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I'm open-sourcing my USEFUL AI agent (and why it took so long)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and today I'm releasing my FIRST major open source project πŸ‘€ its a custom iMessage based agent that you can remix and make your own Boop agent:...

19,330 views β€’ 864 likes β€’ 152 comments β€’ April 27, 2026

I didn't like OpenClaw so I built a better version

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is an update on my journey to building the greatest custom AI agent ever --- Check out Convex (database I'm using): https://convex.lin...

57,230 views β€’ 1,867 likes β€’ 455 comments β€’ April 13, 2026

My AI app has an accuracy problem (and how I fixed it)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a DEEP DIVE on how I build (and iterate on) AI systems --- Braintrust (the tool I use for AI evals): https://braintrustdata.link/Uw...

24,191 views β€’ 1,059 likes β€’ 174 comments β€’ April 07, 2026

How My App Is Doing (4 Month Update)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a 4 month update on my calorie tracking app Amy :) --- Posthog (the tool i use for analytics): https://dub.sh/posthog-2 (please tel...

33,288 views β€’ 1,594 likes β€’ 302 comments β€’ March 23, 2026

Vibe Coding Has A Security Problem (And How To Fix It)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a video of the most common security mistakes i see apps making especially when using things like claude code/cursor + supabase/ fire...

100,146 views β€’ 4,933 likes β€’ 312 comments β€’ March 16, 2026

48 Hours In San Francisco

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a recap of my time in SF (going to the claude code birthday party, talking to Boris the creator of claude code and visiting some tec...

14,489 views β€’ 930 likes β€’ 133 comments β€’ March 02, 2026

How My App Is Doing (Not Good)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a quick update on my app and how it had probably its worst week yet πŸ˜… --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wispr Flow): https://ref.wisprf...

61,772 views β€’ 2,863 likes β€’ 387 comments β€’ February 23, 2026

How I Built The PERFECT AI Agent In 1 Week (And Why I CANT Release It)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is EVERYTHING I learned building an AI agent using the Anthropic Agent SDK :) --- Check out Convex (database I'm using): https://conve...

90,648 views β€’ 3,097 likes β€’ 444 comments β€’ February 16, 2026

How My App Is Doing (2 Month Update)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ and this is a 2 month update on my calorie tracking app Amy :) --- Posthog (the tool i use for analytics): https://dub.sh/posthog-2 (please tel...

123,317 views β€’ 4,503 likes β€’ 388 comments β€’ February 09, 2026

How I Run 6 Coding Agents at Once (My Actual Workflow)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- My apps and socials: ...

38,692 views β€’ 1,171 likes β€’ 192 comments β€’ January 26, 2026

How To Build An App In 2026 (Complete Guide)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ this is a guide to building an app in 2026 (even if you are not technical) --- Posthog (the tool i use for analytics): https://dub.sh/posthog-2...

165,778 views β€’ 6,110 likes β€’ 361 comments β€’ January 15, 2026

How I'm Building 4 Apps (At The Same Time)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ ------ ✨ CHECK OUT MOBBIN (& 20% off your first year) ✨ https://mobbin.com/raroque ---- Ellie: https://ellieplanner.com My apps and socials: ...

36,567 views β€’ 1,544 likes β€’ 314 comments β€’ January 05, 2026

My App Hit $1000/mo (But We Have A Problem)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- My apps and socials: ...

43,650 views β€’ 1,796 likes β€’ 199 comments β€’ December 22, 2025

My app's first week (what actually happened)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- AMY IS LIVE NOW πŸ₯³: ht...

28,404 views β€’ 1,352 likes β€’ 238 comments β€’ December 08, 2025

My New App Is FINALLY Live

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ Download Amy: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amy-food-journal/id6753904989 My apps and socials: https://chrisraroque.com My agency (work with me...

26,130 views β€’ 1,329 likes β€’ 183 comments β€’ December 01, 2025

We Built An App And Got 100 Users!

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- AMY IS LIVE NOW πŸ₯³: ht...

27,012 views β€’ 1,161 likes β€’ 130 comments β€’ November 17, 2025

I Got My First 10 Users (And What I Did Next)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Posthog (the tool i use for analytics): https://dub.sh/posthog-2 (please tell them I sent you πŸ™) --- AMY IS LIVE NOW πŸ₯³: https://apps.apple...

34,905 views β€’ 1,680 likes β€’ 215 comments β€’ November 03, 2025

I Built and Launched an App in 1 Week

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- AMY IS LIVE NOW πŸ₯³: ht...

68,542 views β€’ 2,544 likes β€’ 266 comments β€’ October 24, 2025

I Built An App In 12 Hours

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- AMY IS LIVE NOW πŸ₯³: ht...

85,865 views β€’ 2,587 likes β€’ 229 comments β€’ October 10, 2025

I Genuinely Don't Know What To Price My App

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ Posthog (the tool i use for analytics): https://dub.sh/posthog-6 (please tell them I sent you πŸ™) --- SubscriptionMonster Waitlist: https://www...

15,040 views β€’ 483 likes β€’ 192 comments β€’ October 01, 2025

I Built an App Worth Paying For (in 48 Hours)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ 116 prompts I used: https://dub.sh/claude-prompts Cecilia's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ceciliakimdesign --- Dictation tool I'm using (W...

30,141 views β€’ 1,114 likes β€’ 150 comments β€’ September 22, 2025

App Branding Masterclass

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps πŸ‘‹ today I'm showing you how I make my memorable app mascots (and why i think every app should have them) --- Dictation tool I'm using (Wisprflow)...

