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Audio stories for spanish learners

"Engaging audio stories for Spanish learners."

grittyspanish.com

$5K /mo Reported

Productivity progress tracker

Taskbar app visualizing your day and year progress.

progressbarwindows.com

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Github notification manager

Mac app for stress-free GitHub notifications.

getlotus.app

$20 /mo Reported

Voluntary deed reminder app

App providing reminders for Muslim voluntary prayers and deeds.

sunnahhelper.com

$1 /mo Reported

Vinyl cut file templates

Digital templates for gadget skin design and cutting.

vecras.com

$10K /mo Reported

Automatic time tracking app

Automatic time-tracking app for freelancers.

klokki.com

$400 /mo Reported

Email unsubscribe management tool

"Tool to easily unsubscribe from unwanted emails."

leavemealone.com

$10K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
Audio stories for spanish learners grittyspanish.com "Engaging audio stories for Spanish learners."	$5K /mo Reported	Digital Products & Courses +5	Affiliate program Word of mouth +1	Spanish-language learners +3	MI AD +7	Founded 2014 · Solo founder · $5K to start	70	Build this
P Productivity progress tracker progressbarwindows.com Taskbar app visualizing your day and year progress.	—	One-time purchase	Advertising on social media SEO	Windows Users Seeking P... +4	+3	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · Built in 28 days	77	Build this
Github notification manager getlotus.app Mac app for stress-free GitHub notifications.	$20 /mo Reported	One-time purchase	Word of mouth Email marketing	Developers +2	CU +2	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · Built in 180 days	77	Build this
Voluntary deed reminder app sunnahhelper.com App providing reminders for Muslim voluntary prayers and deeds.	$1 /mo Reported	Mobile app +3	Advertising on social media SEO	Muslims +1		Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $1K to start	53	Build this
Vinyl cut file templates vecras.com Digital templates for gadget skin design and cutting.	$10K /mo Reported	Digital products +2	Email marketing Direct sales	Print Shops +3		10 people · $20K to start · Amritsar, Punjab, India, India	49	Build this
Automatic time tracking app klokki.com Automatic time-tracking app for freelancers.	$400 /mo Reported	One-time purchase +2	Advertising on social media SEO +1	Makers +3	+6	Founded 2018 · 2 co-founders · Dresden, Saxony, Germany, Germany	63	Build this
Email unsubscribe management tool leavemealone.com "Tool to easily unsubscribe from unwanted emails."	$10K /mo Reported	One-time purchase +4	Word of mouth Referral Program +1	Digital Nomads +5	+22	Founded 2018 · 2 co-founders · $1K to start	79	Build this

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