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I built a reminder app for returns, rebates and unused gift cards. Does it solve anything a calendar doesn’t?

I’m the creator of Before Its Too Late, an early working app for keeping track of return deadlines, rebate submissions, expiring credits, trial renewals, and unused gift cards or gift certificates. Before putting more time into it, I want to find out whether this is a problem people actually need help with. The idea is simple: enter the store, amount and relevant date, optionally attach a receipt photo, and get a reminder. Gift-card balances are entered manually. It does not scan your email

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痛点：人们经常错过退货期限、返利提交截止、试用自动续费、以及礼卡/代金券过期，导致真金白银的损失，而现在只能靠日历或脑子记。

目标用户：高频网购、常用免费试用、经常收到礼卡或平台返利的普通消费者（尤其是美国市场的网购用户）。

证据：The planned price is a small free tier followed by a $9.99 one-time unlock, with no subscription. / In the past year, have you missed a return/rebate deadline, forgotten a credit or gift card, or paid for a trial you meant to cancel? — 注意：全帖只有发帖人自己提出的定价计划，没有任何用户表示'我愿意付钱'的实证。

变现：$9.99 一次性买断（无订阅）+ 免费层限量条目；后续可加 iPad/家庭共享、收据 OCR、礼卡余额提醒等高级功能作为进阶买断包。

MVP：2 周可完成：纯本地 iOS/Android App，手动录入商家、金额、到期日，可选拍照存收据，用本地通知做 T-7/T-1/当日三级提醒；不做邮箱或银行扫描，主打'零账号、零隐私风险、一次性付费'。

竞品：系统自带日历/提醒事项、Notes / 备忘录、Excel / Google Sheets、Due、Expiry Reminder 等 iOS 到期提醒 App、Gift Card Wallet / Gyft 等礼卡管理 App、Rocket Money / Trim 等订阅管理工具

摘要：这是 r/SideProject 上一个开发者的验证贴：他做了 Before Its Too Late，用来跟踪退货截止、返利提交、试用续费、礼卡过期，计划免费层 + $9.99 一次性买断、不做订阅。帖中没有任何真实用户付费或收入数据，全部是发帖人自己在问'did you miss a deadline'和'would you pay once'，属于需求尚未被验证的常见小工具方向。优点是单人 2 周即可做出，缺点是日历、备忘录和一堆到期提醒 App 已免费覆盖大部分场景，付费转化和留存是最大风险。