Idea List
| Idea | Excited? | Easy? | Rank | Status | Short Description of Project | What is the Problem Worth Solving? | Your Solution | Target Market | What is the Competition Like? | How are you solving the problem better then competitors? |
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| carbon footprint calculator | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | each day you fill out a certain form saying what your carbon footprint was like for that day (if you took a long shower, if you wore hand me down clothes, if you turned off your lights, if you took public transportation or walked etc) then you get a color … | not being aware of your impact on the environment | being self aware as to how what you are doing has an impact | |||
| Filtered News | 3 | 2 | 3 | Old but open | A more curated news selection tailored towards one's personal tastes, as well as the most important global news so one can be up to date. Would filter out all of the unnecessary and/or unwanted articles so that one can get the best out of their news. | Too much selection of news can dissuade people from finding the best news for them or gaining a full perspective of current events. | You can personalise your news selection so that you get the best news for you. There will also be a feature that allows for pushing … | More towards teens and younger generations, a lot of news is aimed to target older people or certain political standpoints. | There's already news apps, but have no specific target market or advanced ranking system to target relevancy. They are often divided into topic sections, but … | A more interactive app can better adjust to people's preferences in terms of news and information. |
| sports injury app | 4 | 1 | 2 | Old but open | an app where there is a diagram of the body and you can pick a part of the body where you are feeling pain and it gives you some ideas of what the cause of the pain may be based on your past injuries, sports you do, training etc. it … | being lost as to why you are feeling certain pains | athletes! | i think there are definitely other websites giving information about it and i think that other websites will have the advantage of more information | all of the information would be in one place but i think it would be hard to get accurate information | |
| social availability planner | 2 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | a social app where you can put in all your times that you are busy so that you and your friends can find times to hang out | planning to hang out with a group of people can get confusing, boring, and repetitive | puts everyone's conflicts in the same place so that everyone can see it all | teens/young adults/anyone who has trouble scheduling a group hang | a lot of apps for planning big events | allow input from everyone, more user-controlled |
| Aspen Grade Calculator | 4 | 3 | 1 | Old but open | Grabs assignments + grades from aspen, allows to mess with grades and figure out what is needed. | Not knowing how a missing/bad assignment will affect your grade and if something needs to be done. | see to the left | Students | Heavy, not with the aspen integration though | aspen integration, easier use |
| Learn Guitar | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | This website would help you learn to play the guitar, as well as share original compositions for others to play. You can come in at any level of experience and learn from there. | Many sites that have similar functions are locked behind paywalls, and are more focused on learning to cover well known songs. There are few sites … | This site would be focused on teaching you how to play guitar well, not just learning the bare minimum to start playing songs quickly. It … | Anyone who wants to play the guitar! While it is open to everyone, it would be focused towards young people. | Ultimate Guitar is the primary app used in this field. That being said, it is filled with paywalls and focuses mainly on getting the user … | Due to the very large size of the competition, doing the same thing better is not a viable option. So, the app will focus on … |
| Reminders | 3 | 1 | Old but open | An app to set reminders and automatically provide some alerts. | People forget what they need to do or use an ineffective system to remind them. | Create a reminder app that can connect to other services, such as grades and email. You can also set your own reminders for events, activities, … | Disorganized people, or people with busy schedules. | Lots of other remind apps, and calendars that have available reminders. | Easier access to set reminders, and link to outside services | |
| Adulting Skills | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | Collections of videos and how to's on basic adulting skills (ex. fixing a tire, darning a hole, building a shelf). | There's no one place where people can go if they need help with simple housework or other basic life skills. | The app will have everything in one place, divided into sections by subject, making it easy for users to find what they need. | young adults, college students | there's YouTube accounts dedicated to it, but not organised as well as a website would do | easier to find what you need, all in one place |
