5 Best On-Demand App Ideas that can generate revenue for Startups in 2021

6 min readMar 26, 2021

The unexpected 2020 brought some unforeseen circumstances for everyone. It pushed people toward starting their businesses and instilled a belief that a passive income is extremely necessary. According to The Economic Times, worldwide people in large numbers from all walks of life are coming forward to open or support small businesses somehow.

If we look at post-pandemic market stats, the industries that saw a rise in consumer interest are:

Home improvement saw a 140% increase
Pet products rose to 50% in consumer interest
While home-made beauty products saw an increase of 36% in consumer interest
Gaming displayed a 145% increase
The fitness industry observed a whopping 2,000,000% growth

If you are also planning to start on your full-time business or start a side hustle, we have five amazing on-demand app ideas to generate revenue for you. Read on:

1. On-demand Travel/Education apps using Augmented reality

Augmented reality is a real-life instance created for us virtually. Imagine a 3rd-grade science teacher teaches her students about the entire solar-system using AR tech. She can easily create a virtual environment for students where explaining each planet, its color, and properties wouldn’t be difficult.

What can this idea do: AR/VR tech is supposedly in its nascent stage as far as the application is concerned. But the opportunities are immense.

Create a travel app that pinpoints all the famous spots in a foreign land for you! Use AR navigation to shortlist places, restaurants, or any location and navigate toward it.
Create an educational app that virtually showcases textual concepts to engage students in a better way. It is stated that visual learning increases information retention by 29–42%. Use it to your advantage.
Create an eCommerce display platform. An app that displays all the products in a visually appealing manner using AI. Apps like Twiggle, Clarifai, are doing their best to automate their eCommerce purpose.
Create a gaming app using AR technology with Unity5, which has consolidated features like AR core, ARkit, future platforms.

This: AR tech is the new world that needs more exploration. Leveraging it would mean being one of the firsts in the latest tech arena.

Market potential: The global Augmented Reality Market size is projected to reach USD 3664.5 Million by 2026, from USD 849 Million in 2019, at a CAGR of 27.6%.

How to build them: You need to have some AI/ML tools like Scapic to build an augmented reality application.

2. On-demand Blockchain Tax/Invoicing App

Blockchain technology is not just around cryptocurrency. Blockchain tech allows the transfer of digital assets without duplication.

What can this app do: Simplify the tax tragedies people often face using blockchain tech. By creating a blockchain tax or invoicing app, you can create:

Decentralized applications: Used by small and large businesses to track their goods and shipments.
Supply-chain management: Manage supply-chain orders
Digital-Identity apps: Faster and safer option to prove identities on websites, businesses, or bars without actually scanning documents
Transportation and Logistics app: Immediate solution to track orders, offer scalable solutions, and record real-time changes.
Personal finance management app: Create an app to let people manage their personal finance using blockchain tech.

Why this: Blockchain creates apps that include decentralized data storage, maintains transparency in operations, and functionality to build an app’s architecture.

Market potential: Blockchain tech is undoubtedly one of the most promising future techs that will be the future of many apps. The global blockchain technology market was USD 1,590.9 million in 2018 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 69.4% between 2019–2025

How to build them: Such blockchain tax or invoicing apps can be created using blockchain frameworks like Ethereum, Smart Contract, and Hyperledger.

3. On-demand Uber-like Traveling apps

Uber has been the top-rated, in-demand app for many years. The ride-sharing app allows people to book a cab, avail shared cab services, and make online payments. Features in apps like uber can be extracted and reused for any domain.

What can this app do: As simple as the entire workflow sounds, the implementation market is even more extensive: cargo logistics app, taxi booking app, bus booking app, ride-sharing apps, e-bikes, or cycle app. Create an app for any such domain where people get services at a click. Integrate features like:

Traffic tracker
GPS navigator
Ride rescheduler
Multiple payment methods
Driver/Passenger dashboard
Profile management
ETA

With all such features, you can create a Mobile App like Uber.

Why this: Uber-like apps provide various features under one umbrella:

Managing the entire fleet of vehicles under a single portal
Lesser issues as it includes an automated support portal, payment methods, and booking shows the closest options. Manual work reduces exponentially.
Even if you don’t own a car, you can create an Uber profile for yourself by renting one. With the entire automated system, it’s beneficial for all.

Market potential: Before jumping into creating one, read your market well. Study the number of available drivers, demographics, and calculate the rides per day. This ensures the market potential for your start-up. Currently, Uber’s annual revenue is spotted at 14B USD dollars from 11.3 B in 2019. It is an up graph for ride-hailing apps.

How to build them: You have umpteen service sites with available templates to create similar apps. And apart from this Dark Bears experts are always there to help you in Mobile App Development.

4. On-demand Pharmacy Delivery Apps

We know the best on-demand app at this point can be the online delivery of medicines. This pandemic has accounted for proper personal health without stepping outside.

What can this app do: Pharmacy apps can let people order their medicines from the nearest pharmacies, compare medications, upload authorized prescriptions, and save their original prescriptions.

Why this: Creating a pharmacy-like app means:

Contactless ordering: Such pandemic times demand a contactless ordering and delivery
Better prices and comparison: You get better prices as compared to in-shop.
Enough drug information: Display peculiar details like dosage, side-effects, and information is available.
Find substitutes:

Market potential: Before jumping into creating one, read your market well. Study the number of available pharmacies, demographics, and calculate the users. This ensures the market potential for your start-up. In fact, the E-pharmacy Market Size is set to grow USD 67930 Million By 2026 At A CAGR of 8.4%.

How to build them: Using tools, you can create an app that manages user profiles, pharmacy profiles, inventory, and information.

5. On-demand Manufacturing Apps

When on-demand Uber and grocery delivery apps can work wonders, imagine it disrupting the fashion industry. On-demand manufacturing means that the product is manufactured only when its demand arises.

When some demands for a dress arise, manufacturers put on their stitching hats and create them on-demand.

What can this app do: This app will have the potential to create on-demand clothing marketed as the “pull” dynamic, procurement, based on consumer demand. Companies like ASOS, Boohoo, and Zara have embraced the model.

Why this: Manufacturing apps are a new revolution toward sustainable living:

Less wastage
Higher-quality products
Greater control over your business
Wider opportunities for businesses

Market potential: Startups like Sharecloth and Unmade OS are already ruling the industry. Know your market potential well and then apply similar strategies.

How to build them: The best way to start with these is the TechPacker. The Techpacker helps the design, organization, and delivery of products.

All of the above ideas will tickle your brain and can help you convert that business idea in your subconscious mind to reality. You can finalize the idea and then leave the technology part for Dark Bears. Dark bears know how to build these apps to your advantage. Contact us, if you are looking at creating one or expanding the existing market!