App Ideas Worth Building
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An app idea is only worth building if people are already looking for the solution. "App idea" pulls around 5,000 searches a month on its own, while mobile application ideas and phone application ideas sit in the hundreds. High search doesn't guarantee they'll download yours, but zero search guarantees nobody is looking.
Simple beats complex
The mobile app idea that launches is small: one job, done well. Every feature adds weeks of work and another reason to delay. Try this filter: if you can't describe it in one sentence, it's not a simple app idea yet. A good app idea gets better when you cut half the scope; great app ideas usually lose features between sketch and launch. There's no shortage of app ideas to make — the shortage is of ones worth keeping. When you're brainstorming (creating app ideas, listing app ideas to create), keep only the ones a stranger understands in five seconds. A new app idea should be testable as a landing page before you write code; the best ideas for app builders survive that test. Phone app ideas, iOS app ideas, even a cool app idea: novelty isn't the point. Usefulness is. Of the top app ideas we've seen, almost none needed a tutorial on the homepage.
FAQs
What app should I build?
One that solves a problem you personally hit every week. If you feel the itch, a few thousand other people probably feel it too.
How much does it cost to build an app?
From nothing if you build it yourself, to five figures if you hire. Your first version should be cheap and ugly.
Can I make money from a free app?
Yes — ads, subscriptions, or a one-time upgrade. Subscriptions pay best for tools people use monthly.