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As the first /biz/ sourced app is in its final stages, I'm reposting this thread as a precursor to the announcement of the app.

>ITT
>1. Share an App Idea
> 2. I develop/monetize said App Idea
> 3. We share profit
> 4. ???
> 5. Profit.

>> No.198201

>>198156
bump, no creativity today?

>> No.198210

>>198156
Idea-
The bait game, it's like a fishing game but instead of fish there are trolls, nerds, and neckbeards.

>> No.198212

>>198201
I have some ideas...idk if you'd like to here

>> No.198215

>>198156
An app where people submit their app ideas, which you then develop and monetize.

>> No.198229

Its got a duck that flaps. Flappy duck.

>> No.198234

>>198229
How about Flappy Dick? and instead of pipes it's vaginas you fly through.

>> No.198239

>>198234
Wouldn't be approved for the app store
>>198215
Would definitely not be approved.

>>198210
I don't develop novelties.

>> No.198249

>>198239
a app the helps women track their menstrual period called Menstagram

>> No.198253

AriaChat

GPS based IRC channels to bring people closer
You can set the range of people who can pickup your messages. Basically you can join a local room of a street or an entire city's chatroom with subrooms.

>> No.198256

>>198249
They already exist

>> No.198258

>>198253
>AriaChat

This is idea is pretty great

>> No.198270
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198270

If you're focusing on "making an app" to "make a shitload of cash braaaahhh", then you should probably do yourself a favor and quit before you begin.

Nobody likes "idea men". In fact they are hated. You can't even be an "idea man" unless you are fucking loaded already.

It's called software engineering. You can't just learn a programming language and then make good software. That's like expecting to be the next Tolkien after studying English as a second language for 4 years.

TL;DR get the fuck outta here

>> No.198274

>>198256
Source?

>> No.198284

>>198253
And to make it profitable: There's a time limit on every room unless you pay or accept advertisements in the chatroom

>> No.198281

>>198270
OP isn't the idea man though, he's the engineer.

>> No.198286

Whats a decent app maker charge? I have an idea thats not too complicated and would piggyback off a site I have (use the same data).

>> No.198291
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198291

>>198274
Are you joking nigger?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.period.tracker.lite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.popularapp.periodcalendar
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/period-tracker-lite/id330376830?mt=8

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/best-period-tracking-apps

>> No.198299

>>198256
>They already exist
Is it called menstragram? No? Is it social network enabled? No? Then shut the fuck up.

>> No.198311

>>198299
>Is it called menstragram? No
Oh damn you got me

>Is it social network enabled? No? Then shut the fuck up.
>>198249 never mentioned it being social network enabled

Stop talking like a faggot with your words and such

>> No.198321

>>198311
Just trying to understand the initial idea, it would be the weirdest thing a man has ever made a woman buy. Do women really want to know when each other are having their menstrual period?

> never mentioned it being social network enabled
Kind of implicit with the nstragram portion of the name.

>> No.198342

a game about digging, you go deeper more hazards appear. you got limited time to acquire buried treasure.
levels are randomly generated.
with acquired treasure you buy better equipment

if interested i can share details, i also got a rough prototype of that game made in html5, i did it for a game jam and won first prize

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198340

>>198321
>women who hang out together sync their periods together
>make social network period app
>all women in the entire world begin to have their periods the same week

>> No.198343

>>198311
Yea that idea has been beaten to death. There is no market space left for it anymore.

>> No.198352

>>198270
>Nobody likes "idea men".
Yes, this thread is a repeating troll.

I am a programmer who makes Android apps. My apps make about $600 in revenue a week. In the short term I'm hoping to push that to $700-750, and eventually up to $2000.

There's only three essentially useful things for apps:
1) Engineering skills
2) Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
3) Inside business selling skills

Design/artistic talent does not quite make it, and is not essential, but people with that skill can make some cash in this business working with others.

People with ideas on a great app are useless.

