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Topic: Android market research

brie !hW6clEMVuQ started this discussion 14 years ago #16,597

What are some types of app that you feel are missing or under-represented on the Android Market?

Are there any apps that you've tried that you thought were a good idea but they weren't quite right?
I'm especially interested to hear about any experiences you may have had with apps that you wanted to like but were frustrating to use and you couldn't find any solid alternatives.

Thanks~

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Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #284,422

An app to punch people in the face.

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 39 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #284,429

@previous (B)
haptic feedback in android devices seems a bit lacking for this task...

i could write an app to measure the speed at which you just punched somebody in the face, but it would require the person to be at the same location as you and i've heard that brass knuckles works a lot better than duct-taping a phone to your fist.

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Ks !KansasxqvM joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #284,433

@previous (brie !hW6clEMVuQ)
Be more creative! An app could be written to punch pictures of faces (by tapping), and the more you tap the more bruises and blood appear until the face shatters (dies). This is how you write an app to punch people in the face. The players score could be based on how quickly they can achieve fatality.

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,436

@previous (Ks !KansasxqvM)
I didn't specify this in the OP, but i was asking about non-game style apps since it's incredibly easy to pump out a prototype or beta version of such an app...

I'm thinking of flooding the android market with apps to get funds going for my game studio, so i'm trying to find some niches that aren't already filled in with known options..

I may actually make a face punching game for android now, lol~

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Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 14 years ago, 15 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,437

@previous (brie !hW6clEMVuQ)
I've had at least a few good ideas for apps, but hell I give ideas for people to make money and I get nothing? Nah. Games are big money makers, so don't discount them so quickly. Even that baby-shaking app made millions. I can be pretty creative, but coding makes me fall asleep.

dw !AIy/L67q.s joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,438

@284,433 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
piratebay ads are more interesting then that :(

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,439

@284,437 (Ks !KansasxqvM)
yes, they are big money makers and it's where I am heading but they also take a lot more time and effort to make properly (fun to play), so I'm looking at the application side of the market currently...

I have some game projects i could port to android with just a bit of effort so i'll probably do that soon but for my flood to work i need some application ideas as well.. it's kind of hard to do some things well when you have no money whatsoever...

this is market research, all you get out of it is real-life karma~
(or maybe some free licenses for my crap android warez)

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Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,443

Do you actually know how to program, or are you going to be one of those people who shits out crappy apps which run like shit just in hopes to make money?

If that's the case, I hope you'll be shot.

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,446

I just thought that an app which tracks what i am eating and auto adds up calories would be nice

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,453

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
I think google health had that

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 32 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,456

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)

but does it work with bransd

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 52 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,457

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
i dont know i never used it

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,460

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)

ok

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 20 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,461

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
also google shut it down

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,463

a sleep app that you can push a button when you are going to sleep and when you wake up and it puts it all on a graph how much you have slept over time

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 20 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,465

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
stop trolling

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,468

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)

what

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,472

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
that exists already

Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,476

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)
Well how was he he supposed to know that, you monster?!

Ks !KansasxqvM replied with this 14 years ago, 50 seconds later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,477

@284,438 (dw !AIy/L67q.s)
People buy shit. An app where people could punch their family members and friends (or boss) might actually sell.

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 53 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,495

@284,472 (dw !AIy/L67q.s)

I have it and it is " a good idea but they weren't quite right" you silly fucking retard cunt flapping shit one racist muching are Derkee banana

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,496

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
mad

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,497

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)

yes :(

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 10 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,501

@284,443 (E)
I'm a Hack Errâ„¢(pronounced as one word), not quite a coder yet, but i am using these projects to learn and expand my knowledge of coding... i'll leave it up to you to decide whether i should be shot or not (hmm, Shot or Notâ„¢... i just got an idea) but I'm not exactly shitting out something that i've put no effort into.

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) double-posted this 14 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,502

@284,463 (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
this seems like a good idea...

what is the currently existing app and what does it do wrong, in your opinion?

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dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 33 seconds later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,505

@284,497 (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
y u mad tho

Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,507

@284,502 (brie !hW6clEMVuQ)

Sleep

it is like a smart alarm clock that tells you how 'light' and 'deep' your sleep is and does some other shit

but I just want to track how much i am sleeping over time and maybe get an average and it doesnt really do that too well

it presents this stuff in table format (and tells me sleep debt ect) but i want it graphically

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,508

@previous (Rainbow !DASHqGnDdc)
keep one eye open for 'Sleep Trackr'â„¢, coming soon to an Android marketplace near you!~

;3

Homestar !RUNNERV7vk joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 27 minutes later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,523

There doesn't seem to me any good free podcast management apps.

dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,589

you should make a tower defense game op
people love tower defense games

brie !hW6clEMVuQ (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 15 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,609

@previous (dw !AIy/L67q.s)
a tower defense game starring kimmo kimmo kimmo alm?

or would that be too niche?

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dw !AIy/L67q.s replied with this 14 years ago, 32 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #284,611

@previous (brie !hW6clEMVuQ)
yeah why not it could work
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