Brainstorming Ideas
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Weather App
- Sunrise/Sunset Times
- Weather for searched location
- Accuweather API possibility, requires API key
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Recipe App
- Searchable API for specific diets, ingredients, etc.
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Concert App
- App that provides information for upcoming concerts based on location
- Bandsintown API company permission required
- Eventbrite API may be viable option, SeatGeek or Ticketmaster
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Music App
- Searchable database for song, album, artist information
- Spotify API possibility, requires API key
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Itinerary App
- Travel app that provides information on activities available in a location
- API found so far for this idea, these require a billing page and allow a certain number of requests before charging
- TripAdvisor API
- Google Places
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Currency Exchange App
- App provides information on currency exchange rates
- User provides dollar amount in country currency and app provides currencies from different countries
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Movie Search App
- Allows user to search for movies by title utilizing API
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calorie counter/nutrition tracker
- user will provide foods and app will use API to calculate nutritional value
- Edamam nutrition API
- user will provide foods and app will use API to calculate nutritional value
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build a shopping list from a recipe
- uses API to generate a shopping list from recipe
- Zestful API
- uses API to generate a shopping list from recipe
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dog breed recommender, choose attributes of your lifestyle and it will recommend which breed of dog might best fit your lifestyle
- uses API which provides general stats and temperments on dog breeds, app will use that info to match you to a breed
- The Dog API
- uses API which provides general stats and temperments on dog breeds, app will use that info to match you to a breed
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color palette generator
- user provides a color, app will use API to generate a pallette from that color
- Colormind API
- user provides a color, app will use API to generate a pallette from that color
Evaluated Ideas
App Name: Concert Finder
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Mobile: How uniquely mobile is the product experience?
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
- People would use this app while they are out and they are trying to find something to do.
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
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Story: How compelling is the story around this app once completed?
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
- Music lovers will be able to easily discover new bands.
- How well would your friends or peers respond to this product idea?
- it makes it convenient for finding shows
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
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Market: How large or unique is the market for this app?
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
- In 2022, over 33.5 million people attended LiveNation shows.
- Does this app provide huge value to a niche group of people?
- This app could be valuable to music lovers looking for ease of access to find out information on a concert without resorting to the big name websites (Ticketmaster, seatgeek, etc.)
- Do you have a well-defined audience of people for this app?
- Yes, any music lover or someone who loves to go to shows
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
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Habit: How habit-forming or addictive is this app?
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
- A user might want to use this on weekends when they're bored
- Does an average user just consume your app, or do they use it to create something?
- A user might utilize this app to create an itinerary for their day, weekend, or a trip
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
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Scope: How well-formed is the scope for this app?
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
- The most challenging part of this app will be working with the API
- Is a stripped-down version of this app still interesting to build?
- A stripped-down version could remove the search functionality or limit the number of concerts shown. This would still be interesting to build and useful for those that are not picky.
- How clearly defined is the product you want to build
- We have a good idea of what we want this app to do. We want search functionality and recyclerview to display concert options as a start. We can build from there once this has been implemented.
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
App Name: Currency Converter
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Mobile: How uniquely mobile is the product experience?
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
- Mobile is essential for the traveling user who requires quick currency conversion.
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
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Story: How compelling is the story around this app once completed?
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
- Money is very important, and this app will help people to avoid being swindled.
- How well would your friends or peers respond to this product idea?
- May be useful to friends and family who travel quite a lot
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
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Market: How large or unique is the market for this app?
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
- This app would be useful to anyone who travels a lot for work or vacations, or anyone who has family in different countries. As a frame of reference, in 2018 there were 1.4 billion international tourist arrivals around the globe according the World Tourism Organization (UNTWO).
- Does this app provide huge value to a niche group of people?
- This app could be beneficial for international travelers who need a quick conversion while out shopping or dining while abroad.
- Do you have a well-defined audience of people for this app?
- Yes, useful for travelers
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
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Habit: How habit-forming or addictive is this app?
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
- Any time the user is making a transaction or needing to exchange currency, so as many as several times a day
- Does an average user just consume your app, or do they use it to create something?
- The scope of this app allows a user to consume information then use that information to make informed decisions about how to spend their money wisely abroad.
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
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Scope: How well-formed is the scope for this app?
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
- The most challenging thing to deal with this app would be to make sure the api being pulled from is fairly up to date. Exchange rates can change frequently so it will be important to know how often the api is updated.
- Is a stripped-down version of this app still interesting to build?
- The app itself has pretty basic functionality as-is. One way to strip-down would be to eliminate the ability to search and just make a randomizer that would provide exchange rates. This could be entertaining to build still and could be utilized by curious users.
- How clearly defined is the product you want to build?
- We want this app to be a searchable database for currency exchange rate. A user would search for the currency they currently have and a recyclerview would display exchange rates for different countries. We would also like the ability to search for specific country currencies.
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
App Name: Spotify Album Finder
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Mobile: How uniquely mobile is the product experience?
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
- It allows for quick lookup on the go
- What makes your app more than a glorified website?
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Story: How compelling is the story around this app once completed?
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
- Discovering new music from your favorite artists is an essential part of being a fan. This app will facilitate this discovery process.
- How well would your friends or peers respond to this product idea?
- It's a more condensed version of information regarding artists and albums, rather than having to navigate through multiple screens like you would in Spotify
- How clear is the value of this app to your audience?
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Market: How large or unique is the market for this app?
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
- Music lovers would enjoy this app
- Does this app provide huge value to a niche group of people?
- Users who like to collect albums would enjoy this app
- Do you have a well-defined audience of people for this app?
- Any music lovers or music collectors
- What's the size and scale of your potential user base?
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Habit: How habit-forming or addictive is this app?
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
- Users might open this app anytime they are listening to music
- Does an average user just consume your app, or do they use it to create something?
- Users would be able to create new playlists with the album discovery that the app facilitates
- How frequently would an average user open and use this app?
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Scope: How well-formed is the scope for this app?
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
- Again, the main challenge would be to use Spotify's API
- Is a stripped-down version of this app still interesting to build?
- A stripped down version could include only text attributes for the albums or not use a search function
- How clearly defined is the product you want to build?
- The app employs a search function by artist and will pull up a recycler view of albums including artwork, title, year, etc.
- How technically challenging will it be to complete this app by the deadline?
FINAL IDEA:
- Concert Finder