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Ask HN: Interesting iOS App Ideas?

11 pointsby nalidixicover 12 years ago
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.<p>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.<p>So lets hear it. What ideas do you have?

7 comments

DanBCover 12 years ago
"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.<p>The app returns a rough estimate of Units drunk over the week, and links to sensible drinking advice.<p>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19509434" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19509434</a>)<p>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19549255" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-1954...</a>)<p>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19554316" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19554316</a>)<p>(<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19512420" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19512420</a>)<p>Safe drinking advice: (<a href="http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/846.aspx?CategoryID=87&#38;SubCategoryID=871" rel="nofollow">http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/846.aspx?CategoryID=87&#38;SubCa...</a>)
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kennywinkerover 12 years ago
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).
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alidover 12 years ago
A 'Business Bull' or 'Overheard in the Elevator' app - a tongue-in-cheek buzzword generator for business folk. Here's your data: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-business-cliches-that-will-get-any-mba-promoted-to-middle-management-and-make-them-totally-useless/#" rel="nofollow">http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2012/06/19/89-busine...</a>
tstegartover 12 years ago
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. <a href="http://bakerframework.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bakerframework.com/</a>
pitsocialover 12 years ago
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 &#38; the ability to just type over or write over anything on the clipboard.
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alidover 12 years ago
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!)
sixQuarksover 12 years ago
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.