But I strongly agree with Nic that there is a lot of potential in the idea as is evident by Y Combinator's recent backing of a service that is focused on directing accountability towards overcoming addiction
Relay depends upon a subscription model for monetization FYI
Even before Relay, upon researching upon this idea earlier on (and which might have inspired Relay's founders), I had also discovered the following apps in the past which focus on the same:-
Great post as always, Nic!
I first stumbled across the accountability as a service idea on this reddit post:-
https://www.reddit.com/r/EntrepreneurRideAlong/comments/ppfoz2/three_business_ideas_inspired_by_the/
The service the post talks about can be found here:-
https://www.dip.chat/
Sadly, it is on hiatus as of now. You can read more below:-
https://www.indiehackers.com/product/dip-chat
But I strongly agree with Nic that there is a lot of potential in the idea as is evident by Y Combinator's recent backing of a service that is focused on directing accountability towards overcoming addiction
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/relay
https://www.joinrelay.app/
Relay depends upon a subscription model for monetization FYI
Even before Relay, upon researching upon this idea earlier on (and which might have inspired Relay's founders), I had also discovered the following apps in the past which focus on the same:-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dietbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stepbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quitbet.app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.waybetter.app
Feel free to check them out.
Hope this comment helps anyone interested in starting an accountability service idea... good luck!