Fitness Startup Launches Mobile App MVP and Reaches 50K Users in 6 Months
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    Fitness Startup Launches Mobile App MVP and Reaches 50K Users in 6 Months

    HashDev Team Mar 1, 2024 7 min read

    About the Client

    Client

    Fitness Tech Startup

    Location

    London, UK

    Size

    Pre-seed, 5 employees

    The Challenge

    1

    Founders had strong fitness domain expertise but zero technical capability.

    2

    6-month runway meant the product had to launch fast and validate market fit quickly.

    3

    Needed a subscription billing model from day one to prove monetisation.

    Our Approach

    1

    Ran a 2-week product discovery sprint to define a tight, testable MVP scope.

    2

    Chose React Native to ship iOS and Android from a single codebase.

    3

    Designed a freemium model with in-app purchase upgrades and a monthly subscription tier.

    The Solution

    Built iOS and Android app with workout logging, progress tracking, and social challenges.

    Integrated Stripe for subscription billing and RevenueCat for in-app purchase management.

    Implemented push notifications and personalised weekly check-ins to drive retention.

    Results & Impact

    50KUsers in 6 MonthsOrganic and paid user acquisition
    22%Subscription RateFree-to-paid conversion
    4.7★App Store RatingiOS and Android combined
    $65KMonthly RevenueMRR at 6-month mark
    "HashDev delivered a production-ready app in 10 weeks. We had paying subscribers before the ink was dry on our investment docs."

    Oliver Hart

    Co-Founder, Fitness Tech Startup

    Technologies Used

    React NativeNode.jsStripeRevenueCatFirebasePostgreSQL

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