Pipplee Maker Kits
You love building. We handle the app, content, and magic on the LEDs. Create complete LED matrix products in your country and sell them as a fun side business.
Tagline for your customers: “We do the hardwiring and setup. You just use the Pipplee app and have fun.”
Typical app pricing: around $4.99/year per device – you price the hardware however you like.
Perfect for Makers & Tinkerers
If you already enjoy building things, this is a simple way to turn that passion into a small, repeatable income stream with Pipplee doing the software heavy lifting.
3D Printing Enthusiasts
Design beautiful enclosures that look like finished consumer products. Offer different colors, shapes, and sizes – all powered by the same Pipplee experience.
Electronics Hobbyists
You already understand wiring and power. Package that skill into neat, plug-and-play LED products that friends, family, and local customers can buy.
Makerspaces & Small Shops
Offer Pipplee-powered LED products as workshop kits, store displays, or limited runs. Great for teaching, gifting, or adding a “wow” product to your catalog.
We Handle the Software, You Handle the Build
What Pipplee Provides
- App experience for iOS & Android
- 1000+ animations, pixel art tools, text, playlists, games & more
- Handling WLED 2D communication and device control
- Simple per-device licensing so each product “just works”
- Regular content and feature updates – your products get better over time
What You Take Care Of
- Choosing LED matrix size and hardware components
- Clean wiring, power, and safe enclosure design
- Pre-configuring WLED and testing your builds
- Local marketing, demo videos, or in-person demos
- Pricing your kits so you have a healthy margin
Example Maker Kit Ideas
Start small, ship something simple and delightful, then iterate. Here are a few ideas that work well with Pipplee.
“Desk Pixel” Gift Box
A tiny 8×8 or 16×16 pixel display in a cute 3D printed box – perfect for desks, nightstands, or gifting. Preload it with playlists for birthdays, love messages, and ambient animations.
Music Reactive Shelf Display
A slightly larger matrix (e.g., 16×16 or 32×8) built into a shelf piece. Demo the audio-reactive visualizer with the Pipplee app – great for parties and home studios.
Pixel Games Block
A robust, child-friendly enclosure focused on LED games and simple animations. Sell it as a family-friendly toy powered by Pipplee’s games feature.
Pricing & Bulk License Models
Pipplee keeps licensing simple so you can focus on building and selling great hardware. Here are a few proven ways to structure your pricing.
Model 1: Hardware + First Year Included
Price your kit so it includes the first year of the Pipplee license in the total price. Customers get a “batteries included” experience for the first year, then renew directly in the app at the standard per-device price (around $4.99/year).
Model 2: Hardware Only, App Paid Separately
Keep your pricing clean: you sell the physical product at a healthy margin, and clearly tell customers that “software is handled by the Pipplee app” with a small yearly fee per device. This keeps your support scope focused on hardware only.
Model 3: Bundles & Bulk Packs
For offices, cafés, and events, sell multiple units together (for example, 3–10 devices) as a “Pipplee Pack” with a small discount on the hardware. Each device still uses its own app license, but you earn more per order and simplify installation for them.
Suggested Margin Strategy
Add your time, materials, and a healthy profit margin on top of component cost. Because the app is inexpensive per device, most customers are happy to pay a premium for a polished, pre-configured product that “just works”.
Bulk / Special Use Cases
For large runs, schools, or events, you can group installs by location or customer and standardize on one matrix size and enclosure. This keeps your wiring and build process efficient while still leveraging Pipplee’s per-device licensing model.
Direct customers to the pricing page for current app pricing, and keep your hardware pricing independent so you can adjust per country and currency.
Getting Started in 3 Simple Steps
Build a Prototype
Choose a simple matrix size, wire it cleanly, and design a sturdy enclosure that you would be happy to sell.
Pair with Pipplee
Connect your device to Pipplee, activate a license, and create a few “wow” demo scenes: animations, text, games, playlists.
Sell Your First Batch
Start with 3–5 units to friends, coworkers, or local communities. Collect feedback, refine your wiring and enclosure, then scale up.
Maker Questions, Answered
How do licenses work?
Each physical device you sell should have its own Pipplee license. Your customer installs the app, connects to the device, and subscribes for that device. You keep the full margin on your hardware and build time.
What about support?
You stay responsible for the physical product (wiring, enclosure, power). Pipplee takes care of the app, features, and content – so you don’t have to maintain your own software.
Ready to Offer Pipplee-Powered Maker Kits?
Build the product you wish existed, let Pipplee handle the software and content, and sell complete LED experiences in your country.
Start small. Build one great kit, sell it, and iterate. This page exists to help you see that your maker skills can translate into real products powered by Pipplee.