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Submit a failed app

Give your failed project a useful ending. Tell us what happened so other builders can recognize the same failure pattern before they spend months repeating it.

The goal is respectful pattern recognition, not public shaming. You choose what to share, and nothing goes live without review.

Before you start
  • Anonymous submissions are welcome
  • Sensitive metrics are optional
  • The published lesson focuses on patterns, not blame
  • Nothing auto-publishes — everything is editorially reviewed
  • You control whether people can contact you
  • Your email is used for follow-up only and never published
  • Removal requests are reviewed promptly
Step 1 of 3

The essentials

Six fields to get started. We can follow up for more detail.

Optional details — makes the postmortem richer

Build info

Metrics

Deeper story

Contributing factors

Step 2 of 3

Revival preferences

Tell us what you are open to. This helps us match your project with the right people.

Revival interest means App Graveyard may relay inquiries if you opt in. It does not create a sale, broker a transaction, or expose your email publicly.

What are you open to?

Optional. Leave blank if you only want to share the lesson.

Assets included

Optional. What assets exist that could be transferred or shared?

Step 3 of 3

About you

Control what gets published about your identity and how people can reach you.

Publishing consent

Your name and handle will not appear on the published postmortem.

The app name will appear in the published postmortem.

Revenue, users, and traffic numbers may appear if provided.

App Graveyard will relay inquiries. Your email stays private.

Your project may appear on the Revival Board as an interest signal if it scores well.

Never displayed publicly. Only used by editors to follow up.

Linked from the postmortem unless publishing anonymously.

Please do not submit private user data, confidential company details, accusations, or personal attacks. Submissions go to our editorial queue. Nothing is published without review.