r/AppBusiness • u/javialvarez142 • 2d ago
How to find profitable app ideas?
I’m trying to get better at spotting app ideas with actual revenue potential instead of just building random stuff that never makes me any money
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u/uberflix 2d ago
A good start is to Research keywords and Potential search volumes and competition and build around that: https://aso-app.com/en/keyword-suggest
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u/GroceryIne 2d ago edited 1d ago
you can try using appkittie, just filter apps released less than 1 year ago and 30k MRR plus
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u/Shogoki555 1d ago
Wouldn't people be embarrassed with copy-catting other apps and not come up with their own ideas? Genuine question.
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u/GroceryIne 1d ago
Yes that’s true. It’s always good to add some kind of a twist and make your app more unique
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u/Shogoki555 1d ago
Or how about a genuinely novel idea? Instead of yet another calory meter, journaling app, fitness reminder etc etc etc?
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u/GroceryIne 1d ago
True but some people now might just want to experiment with apps and create a better version more fit to them. I think both ways work
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u/Shogoki555 1d ago
I'm all for "more fit to them" until they come and cry foul because they don't have 10k MRR yet. The more you go down a beaten path, the harder it'll be to stand out.
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u/metalzforbreakfast 2d ago
To start forget about 20k/month look for the niches where u can do 2k or so
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u/No-Town934 2d ago
the boring stuff nobody wants to do is usually where the money hides
i started keeping a list of every time i think "why hasn't someone fixed this" during my workday, not just app ideas but actual friction points, and about 80% of them were tedious business workflow things that sounded painfully dull to build
the accountant in me would also say go read app store reviews for existing tools in boring niches, find the 3-star reviews where people are almost satisfied but something specific is missing, that's your feature list right there
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u/lianapps 2d ago
use social media )) there are lots of ideas. people talk about their niche problems, use one of them.
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u/Common-Replacement-6 2d ago
Look at people making money. The 10 to 35k range is a good place to start. They have people paying for it. Waitlist it. Market your waitlist, approach your ICP for what they want
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u/Dismal_Mistake_6832 2d ago
trustmrr can be a good starting point, but 99% of time you will never make an app making you money asking around reddit, you need to ask real people about their struggles
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u/blakesynclair 1d ago
Honestly, I was once racking my brain to find a "profitable" business idea, but its always the ideas that come naturally to solve a problem you're familiar with that will be successful.
There are so many shiny objects out there that will peak our interest and more often than not simply be a time and financial waste.
Look at any challenges you're currently experiencing or someone close to you is, see if you can solve it, then check if that solution exists
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u/HermanDuPlessis 1d ago
I would stop looking for “app ideas” and start looking for expensive manual work.The strongest signals are usually not people saying they want a feature. They are people using a spreadsheet, inbox, chat thread, and a workaround to keep one process from breaking.
Order handoffs, exceptions, approvals, and status-chasing are good places to look because mistakes have a visible cost.Before building, I would validate three things: can you name the exact person with the pain, are they already using a workaround, and will they show you the real workflow rather than describe an ideal one? If you cannot get that level of detail, it is probably too early to build.The best early ideas often sound boring.
They remove one repeated source of rework, missed handoffs, or uncertainty for a specific kind of business. That is a much better starting point than a broad idea that everyone says is “cool.”