Hi,
1. What happened this week
We put AIWaitIndex in front of a wider audience: Dev.to article, Show HN, and early traffic to the site.
Early signal from the first ~120 visitors:
• #1 page: Earnings calculator — not the sales page
• #2: Platform comparison table
• #3: Home page
Takeaway: People want honest math and side-by-side data before they install anything or buy a guide. That matches HN too — skepticism first, earnings second.
No major new platform launches this week. Kickbacks payout status still worth watching (beta).
2. Comparison snapshot
• Kickbacks.ai — 50% · $8–15 CPM · Medium risk
• IdleAds.dev — 70% · $8–14 · Medium
• Idlen.io — 70% · $20–42 · Low
• Sponsoric — 70% · $15–35 · Low
• picoads — CPC/USDC · Low
Full table: https://aiwaitindex.com/compare
3. Calculator reminder
Typical usage (4 hrs/day, 20 prompts/hr):
• Kickbacks (50%): ~$21–36/month
• IdleAds (70%): ~$30–50/month
• Idlen (70%, app builder): ~$50–100+/month
These are ranges, not promises. One HN user saw ~$4.43 in 3 hours early on — your mileage will vary.
Run your own numbers: https://aiwaitindex.com/calculator
4. Risk watch
Kickbacks still patches Claude Code's UI layer — not Anthropic-official.
For teams: don't install consumer extensions on work machines without policy review. Prefer publisher-side SDKs (Idlen, Sponsoric) if you build your own product.
5. Tip of the week
Before installing any wait-state tool:
Check risk level for your stack on the comparison table
Run the calculator with your usage — not viral Twitter examples
Verify payout is live — not "coming soon"
6. What's next
Next week: Kickbacks payout status + any new entrants.
Missed Issue #1?
https://aiwaitslotsweekly.beehiiv.com/p/issue-1-every-ai-spinner-ad-platform-compared
Want the full deep dive?
https://aiwaitindex.com/guide ($19 launch price)
— AIWaitIndex