I meet these people all the time. I just met one recently. You have to bring some real money to the table, because ideas won't cut it. I have my own ideas. Dozens of them, maybe hundreds of them. I get 100% of my own ideas - why do I want to work on your idea for no money, and kick you up some of the percentage.

"Hey, I have an idea, you go sell lemonade. You go get a paper route. For my great idea, you kick me back some of what you make."

>> No.198360

>>198342
Too many dig dug rip offs already.

>> No.198374

>>198340
>all women in the entire world begin to have their periods the same week
>mfw that week becomes an international weeklong holiday... but only for women
Fuck yeah.

For one week, every month, there's not a single woman in the world working, shopping, doing anything. The world is completely for men.

>you now realise the potential of menstagram
Unfortunately, we have to make sure all women use the same network, so there can only be one menstragram and everything else is just an imitation.

>> No.198380

Floppy Flounder, a game where a fish jumps out of a fish tank and has to bounce its way to the ocean/freedom. In the last level it flops though a kitchen and lands in a frying pan.

>> No.198384

>>198360
You're such a faggot, why are you even here?

>> No.198391

>>198384
>1/10 for making me reply
>also: my thread.

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>>198380
B-but if he lands in the frying pan how does he make it back to the ocean?

>> No.198396

>>198389
I was going to say he doesn't but that might be a bit too cynical. Maybe the frying pan section can be the climax/boss/whatever

>> No.198407

>>198352
Why such huge capital?
Is that all for advertising?

>> No.198432

>>198407
>Why such huge capital?
>Is that all for advertising?
My apps make $600 a week and I haven't advertised them since September.

How much does it cost to pay two engineers, plus maybe some design work, plus some accounting and legal fees for the 18-24 months it takes to build something decent? As I said, $250k minimum, it may be more.

>> No.198465

>>198432
ah fair enough

I had a go myself making a cheapo game. Found that exposure was the biggest obstacle without connections or money. The rest I could gradually work through with online guides.

Gave up eventually, but that was down to laziness in the end since seeing it through would have been a nice accomplishment in itself.

>> No.198478

two small robots are deployed to deactivate a bomb, this can change if you don't want terrorist references.
they have to move around a maze like dungeon and get to the mainframe to diffuse the bomb which requires both of them to stand on a button at the same time.
the gameplay is based around the controls. i call this "binary controls". will give more details if interested

>> No.198515

>>198465
you can find a publisher who will take care of that here.
https://www.fgl.com/

>> No.198521

>>198465
I have a free game that was downloaded 160,000 times and is still on 43,000 devices.

Normally that would mean $100 a month from a normal app, but I have not figure out how to monetize games so much. I guess in-app purchases to buy time are the big thing now.

>> No.198529

>>198521
coin doubler and cosmetics addons

>> No.198528

>>198521
Nice, mind if we see the game?

>>198515
Or you can get it for free over here...

>> No.198537

>>198352
>2) Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
What do you need the money for? Advertising?

>>198432
>My apps make $600 a week and I haven't advertised them since September.
Or not...

So...

>How much does it cost to pay two engineers
Free, if they're your mates and you can convince them to code in their nighttimes for a percentage.

> plus some accounting and legal fees for the 18-24 months it takes to build something decent?
Unless you're a company churning out hundreds of apps a year, you don't need to hire these in-house. Do you even microbusiness?

I'm calling bullshit on your story unless you're running an Android contractor agency or something.

>>198521
How hard is it to set up a merchant account on google?

>> No.198541

>>198515
Thanks. Bookmarked if i ever get back to it.

>>198521
I assumed that google had tools for monetisation?
Otherwise its easy to look at all the other games for ideas. Some of the nickle and diming is masterful.

>> No.198622

An app that makes weight lifting, fitness, and eating healthy into an RPG

You "level up" different lifts and your bodily strength/running speed. You get XP for each little thing you do when you log it into the app and you level up different parts of your fitness.

Like say you went to the gym and did deadlifts and squats. Based on how much weight and how many reps you did, you'd get x amount of XP and after a certain number, you level up.

