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Wysocka: Rootd has achieved over 4M downloads and $1M in revenue

Ania Wysocka · This app made over $1M · Aug 31, 2025 · at 1:04

Ania Wysocka, founder of the panic attack and anxiety relief app Rootd, summarizes the app's lifetime traction since its launch.

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“Since launching in 2019, it's been downloaded over four million times and made over a million in revenue.”

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