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I build this App since I’m tired of tracking credit card benefits
r/SideProject
6/27/2025
SAAS TOOLS
| SaaS | URL | Category | Features/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MaxWorth | Not provided | Credit Card Benefit Management | Tracks best card for each category, recurring perks, annual fee reminders, community tip sharing |
| Aavaaz International | Not provided | Voice Translation | Voice-to-voice translation, conversational focus, slang appropriate, hands-free experience |
| Card Chooser | Not provided | Credit Card Management | Specific to UAE market |
| Expense Sorted | Not provided | Expense Management | AI categorization, financial runway calculation |
USER NEEDS
Pain Points:
- Tedious manual tracking of credit card benefits
- Difficulty remembering recurring perks and annual fees
- Lack of centralized benefit information
- Privacy concerns about data collection
- Limited card coverage and inaccurate benefit information
- No support for no-annual-fee cards
- Regional unavailability (e.g., EU, Italy)
- No Android version
- No import option for existing data
Problems to Solve:
- Automating credit card benefit tracking
- Optimizing card usage for maximum rewards
- Managing recurring perks and annual fee reminders
- Sharing tips on benefit utilization
- Providing accurate and comprehensive card benefit data
- Expanding to international markets
- Adding Android support
- Creating data import features
- Ensuring user privacy
Potential Solutions:
- Community-driven tip sharing (implemented in MaxWorth)
- Anonymized login options (Apple ID)
- Manual user tracking instead of bank integration
- Expanding card database and improving accuracy
- Adding no-annual-fee card options
- Developing Android version
- Regional expansion
- Spreadsheet import functionality
- AI-powered categorization (as in Expense Sorted)
GROWTH FACTORS
Effective Strategies:
- Solving personal pain points as validation
- Rapid iteration based on user feedback
- Focusing on privacy as a differentiator
Marketing & Acquisition:
- Organic promotion on relevant subreddits (r/SideProject)
- Leveraging early adopters for feedback and word-of-mouth
- Cross-promotion among complementary apps (e.g., translation tools)
Monetization & Product:
- Free launch model to attract initial users
- Potential premium features suggested by user needs (e.g., advanced analytics)
- Product-market fit indicated by organic interest (1350 users in 3 weeks)
- Feature expansion based on feedback (e.g., international cards, Android version)
User Engagement:
- Community tip sharing feature to foster user interaction
- Active developer responses to feedback in comments
- Encouraging continuous user suggestions for roadmap
- Building trust through transparent data practices