CrashSafe — Supervisor, Hang Detection, and Guided Recovery for Accounting Apps
9/10
Demand Score
'Not Responding' during critical posting causes lost work and support chaos; rapid triage and restart keeps teams moving.
7/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$180-850
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
9 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
CrashSafe launches the accounting app via a lightweight supervisor that detects hangs (UI thread watchdog) and crashes (ETW/minidumps), auto-captures diagnostics, and restarts in a safe profile with k
🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints
This problem has been verified through 3 real user complaints:
Competitor Landscape
- Windows Error Reporting
- Sentry/Crashlytics (not desktop-first)
- Intuit Tool Hub
- AppDynamics
Must-Have Features for MVP
Supervisor process with UI hang watchdog
ETW-based crash capture and minidump uploader
Safe-mode restart with plug-in isolation
Known-issue signature detection and auto-fix scripts
Guided remediation runbooks for IT
Scheduled safe checkpoints/cleanup routines
One-click incident report with environment snapshot
SSO, RBAC, and audit logging
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Limited vendor APIs for deep introspection
- Ensuring safe interaction with third-party plug-ins
- Variability of endpoint configurations
- User privacy for diagnostics collection
Risk Level: Minimal
🎯 Keys to Success
- >70% reduction in average downtime per crash
- First-fix rate >60% via auto-remediation
- Time-to-triage under 3 minutes
- Drop in repeat crash signatures by 50% within 30 days
Ready to Build This?
This moderate-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.