Elevate Your Designs with the Best Pika Style Tips and Tricks
Pika Style (What the heck is it?)
Designing landing pages, creating screenshots, tweaking backgrounds in Figma, adding shadows then exporting—all that jazz—can feel like death by a thousand clicks.
And if you’re a designer developer (or whatever hybrid title you go by these days), you already know the pain of making screenshots look… not ugly.
Enter Pika Style—a useful web-based tool that basically says: “hey, stop wasting time opening screenshots in Figma just to add some dumb drop shadow.”
Yep, it’s literally a tool designed to assist designer developers in creating screenshots effortlessly. Sounds small, right? But like most tiny hacks—it changes everything.
(side note: I didn’t believe it at first either. Another Chrome extension promising to “revolutionize your design workflow”? Pfft. But Pika actually slapped.)
Founder of Pika Style
Every tool has a story, and this one starts with Rishi Mohan—yep, the actual founder of Pika Style.
From what I’ve read (and stalked online), he wasn’t out here with VC millions. Nah. He was just a dude with VS Code fired up, hacking away at an MVP, writing React and Next.js, and trying to solve his own design hassles.
This wasn’t about “let’s disrupt the market.” It was more like: screenshots suck, let’s fix them.
Now the thing generates around $2,500 in monthly recurring revenue (MRR). That’s not unicorn-startup money, but for a solo founder? Pretty freaking solid.
(side note: I know SaaS bros who’d kill for $2.5k MRR just to flex on Twitter/X.)
Interview with the Founder
I came across an interview with the founder where Rishi basically spilled the beans:
He didn’t just sit on that hype either. He listened—like actually listened—to specific feedbacks and feature requests from users. Some founders ignore that stuff, but Rishi literally shaped Pika’s roadmap around “hey, can we tweak backgrounds?” or “yo, can we automate this?”
(side note: This is one of those rare stories where feedback didn’t just end up in a Google Doc graveyard. He implemented it. Respect.)
Model Ads Subscription Etc
Now let’s talk money—because I know half of you are reading this thinking, “Cool tool, but how’s he monetizing?”
Here’s the breakdown:
It’s basically a hybrid business model ads subscription situation. Which is smart. Serve both worlds: the cheapskates who don’t wanna pay and the power users who need paid features.
(side note: subscriptions are a love/hate thing. Love the recurring revenue, hate that I now have like 53 subscriptions draining my bank account each month. Netflix, Spotify, Pika, Figma… it never ends.)
Business Model Ads Subscription
Let me expand on this because it’s actually interesting:
Pika primarily has a subscription business where users pay to access paid features. But here’s the clever part: instead of leaving free users hanging, he just drops ads in there.
So:
It’s not rocket science, but it works. And that’s how you get initial paid users without losing the freeloaders completely.
(side note: the ads thing feels very “early internet,” but hey, it’s working. Honestly wouldn’t be surprised if more indie apps copy this model in 2025.)
Beautiful Screenshots (aka the core promise)
At the heart of it, Pika turns bland screenshots into polished, high-quality images. That’s it. That’s the magic.
How?
You can use the Chrome extension to capture stuff fast or go deeper with their editor. Either way, you end up with beautiful screenshots that don’t look like you screen-grabbed them in 2007.
(side note: I’ve lost count of how many times I dumped raw screenshots into pitch decks, only for someone to say “this looks rough.” Wish I had Pika years ago.)
Business Since Its Launch
Since its launch, Pika’s journey continues to be one of those indie success stories people actually root for.
It’s not flashy, but it’s consistent. And consistency beats hype in the long run.
(side note: This is the opposite of all those overfunded SaaS startups that burn $10m only to shut down in two years. Pika’s playing the slow and smart game.)
Grown the Business
So how did he actually grow the business? Couple of things stood out:
- Community-first → Instead of blasting ads everywhere, Rishi leaned into conversations with the founder type vibes. Talking to users, selling those feature requests before even implementing them.
- Product Hunt & Indie Hackers → the launches and visibility on platforms like these gave the initial boost.
- Useful features → sounds obvious, but so many apps launch useless features. Pika focused on the stuff users actually asked for: background tweaks, shadow edits, automation, etc.
And yeah, now it’s sitting at currently generates 2500 in monthly recurring revenue. Not bad for a tool that started because screenshots looked “meh.”
(side note: as someone who’s tried building side projects, I can tell you—it’s never the “big disruptive idea” that hits. It’s always the small stuff like “let’s make screenshots pretty.”)
Tips and Tricks for Using Pika Style
Quick wins if you’re diving in:
(side note: I once suggested a tiny tweak and actually saw it roll out. That never happens in bigger SaaS tools. Ever.)
FAQs
Q: Is Pika Style free?
Yep, there’s a free plan with ads. If you want paid features, you’ll need the subscription.
Q: How much does it make?
Right now, about $2.5k MRR. Not insane, but pretty great for a solo-built app.
Q: Can it replace Figma for screenshots?
Not exactly. You’ll still use Figma, but Pika saves you from opening every screenshot in Figma just to add shadows/backgrounds.
Q: Does it have a Chrome extension?
Yes, and it’s slick. You can grab full-page or partial screenshots in seconds.
Q: What’s the main value?
Honestly? Beautiful images without extra effort. It takes “meh” screenshots and makes them “wow.”
Q: How’s the business model?
Hybrid → subscriptions + ads for free users. Works surprisingly well.
Read another article: Pika Ai Review
Final Thoughts
So yeah, Pika Style isn’t trying to be the next Adobe. It’s a web-based tool designed to assist designer developers in creating screenshots effortlessly—and it nails that.
It’s not flashy, but it solves a design hassle so many of us deal with. And that’s why people love it.
If you’re building landing pages, pitch decks, or just tired of ugly screenshots—give it a spin. Worst case? You waste 5 minutes. Best case? You never open a screenshot in Figma just to add a shadow ever again.
(side note: if you’ve read this far, you’re either procrastinating on actual design work or you’re ready to try Pika. Either way, I won’t judge.)
👉 Try it out here: Pika Style Official Website