22,818 views β€’ 1,037 likes β€’ 89 comments β€’ September 12, 2025

I Accidentally Built ANOTHER App (episode 1)

SubscriptionMonster waitlist: https://www.subscriptionmonster.com/ Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna, Lily and SubscriptionMonster) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk abo...

19,475 views β€’ 930 likes β€’ 163 comments β€’ September 08, 2025

Am I still using Claude Code (2 month update)?

Free guide on mastering Claude AI: https://clickhubspot.com/e67795 ✨ Dictation tool I'm using now (Wisprflow): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/chris-raroque Use code RAROQUE for 1 month free πŸ‘€ --- Hi...

27,706 views β€’ 1,102 likes β€’ 157 comments β€’ August 29, 2025

No coding experience? Start here

✨ Check out Anything - https://createanything.com Code: CHRISRAROQUE 50% off 1 month of our 20k plan or $10 off any plan or credits purchase (i asked them to provide this discount, they did not h...

29,761 views β€’ 1,052 likes β€’ 149 comments β€’ August 22, 2025

I Built An AI Agent - Here’s How I Test It

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about my system for testing and evaluating my AI apps to make sure they don’t get worse over...

13,055 views β€’ 545 likes β€’ 87 comments β€’ August 11, 2025

My AI App Cost 10x More Than Expected - Here's How I Fixed It

✨ CHECK OUT CLAUDE CODE ✨ http://clau.de/chrisaroque Huge thank you to @anthropicai for sponsoring this #ClaudePartner --- Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Lu...

19,641 views β€’ 792 likes β€’ 191 comments β€’ August 01, 2025

How I Get AI To Follow My Designs (In-Depth Walkthrough)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about how I get AI coding tools to follow my designs. This 40 mins of REAL thought process th...

47,052 views β€’ 1,669 likes β€’ 272 comments β€’ July 25, 2025

So... Shipping AI Apps Is Hard

Talking about the things I learned while getting my first serious AI feature ready for production ✍️ My apps and socials: https://chrisraroque.com Ellie (app in the video): https://ellieplanner.co...

30,429 views β€’ 1,339 likes β€’ 203 comments β€’ July 18, 2025

How I Make Apps FEEL 10x Better (5 Design Secrets)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about more "advanced" iOS design tips that I use in my owns app to make them feel 10x better ...

177,608 views β€’ 7,857 likes β€’ 254 comments β€’ July 07, 2025

How I Make Landing Pages For My Apps

Check out Framer πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»: https://framer.com In this video I talk about how I build landing pages (with @Framer ) and my advice/tips on what makes a good landing page. #buildwithframer, #framerpartne...

30,186 views β€’ 979 likes β€’ 74 comments β€’ June 30, 2025

Things I ALWAYS Do Before Launching New Apps (4 Apps, 100% Profitable)

This is the 5 step framework I go through to get my app ready for launch :) My apps and socials: https://chrisraroque.com My 2nd channel focused on AI πŸ‘€: https://www.youtube.com/@UCMzswUfmCjTs_clI...

170,176 views β€’ 8,315 likes β€’ 347 comments β€’ June 26, 2025

I was wrong about Claude Code (UPDATED AI workflow tutorial)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about my UPDATED AI coding workflow (using Claude Code, why I switched from Cursor, thoughts ...

337,364 views β€’ 8,776 likes β€’ 957 comments β€’ June 20, 2025

How I Coded a USEFUL AI Agent in 48 Hours (from scratch)

Check out Zapier (how I connected the agent to 7000+ apps) ⚑️ https://try.zapier.com/raroque Want to build an agent without coding? Check out Zapier Agents https://try.zapier.com/chrisagents Wan...

40,339 views β€’ 1,497 likes β€’ 181 comments β€’ June 09, 2025

I’m making a Mac app instead (why and how)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about how I ended up making a mistake with my new iOS app Lily and decided to create a Mac ap...

19,782 views β€’ 851 likes β€’ 118 comments β€’ May 05, 2025

How I Built a Full App in ONE Week Using AI (My Actual Workflow + Advice)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and now Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about my AI coding workflow (using Cursor, general thoughts on AI, tips, etc...) and how ...

260,200 views β€’ 9,407 likes β€’ 602 comments β€’ April 21, 2025

I Accidentally Built Another App (And Learned A Lot)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie, Luna and now Lily) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about how I accidentally created an app over the weekend and the things I learned about l...

95,247 views β€’ 3,846 likes β€’ 350 comments β€’ April 01, 2025

My App Design Process: What Took Me 5 Years to Learn in 10 Minutes

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie and Luna) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about my design process (how I come up with initial concepts and iterate on the designs). We talk t...

65,348 views β€’ 2,327 likes β€’ 85 comments β€’ March 10, 2025

0 people asked for this feature (why i built it anyway)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie and Luna) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about why I built the new shared lists feature for Ellie even though nobody asked for it :) ✨ Chec...

11,333 views β€’ 480 likes β€’ 44 comments β€’ February 18, 2025

This 'Simple' Feature Almost Broke My App (1 Month Later...)

Hi my name is Chris and I build productivity apps (Mogul, Ellie and Luna) πŸ‘‹ In this video I talk about the hardest feature I've had to work on so far for Luna (Bank/Credit card account support). I...

11,098 views β€’ 565 likes β€’ 118 comments β€’ January 20, 2025