7 mobile applications from Russia, appeared due to crowdfunding
“Where can I get the money?” - most businesses, including mobile development, closed without starting due to funding problems. Of course, there are quite successful comrades who invest in the development and marketing of their own funds, but such a minority. Young developers are forced to do the minimum budget or borrow money on the side. True, not all. Over the past 5 years, several dozens of applications have been released in Russia, which received funding through crowdfunding. Here are 7 of the most interesting examples that may inspire someone to start their development and show that even without large means you can do something cool.
1. Teddy Food . Charges: 1 223 721 rubles
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A project from a Samara-based developer who, after conducting two campaigns on Boomstarter, collected a record amount for Russian crowdfunding. Teddy Food is a live Tamagotchi. The application includes real shelters for pets from all over Russia. The user selects a pet and takes him under guardianship. You can feed the dog (or cat) remotely, play with the animal, or ask him to scratch. All actions are performed by employees of the shelter, and the "owner" can watch what is happening in the live broadcast.
2. Escort . Fees: 329 559 rubles
Not an application, but a whole software package for blind and visually impaired people. The application transmits the image from the camera of the smartphone and the sound to the operator. At the same time GPS coordinates are transmitted. The operator analyzes the information received and tells the user what is in front of him and where to turn to get to the right place. If necessary, it can also promptly call for help, since the user’s coordinates are also transmitted to the operator in real time.
3. Chay . Fees: 390 700 rubles
Application for cashless payment tip. Waiters are registered in the app, and restaurant visitors can thank them by sending tips through the usual online payment methods. It is very convenient for those who are accustomed to paying in restaurants with a card and would not mind leaving a tip for good service. True, the only question that remains is whether it is necessary to additionally pay a commission for the transfer of money.
4. Aware . Fees: 90 100 rubles
An application for the curious, in which scientific knowledge and facts are collected in the format of beautiful and convenient cards. The authors take a specific topic (for example, history) and select the most important facts from it with the help of professional scientists. Then these facts are drawn in cards with simple language and beautiful pictures. The output is a large file cabinet, which, of course, does not replace Wikipedia, but passes the time on the trip.
5. Cult tourist . Fees: 311 590 rubles
An interactive guide to the cities of Russia and Europe and concurrently one of the first successful application projects on Bumstarter. The application has maps, useful travel tips, photos and descriptions of places of interest, historical background and a dozen more chips for the perfect trip without getting up from the couch. Guides and maps can be downloaded, which is useful on a trip so as not to pay for roaming.
6. Tixchat . Fees: 1 158 257 rubles
Another record holder of this collection. Tixchat is an online chat where users get animated avatars and communicate with each other. Not without a virtual currency - "cookies", for which users can buy clothes for their avatars. Such a semi-anonymous communication. Either the idea is really so relevant, or the popularity of the author, the “This is Good” moderator of Stas Davydov, played a role.
7. Archive of Subcultures . Fees: 165 360 rubles
A series of applications that have received life on Planeta.ru. Each archive tells the story of one of the subcultures of the 80s: from punk to hardcore. Inside, the user will find hundreds of photographs, interviews with prominent participants in the movements, and audio tracks according to their mood. As a result, a full-fledged encyclopedia of past eras, which anyone will return in 1987.
1. Teddy Food . Charges: 1 223 721 rubles
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A project from a Samara-based developer who, after conducting two campaigns on Boomstarter, collected a record amount for Russian crowdfunding. Teddy Food is a live Tamagotchi. The application includes real shelters for pets from all over Russia. The user selects a pet and takes him under guardianship. You can feed the dog (or cat) remotely, play with the animal, or ask him to scratch. All actions are performed by employees of the shelter, and the "owner" can watch what is happening in the live broadcast.
2. Escort . Fees: 329 559 rubles
Not an application, but a whole software package for blind and visually impaired people. The application transmits the image from the camera of the smartphone and the sound to the operator. At the same time GPS coordinates are transmitted. The operator analyzes the information received and tells the user what is in front of him and where to turn to get to the right place. If necessary, it can also promptly call for help, since the user’s coordinates are also transmitted to the operator in real time.
3. Chay . Fees: 390 700 rubles
Application for cashless payment tip. Waiters are registered in the app, and restaurant visitors can thank them by sending tips through the usual online payment methods. It is very convenient for those who are accustomed to paying in restaurants with a card and would not mind leaving a tip for good service. True, the only question that remains is whether it is necessary to additionally pay a commission for the transfer of money.
4. Aware . Fees: 90 100 rubles
An application for the curious, in which scientific knowledge and facts are collected in the format of beautiful and convenient cards. The authors take a specific topic (for example, history) and select the most important facts from it with the help of professional scientists. Then these facts are drawn in cards with simple language and beautiful pictures. The output is a large file cabinet, which, of course, does not replace Wikipedia, but passes the time on the trip.
5. Cult tourist . Fees: 311 590 rubles
An interactive guide to the cities of Russia and Europe and concurrently one of the first successful application projects on Bumstarter. The application has maps, useful travel tips, photos and descriptions of places of interest, historical background and a dozen more chips for the perfect trip without getting up from the couch. Guides and maps can be downloaded, which is useful on a trip so as not to pay for roaming.
6. Tixchat . Fees: 1 158 257 rubles
Another record holder of this collection. Tixchat is an online chat where users get animated avatars and communicate with each other. Not without a virtual currency - "cookies", for which users can buy clothes for their avatars. Such a semi-anonymous communication. Either the idea is really so relevant, or the popularity of the author, the “This is Good” moderator of Stas Davydov, played a role.
7. Archive of Subcultures . Fees: 165 360 rubles
A series of applications that have received life on Planeta.ru. Each archive tells the story of one of the subcultures of the 80s: from punk to hardcore. Inside, the user will find hundreds of photographs, interviews with prominent participants in the movements, and audio tracks according to their mood. As a result, a full-fledged encyclopedia of past eras, which anyone will return in 1987.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/403107/
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