Notification Tool

5 Notification Tool Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

Need a straightforward way to keep your audience informed? Consider developing a notification tool. In simple terms, a notification tool is software that alerts users about important updates, reminders, or events through various channels such as emails, text messages, or push notifications.

By crafting a versatile notification tool, you can cater to businesses and individuals who need to streamline their communication processes. Whether it's reminding a customer about an appointment or informing users of app updates, the applications are broad and impactful.

To make this idea a reality, you'll need solid programming skills and a good understanding of different notification channels. Developing customizable templates and integration capabilities with popular platforms could set your tool apart. If you're motivated to enhance communication efficiency and provide real value, this could be a rewarding venture.

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

1. Fomo ($1.08M/year)

Ryan Kulp, a marketer and self-taught developer, acquired a social proof tool called Notify in 2016 and rebranded it as Fomo. Through strategic product-led growth, integrations, and a focus on social proof, Fomo scaled its business by 600% and achieved over $1 million in annual revenue.

How much money it makes: $1.08M/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 5

How I Bought A Shopify App And Grew It To A $1M/Year

Fomo, a social proof tool for eCommerce stores, scaled its original business by 600% and now generates >$1m in annual revenue through product-led growth via integrations and an extensive case study library.

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2. Spurwing ($600K/year)

Ilya Nevolin, Co-founder and Partner of Spurwing, came up with the idea for their business when he realized that developing custom scheduling solutions from scratch was a complex and time-consuming process for startups and SMEs. Spurwing provides a scheduling API that simplifies the development process and saves businesses time and money. Since their launch in February 2020, Spurwing has powered millions of appointment bookings for thousands of companies and is poised for a bright future in the scheduling solutions market.

How much money it makes: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
How many people on the team: 3

How We Developed A $50K/Month Scheduling API

Spurwing, a scheduling API start-up, developed a cost-effective solution to help developers and managers avoid the complex process of building custom scheduling solutions from scratch, resulting in powering millions of appointment bookings for thousands of companies.

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3. Instatus ($288K/year)

Came up with the idea because people were already paying for similar types of products. It seemed like a zero-risk idea because the MVP was easy to build.

How much money it makes: $288K/year
How much did it cost to start: $2K
How many people on the team: 5

I Quit My 9-5 Job And Built A Profitable SaaS Tool

Egyptian software developer Ali Salah shares how he quit his 9-5 job and created Instatus, a service for creating status pages that has grown from $200-300/mo to $2K MRR, attracting around 111 paying medium-to-large-sized clients through branding, pricing, and customer support strategies, as well as using Google Ads, while also providing tips on launching a product and building a business.

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4. Lotus ($252/year)

Vadim, a software engineer, came up with the idea for his business, Lotus, while working as an open-source maintainer. He struggled to keep up with GitHub notifications and was inspired by the transformative email service, HEY, to create a similar tool for GitHub developers. Since launching last week, Vadim has already earned $261.74 and has been sharing his journey through a weekly newsletter to maintain accountability and keep readers updated on Lotus's development process.

How much money it makes: $252/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 0

My journey developing a Mac app for managing GitHub notifications

Lotus app creator Vadim shares the story of how he created a Mac app for managing GitHub notifications and earned $261.74 in his first week as an indie developer, through consistency, careful feature selection, and a powerful toolset including Excalidraw, Buttondown, and Vercel.

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5. Sunnah Helper ($12/year)

Mammad, a full-time software engineer and practicing Muslim, noticed a lack of tools for setting up notifications for voluntary deeds in the Muslim community. With little time on his hands, he decided to create his own mobile application, Sunnah Helper, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Within three months, he released the app for both Android and iOS devices, receiving positive feedback and acquiring the first 100 downloads through word of mouth. Mammad plans to continue improving the app, adding more languages, and implementing widgets for iOS in the future.

How much money it makes: $12/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
How many people on the team: 1

On Developing A Notification Tool For Muslim Voluntary Deeds

Sunnah Helper is a multilingual mobile application that serves the Muslim community, offering notifications for voluntary and obligatory prayers and more, with AdMob monetization earning an estimated $4-5 per month and plans for iOS widget implementation.

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