Or if you eat a healthy meal and successfully balance out micros and macros, you gain nutritional levels.

It could also generate workouts for you based on what you need more work on, and give you different exercises to do each day so your body doesn't plateau.

>> No.198678

>>198156
Someone should make a game out of Bejeweled!
........oh wait

>> No.198682

>>198622
Hmm what do you think the market for this is?

>> No.198713

A local music scene app?
Bands and people can make accounts and post show dates?
A decent light bikes game app?
HAve you ever seen those paper calenders that with each date they have like a survival lesson? Well how about a calender app that works that way. You can put fun fact like info with each date(life hacks, cracked tier info, and how to do this in an emergency) You can add ads to the top and people can pay for the full version which includes more than one fact of the day or something

>> No.198723

>>198622
Exists.

Fitocracy.
TheSquatRack.

>> No.198721

>>198682
not the idea guy but
I feel like /fit/ would eat that shit up
Market? People who are into that kind of shit who are starting to work out, People who are into that shit that workout

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>>198352
>>198270

I agree with this two.

>> No.198729

>>198713

Twitter already does this. Trying to get people to use a more specialized service is difficult. You'd need some sort of hook to make it work.

That's where you sales abilities come into it. You'd have to approach local bands and venues and get some exclusive deals going on. Cross promotion sort of a thing.

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198732

>give me ideas
>il make game and share profits
>promise, comeon its the internet, no one would lie on it!

>> No.198734

>>198721
And yeah /fit/ here. The guys that started fitocracy started by handing out beta invites on /fit/ a few years back. The site is dying after they hired a female moderator who went ban happy on anyone who was "cyberbullying".. bitches cannot into motivation.

>> No.198787

ok so here is the idea, not sure if it's been done before but this is it

It is like a sub app that other devs use to accept bitcoins/litecoins/doge... for in app purchases

you could even make a new appstore based entirely on crypto currencies


email is in the field if you are serious about sharing profits

>> No.198830

>>198537
If I'm a software engineer, why do I want to do all the work for less than 100% of the pay?

>> No.198842

>>198830
Because you're not doing "all the work" you dumb fuck?

>> No.198854

>>198787
Apple jews don't approve other mini app stores.

>> No.198860

>>198352
>Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
stopped reading there. lmfao

>> No.198892

>>198156
How about an app that estimates your privelege level. Feminists will eat it up

>> No.199292

>>198352
>2) Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
What is the money for? Advertising?

>> No.199867

>>198537
>>>198352
>>2) Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
>What do you need the money for? Advertising?
Standard angel 18 months of runway for a project.

>>How much does it cost to pay two engineers
>Free, if they're your mates and you can convince them to code in their nighttimes for a percentage.
Good luck. Experienced iOS/Android programmers are inundated with people with no money and an "idea" and want a percentage for their "idea". Wishful thinking.

>> plus some accounting and legal fees for the 18-24 months it takes to build something decent?
>Unless you're a company churning out hundreds of apps a year, you don't need to hire these in-house. Do you even microbusiness?
You're castigating for the idea of doing this in-house. Where does it say in-house? Any app making money will pay accounting fees. And at some point, lawyer fees.

>> No.199875

>>198537
>Free, if they're your mates and you can convince them to code in their nighttimes for a percentage.
[...]
>I'm calling bullshit on your story unless you're running an Android contractor agency or something.

This guy thinks an experienced iOS/Android developer - something in incredible demand right now at six figure salaries, and who have their own ideas and projects which they have a clearer vision of then the outsider, of which they will get 100% of - are going to not only work for free for someone with an "idea", but kick back a percentage to them for the "idea".

Then they turn around and say an experienced programmer being skeptical of all of this, they are "calling bullshit" on.

>> No.199898

>>199292
>>2) Access to money (at very minimum, $250,000)
>What is the money for? Advertising?
This is a /biz/ board so here's some real world business education - read up on how much runway angels give to very small startups. Maybe it's 18 months for two engineers, with some other expenses thrown in.

