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Figma

A design application that runs in the browser: a team draws the screens of a website or app together, and developers read sizes and colors from the same file.

Price: From US$16 a month for one Full seat, billed annually (Professional plan) (read 13 October 2026) Free plan: yes, limited www.figma.com

Who uses it, and for what

One row per story. The grade is for the claim that the business uses this tool, not for its revenue.

Story	What it does there	Grade	Source
Tweet Hunter	Design tool, listed in the founder's Starter Story tool list.	C	Starter Story, 18 May 2023: How we built a $3.5M ARR LinkedIn tool that will be acquired for $10M-$15M
AudioPen	Design tool used for the first screens before the build.	C	Starter Story, 16 May 2024: The App I Built In 12 Hours Now Makes $15K/Mo
SiteGPT	Design tool in the founder's tool list on Starter Story.	C	Starter Story, 8 October 2023: How my AI side project grew to $15K MRR in just a few months
Rytr	Design tool for the interface mock-ups made before the first version was built.	C	Starter Story, 28 November 2021: I Built A Simple AI Writing Tool That Makes $60K/Year
Talknotes	Design of the landing pages before they were coded.	C	Nico Jeannen's blog diary, 30 August 2023 onwards: TalkNotes, From $0 to $200,000 in 1 year
Umax	Design of the app screens, with other apps used as references.	C	Starter Story, 29 December 2024: He made $10M with 3 iPhone apps (video interview with transcript)
My AskAI	Listed by the founder as the design tool of the business.	C	Starter Story, 18 June 2024, interview with Mike Heap: I Built A $300K/Year AI Business For Less $50 Bucks
SoundBoost.ai	Held the designs of the product in January 2023, by the investor, who was looking for a front-end developer.	C	Berkan Cesur's X timeline, September 2021 to October 2026
aiCarousels	Design tool that he lists for the business.	C	Starter Story, 28 November 2023: I Accidentally Built A SaaS in 10 Days & Quit My 9-5, interview with Fernando Pessagno
Vidon.ai	Design tool in which the team prototyped version 2, the document-style video editor.	C	Starter Story, 23 October 2022: How This AI Tool Hit $6K MRR In Just 5 Months

Grade A: the tool's maker or a payment processor confirms the use. Grade B: an independent report, or the tool is visible in public code. Grade C: the founder or the company says so.

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Building the product, with the number of stories that use each.

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