Android App

3 Android App Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 10th, 2024

Are you planning to start a business with an Android app?

The first step is to identify a problem or a need in the market that your app can address. Once you have a clear understanding of the problem, start planning and designing your app to solve that problem effectively.

It is crucial to focus on user experience while designing your app.

Once the designing part is done, the next step is to develop and launch the app on the Google Play Store.

Your app should be user-friendly, and marketing efforts should be made to attract users and generate revenue.

A well-designed app that solves a particular problem can attract a lot of users, and this can lead to a successful business.

In this list, you'll find real-world android app success stories and very profitable examples of starting a android app that makes money.

1. Songstats ($828K/year)

Oskar Eichler, co-founder of Songstats, came up with the idea for his business while working as a label manager and DJ in Shanghai. Being involved in the music industry, he recognized the value of data analytics for artists and record labels and wanted to provide a platform that aggregated insights across various music services. After teaming up with his co-founders, they built Songstats and now have over 6,000 customers generating almost $1 million in annual recurring revenue.

How much money it makes: $828K/year
How much did it cost to start: $400K
How many people on the team: 8

How These Friends Bootstrapped A $1M/Year Business Out of Their Love for Music

Songstats is a music data analytics SaaS platform that aggregates insights across 14 different music services, approaching $1 million in annual recurring revenue and growing its team of music lovers, ultimate frisbee players, and close friends that came together in Bali, Indonesia with a shared vision of launching their startup.

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2. Minimalist Phone ($240K/year)

Martin Morávek, the developer and founder of minimalist phone, came up with the idea when he noticed how people were overusing social media during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to mental health issues. Utilizing his background in psychology and machine learning, he designed the minimalist phone app to discourage excessive screen time by customizing the user interface to be monochrome and less visually stimulating. With an initial investment of only $3,100, the app now generates an impressive average monthly revenue of $20,000 and is on track to reach 500,000 downloads on Google Play.

How much money it makes: $240K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
How many people on the team: 1

I Created An App To Reduce Screen Time & It Just Hit $20K MRR

Minimalist Phone, a phone app that helps people prioritize their mental health by discouraging screen time, generated $20,000 monthly revenue from an initial investment of $3,100, with an estimated total of 500,000 downloads on Google Play soon.

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3. Miventure ($60K/year)

Jason Crystal and Luiggi Pera founded Miventure based on their passion for democratizing investing and supporting early-stage startups. Initially focused on small business debt, they discovered a stronger market in investment crowdfunding, particularly in the friends and family round. Since launching their equity crowdfunding mobile app, Miventure has attracted over 2,000 potential investors and has 7 active campaigns with over $500,000 in funding capacity.

How much money it makes: $60K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1M
How many people on the team: 3

How We Created A $15K/Month Equity Crowdfunding Platform To Invest In Startups

Miventure, an equity crowdfunding app, has raised over $500,000 in funding from 2,000 potential investors since launching a month ago, with one campaign already reaching its minimum funding goal and six campaigns remaining active.

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