SaaS marketer behind Swipe Files, Conversion Factory and the top AI marketing skills repo
Conversion Factory, Swipe Files, Marketing Skills +5$1M ARR
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Indie makers who build with Claude Code (2026)
9 indie makers on IndieMakerList list Claude Code in their stack — 5% of makers who share one — including Corey Haines, Ian Nuttall and Peter Steinberger. Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in the terminal and IDE. Below: their products, self-reported revenue and the tools they pair with Claude Code.
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33
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$128K/mo
combined revenue*
3
exits
Official site: anthropic.com/claude-code
Top indie makers using Claude Code
9 makers, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
SEO veteran and serial internet entrepreneur shipping AI-coded SEO tools
ian.is SEO tools, URL Monitor (now Cromojo), Keyword Metrics +1$100K ARR
PSPDFKit founder turned creator of OpenClaw, the open-source personal AI agent
OpenClaw, PSPDFKit (Nutrient), CodexBar +2
Founder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
Once, Xnapper$35K/mo
Directory website builder and SEO teacher behind Ship Your Directory
Ship Your Directory$2K+/mo
Designer behind Refactoring UI, Heroicons and Tailwind's look, now at Shopify
Refactoring UI, Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI), Heroicons +1
Builds and teaches AI coding; creator of Chatbot UI and founder of Takeoff
Takeoff / MagicLearn, Chatbot UI, Mckay's App Template +1
AI-first builder running the IgnytLabs MVP agency, a community and an AI newsletter
IgnytLabs, AI MVP Builders, The AI Head Start
AI creator and vibe coder who co-founded Vibecode and now builds Agent Native
Vibecode, Agent Native
Products built by Claude Code makers
A selection of the 33 products shipped by these makers.
Conversion Factory
conversionfactory.co
Subscription-based product marketing and conversion agency for growing SaaS teams.
$1M ARR in 2.5 yearsby Corey Haines
Swipe Files
swipefiles.com
SaaS marketing newsletter, community and courses with 27,000+ subscribers.
by Corey Haines
ian.is SEO tools
ian.is
Search Console-powered SEO toolkit: internal links, quick wins, content decay, cannibalisation, rank tracking, index monitoring and AI referral traffic.
by Ian Nuttall
URL Monitor (now Cromojo)
cromojo.com
Monitors URLs in Google, flags indexing issues and bulk-indexes new pages; renamed Cromojo in November 2025.
by Ian Nuttall
OpenClaw
openclaw.ai
Open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent that works through chat apps and acts on your computer.
by Peter Steinberger
CodexBar
codex.bar
macOS menu bar app showing usage limits for OpenAI Codex and Claude Code.
by Peter Steinberger
Once
once.film
Private disposable-camera app for events where guests join by QR code and the shared album unlocks after the event.
$35K/moby Brian Shin
Xnapper
xnapper.com
Mac app that turns plain screenshots into polished, shareable images; bought from Tony Dinh.
by Brian Shin
Ship Your Directory
shipyourdirectory.com
Paid community, SEO course and playbook for building profitable directory websites.
by Frey Chu
Refactoring UI
refactoringui.com
Design book and video course for developers, co-created with Adam Wathan.
~$600K in 2020by Steve Schoger
Heroicons
heroicons.com
Free, MIT-licensed SVG icon set designed for Tailwind Labs.
by Steve Schoger
Takeoff / MagicLearn
jointakeoff.com
Expert-led video courses that teach AI-assisted coding to beginners and teams.
by Mckay Wrigley
Revenue of indie makers using Claude Code
Combined self-reported revenue: about $128K/mo across 4 makers. *Figures come from the makers' own posts and interviews, at different dates, and cover their whole business — not just Claude Code projects.
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Corey HainesSaaS marketer behind Swipe Files, Conversion Factory and the top AI marketing skills repo
$1M ARRas of 2026 - 02
Brian ShinFounder of Once, a disposable-camera event app, and owner of Xnapper
$35K/moas of 2026-05 - 03
Ian NuttallSEO veteran and serial internet entrepreneur shipping AI-coded SEO tools
$100K ARRas of 2024 - 04
Frey ChuDirectory website builder and SEO teacher behind Ship Your Directory
$2K+/moas of 2025
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Claude Code indie makers FAQ
Which indie makers build with Claude Code?
Indie makers on IndieMakerList who list Claude Code in their stack include Corey Haines, Ian Nuttall, Peter Steinberger, Brian Shin and Frey Chu. 9 makers use it in total.
How popular is Claude Code with indie makers?
9 makers — 5% of the 170 profiles with a listed stack — use Claude Code, ranking it #16 of 80 tools used by two or more makers.
What tools do indie makers use with Claude Code?
The tools most often listed alongside Claude Code are Cursor (5 makers), Supabase (3 makers), TypeScript (2 makers) and Vercel (2 makers).
How much do indie makers using Claude Code earn?
4 makers using Claude Code have shared revenue figures, adding up to roughly $128K per month combined. The highest is Corey Haines ($1M ARR (Conversion Factory)). Figures are self-reported and from different dates.
What do indie makers build with Claude Code?
Makers using Claude Code mostly work in AI Builders (6), Educators & Course Creators (6) and Creators & Writers (3), and have shipped 33 listed products between them.
What is Claude Code?
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that works in the terminal and IDE. Official site: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-code
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