Notifications App Business

Notifications App Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 9th, 2024

Have you ever thought about centralizing all those pesky notifications into one streamlined app? A notifications app business could be your next big venture. In simple terms, this app consolidates alerts from various platforms—email, social media, project management tools—into a single, manageable interface.

Imagine the convenience for users who constantly juggle between multiple apps just to keep up. Your app could be the solution to digital clutter, making lives easier and more productive. All it takes to start is some development expertise, an understanding of user needs, and efficient marketing.

People crave simplicity. By offering an organized way to handle life’s influx of notifications, you tap into a universal need. Dive in, and you might find that this business not only meets a demand but also sparks a newfound appreciation for digital minimalism.

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

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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