You *can* bootstrap it - but that goes back to #1, you need to have engineering skill. If you don't have the skill to do it yourself (as I do), you need to be able to raise the minimum runway to hire people who can do it.

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>>199898
But you are bootstrapping and have no capital and are mostly just talking out of your ass trying to get 4chan to give you free ideas.

>That menstagram idea is fucking hot right now

>> No.199928

>>199922
>trying to get 4chan to give you free ideas.
This is /biz/

Any idiot who has a good idea and is actually willing to just give it away to a random anon deserves the potential loss.

>> No.199944

>>198156
If I give you one of my ideas and you think it may make some money and is worth your time, how do i get paid?

I have an idea I would like to share if there is a chance I could make something off it.
What sort of percentage would you be willing to give for the idea?

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>>199944
OP already explained he is only stealing ideas and has no intention of ever paying anyone back in any way other than getting rich off your idea and not giving you a dime.

>> No.200076

>>199954
>tfw ill never make money from an app

And I was willing to do some of the work :(

>> No.200079

>>199922
>But you are bootstrapping and have no capital and are mostly just talking out of your ass trying to get 4chan to give you free ideas.
>>That menstagram idea is fucking hot right now
I am bootstrapping. I have little capital. But I have #1 engineering skills. I can do it and don't have to pay myself.

I don't need ideas from 4chan. That you think ideas are important shows how little you know about the IT business. Here's a billion dollar idea "build a search engine better than Google". The idea is worthless, the implementation is all. And I implement things.

I have dozens, hundreds of ideas of my own. And people coming out of the woodwork, who have no money, who have an idea they want me to implement for free, while they get a percentage for their great idea.

Generally what I do is line my ideas up. My first Android app I did on my own in Java. My second Android app was a Java library someone else did, with an Android UI I did. Then I ported a C++ library to Android with an Android UI I did. Then I ported a C++ game which used the SDL library. Then I ported a C++ game which used the SDL library and some OpenGL. Then I ported a C++ game which used the SDL library and more OpenGL. Then I ported a C++ entertainment app which uses OpenGL but does not use the SDL library.

Each step I get into more complexity, but I take it a step at a time. I'm porting C++ OpenGL apps to Android, but have a number of useful apps in my wake as I got myself there.

>> No.200110

>>199954
>stealing ideas
You "businessmen" are being trolled, hard. While I'm sure most of you are the same 17 year olds on the rest of 4chan, I've heard the same nonsense from real business men.

There is a limited number of experienced iOS and Android engineers. They are all paid six figure salaries to work on some companies idea. These people also have dozens of their own ideas.

Your concept that you have a great idea which is worth so much, and will get some experienced guy raking in six figures to implement your dream for free, plus some percentage for the work he does, is a laugh. You're fucking fools to believe this is how things work. You're being trolled.

My problem is too many fucking idiots coming to me and wanting me to implement their ideas for free, plus they want me to kick back some percentage of the work I do for their "great idea". I wish I never had to hear some idiot with no money pitch me their app idea again.

This I guess is one of the well-known responses to this nonsense:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Entrepreneur/comments/1gdy92/how_to_get_app_developer_on_board/cajbpkd?context=3

>> No.200113

OP are you still here? ive been looking for a thread like this for weeks now after flappy birds came out. imagine $50,000 per day for that stupid game, Im sure we are smart enough to make something better. please respond OP if still interested. I will pin this thread, and you could PM me . im going to sleep for now

>> No.200917

>>200113
Yeah I'm still interested. You forgot to leave an email or something to PM you.

>> No.201002

>>198342
How about the treasure chests containing real money to rise the addiction levels. 10% of the profit made from selling the app is directed back randomly to the treasure chests. It's basically a lottery on a smaller scale.

>> No.202166

>>201002
I think both the appstore and google play have terms of service against that.

>> No.202236

food truck tracker that relies on user submitted content

>> No.205011

>>199954
Never said this...

