Mini Apps
Mini App Ideas
A list of mini app ideas you can build with the Nimiq Mini Apps Framework
A collection of ideas for mini apps that run inside Nimiq Pay. Each idea lists what it does, which providers it needs, and any external APIs that could power it. Pick one, adapt it, or use it as a starting point for something entirely different.
Payments and Commerce
| Idea | What it does | Providers | External APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tip Jar | Accept NIM tips with a shareable link and a live tip counter | Nimiq | |
| Invoice Generator | Create and send NIM payment requests with memo text | Nimiq | |
| Pay-per-Use Access | Unlock content or features with a one-time NIM payment | Nimiq | |
| Split the Bill | Split a restaurant bill among friends, pay each share in NIM | Nimiq | |
| Donation Page | Accept NIM or USDT donations with goal tracking and a progress bar | Both | |
| Merchant Checkout | Accept USDT on Polygon for physical or digital goods | Ethereum | |
| Freelancer Invoice | Send USDT invoices with a payment link, track paid/unpaid status | Ethereum | |
| Gift Cards | Purchase and send digital gift cards paid with NIM or USDT | Both | Gift card API (e.g. Reloadly) |
Finance and Portfolio
| Idea | What it does | Providers | External APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio Tracker | Show NIM balance and ERC-20 token holdings across all supported chains | Both | CoinGecko |
| Price Alerts | Notify the user when NIM or a token hits a target price | Ethereum | CoinGecko, Push API |
| Savings Goal | Set a NIM savings target and track progress over time | Nimiq | |
| Staking Dashboard | Stake NIM, view active stake, switch validators, track rewards | Nimiq | |
| Multi-Chain Balance | Display native and token balances across Polygon, Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism in one view | Ethereum | |
| Expense Tracker | Log transactions with categories and export monthly reports | Both |
Games and Entertainment
| Idea | What it does | Providers | External APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin Flip | Two players bet NIM on a coin flip with on-chain randomness | Nimiq | |
| Trivia Challenge | Answer trivia questions, bet NIM per round, winner takes the pot | Nimiq | Open Trivia DB |
| Prediction Market | Bet USDT on outcomes of events (sports, crypto prices, elections) | Ethereum | Sports API, CoinGecko |
| NFT Gallery | Browse and display NFTs from the user's EVM wallet | Ethereum | Alchemy, OpenSea API |
| Music Jukebox | Pay a small NIM fee to queue songs in a shared playlist | Nimiq | Spotify API |
| Meme Generator | Create memes, tip the best ones with NIM | Nimiq | Imgflip API, Giphy |
| Rock Paper Scissors | Play against another user with NIM stakes | Nimiq |
Social and Community
| Idea | What it does | Providers | External APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proof of Attendance | Sign a message with your Nimiq or Ethereum identity to prove you attended an event | Both | |
| Polls with Stakes | Create polls where voters stake NIM on their answer, majority wins the pool | Nimiq | |
| Group Poll | Create polls where participants sign their vote with their Nimiq identity | Nimiq | |
| Social Feed | Post short messages signed with your Nimiq identity, tip posts with NIM | Nimiq | |
| Group Savings | Pool NIM with friends toward a shared goal, transparent balances | Nimiq |
Productivity and Utilities
| Idea | What it does | Providers | External APIs |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Chat | Chat with an AI model, pay per message or per session in NIM | Nimiq | OpenAI, Anthropic |
| File Locker | Upload files to IPFS, pay for pinning with USDT | Ethereum | Pinata, IPFS |
| Weather Bet | Bet NIM on tomorrow's weather in your city | Nimiq | OpenWeatherMap |
| QR Pay | Generate QR codes that trigger NIM or USDT payments when scanned | Both | |
| Pastebin | Create shareable text snippets, tip the author in NIM | Nimiq | |
| Translator | Translate text using an AI model, pay per translation in NIM | Nimiq | DeepL, OpenAI |
| Faucet | Distribute free testnet NIM to new users, gated by captcha and rate limits | Nimiq | Captcha API |