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Software and apps

Small Android apps portfolio

Publishes several small Android apps that earn modestly without ongoing work.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Software and apps
95% sure
x
Earns from
Ads
80% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
Under $100Low confidence
53% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Hands-off
95% sure
x
Where
Online
98% sure
x
Coding
Needs coding
99% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by smartician in “Your best passive income? (2014)”, January 22, 2014

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