| Personalized Agenda | 3 | 5 | 5 | Old but open | The product would be designed to accommodate students in school and would be specific to their classes and extracurricular activities. The student could enter their schedule for each day, whether it be repeating or non-repeating, and could enter reminder based on that. The product could have different features such as … | Organization or lack thereof. | Having everything in one place for students, so they are reminded of everything they need to do and don't forget anything. | Students or schools that want to encourage their student's organization. | Reminder app on iPhone, other reminder apps. | Everything would, theoretically, be in one place. The students could make sure they don't have soccer practice, so they can do their homework. They could … |
| ClosetSwap | 4 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | You can add friends on the app or make friends in the general area who you share pictures of clothing items with and swap them. | People get bored of outfits, like other peoples clothes, broke | People can swap clothes with others for free | teens | depop, cothing seller apps | free, you can get clothes back |
| Skiing/Snowboarding | 5 | 2 | 1 | Done | Review mountains and trails there If its better for skiing or snowboarding, normal conditions on it (normally super icy or if it gets slushy later in the day), steepness(gets flat), or if there are moguls on it A form for what u like to ski, conditions, hate flat parts, and … | People going down trails that end up being super flat or super icy. This is very annoying and most boarders want to avoid flat parts … | My solution is an app that reviews mountain and trails there and shows normal conditions based on peoples ratings. It also has notes on the … | Skiers and boarders who want to avoid certain terrain or conditions. | Some mountains have apps with trail maps and there are some apps that track your stats. There are probaly review apps out there for mountains … | Giving a detailed look into to the trails and getting users input |
| Debate App | 5 | 3 | 2 | Done | This will be used by debaters similar to team snap for timing, to do list and flow sharing. | this will solve the problem of forgetting prep time and not being able to steal flows and will make sure everything is blocked out. | This will organize the team so work gets done more efficiently outside of round and will help time in round and share information during tournaments. | This will target debate teams. | There are apps similar to this but none will all of the different components. | I am solving the problem better because I am compiling all fo the components into one place. |
| Granny Squar | 5 | 3 | 1 | Old but open | Planning granny square crocheting projects. Will have many different granny square designs and will build pattern for the project. | This will solve the problems of overbuying yarn and having garments not fit because of lack of planning. | This will help people plan out projects better and make sure people get the right amount of materials. It will also make sure gramets fit … | The target market is people who crochet. | There a couple of granny square apps on the market that have social media aspects. | I am solving this problem better because my app will be more simple and will be for beginners because basic granny square options will be … |
| Magic 8 Ball Site | 4 | 5 | 1 | Old but open | You enter a question into a website, and a random stranger also on the site answers it anonymously. | It's not a clear problem, but it's an easy way for people to get anonymous answers to their own problems and if those answering questions … | Allows people to step back and understand what's worth worrying about and what's not- places any decision one might have in the hands of someone … | Young people probably, just because older people might be skeptical of that kind of thing. I'd assume students with either school related or relationship issues, … | There are sites like omegle and apps like yikyak that offer random connections with people. | I think the magic 8 ball frame is more interesting because it personifies something inanimate that people already, although somewhat jokingly, entrusted with their decisions. |
| Hiking Activities | 4 | 3 | 1 | Done | A way to make hiking more engaging for kids, while simultaneously instilling good climate-conscious habits. | Hiking can get boring for kids since they just see it as a long, difficult walk. | Give them a scavenger hunt for things to look for along the way based on the park they are hiking in/near. They can search for … | Outdoorsy parents who are trying to engage their kids in nature activities. | There are plenty scavenger hunt apps and there are worksheets for hiking scavenger hunts in general but I could not find much that combines the … | I'm creating an app that could potentially have a leaderboard system and that is location and user specific. |
| Recipe Log | 3 | 4 | 3 | Old but open | A place where one can write down and/or save their favorite recipes and share them with friends. You can also input ingredients that you have at home, and the app will generate something you can make. | Digital recipes are difficult to keep track of and share. | This allows for people to save recipes they find online or even write out their own and sort/store the recipes however they like. People can … | Adults and teens who are frequently creating dishes around the kitchen. | There is pinterest which is not cooking specific. | It is cooking/baking rather than general "pinning interests." If this is turned into a interaction-between-users type of platform, it has the potential to be a … |
