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Revival Board Dead apps with opt-in revival signals for sale, partnership, or handoff conversations.
Revive Score is an editorial signal based on demand, assets, founder intent, failure reason, and rebuild difficulty. It is not proof of ownership, pricing, availability, or a completed transaction. If you express interest, App Graveyard reviews and relays it privately; founder emails stay hidden.
8 revival opportunities · opt-in signals
Highest revive score Newest Most revenue Most users Open to sale first All intents Feedback Sell domain Allow rebuild Sell full app Revenue share Open to offers Sell codebase Partnership Hire help All assets Domain Social accounts Content Codebase Users or waitlist Analytics data Brand assets App Store listing Any score 30+ 50+ 70+ All categories Social / Community AI / ML Marketplace Analytics Health / Fitness Productivity Finance / Fintech Food / Recipes
8 opportunities found
Failed Composite example Wrong Audience
A generic spiritual habit tracker that learned faith products need real community specificity
Demand 5/10
Assets 2
Difficulty Med
Founder intent
Feedback Partnership Hire help
Assets included
Brand assets Analytics data
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: The generic spiritual tracker should not be revived.
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
Failed Composite example Couldn't Retain Users
A polished AI meal planner that got demo love but almost no repeat use
Demand 6/10
Assets 3
Difficulty Low
Founder intent
Feedback Partnership Allow rebuild
Assets included
Domain Analytics data Brand assets
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: The meal planning problem is real, but the paid wrapper is not the product…
Revenue
$34 total (7 users paid $4.99 once, no recurring)
Users
~1,400 signups, ~310 generated at least one meal plan, 7 paid
Pivoted Composite example Platform Dependency
A voice-matching AI writer that grew fast before platform AI made the core feature ordinary
Demand 8/10
Assets 5
Difficulty Low
Founder intent
Sell full app Revenue share Open to offers
Assets included
Codebase Domain Users or waitlist Analytics data +1
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: General AI writing is now a platform feature, not a standalone wedge.
Revenue
$8,200 MRR at peak (164 paying users at $49.99/month)
Users
~2,800 signups, 164 converted to paid at peak, ~60 paid at shutdown
Built in
7 months (3 founders, full-time)
Abandoned Composite example No Distribution
A local events app that discovered the hard part was venue supply, not the feed UI
Demand 6/10
Assets 3
Difficulty Med
Founder intent
Feedback Sell domain Allow rebuild
Assets included
Domain Social accounts Content
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: A general local-events app is too broad for an indie builder.
Users
~500 downloads, ~80 opened the app more than once, peak DAU of 12
Failed Composite example Bad Business Model
A skill-barter marketplace that ran into the double-coincidence problem immediately
Demand 3/10
Assets 3
Difficulty Med
Founder intent
Sell domain Allow rebuild Open to offers
Assets included
Domain Users or waitlist Brand assets
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: The barter premise should be retired.
Revenue
$0 (planned to take a transaction fee eventually, never reached transaction volume)
Users
~340 signups, 95 created a skill listing, 6 completed a swap
Abandoned Composite example Poor Execution
A SaaS metrics dashboard that spent five months integrating tools before proving anyone would pay
Demand 5/10
Assets 4
Difficulty High
Founder intent
Sell codebase Partnership Open to offers
Assets included
Codebase Domain Analytics data Brand assets
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: A plain metrics aggregator is commodity software.
Revenue
$0 (we planned to launch paid tiers after 'finishing' the integration list — we never finished)
Users
~40 beta signups from an Indie Hackers post, 8 connected at least one integration, 0 paid
Built in
5 months (2 co-founders, both part-time)
Abandoned Composite example No Distribution
A lightweight Chrome tab snoozer that worked well but had no distribution engine
Demand 4/10
Assets 3
Difficulty Low
Founder intent
Sell codebase Sell domain Allow rebuild
Assets included
Codebase Domain Brand assets
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: Tab snoozing solves a real micro-pain, but it is too small as a standalone…
Revenue
$0 (planned to add a paid tier, never reached the user threshold to justify it)
Users
~380 installs, ~90 weekly active users at peak
Abandoned Composite example Crowded Market
A beautiful iOS subscription tracker that lost to incumbents and native platform features
Demand 5/10
Assets 3
Difficulty Low
Founder intent
Sell codebase Allow rebuild Open to offers
Assets included
Codebase App Store listing Brand assets
Best revive path
Rebuild thesis: Consumer subscription tracking is too exposed to Apple and too crowded to…
Revenue
$220 (44 users at $4.99 lifetime unlock)
Users
~2,600 downloads, ~600 monthly active at peak, 44 paid
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