>> No.205355

>>198432
You spent $250,000 and you're only making $600 a week? Isn't that kind of a bad investment? I mean yeah it'll pay off eventually, but there are so many other things you could have invested in with $250,000.

>> No.206740

How the fuck do you make apps? What code/program?

>> No.206758

>>205355
Well he took a risk, it obviously didn't work out very well but 250k for some apps sounds liek a TON.

>> No.206780

And than there was this...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.the.upside

>> No.206783

>>206780

http://forbestrader.com/monkeyshout/reply.php?thread=7269

>> No.206808

>>198342
a game like this exists, called motherlode and its made by xqen studios, a similar idea for a phone game could make millions of $$$, i want to be in this idea as i love the game and so does millions of others.

>> No.206863

>>200110
>This I guess is one of the well-known responses to this nonsense:
>Being pretentious
>Linking to plebbit
Faggot, pls go.

>> No.206910

>>198342

HTML5?

Convert to phonegap/cordova app.
Profit.

http://forbestrader.com/monkeyshout/reply.php?thread=7269

>> No.206926

>>201002

Nice until everyone pirates the app.

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206953

make an app/extension that can shrink internet links to a 5 number combination, which you can simplay type into Firefox/Chrome and it opens the link.

Like i changes a long google results link to
>54er2
So its easy shareable and can quickly be typed on cellphones. No "imageshrink.com/54er2" just the number, supported through the App/Extension in your browser, be it Android or PC.

>> No.207414

>>206910
Now what if someone made a game using corona labs. Could said person use one of the wrappers you linked to?
Corona has their own port to mobile but its garbage.

Also anyone know any good HTML development engines? Or even an ide?

>> No.207481

OP this is me again,.forgot my email, its this. aaron.vacalares@gmail
com

PM me when we theres a team

>> No.208301

>>198432

Thats fucking retarded, learn to program yourself and if you're already coming from a designing background, 90% of those costs are gone.

And L o fucking l at the suggestion that you need accountants for a fucking 600/week app (implying thats just from one app). If you can keep personal finances and aren't a complete fucking moron, you dont need a god damn accountant.

Also, what is investors, you stupid fucking cunt

>> No.208321

how about a fart button?

its just a blank screen with a red button in the middle

when pressed, a standard unoriginal fart sound is heard

make the app cost 3,99 on the app store

paypal me the profits , dont forget to massively over value the app when releasing the description

>> No.209319

>>206740
Obj-C in Xcode

>>206783
LOL wow faggot is copying me.

>>207414
Wrappers are glitchy in my experience

>> No.209328

How about a GPS based money-saving app?

If users find a bargain at a local shop they can report it and if it gets popular they can get some sort of reward system. Other users can then scan their local area for bargains based on location.

>> No.209400

>>209319
Hey man, I have an easy to implement app, but absolutely zero design capabilities.
This one would use a particular online free database (I'm not sure of the legality using their information, but its a free dynamic system).
Anyways, Its a legit idea that would be used by a fuckton of students in a heartbeat. Probably to cheat on tests in its field. But also used by scientists as an easy, portable way to look through this field.
Anyways. I wanted to collab on it since it would be an easy project to make happen.
I made it vague, cause I'm a jew who just wants a percent cut. Respond if curious. I've got a few other ideas that I believe the market would like, bu this one is the easiest.

>> No.209842

Congratulations to everyone who had a successful idea that we're now working on. I'm currently full with projects, so I'll no longer be accepting anymore requests. You may continue to use this thread to find other coders who are interested in working with you.

Don't show me anymore ideas unless you are bold enough to believe your idea is better the current queue of projects.

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>>209842
Thanks for participating.

>> No.210327

>>209400
Well have you got $250 000 to start it?

>> No.210399

somebody make an app that does the same shit as angies list (local reveiws) and doesn't cost anything to use. just put ads in it or something. angies list is such fucking bullshit, and I can never find a reveiw for local plumbers and other shit, maybe even incentivise writing reveiws somehow through rewards points or something.
also, an app that lists commodities prices at grocery stores, it's hard to price compare shit when there are 100 different brands of crap. They already have this for gas and people use it somewhat, just need it for things like milk, eggs, bottled water, etc.

