6 Mobile App Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
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Here are some real life success stories of starting a mobile app:

1. Finale To Do ($48K/year)

Grant Oganyan, founder of Finale To Do, came up with the idea after struggling to find a task management app that suited his needs. Inspired by his success with his first app, Finale: Daily Habit Tracker, Grant wanted to create a customizable and aesthetically pleasing task management app without the need for monthly subscriptions. After experiencing displacement due to the war in Russia, Grant fully invested himself in running his own business and has seen promising growth, with a 500% increase in users in the first month and monthly revenue of $4,000.

How much they make: $48K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
Current team size: 2

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How We Achieved 500% User Growth In Our First Month [Task Management App]

Finale To Do is a mobile task management app that offers a highly customizable and aesthetically pleasing experience, boasting a $4,000/month net and gaining a 500% increase in users in its first month.

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Grant started Finale To Do almost 2 years ago
Revenue
Grant grew the business to $4K/month
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2. ADP

ADP offers industry-leading online payroll and HR solutions, plus tax, compliance, benefit administration and more.

Where they're located: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Website traffic: 95.5M/month

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Learn more about starting a mobile app:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a mobile app?
-> Pros and cons of a mobile app

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established mobile app
-> Marketing ideas for a mobile app

Other resources

4. Como

Where they're located: Municipio Puerto Villarroel, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Website traffic: 200K/month

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5. Elite mCommerce

Create native mobile app for your Magento and Prestashop stores with unlimited home page layouts, realtime synchronization, deep linking & QR code scanner.

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