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.

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Email files to cloud storage service
A service letting users email files into cloud storage accounts, with premium paid accounts popular with realtors and lawyers.
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Embeddable shared whiteboard plugin
A jQuery plugin and backend service that adds a shared whiteboard to websites, sold by subscription.
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Fitness tracker companion iPhone app
An iPhone app that converts tracker activity to diet program points and offers calorie tracking, sold through the App Store.
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iPad port of a PC game
Ported an older game to iPad, free to download with one in-app purchase unlocking the full version.
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Kids glockenspiel app, free and paid
Built a glockenspiel app for a friend's daughter, released a free version and a paid version with extra features.
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Niche iOS apps for hobby communities
Builds iPhone apps for groups like skydivers and beer fans, earning from sales and Apple affiliate links.
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Online JavaScript compression tool
A free web tool that compresses and combines JavaScript files, earning from AdSense.
Under $100Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Pay-per-character message site using Bitcoin
Built a website where people pay in Bitcoin per character to post a message.
$100 to $1kHands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Personalized children's books app for iPad
Sells personalized kids books through an iPad app and is splitting it into individual book apps.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Piano app for iPad
Built an iPad piano app that stays in music charts and sells without marketing.
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Printable bingo card software
Sells software for creating bingo cards, needing little support.
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Role-playing game for preschool kids
Made an online role-playing game for young children that earns a modest monthly amount.
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Simple Mac App Store app
Has a simple app in the Mac App Store that sells with no ongoing support.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Small ERP system sold to local businesses
Built a small ERP system sold to businesses on monthly fees.
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Social game built with a partner developer
Runs a social game with a developer partner that earns steadily with little ongoing time.
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SSL certificate add-on for Heroku apps
Built an add-on that lets customers get SSL installed quickly. Reselling certificates required upfront cash.
Over $10kHands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Tabletop RPG calculator with ad income
A calculator tool for a tabletop game that was picked up by a gaming site and earns from an ad on it.
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Web analytics and conversion tracking services
Runs subscription services for tracking website traffic and ad conversions, solo and mostly hands-off.
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Local bus times Android app
An Android app showing bus times for the owner's area, earning from optimized in-app ads.
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Phone GPS tracker with ad revenue
A web tool that tracks phones periodically and shows locations on a map, earning from site and YouTube ads.
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Puzzle game for iOS
Built a puzzle game for iPhone that earns a tiny amount from sales.
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Small Android apps portfolio
Publishes several small Android apps that earn modestly without ongoing work.
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Android app to fix a router modem
Built an Android app that roots and fixes problems on an ISP-supplied modem, selling it through the Play Store.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Android app with ads and in-app purchases
Made a free Android app with a paid version, earning from ads, in-app purchases and paid downloads.
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Android apps funded by ads
Makes Android apps earning from ads, with a soundboard app as the main earner.
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Android notepad app earning ad revenue
A simple Android app built to learn the platform that now earns from in-app ads.
Under $100Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Audio analysis apps for iPhone
Built iPhone apps like an oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer, used by sound engineers and teachers.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Browser strategy game with niche audience
Created a web game that earns enough to live on while traveling.
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Buy and redesign an existing iOS app
Bought an iOS sleep calculator app from its owner and redesigned the interface.
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Cribbage game for iOS
Built and released a cribbage card game for iPhone and iPad.
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Educational 3D and 4D geometry iPhone app
Built an iOS app that teaches what a tesseract is and lets users manipulate it. People keep buying it in a small niche.
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Free web solitaire game with ads
A browser solitaire game that earns from ad revenue, built as a weekend project.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Live streaming platform for event organizers
A platform for event organizers to host and live stream events.
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Mac web development app
A web development tool for Mac sold through the Mac App Store.
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Marketing attribution software with affiliates
A subscription analytics product largely automated in onboarding and billing, with an affiliate program and agency customers that expand usage.
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Membership club for premium WordPress plugins
Launched a membership offering premium WordPress plugins with support.
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Music notation training web app
Built a site for practicing reading music notation while learning piano. It earns on its own without promotion.
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Old Android app earning small ad income
Wrote an Android app to learn the platform, updates it lightly, and earns a little from ads.
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Online PC building tool with ads
Runs a tool for assembling a PC online and earns from ads and affiliate programs.
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Paid iOS utility and study apps
Sells a clipboard manager app and a study summaries app for students with in-app purchases.
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Paid physics puzzles Android app
A paid Android app with a list of physics puzzles, built as a learning project and earning small steady income.
Under $100Hands-offOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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PHP ad server software
Built and maintains an ad server script with a hosted SaaS version, sold to site owners.
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Press release distribution service for media
Runs a web service for sending press releases to media, used by customers promoting books and events, with a free tier for anonymous whistleblowers.
$1k to $10kOnline
Hacker News, 2014
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Proposal software for designers
Building a web service that helps designers create client proposals.
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Shopify store admin app for Android
An Android app for managing a Shopify store, sold on Google Play without marketing.
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Hacker News, 2014
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Trading simulator app for iOS
Built and sells an iOS app that simulates trading.
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UK bank account validation web app and API
Offers a tool and API to validate UK bank account details, and sells a data file of sort codes.
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Unicode text effects tool
A free site for playing with Unicode text and ASCII art, earning small ad income.
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