| Vocabulary Builder | 4 | 4 | 1 | Old but open | Basically it's like a word of the day app but it's better because it offers more practice to ensure you actually learn the word because it's hard to remember something you only learn once. | Word of day apps go to fast for some people and aren't effective | self-paced -not just flashcard -include a synonym function, spelling function, sentence use etc. | Anyone interesting in expanding their vocabulary. | Word of Day apps | It is slower and has more learning functions |
| Customized Stickers | 2 | 3 | 3 | Old but open | This app is going to make stickers based on your interests or on your recent searches. This may change. | People always want to have water bottles with a lot of stickers on it, so this will help them find stickers that they like. | My solution is to find a bunch of stickers and put links to where you can find them and tag a bunch of keywords like … | Towards people with water bottles or people that wants stickers. | Websites that sell stickers like amazon and etsy. | It will be easier to find the stickers you want. |
| Budget tracker | 4 | 3 | 1 | Old but open | An app that you will use to help track your budget. It will the different ways you can spend money, like cash, different credit and debit cards, apple pay, and other ways of spending. Every time you make a purchase or get money, you can put it into the app … | Mostly teens who don't actively access the official accounts their parents have given them access to or made for them. It will help teens or … | An app that monitors and delivers stats on spending and earning. | Anyone who is not familiar with controlling their own finances, so mostly teens and some young adults. | Mostly very professional services that may not be easy to use for people who aren't familiar with the world of banking. | It will be simpler and easier to access, understand, and make use of. |
| Recipe Goodreads | 5 | 4 | 1 | Old but open | Goodreads but for recipes. Input your own recipes with photos, organizes by type of food. You can upload a photo of it and rate it, share it and your friends can rate it. | Organizes and saves your recipes. You can also share it with your friends so they can use good recipes, or find ones that you don't … | Organizes your recipes so its easy to find and share. | People who cook food, bake, teenagers. | canva, paper, social media in general, websites to make your own cookbook and then order it. | It's all in one place without anything interfering. |
| Crowdsourced Urban Dictionary | 3 | 2 | 1 | Old but open | People can submit options of slang terms or text abbreviations, and others can vote on whether or not they're a real thing or their definitions are accurate. After a certain period of time if the idea has enough votes it's accepted into the dictionary, and if it doesn't have enough … | People who don't understand words others use or the meanings behind them. Also for the older generations. | The popular urban dictionary is somewhat inaccurate and I think it's like wikipedia in that there's not much oversight to determine what makes it in. … | Young-Middle aged people who use the internet. | The current Urban Dictionary site is kind of accepted, but some of the definitions are just innacurate. | It's more accurate because it's crowdsourced. |
| SWIM | 1 | 4 | 1 | Old but open | Swim Set Generator Etiquette - swimming asshole Guitar converts music GoodReads that actually works. | Swim sets are annoying to come up with and ppl are very brude. | Enter a few things and generate set, aita but swimming. | Swimmers. | There s a l ot of c opemteri nyotion | Itll acutally be good and make sundse |
| journaling app | 3 | 3 | 1 | Old but open | app to journal your day and to track your habits or emotions, maybe a feature where you are able to zoom out to see your entries as a whole | not having enough time to journal but wanting to be able to track or look back on your days | it would allow for you to remember what you did, how you were feeling, etc | people who want a quick way to journal | there are a lot of other journaling apps that i think people may use so it may not be the best there are other apps … | lots of simple things that you can track, easy to use, can see an overview of what you did in a visually pleasing way |
| Boredom | 4 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | Fill out a form and give certain parameters and it will then give you a few activities you can do to end your boredom. You can add your own activities and favorite activities. | Many people suffer from boredom especially during COVID - 19 this will give them ways to keep themselves entertained and will be able to take … | Fill out a form and give certain parameters like whether outside or inside, with friends or alone, and active or not active. It will then … | Bored people | There is a boredom buster and end boredom apps. | Mine allows for specific parameters that are more detailed than these. |
