniel Nguyen?
Adam Pietrasiak's start year isn't listed; Daniel Nguyen started in 2022 (4 years indie).
Are Adam Pietrasiak and Daniel Nguyen bootstrapped?
Yes, both are listed as bootstrapped founders on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Adam Pietrasiak's profile and Daniel Nguyen's profile.
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