Should I Build It Should I Build It
04 Aug 2025
Android Health & Fitness

An app for sober golfers to help them improve their lives through golf ...

...and sobriety

Confidence
Engagement
Net use signal
Net buy signal

Idea type: Freemium

People love using similar products but resist paying. You’ll need to either find who will pay or create additional value that’s worth paying for.

Should You Build It?

Build but think about differentiation and monetization.

Your are here

Your idea for an app for sober golfers taps into a niche market with a focus on self-improvement through golf and sobriety. Nine similar products suggest healthy competition. This puts you in the Freemium category, where users like the idea of similar products, but are not necessarily willing to pay for it. You'll need to find what people will pay for. Given that the average number of comments (7) is relatively high, there is some engagement in this area, so the core idea resonates with some people. Several similar products have design, UX, and UI as key positive differentiating factors. The criticisms of similar products are centered around pricing (users want one time payments vs subscriptions), a desire for community features, and additional platform availability.

Recommendations

  1. Since you're in the Freemium category, deeply understand the needs of sober golfers. This involves conducting user interviews and surveys to identify specific pain points and desires related to sobriety and golf. The criticisms for similar products revolve around pricing, community, and lack of platform availability, so the best thing to do would be to address these directly.
  2. Based on your user research, offer a compelling free version. This should provide genuine value to users, such as basic golf tracking, a sobriety counter, or access to a limited community forum. Make sure this free version is beautifully designed and usable as that seems to be a key differentiating factor for your competitors.
  3. Identify which users get the most value from free versions of the app. Analyze usage patterns and gather feedback from free users to understand which features they find most beneficial and what additional value they seek. Focus on the core theme of sober golf, and see what features you can add that will specifically help people in this category.
  4. Create premium features that build on the free version and provide more substantial benefits. Consider features such as advanced golf analytics, personalized coaching tips, exclusive community events, or integration with sobriety support resources. Think about how you can make these premium features worth paying for by delivering tangible results and enhanced support.
  5. Offer personalized help or consulting services. Providing one-on-one coaching or support can be a valuable premium offering. Consider charging teams rather than individuals (perhaps sober golf groups). This allows you to generate more revenue per user while providing a valuable service.
  6. Test different pricing approaches with small groups of users. Experiment with different pricing models, such as subscriptions, one-time purchases, or tiered pricing, to find the optimal balance between revenue and user adoption. Pay special attention to the negative feedback on subscription services. Perhaps a one time payment to unlock key features might be the best approach.
  7. Actively build a supportive community within your app. Implement features such as forums, chat groups, and virtual events to foster connections and provide a sense of belonging. Address some of the criticisms and suggestions for similar products and build a community feature for shared milestones
  8. Given the expressed desire for multi-platform availability, make sure you build for iOS and Android. Additionally, the integration of progressive wellness activities related to nutrition for overall wellness is another feature to think about.

Questions

  1. Given that similar apps are criticized for subscription pricing, how can you creatively monetize your app while offering significant value, perhaps through partnerships with golf courses or recovery programs?
  2. How can you leverage the community aspect to not only provide support but also to drive engagement and user retention, perhaps through golf-related challenges or sobriety milestones?
  3. Considering the niche market of sober golfers, what specific golf-related data or analytics would be most valuable to your users, and how can you integrate those features seamlessly into your app?

Your are here

Your idea for an app for sober golfers taps into a niche market with a focus on self-improvement through golf and sobriety. Nine similar products suggest healthy competition. This puts you in the Freemium category, where users like the idea of similar products, but are not necessarily willing to pay for it. You'll need to find what people will pay for. Given that the average number of comments (7) is relatively high, there is some engagement in this area, so the core idea resonates with some people. Several similar products have design, UX, and UI as key positive differentiating factors. The criticisms of similar products are centered around pricing (users want one time payments vs subscriptions), a desire for community features, and additional platform availability.

Recommendations

  1. Since you're in the Freemium category, deeply understand the needs of sober golfers. This involves conducting user interviews and surveys to identify specific pain points and desires related to sobriety and golf. The criticisms for similar products revolve around pricing, community, and lack of platform availability, so the best thing to do would be to address these directly.
  2. Based on your user research, offer a compelling free version. This should provide genuine value to users, such as basic golf tracking, a sobriety counter, or access to a limited community forum. Make sure this free version is beautifully designed and usable as that seems to be a key differentiating factor for your competitors.
  3. Identify which users get the most value from free versions of the app. Analyze usage patterns and gather feedback from free users to understand which features they find most beneficial and what additional value they seek. Focus on the core theme of sober golf, and see what features you can add that will specifically help people in this category.
  4. Create premium features that build on the free version and provide more substantial benefits. Consider features such as advanced golf analytics, personalized coaching tips, exclusive community events, or integration with sobriety support resources. Think about how you can make these premium features worth paying for by delivering tangible results and enhanced support.
  5. Offer personalized help or consulting services. Providing one-on-one coaching or support can be a valuable premium offering. Consider charging teams rather than individuals (perhaps sober golf groups). This allows you to generate more revenue per user while providing a valuable service.
  6. Test different pricing approaches with small groups of users. Experiment with different pricing models, such as subscriptions, one-time purchases, or tiered pricing, to find the optimal balance between revenue and user adoption. Pay special attention to the negative feedback on subscription services. Perhaps a one time payment to unlock key features might be the best approach.
  7. Actively build a supportive community within your app. Implement features such as forums, chat groups, and virtual events to foster connections and provide a sense of belonging. Address some of the criticisms and suggestions for similar products and build a community feature for shared milestones
  8. Given the expressed desire for multi-platform availability, make sure you build for iOS and Android. Additionally, the integration of progressive wellness activities related to nutrition for overall wellness is another feature to think about.

Questions

  1. Given that similar apps are criticized for subscription pricing, how can you creatively monetize your app while offering significant value, perhaps through partnerships with golf courses or recovery programs?
  2. How can you leverage the community aspect to not only provide support but also to drive engagement and user retention, perhaps through golf-related challenges or sobriety milestones?
  3. Considering the niche market of sober golfers, what specific golf-related data or analytics would be most valuable to your users, and how can you integrate those features seamlessly into your app?

  • Confidence: High
    • Number of similar products: 9
  • Engagement: Medium
    • Average number of comments: 7
  • Net use signal: 9.2%
    • Positive use signal: 18.4%
    • Negative use signal: 9.2%
  • Net buy signal: -5.2%
    • Positive buy signal: 1.3%
    • Negative buy signal: 6.6%

This chart summarizes all the similar products we found for your idea in a single plot.

The x-axis represents the overall feedback each product received. This is calculated from the net use and buy signals that were expressed in the comments. The maximum is +1, which means all comments (across all similar products) were positive, expressed a willingness to use & buy said product. The minimum is -1 and it means the exact opposite.

The y-axis captures the strength of the signal, i.e. how many people commented and how does this rank against other products in this category. The maximum is +1, which means these products were the most liked, upvoted and talked about launches recently. The minimum is 0, meaning zero engagement or feedback was received.

The sizes of the product dots are determined by the relevance to your idea, where 10 is the maximum.

Your idea is the big blueish dot, which should lie somewhere in the polygon defined by these products. It can be off-center because we use custom weighting to summarize these metrics.

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