| Reminders | 4 | 3 | 2 | Done | This is an app that will help people remember to to things. It will also link up to their calendar and agenda for school/work | Sometimes people forget to do things like homework or chores. This app will help them remember and it will be a three-in-one (Agenda, calendar, and … | My solution is to make this one app where everything goes like hour homework assignments, sports, and other extracurricular activities. Your parents will also be … | People with busy schedules. | Task Me, Any Do, Reminders, Reminder, WeNote, and other reminder apps (there are just soo many) | Mine is better because you can enter your schedule(school and activities). The homework and reminders will be incorporated into you schedule automatically as suggestions unless … |
| Workout Generator | 1 | 4 | 1 | Done | user inputs type of workout they want to do, program gives them exercises and reccomendations | it's very easy to forget types of exercises and waste time when you're coming up with your workouts | provides a lot of options to diversify workouts, makes it easier to plan workouts | people who exercise but like to make their own workouts instead of doing other people's | lots and lots of workout apps but most of them are pre-set full workouts and cost money | more flexibility in creating a workout and more user control and nothing bossy |
| Social media map | 4 | 4 | 1 | Old but open | You and your friends can create different maps with locations that you "scratch off" when you visit them. ex. National Parks or States | People are stuck inside and don't go out. No motivation to leave the house. | This app motivates people to get out and explore the world (or just your city). People can share their experiences with their friends. | Teens, adults, families | Meghan's app, apps that have social map (like snapchat) | My app has a combination of the strongsuits of the competitors apps. It is a way to socialize AND explore. |
| Pop Up Shops | 4 | 2 | 1 | Old but open | An interactive interface for both individuals and sellers alike, with notifications on the newest estate sales, farmer's markets, and other pop up shops/events. Can enable notifications for certain events over others to have a more personalised list. Also has search options if needed. Sellers can also be more specific with … | A lot of temporary shops and events have minimal information on them, which in turn means less people know about them or visit. | Would bring more attention to small pop ups and give people more places to shop or visit. The app would be interactive so individuals can … | People looking to support short term businesses, learn about estate sales and other events. | Estatesales.net has information about estate sales, but it's usually not specific. There's not one for all kinds of temporary shops (farmer's markets, pop up stores, … | My app will be all inclusive and interactive, providing a better overall experience and a greater source of information. Also can have RSVPs so that … |
| Is my plant dead? | 2 | 4 | 2 | Old but open | The app would see if the plant was dead and what the plant owner could do to help nurse it back to health. The app would also remind owners to water the plants to avoid death. | Plant death. | An app that helps plant owners understand what is happening to their plant and what they can do to stop it. | Plant owners. | Google. | The app would have everything in one place, so owners could see what their specific plant needs to thrive. |
| Around the city | 4 | 1 | 1 | Old but open | An app that would track your way around the city through walking, biking, or driving, so you can see all the places you've been or haven't been. | not knowing where in the city you wanna go or haven't explored yet. | the app tells you where you've been and gives you alerts with timers on a new location to go to. | New residents in the city or people who want to explore the city they live in more | trilogy and polar steps are apps that you can tell it where you've traveled to. | The apps are much larger scale and you must input your own information. |
| Where Can I Buy? | 3 | 3 | 7 | Old but open | The user would enter what they need to buy and the app would tell them the closest locations where that item can be bought. | This helps users avoid going to one store to find they do not sell that item, and helps the user get that item in that … | The product would tell the users where they can buy that specific items are items like that in the nearest store possible. | People who go to stores to buy things. | Google. | The only thing this product offers over google is that people would have to know to search "Where can I buy...?", this product would help … |
| Chinese Learning | 5 | 4 | 9 | Done | The product would help users learn Chinese. | Helping people learn Chinese in a manner that actually works. | Incorporating all 4 aspects of the learning process of Chinese (memorization, pronunciation, writing, and reading) similar to the teaching style in middle school to help … | Students, or teacher who would want their students to use the app. | Skritter, FluentU, Chinese Pod, The Chairman's Bao, Duolingo, Babble, Memrise, etc . | The product we would be creating would incorporate all aspects of Chinese rather than just one to help uses fully comprehend and use Chinese. |
| "Beyond the Walls" | 5 | 3 | 1 | Active | This would act as a Canvas for all of the non-academic aspects of a school, in this case School Without Walls. It would contain a calendar of club meetings, sports games, and social events. | Even in the digital age, students largely rely on word of mouth and one-to-one online conversation to be in the know about events occurring outside … | Having a single hub for all of the out of school events allows students to see what events they want to partake in and when … | Any students at a given school, such as Walls, who are interested in being involved in other activities out of school. | There is not any widespread competition, and this idea is for a specific school, so this would not be terribly relevant. | The program not only being for a single, specific school, but also being run by a student at that school means that it will not … |
