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One of the most niche apps in this roundup, but also one of the most technically-impressive ones.
And that brilliant editor himself hits the selfsame spot, announcing last week that "our new products [a variety of paid-for niche apps] are not achieving the business success we expected, even though they are journalistic sensations".
Niche apps like photo book builders can have trouble gaining traction in this kind of environment.
Vaccari says there are plenty of niche apps that can do this.
"But I might use it myself!" He suggested that these niche apps were being developed not because of any great consumer need, but because developers are keen to corner some of the few remaining untapped social-media markets.
Facebook and Twitter have been such phenomenons that niche apps have been able to show up to pitch meetings with user growth charts up and to the right.
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While Star Girl is enjoying millions of downloads, it's still a niche app.
And when Snapchat was a niche app for sexting on college campuses?
Currently, Buzzd is tracking over one million active users/month across its apps, which is solid growth for a niche app that was only released a year ago.
To put that in perspective, Apple's Music Memos app – a fairly niche app aimed at musicians – reached No. 29 that day.
One of the interesting things about the Xyo technology, now over three years in development, is its understanding of narrow and even niche app subcategories.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com