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Tallyhour
Short CPE courses that fill your credit gap and keep your records ready
- Score
- 45
- confidence 38
- Evidence
- 1
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 1
- named in sources
- First version
- 45 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2000
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Accountants complete short CPE courses in 10–25 minute sessions between calls and on the go, fitting learning into mobile moments. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
My credits
14 hrs left
- Earned this cycle26 hrs
- Ethics2 of 2 hrs
- Tax8 of 16 hrs
- Auditing4 of 8 hrs
- Renewal dateDec 31
About this appAI proposal
Tallyhour is a CPE course library for working accountants. Courses are split into sessions of 10 to 25 minutes, so you can earn credits between client calls instead of setting aside a full day.
You enter your credential, your licensing body and your renewal date. Tallyhour shows how many credits you still need by topic, suggests courses that close the gap, and keeps certificates and a credit log ready for renewal.
General course marketplaces list accounting courses next to everything else. Tallyhour carries only accounting CPE, and each course page states its accreditation details and topic area before you buy.
- Tagline
- Earn CPE credits in short sessions and keep every record in one place.
- Voice
- PlainSteadyPractical
- Why this name
- Tally is a plain accounting word for counting up. Tallyhour points to credit hours counted as you go. Two simple words, easy to say.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Credit gap tracker
See credits earned and credits still needed by topic, counted down to your renewal date.
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Short sessions
Courses are cut into 10 to 25 minute parts. Pause on your phone and resume on a laptop.
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Accreditation shown up front
Each course page lists the sponsor, credit hours and field of study before you pay.
No member yet
Certificate vault
Certificates are stored and exportable as one renewal-ready record.
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Brand identityAI proposal
Check the name against trademark registers before using it.
Palette
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Typography
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Earn CPE credits in short sessions and keep every record in one place.
PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices. These tiers are a starting point to test, not figures from the market.
Free
Free
- Credit gap tracker
- Certificate vault
- Renewal reminders
- Course previews
Annual
$199 a year
- All courses
- Credit gap tracker
- Certificate export
- New courses as added
Firm seat
$149 a year
- Per seat, 5 seat minimum
- Assign courses
- Team progress view
- Team record export
Would you pay Firm seat · $149 a year?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
What products in this market make
- $6.9K Per Month Subscription Business in the Finance NicheVerified$6,874 a month, worth about $133,000 at that multiple · Empire Flippers
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- No loop in the product. Users complete courses alone, so there is no built-in loop. Firm seats let a partner bring staff in, but that is a sales path, not a viral one.
- Do they become customers?
- Reach comes from search, content and firm sales. Test whether free-tier tracker users convert to a paid annual plan, and whether firm owners buy seats.
- First customers
- Independent CPAs and small firm owners with 5 to 20 staff in one US state, who must earn credits each renewal cycle.
- Where to reach them
- State society newsletters: Offer a free credit gap tracker and a short sample course to members before renewal season.
- Accounting search content: Publish renewal requirement guides by state that link to the free tracker.
- Direct to small firms: Email firm owners with a five-seat annual offer before year-end deadlines.
- First milestone
- Ten paying annual users or two firms buying seats from one state, before a second state is added.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedA business in this market sold on Empire Flippers averages $6,874 a month in revenue ($6,239 net profit), figures vetted by the broker
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · Video hostingManaged video streaming serviceCourse sessions need adaptive streaming and resume on mobile networks.
- This app · CertificatesServer-side PDF generationCertificates and renewal records are exported as PDFs.
RisksAI inference
- RegulatoryCredits only count if a recognised sponsor registers the courses. Accreditation rules differ by licensing body and must be checked before launch.
- CommercialContent is the hard part. Licensing or writing enough quality courses may cost more than the app, and the material shows one business only.
- CommercialAccountants already buy through Udemy and subscriptions. Lower prices alone may not move them; the tracker must prove the difference.
- DataCredit requirements by topic and body change and must be kept current by hand, or the gap tracker will mislead users.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.