Software and apps side hustle ideas
A web app, SaaS, mobile app, browser extension, bot or API that people pay for or that earns from ads.
21 ideas
- Software and appsSells middleware that lets developers access Airtable and Google Sheets data through GraphQL.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsBuilt a tool for brainstorming and converting ideas into diagrams, now earning revenue and working on search traffic.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsBuilt a web app to practice speaking languages with an AI, with a free tier and a paid tier.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsA content management system that publishes static sites to Cloudflare, earning recurring hosting fees.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsRuns a subscription tool that converts PDF bank statements into CSV, used mostly by individuals, bookkeepers and small business owners.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsBuilt software for tracking all records about horses, and partners with racing associations to offer it to new owners of retired racehorses.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsA tool that converts shared Drive folders into hosted searchable wikis, sold by subscription.OnlineHacker News, 2024
- Software and appsBuilt a booking system after seeing colleagues reserve rooms in a paper book, and sells it as a product.OnlineHacker News, 2022
- Software and appsA product that exports timetable data kept in spreadsheets into Google Calendar.OnlineHacker News, 2022
- Software and appsA service where users forward unwanted emails and it finds unsubscribe links and fills web forms for them.OnlineHacker News, 2021
- Software and appsA charting product for data maps, earning from subscriptions and from licensing its chart library.OnlineHacker News, 2019
- Software and appsA browser extension that tests sites for SEO, speed and security best practices, with free and paid tiers.OnlineHacker News, 2019
- Software and appsBuilt a portfolio management tool for cryptocurrency investors and reached subscription revenue quickly with a basic version, while keeping a day job.OnlineHacker News, 2019
- Software and appsA platform for learning to write alongside others, built around habits and streaks.A few hours a weekOnlineHacker News, 2019
- Software and appsProduces long, project-based video lessons on the Elixir language, with free videos on YouTube and premium content for paying subscribers.OnlineHacker News, 2018
- Software and appsSells a productivity app that grows through users sharing it with friends, and is developing a related subscription product based on customer feedback.OnlineHacker News, 2016
- Software and appsRuns a self-serve service that converts US addresses to coordinates through an API or CSV upload.OnlineHacker News, 2014
- Software and appsAn Android app that syncs with a task manager, sold on Google Play.A few hours a weekOnlineHacker News, 2014
- Software and appsBuilt and maintains an ad server script with a hosted SaaS version, sold to site owners.OnlineHacker News, 2014
- Software and appsBuilt developer tools for testing WCF services, since expanded to several products and recommended by developers on Q&A sites.OnlineHacker News, 2014
- Software and appsA proxy service for advertisers who want to see international ads and geotargeted landing pages, sold at a flat monthly price after minimal promotion on forums.OnlineHacker News, 2011