$73 MRR after 3 months building a tax/visa day tracker for digital nomads failed to process successfully
3 months ago I launched Nomad Tracker, an iOS app that helps digital nomads count days per country for tax residency and visa compliance.
Here's where I'm at:
- MRR: $73
- Active subscriptions: 19
- Revenue (last 28d): $108
- New customers (last 28d): 61
- Active customers (last 28d): 97
- Trajectory: slow but steady growth, no viral spikes
Nothing crazy.
Some context on the niche: It's small but the problem is real and painful. Get your residency days wrong and you can owe taxes in two countries, lose a visa, or get flagged at immigration. People who need this app *really* need it.
What seems to be working:
- Generous free tier. Most paid users try the free version first, but others just go to the paid version directly.
- I'm my own user. Spanish, currently in Thailand on a DTV visa, dealing with the exact problems the app solves.
What I'm still figuring out:
- Pricing. My audience is financially aware (they care about tax optimization). I might be too cheap, but I received feedback from a user saying that it's a bit expensive. Maybe he is just not my ideal customer.
- The ideal product for my users. I'm really happy to help and hear my customers. I usually reply any kind of question/feature request in less than 24h.
Happy to answer anything about the niche, the build, the numbers, or the slow-growth journey. Also genuinely curious how others think about pricing for an audience that's used to paying for serious financial tools.