Project Management App

Project Management App Success Stories [2025]

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Updated: April 15th, 2025

Streamlining workflows and boosting team efficiency is essential in today's fast-paced work environment. Enter the project management app—a digital solution designed to help teams organize, plan, and execute projects smoothly.

This business idea revolves around developing an intuitive app that can manage tasks, set deadlines, allocate resources, and track progress all in one place. By offering features like real-time collaboration, file sharing, and customizable dashboards, you address critical pain points for businesses of all sizes.

Creating this app involves understanding user needs, designing an easy-to-navigate interface, and ensuring robust security. The real work lies in constant updates, bug fixes, and customer support to keep the app relevant and reliable.

The growing demand for remote work solutions makes this an opportune time to dive into the project management app market. It's a venture that combines technological innovation with everyday practicality, offering substantial growth potential.

In this list, you'll find real-world project management app success stories and very profitable examples of starting a project management app that makes money.

1. GanttProject ($36K/year)

Dmitry Barashev came across GanttProject while searching for open-source Gantt chart drawing software to use on Linux. He made a contribution by implementing a command-line export feature and eventually took over leadership and administration. With no paid advertising, GanttProject has grown steadily and generates $3000-5000 in monthly revenue, with loyal customers and a low churn rate. The team is now working on GanttProject Cloud, a low-cost commercial product offering collaboration features and online project storage.

How much money it makes: $36K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 0

I Grew My Open-Source Software Side Project To $3K/Month [$0 Spent On Ads]

GanttProject, a popular free open-source project scheduling application, generated $3000-5000 monthly through the pay-what-you-want model, despite not spending a single dollar on paid traffic, and has now grown to over 2-3k monthly active users.

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