metameme

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meme maker

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metameme

A meme creator that makes around $4k a month

metameme.app

#meme generator#meme maker#gif meme#image editor

418points
217comments
#64of 2,533 in 2021
Top 3%of 2021 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

35 positive, 50 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 21 critical, out of 109 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.

Pricing: 6 for, 7 againstIdea: 4 for, 5 againstExecution: 2 for, 5 againstDocs: 3 for, 0 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Well-designed editor with anchored labels

    From 1 comment
    • Uhhh, WOW! This is actually really well done. I love the labels anchored to the objects in the image. That is so crucial. And the frame editor, the label position editor, I mean…
      par on HN
  • Impressive income from a solo project

    From 2 comments
    • Good job, may I ask , what was your marketing strategy? Did you engage a lead generation company, SEO? How did you gain visibility in the virtual shops? Used social media for…
      yawaworht1978 on HN
    • I enjoy seeing posts like these, good for you pal. Is it hard to maintain? Is this just side income? :)
      gldev3 on HN

Objections

  • Subscriptions for a meme generator seem unjustified

    From 2 comments
    • I loathe apps that want a subscription for such a trivial concept. Why did you choose this route over ad support or one time payment?
      nickthegreek on HN
    • I'm surprised as well. I respect the hustle, but I honestly don't understand why anyone would debase themselves by paying $5 a month to make memes
      asddubs on HN
  • Android version abandoned and out of date

    From 2 comments
    • The Android version seems abandoned, it hasn't been updated in several years and there are several reviews complaining that paid features no longer work. Are there any plans to…
      opencl on HN
    • It looks like the Android version is not accessible or the link contains a mistake. Or you removed it from Google play store ? If so why ?
      zfxfr on HN
  • SSL certificate error on the site

    From 1 comment
    • I am seeing "Did Not Connect: Potential Security Issue" in firefox. Here's a screenshot - https://imgur.com/a/SzVS75Q Same in chrome. The cert is wrong, it has the cert of…
      gramakri on HN
  • Copyright concerns over meme source images

    From 2 comments
    • Whom do you license the Original Content from? Or do you steal it without recompensation?
      lurn_mor on HN
    • Since you're essentially mostly repackaging content other people have created, what's your approach to copyright and royalties? Or is the plan to simply hope you never get a DMCA…
      Etheryte on HN

Requests

  • Add sharing to an image sharing site

    From 1 comment
    • looks good. Would be nice to see a feature to share your image on our image sharing site https://picc.io
      calltrak on HN

Questions

  • How do you stand out among many meme apps?

    From 1 comment
    • congrats, I was looking for something like this, but tried 5 different apps and gave up. there's a bunch of these apps. how do you stand out?
      freediver18 on HN
  • How did you acquire users and rank in app stores?

    From 2 comments
    • What did you do to reach so many users? How did you grow it?
      joenr on HN
    • Where do most of your customers come from? Any typical profiles? Quite impressive that you could do this with a meme creator!
      santa_boy on HN
  • Why subscriptions instead of ads or one-time payment?

    From 1 comment
    • I loathe apps that want a subscription for such a trivial concept. Why did you choose this route over ad support or one time payment?
      nickthegreek on HN

Alternatives named

  • Kapwing

    From 1 comment
    • I think Kapwing has dominated the browser market as of recently, but before that imgflip was always my go to.
      par on HN
  • imgflip

    From 1 comment
    • I think Kapwing has dominated the browser market as of recently, but before that imgflip was always my go to.
      par on HN

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