| Filming app | 2 | 1 | 4 | Old but open | This will help people filming sports stay focused on the main object | To help fillers stay in the game so people watching don't get mad when the camera doesn't move with the ball. | My solution is to have an app where you take a picture of the object from all different angles so that when it is being … | Parents and other people that film people's sports games. | I don't think there is another app that does this, which makes me think that this will be a difficult app to make or I … | There are no competitors that I am aware of other than people tracking it themselves, so it would be better than them because the film … |
| Lego projects | 3 | 4 | 2 | Old but open | An app where you can store instructions and write down leftover pieces of past Lego builds. you can submit pictures of personal builds along with instructions on how you built it and Lego brand builds. | not knowing how you built a past personal build. losing instructions to Lego builds. not knowing what pieces you have available to use. | the app will tell you what pieces you have and keep track of all instructions and past builds. | anybody who enjoys Legos. parents who want to remember what their kids have built. | Bricksearch is an app where you can find any Lego build made by Lego | This app will allow you to add your own personal builds and keep track of what you currently have built and what pieces you have … |
| Clothing generator | 3 | 2 | 1 | Done | Generates an outfit based on the weather, activity, or style. User can input clothes they own and select weather + activity, and be provided with outfits. There is also a ranking system for different categories of clothes, like you could input your favorite pair of pants. | When people can't decide what to wear, this can provide ideas. | Make a generator to provide people with ideas that are dependent on the weather and activity. | People who either have many clothes or can never decide what they want to wear. | There is an app called closet that has many of the same capabilities | This product is unique because it has more customizable features than other clothes apps, specifically the generator feature. In other apps, you can create outfits, … |
| Budget tracker | 4 | 3 | 1 | Old but open | A simpler finance manager for people who are less familiar with managing their own money. | Many teens are unaware of how they are using their money, so this program would help with that. | A program that you would place balances for any kind of payment you might make, like different credit and debit cards, cash, or any other … | Teens who are new to managing money and their own expenses and revenues. | Mostly more professional stuff which may be less accessible for teens who are unfamiliar with the finance world | This site will be simpler than the stuff that adults need to manage more complicated things like long term investments, insurance, rent and utilities, etc. |
| Gift Idea Generator | 4 | 3 | 1 | Done | Put in information about the person you want to buy a gift for and it will give you gift ideas and places to buy them. | People not knowing what to buy people | Anyone who wants to buy gifts | I don't know of much competition other than like things that just have gift ideas in a list | This will be adaptable based on the person you're shopping for | |
| Chinese learning (Like hadleys) | 5 | 5 | 1 | Old but open | This will help people learn Chinese faster and by learning the four major skills (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) | see Hadleys | See Hadleys | See Hadleys | See Hadleys | This will help people learn all four of the skills instead just one and it will actually help you get better at the skills. |
| Recipe App | 2 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | An app where you can put in information about what you want to make and it will give you recipe ideas. | People not knowing how/what to cook | Easy to find many different recipe options with various difficulties | People who want to cook or bake | There are a lot of recipe websites, but often they only use their own recipes. I want this to be where people can upload their … | This would have lots of options that would be easy to filter. You would also be able to review recipes you've used. |
| Urban Dictionary for Moms | 3 | 3 | 2 | Old but open | App would help moms know what their child is talking about, and would put definitions in simpler terms to avoid spiraling. | Confusion and oblivion. | Create an app that explains commonly used words in simpler terms to avoid confusion. | Moms. | Urban dictionary, google, dictionaries, forums. | Urban dictionary for moms would be easier to understand and would be created by teens, rather than compiled from other moms. Additionally, since its simpler … |
| Idea | Excited? | Easy? | Rank | Status | Short Description of Project | What is the Problem Worth Solving? | Your Solution | Target Market | What is the Competition Like? | How are you solving the problem better then competitors? |