Ask HN: Interesting iOS App Ideas?

11 pointsby nalidixic14 yıl önce15 comments

I'm looking for something fun to work on in the evenings these days. I figured I'd give iOS development a try but really have no idea what to build.

I'm not really too good at graphics so games are mostly out of the question. Other than that I'm open to pretty much anything.

So lets hear it. What ideas do you have?

8 comments

tstegart14 yıl önce

The open source software we use for our magazine is always looking for people. If you want to learn Newsstand and create a new branch there might even be an opportunity to make money eventually. http://bakerframework.com/

DanBC14 yıl önce

"Drink Diary" - give a rough calculation of the alcohol drunk over one week. Users input the strength (if known) of the drink, and the size (if known) of the drink.

The app returns a rough estimate of Units drunk over the week, and links to sensible drinking advice.

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19509434)

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-1954...)

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19554316)

(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19512420)

Safe drinking advice: (http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/846.aspx?CategoryID=87&SubCa...)

nalidixic14 yıl önce

That's a really interesting idea!

kennywinker14 yıl önce

Postal rate calculator. Calculate postage given a package dimensions / weight, tells you which carrier to use (USPS, UPS, FedEx, etc.). There is one app like this already in the store, but it's not very good (and USA only).

nalidixic14 yıl önce

Thanks for the suggestion!

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pitsocial14 yıl önce

Clipboard... an iPad/iPhone app for inspections. All documents you need to go walk around a property or things to look over all in one place (ie Docs, Photos, Notes) but with the flow of actual paper & the ability to just type over or write over anything on the clipboard.

avalore14 yıl önce

We've been working on something along those lines: https://www.lettingcheck.com/

There's a long awaited, universal, update coming soon too.

nalidixic14 yıl önce

Looks like you guys are doing some nice work there.

pitsocial14 yıl önce

nice really like it... could one do something along the lines of hotel rooms?

avalore14 yıl önce

Thanks. Sure, you could definitely use this to keep a record of the condition of any number of rooms in a hotel. Care to expand on what exactly you'd want that's specific to hotel rooms?

shreyansj14 yıl önce

Could you describe the use case? Do you walk in to the room and document the condition so that you don't get charged with fraudulent damage charges later on?

avalore14 yıl önce

I think it would be more suited to hotel management. Not to be used per guest but on a periodic basis to keep track of the conditions of all rooms.

sixQuarks14 yıl önce

an app that analyzes someone's voice and tells you whether they're lying or not. Doesn't actually have to work, but use some mombo-jumbo scientific language to give it an air of legitimacy.

alid14 yıl önce

For a viral quick-win...'Ryan Gosling Memes' - a meme generator friends can quickly create and share. Or 'Party with Ryan Gosling' - Ryan photobombs your pics (like a hilariously bad photoshop job). (Could be fun, and who am I kidding I'd buy it. Don't judge!)

alid14 yıl önce

A 'Business Bull' or 'Overheard in the Elevator' app - a tongue-in-cheek buzzword generator for business folk. Here's your data: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-busine...