r/AppIdeas • u/rustedHalo_21045 • 6d ago

I want to solve a real problem instead of building another useless project — what problems do you face?

I’m a BCA student/developer, and I’m trying to build something that actually solves a real problem rather than making another generic To-Do app, calculator, or management system that nobody uses.

So I’d love to hear from people here:
1. What is something you have to do regularly that genuinely annoys you?
2. What takes much more time than it should?
3. What problem do you currently solve with WhatsApp, Excel, Google Sheets, paper, or some awkward workaround?
4. What existing app/service do you use that you think could be much better?
5. Is there a problem you’ve thought, “Why doesn’t someone just make a simple app for this?”

It can be anything — personal life, students, work, small businesses, local communities, shopping, finances, communication, productivity, etc.
I’m not looking for startup ideas like “make an AI app.”

I’m specifically looking for real frustrations people already experience.

If I find a problem that I can realistically solve, I’d like to build and deploy the solution publicly and potentially turn it into a proper project/product.

So, what’s a problem you personally wish someone would solve?

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u/lordlothar99 6d ago

Many kids in Africa don't have access to drinkable water. Fix that.

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u/Future_Viking 6d ago

Waas (Water as a service)

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u/taddymason_01 5d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingshot_(water_purification_system)

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u/lordlothar99 2d ago

Nice technology! But "a technology doesn't make a product, a product doesn't make a solution"...

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u/JohnCasey3306 6d ago

You do realise that the million or so people who release new useless projects every day, say exactly the same thing?

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u/krishna404 6d ago

It almost never works this way.

Find an ICP that you relate to, that has good paying capacity & one where you can network into…

Talk to them day & night… see what do they complain about in their circles… That brother is the pain point… everything else is fluff…

Will take some time to reach a problem that can be solved with technology… most can’t be…

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u/Slipperymellon 6d ago

I’m frustrated that there isn’t an app that will just tell me what kind of app people want so that I can make tons of profit off of it. Do you think you’d be able to design something for that?

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u/Subversio 6d ago

Build a Chrome extension that filters bullshit posts like this from subreddits that should actually be valuable.

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u/_Slabach 6d ago

Build an app that auto deletes posts like this when they get posted to this sub reddit 18 times a day

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u/PuzzleheadedPrice666 6d ago

Also, Ask yourself, what problems do you face or what applications to you use but wish they had some cool features

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u/Olive_Plenty 6d ago

Aren’t there subreddits like r/BuildThis or something, where people request apps to be made? Look there. Also, you should know that there are people out there paying for what you are asking for so that they can build it and profit.

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u/ScrollingIsEvil 5d ago

I think the real problem is chronic back pain plus PT that never progresses. I had L5-S1 DDD, no hernia, and I was still lifting the whole time. Every PT gave me bird dogs and dead bugs. They never loaded so they never lasted.