Haven’t monetized such a tool but perhaps non Intrusive banner ads from a network not Google may be best. Or sponsored ads, meaning you work with individual advertisers directly.
Other ways are to use it as a traffic funnel for other paid apps or services, or affiliate links like Amazon.
i am using for a funnel actually to #lexingtonthemes, it comes traffic but not a big deal.
if I add ads they wont pay much anymore...
I think it has to start and/or stay very specific and I will point to existing communities and products to explain why.
750words.com - for writing 3 pages a day every day. community of writers. note this is writing for writing's sake, not necessarily to publish. I use this
goodreads and alternatives - the goodreads alternatives often have apps that track your daily reading progress. I have not been able to make it stick.
Apple Activity Rings - specific to exercise and movement but a huge audience with subgroups and such. But the tracking of the what is still specific (enough, additional examples of more specific communities within that)
Strava - I believed started as a way to track bike rides but they do running now as well. I dont think they were ever a habit tracker per se but similar vibes
AllTrails - similar to Strava but focused on hikes. Again, not necessarily a habit tracker
Challenge (or advantage) with many of these is that they can be automatically reported and for those that are not (like wip), they are natural to where the target user lives (ie indiehackers -> twitter -> wip is like twitter)
Great point. I did think about limiting it to one very specific sub-category but decided it's not the reason I built this.
So far I've only had one user ask for automatic tracking (github integration) but one main benefit of my app is that it directs your attention to who you want to become once per day. With automatic tracking you lose that and you lose the drive to build your habit.
"You get one free streak freeze every month
As a PRO member, you receive one free streak freeze every month to help protect your streaks. Streak freezes are a PRO-only feature that lets you preserve your streak even if you miss a day."
I totally missed this message at the top of the page. Thanks for sharing!
I forgot to post. i'm sure i did worked on something but cant remember what.
Yeah, I've definitely gotten in such a deep flow for 18+ hours and forgot to check in, too, which is a good problem to have, to be fair. 😂
I got a LTD on Toby, still learning how to use it