📱 Best Platforms
Apple App Store, Google Play, Gumroad
📖 The Hustle
Build a wedding budget app that starts with a total budget, auto-suggests percentage allocations for each category (venue 30%, catering 25%, photography 10%, etc.), tracks deposits paid and balances due, sends payment deadline reminders, and shows a running over/under for each category. Couples planning weddings are drowning in spreadsheets and vendor payment dates. A focused budget app for the $30,000 average wedding cost is a premium niche with high willingness to pay.
🚀 First Step
Create a Flutter app with a 'Set Budget' screen, pre-populated wedding categories with suggested percentage allocations, editable amounts, and a dashboard showing total spent, remaining, and category-by-category progress bars.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Pre-load industry-standard budget allocation percentages (venues 30-35%, catering 25-30%, photography 8-10%) — engaged couples do not know what things should cost, and built-in guidance is the app's primary value
- Add a 'Vendor Payment Schedule' with due date reminders for deposits and final payments — missing a vendor payment deadline can mean losing a venue or photographer, making this a high-stakes feature couples will pay for
- Price at $4.99 one-time and market on wedding planning Facebook groups and Reddit (r/weddingplanning) — engaged couples are actively searching these communities for budget tools and advice
🛠 Tools & Resources: Flutter, Android Studio, Xcode, SQLite, RevenueCat, Canva (screenshots)