MagicLearn (formerly Takeoff)
magiclearn.com
AI skills school with courses, workshops and an MCP server that teach AI-assisted coding and AI for work.
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Mckay Wrigley vs Riley Brown
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Builds and teaches AI coding; creator of Chatbot UI and founder of Takeoff
@mckaywrigley
AI educator and vibe coder who co-founded Vibecode and now runs Agent Native
@rileybrown United States
Mckay Wrigley vs Riley Brown at a glance
Both Mckay Wrigley and Riley Brown build in public. They overlap in AI Builders and Educators & Course Creators. Mckay started in 2020 and Riley in 2023. Mckay Wrigley has 7 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Riley Brown's 2. They share 2 tools in their stacks: Cursor and Claude Code. On X, Mckay has about 229K followers and Riley about 258K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Mckay Wrigley: —
- Riley Brown: Brooklyn, United States
- Started
- Mckay Wrigley: 2020 (6 yrs indie)
- Riley Brown: 2023 (3 yrs indie)
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Mckay Wrigley: Not public
- Riley Brown: Not public
- Products listed
- Mckay Wrigley: 7
- Riley Brown: 2
- Product status
- Mckay Wrigley: 7 active
- Riley Brown: 2 active
- X followers
- Mckay Wrigley: 229K
- Riley Brown: 258K
- Categories
- Mckay Wrigley: AI BuildersEducators & Course CreatorsOpen Source Makers
- Riley Brown: AI BuildersCreators & WritersMobile App MakersEducators & Course Creators
- Style
- Mckay Wrigley: bootstrappedbuilds in public
- Riley Brown: builds in public
- Courses & resources
- Mckay Wrigley: 2
- Riley Brown: 3
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
Chatbot UI
github.com
Open-source AI chat interface that works with any model; one of the most-starred AI chat repos on GitHub.
AgentShare
agentshare.com
Workspace for creating, sharing and running AI agents on your Mac or in the cloud.
Mckay's App Template
github.com
The open-source template he uses to kick off new full-stack AI projects.
Agent Native
agentnative.inc
Guides, a landscape of 70+ AI agent tools and his own reviews, helping people and companies work with AI agents.
Vibecode
vibecodeapp.com
AI app builder that turns a plain-language prompt on your phone into a working mobile app; he co-founded it and later left.
Tech stack
2 shared tools, marked with ★: Cursor, Claude Code. See the indie maker tech stack.
Next.jsTypeScriptSupabase Cursor (shared) Claude Code (shared)
Claude Code (shared) Cursor (shared)
How they build
- Learn by building real projects with AI rather than reading about it.
- Open-source your tools and templates to build trust and reach.
- Treat coding agents as general-purpose agents, not just autocomplete.
- Anyone can learn to build software now, with no prior experience.
- Try every new AI tool hands-on and share what you learn the same day.
- Apps can become a form of content that anyone can create.
- Lower the barrier so non-coders can build real software.
- Go broad on where AI is heading and deep on exact workflows.
Learn from Mckay and Riley
- [course] MagicLearn AI courses
- [youtube] Mckay Wrigley on YouTube
- [youtube] Riley Brown on YouTube
- [newsletter] Learn to Vibe Code
- [course] Vibecoding 101 Guide
Mckay Wrigley vs Riley Brown FAQ
Who makes more money, Mckay Wrigley or Riley Brown?
Neither Mckay Wrigley nor Riley Brown has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Mckay Wrigley or Riley Brown?
Mckay Wrigley has 7 products listed (including MagicLearn (formerly Takeoff), Chatbot UI and AgentShare); Riley Brown has 2 products listed (Agent Native and Vibecode).
What tech stack do Mckay Wrigley and Riley Brown use?
Mckay Wrigley uses Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase, Cursor and Claude Code. Riley Brown uses Claude Code and Cursor. Tools they have in common: Cursor and Claude Code.
Where are Mckay Wrigley and Riley Brown based?
Mckay Wrigley: not listed. Riley Brown: Brooklyn, United States.
Who has been an indie maker longer, Mckay Wrigley or Riley Brown?
Mckay Wrigley started in 2020 (6 years indie); Riley Brown started in 2023 (3 years indie).
Are Mckay Wrigley and Riley Brown bootstrapped?
Mckay Wrigley is listed as bootstrapped; Riley Brown isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Mckay Wrigley's profile and Riley Brown's profile.
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