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Wow, that's actually really good. I recently released an app in a related category (personal/family budget and spending tracker), and I am struggling to get to

Wow, that's actually really good. I recently released an app in a related category (personal/family budget and spending tracker), and I am struggling to get to my first thousand downloads. My friends and people who have seen the app or the landing page are enthusiastic, and about half of the users become very active, but even with ads I am having a hard time spreading the word. Either my social circle is too small, or the app has more niche appeal than I initially anticipated. Off topic edit: for those interested, unlike other budget apps/spending trackers my app actually is meant to be used by a family that shares expenses. You log your purchases as you go (this was optimized to be super quick), and your family can see how much money is left until the next refill period automatically. This was also out of necessity. I read on HN that the easiest way to get extra cash every month is to make a budget. Turns out, that's correct, and this is the easiest way to do it for me.

mcdoug 12y ago
That actually sounds like a neat app. What's the name and is it available on Android?
- IgorPartola 12y ago
  Yes, it's both on Android and iOS: http://family-fortune.ridgebit.com/ http://family-fortune.ridgebit.com/
bitdestroyer 12y ago
It's probably not eating into your user-base too much, but there is at least one somewhat well known competitor in that space that my wife and I use called You Need a Budget. I say it's probably not eating into your user-base too much because while it's somewhat popular in personal finance circles, I've never met a person on the street that's known about it. I definitely feel like there's room to grow in that area. Anything that helps people meet their financial goals is great so good luck!
- IgorPartola 12y ago
  Someone actually pointed me to You Need a Budget as I was nearly ready to launch. Their product is very similar, and I actually really like it. I was very excited to learn about it for several reasons: it proves that there is a market (their product was highly reviewed), and they are much more expensive than Family Fortune: $60 up front. One of my plans of attack is to actually email the blogs and sites that reviewed YNAB and ask them to take a look at my app. Hopefully that'll result in maybe even dozens of users!
  - lazyeye 12y ago
    For anyone interested, the founder of You Need A Budget gave a good talk recently on growing his company. Its on the Vimeo Microconf channel:- Jesse Mecham - From Zero to $4M/year Without Quora, Hacker News, or Mixergy https://vimeo.com/95653848 https://vimeo.com/95653848
    - IgorPartola 12y ago
      Thanks! Just finished it. Great insights here.

mcdoug 12y ago

That actually sounds like a neat app. What's the name and is it available on Android?

IgorPartola 12y ago
Yes, it's both on Android and iOS: http://family-fortune.ridgebit.com/ http://family-fortune.ridgebit.com/

bitdestroyer 12y ago

It's probably not eating into your user-base too much, but there is at least one somewhat well known competitor in that space that my wife and I use called You Need a Budget. I say it's probably not eating into your user-base too much because while it's somewhat popular in personal finance circles, I've never met a person on the street that's known about it. I definitely feel like there's room to grow in that area. Anything that helps people meet their financial goals is great so good luck!

IgorPartola 12y ago
Someone actually pointed me to You Need a Budget as I was nearly ready to launch. Their product is very similar, and I actually really like it. I was very excited to learn about it for several reasons: it proves that there is a market (their product was highly reviewed), and they are much more expensive than Family Fortune: $60 up front. One of my plans of attack is to actually email the blogs and sites that reviewed YNAB and ask them to take a look at my app. Hopefully that'll result in maybe even dozens of users!
- lazyeye 12y ago
  For anyone interested, the founder of You Need A Budget gave a good talk recently on growing his company. Its on the Vimeo Microconf channel:- Jesse Mecham - From Zero to $4M/year Without Quora, Hacker News, or Mixergy https://vimeo.com/95653848 https://vimeo.com/95653848
  - IgorPartola 12y ago
    Thanks! Just finished it. Great insights here.