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August 17, 2026

This week's 23 opportunities on appy.fyi

23 opportunity reports from the last week:


Simple Gallery Pro's loyal paid users got stranded when its new owner stopped shipping updates

In 6 weeks you can make $4,500/month building a maintained, privacy-first gallery app (closing the abandonment gap Simple Gallery Pro left behind).

🎯
5/5
Opportunity
📈
5/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$4,500/mo
Expected MRR

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MileIQ tripled its price and drove users to name the alternatives

In 6 weeks you can make $2,400/month by building a fairly-priced mileage tracker (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
5/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$2,400/mo
Expected MRR

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Handcent's ads now impersonate contacts inside your text threads

In 7 weeks you can make $5,900/month by building a clean, ad-honest SMS replacement with real RCS support.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$5,900/mo
Expected MRR

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AR Meter charges $15/week before you can even measure anything

In 5 weeks you can make $1,600/month by building a fairly priced AR measuring tape app.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
5 weeks
Build time
💰
$1,600/mo
Expected MRR

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Kegel Men blocks its own paid workouts behind endless upsells

In 6 weeks you can make $3,600/month by building an honest, one-price pelvic floor exercise app.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$3,600/mo
Expected MRR

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meteoblue's redesign made its loyal paying users switch apps

In 7 weeks you can make $5,200/month by building a clean weather app that respects paying subscribers.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$5,200/mo
Expected MRR

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Mood SMS updates keep hiding your own sent messages

In 7 weeks you can make $6,400/month by building a stable, ad-honest SMS customization app.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$6,400/mo
Expected MRR

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Goodnotes' Android app is still a laggy web wrapper after 3 years

In 8 weeks you can make $6,800/month by building a native, offline-first Android S-Pen note app.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
5/5
Market gap
🔨
8 weeks
Build time
💰
$6,800/mo
Expected MRR

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Keepsafe threatens to delete your locked photos unless you pay

In 7 weeks you can make $7,100/month by building an honest encrypted photo vault that never holds your library hostage.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
5/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$7,100/mo
Expected MRR

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Castbox buried a decade of podcast listeners under deceptive full-screen ads

In 8 weeks you can make $1,800/month by building an ad-honest podcast player (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
8 weeks
Build time
💰
$1,800/mo
Expected MRR

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ReciMe's recipe importer keeps breaking, right after the paywall hits

In 8 weeks you can make $3,300/month by building a more reliable AI recipe importer (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
8 weeks
Build time
💰
$3,300/mo
Expected MRR

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Hype AI charges before you see a single result

In 6 weeks you can make $3,200/month by building a pay-after-you-see-it AI photo and video app (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$3,200/mo
Expected MRR

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MyRadar Pro buyers feel the app changed the deal on them after going public

In 8 weeks you can make $4,200/month building an ad-free radar app with no investor spam (closing the trust gap MyRadar's paid users say opened up after its IPO).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
8 weeks
Build time
💰
$4,200/mo
Expected MRR

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ibis Paint's $16 paid version still gates most of its own premium features behind a second subscription

In 12 weeks you can make $5,000/month building an honestly-priced mobile drawing app (closing the double-pay gap ibis Paint's own buyers resent).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
12 weeks
Build time
💰
$5,000/mo
Expected MRR

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WalkFit lured walkers into a subscription trap they can't escape

In 5 weeks you can make $2,800/month by building an honestly-billed walking workout app (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
5 weeks
Build time
💰
$2,800/mo
Expected MRR

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I am's affirmation app auto-charges $50/year and mistargets grief and trauma

In 4 weeks you can make $1,500/month by building a fairly-billed, safety-aware affirmations app (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
4 weeks
Build time
💰
$1,500/mo
Expected MRR

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vidIQ locks small YouTube creators out with logins and glitches

In 7 weeks you can make $2,200/month by building a reliable YouTube SEO tool for small creators (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$2,200/mo
Expected MRR

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Buddy.ai keeps charging parents after they cancel the kids' AI tutor

In 8 weeks you can make $3,500/month by building an honestly-billed AI reading tutor for kids (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
8 weeks
Build time
💰
$3,500/mo
Expected MRR

Read the full report →


MenuFit locks every feature behind a paywall before users see value

In 7 weeks you can make $4,200/month by building a leaner healthy-eating-out menu guide that proves its value before it asks for a card.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
7 weeks
Build time
💰
$4,200/mo
Expected MRR

Read the full report →


HairApp charges before the "free" trial even starts

In 4 weeks you can make $2,400/month by building an honest AI hairstyle try-on app (an app clone closing the existing market gap).

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
4 weeks
Build time
💰
$2,400/mo
Expected MRR

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Speaker Cleaner buried its one trick behind ads and a hidden subscription

In 2 weeks you can make $1,800/month by building an honest, ad-light speaker water-eject cleaner.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
2 weeks
Build time
💰
$1,800/mo
Expected MRR

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RockIn can't identify rocks and won't let you cancel

In 6 weeks you can make $3,400/month by building a more accurate AI rock and mineral identifier.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$3,400/mo
Expected MRR

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RoomGPT charges before you can try it, then hallucinates your walls

In 6 weeks you can make $4,500/month by building a more honest AI room redesign app that keeps your walls where they are.

🎯
4/5
Opportunity
📈
4/5
Market gap
🔨
6 weeks
Build time
💰
$4,500/mo
Expected MRR

Read the full report →

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