# Flame
> Daily relationship rituals and an AI coach for couples
Canonical: https://ponicorn.com/startups/flame
Updated: 2026-09-10
## Key facts
- Headline figure: $10k MRR — Unverified, Jun 2026, medium confidence
- Business model: Subscription app
- Categories: AI Tools
- Status: Active
- Website: https://www.annayal.com/
## What it does
Scaled organic short-form content across 15–20 accounts using a repeatable viral/scalable/convertible framework.

Founder interview reports $10K MRR, 250K downloads and roughly 50–58M organic views.
## Founders
- [An Nayal](https://ponicorn.com/founders/an-nayal.md)
## Technology
- Anthropic — Infrastructure (medium confidence)
- Mixpanel — Analytics (medium confidence)
- RevenueCat — Payments (medium confidence)
## Growth channels
- Short-form video — primary (medium confidence)
## Metric history
| Date | Metric | Value | Evidence | Source |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-21 (current) | MRR | $10k | Unverified · medium confidence · Founder-reported via interview · Founder interview reports $10K MRR, 250K downloads and roughly 50–58M organic views. | [1] |
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## Sources
1. Flame on Starter Story — Starter Story, Founder interview — https://www.starterstory.com/stories/the-exact-system-i-used-to-build-a-10k-month-app
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