Failed Health / Fitness Apps

2 curated postmortems abouthealth / fitness products that stalled, shut down, or missed the market.

Daily spiritual practice tracker for prayer, meditation, and reflection

R.I.P.

MAY '2024 – NOV '2024

FailedCompositeWrong Audience

ValidatedThe onboarding was well-designed. Users picked their spiritual tradition (or 'none'), sele…

NeedsFaith-based apps for specific traditions are underbuilt relative to the market size.

Revenue

$0 (planned a $3.99/month subscription, never launched it — too few users)

Users

~700 downloads across iOS and Android, ~120 used it more than once

Built in

4 months

Has users

AI-guided journaling that asks the right questions at the right time

R.I.P.

AUG '2024 – FEB '2025

FailedCompositeCouldn't Retain Users

ValidatedFirst-session engagement was extremely high.

NeedsDaily journaling apps are a graveyard category.

Revenue

$860 (annual subscriptions at $29.99/year — about 29 subscribers at peak)

Users

~3,200 downloads, ~1,100 wrote at least one entry, 29 paid subscribers

Built in

3 months

Had revenueHas usersLow rebuild difficulty