App Shutdown Survival Kit

When an app you rely on shuts down, find your export path and replacement in one place

Problem

A maker noticed users scrambling to export data after a similar recipe app shut down, and built a project around it. When a tool announces shutdown, users often have weeks to act, don't know where the export button is, and don't know where to migrate; help requests scatter across forums. This information need repeats almost identically every time.

Solution

A crowd-maintained shutdown database: per app, the official export path, a deadline countdown, data format notes, vetted alternatives comparison and a step-by-step migration checklist. Users follow apps and get alerted on shutdown announcements.

Users

Heavy users of a single SaaS/app, freelancers and small-team admins

MVP

Structured shutdown and export pages for 50 popular tools; search plus countdown; email alerts for a watchlist; a submission form for new shutdowns; alternatives comparison table

Revenue

Affiliate links for recommended alternatives, paid placement for migration services, Pro subscription for multi-app monitoring

Why now

Shutdowns and acquisitions are accelerating in the AI era and data-ownership anxiety is rising; a content play one person can maintain with low cold-start cost