Glam & Beyond Pro

Executive Summary

Glam & Beyond Pro is a fully-built iOS app helping Texas estheticians pass their TDLR licensing exam, submitted to the App Store. Tuan brings the technology and infrastructure; Yary brings the subject-matter expertise, brand, and audience. This document records the partnership terms we have agreed to.

Where the app stands today

• 1,400+ practice questions across 13 core categories, including Final Exams
• Pre-generated audio using a calm, studio-quality "Sage" voice for hands-free study, regenerated from live data for correctness
• Written explanations for every question, reviewed and edited directly by Yary in the review app
• Listen Mode — fully hands-free study with auto-progressing questions and explanations
• Free 20-question demo with full audio access, no signup required
• Beyond the License — bonus articles and an ingredient library
• Subscription billing via RevenueCat at $14.99/month
• Submitted to the Apple App Store for review

What we've agreed

A 60/40 partnership on net profit, in Yary's favor — 60% to Yary, 40% to Tuan — with operating costs deducted from gross revenue before the split. This reflects that Yary's brand and audience are what bring users to the app, while Tuan continues to handle technology, infrastructure, and ongoing engineering. Either party can exit with 90 days notice.

Profit projections are illustrative and depend on subscriber volume and Apple's commission rate.

What's Already Built

Before discussing costs, here's a snapshot of the technology already in place. None of this requires building from scratch — it's done, deployed, and ready to scale.

Recurring Operating Costs

These costs run every month or year regardless of revenue. Most scale with usage, and most have generous free tiers covering early-stage operations.

Apple's Commission

Apple takes a percentage of every subscription processed through the App Store. This is by far the largest deduction from gross revenue and is taken before we ever see the money.

Per-subscription math (at $14.99/mo)

Revenue Projections

Here's what monthly net profit looks like at various subscriber counts, at the agreed $14.99/mo price, after Apple's commission and infrastructure costs, split 60/40 in Yary's favor.

These are projections, not guarantees. Actual results depend on conversion rates, retention, and effort from both partners.

One-Time Costs Already Paid

The following costs were already paid out-of-pocket during development. These are not a partnership expense — they are sunk costs already absorbed.

Estimated value of work to date

The technical work already complete — building the iOS app, content pipeline, audio generation, infrastructure deployment — would cost approximately $15,000–$25,000 if outsourced to a freelance developer. This is the foundation Tuan brings to the partnership at no cost to Yary.

How Profit Gets Split

Each month, here's exactly how money flows from a customer's payment to our pockets. Costs come out first; what's left is split between us.

Monthly money flow

1. Customer pays $14.99 for their monthly subscription
2. Apple takes 15% (~$2.25) — never reaches our account
3. RevenueCat takes 1% if we're above $2,500/mo gross — otherwise free
4. Infrastructure costs deducted (Supabase, Apple Dev Program — typically $10–40/mo total, divided across all subscribers)
5. What's left = net profit
6. Net profit split 60% Yary / 40% Tuan

Example: 100 subscribers in a month

What Each Partner Brings

Decisions made together

• Pricing changes (subscription price, promotional discounts)
• Major feature additions or removals
• Brand direction and visual identity
• Marketing campaigns and content collaborations
• Whether to expand to other states or licenses (Massage, Cosmetology, etc.)

Who owns what (this is important)

If the partnership ever ends

• Tuan keeps: the source code, question bank structure, audio files, infrastructure, and App Store developer account — but loses the right to publish or operate the app under the "Glam & Beyond Pro" name or logo
• Yary keeps: her YouTube channel, her audience, the "Glam & Beyond Pro" name and brand, her professional reputation, and the content and reviews she authored
• The app does not continue running under the "Glam & Beyond Pro" name without Yary's involvement. Within 90 days of exit, the app is either taken down from the App Store, or the parties separately negotiate a transfer of the published app (Apple Developer account listing) to Yary or her designee — this is a separate negotiation, not automatic
• Co-branded marketing materials created during the partnership are settled as part of the termination agreement (typically: each party can continue to use them for archival/portfolio purposes; new use requires consent)
• Outstanding earned revenue is paid out within 60 days of the termination date
• Neither party walks away with what the other brought in. Clean, fair separation.

Agreed Terms

Revenue split

60% to Yary, 40% to Tuan, of net profit, with all operating costs deducted from gross revenue before the split. This reflects that Yary's brand and audience are what bring users to the app, while Tuan continues to handle technology, infrastructure, and ongoing engineering.

Payment flow & transparency

Here's exactly how money moves:

1. Customer pays $14.99 through Apple's App Store
2. Apple takes their 15% (Small Business Program rate)
3. Apple deposits ~$12.74 into Tuan's bank account ~30–45 days after the customer paid (Apple's standard payout schedule — Tuan doesn't control this timing)
4. Within 7 business days of receiving Apple's deposit, Tuan transfers Yary's 60% share via her preferred method (Zelle, PayPal, ACH, Venmo) along with a written statement showing gross, deductions, and net
5. At year-end, if Yary has earned over $600, Tuan will issue a 1099-NEC for tax purposes

How Yary verifies the numbers in real time

To make sure Yary trusts the numbers Tuan sends, she has read-only access to App Store Connect — Apple's developer dashboard. She can log in any time and see:

• Real-time subscriber counts
• Monthly gross revenue
• New signups, cancellations, retention
• Reviews and ratings
• Sales reports (downloadable as CSV)

Yary sees the same numbers Tuan sees, directly from Apple — no middleman, no spreadsheet she has to trust. The monthly statement Tuan sends simply formats those Apple numbers + shows the deductions and her share.

Term & exit

• Initial term: 12 months
• Auto-renews for additional 12-month terms unless either party gives 90 days notice
• Either party can exit with 90 days written notice — no penalty
• Upon exit: outstanding earned revenue is paid out within 60 days; the app does not continue operating under the "Glam & Beyond Pro" name without Yary (see "If the partnership ever ends" on the previous page)

Cost commitments

Costs to run the app:

• Apple Developer Program: $99/year — paid by Tuan, deductible from gross revenue
• Supabase, Vercel, EAS: $0–$25/mo depending on scale — paid by Tuan, deductible from gross revenue
• App Store submission & review: $0 (just time)

Yary doesn't pay anything to run the app. Her contribution is her expertise, her audience, her brand, and her ongoing content review.

Status

1. Terms agreed — 60/40 split, $14.99/mo pricing, exit terms — August 1, 2026
2. App built and content fully reviewed by Yary across all active questions
3. Submitted to Apple for App Store review
4. Next: sign a formal written partnership agreement reflecting these terms (this document is the record of what's agreed; a signed contract is the next step, ideally before revenue starts flowing at scale)
5. Public launch & promotion — coordinated through Yary's channel and any other marketing planned together