>> No.210418

>>209842
>>209850
>samefagging on an ID board
Faggot.

>> No.210509

>>210418
>reading comprehension

>> No.211884

>>209842

so... what will you be making??

>> No.212342

>>211884
your mom

>> No.212589

>Trusting 4chan to share profits and not steal your idea

L
O
L

>> No.212624

Build an android app that mines the most profitable coin on coinwarz while a phone is idle and charging and is on wifi. (While someone is at home sleeping and charging their phone)

Make it so it mines in a pool and combines the hashing power of a bunch of phones. Take a percentage of the coins mined as a service fee or some shit and make it look minimalist and good like the robinhood.io app or some other TechCrunch buzz site.

If the app gets big and the hashing power somehow gets high (unlikely) maybe it would actually make money.

Please send my half net-7 in BTC to: 1EHjbdJukWmNaNzmmLLTJgWbtNLEHNMy1U

Thanks brother!

>> No.214089

Uber for food delivery

You order from a restaurant (doesn't have to be delivery, can be anywhere) and someone brings the food to your door for a charge.

The way payment could work is via CC/Debit, or they could accept cash if they had a card on file so that you can recoup costs if they don't pay

I dunno what you'd call it, I tried to make a portmanteau of delivery and everywhere but couldn't think of anything good

>> No.214097

>>214089

Delevery

That just sounds weird

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I made a Lil B themed game with ads, what does everyone think? He has a pretty big niche fanbase, with myself included, and the ability to compete for high scores is slightly neat

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lil-bs-based-adventure/id833380149?mt=8

>> No.217218

ah shit, ill have to think. i though of a sort of marijuana compendium that people could sort through by the effects and local prices, but there is something out there thats like an encyclopedia and has facts as well as a cookbook. looking again though, it doesnt give you prices of local areas. so maybe its still worth a shot.

>> No.217224

>>214089
so seamless?

>> No.217230

>>217218
another local app that a calender where you can find out about everything cool coming up and where its at, instead of checking all sorts of lists. sort it by type, having shows, gigs, and then free events for kids or volunteering, etc, just have it all be local, though statewide so if someone wants to travel. if it were to get going, every place would let you know what was going on so you could update easily.

>> No.217235

Why don't you build an app that makes your phone appear as though it is somehow disabled, and no longer works.

Sell it to teenagers who want a new phone. They buy the app, run it, and then show their dad that their phone is broken, and hence they need the iPhone X that totally coincidentally just came out yesterday.

>> No.219117

>>205355
>You spent $250,000 and you're only making $600 a week? Isn't that kind of a bad investment? I mean yeah it'll pay off eventually, but there are so many other things you could have invested in with $250,000.

I am an engineer. My initial investment was about $150, plus much of my spare time over the past three years.

Someone without programming skills would spend, at minimum, $250k for about 18 months of work out of two programmers, and maybe some design, legal and accounting work.

It's clear people are confused what I am saying regarding the $250k.

My point though is it costs more to pay for an app which pays for itself then people think.

>> No.219139

>>206758
>Well he took a risk, it obviously didn't work out very well but 250k for some apps sounds liek a TON.

This thread is about "becoming an app millionaire". Paying 250k for an app which will make someone an app millionaire is NOT a "ton" it is a quadrupling of investment.

People seem to be missing the point. No, it will not cost you 250k to make an app which displays the words "Hello world" on the screen.

But for people who want to be "app millionaires" as this thread is called, 250k is a low figure. Two engineers working 18 months are probably not going to make a product making good money - but they might make one with enough traction to raise more money.

People are reading things into my 250k comment which I never said. 250k is a very low figure for an angel investment for a new company. I never said it costs 250k to get an app that displays the words "Hello world", people are reading things into this that I never wrote.

>> No.219147

>>206863
>>Being pretentious
> Faggot, pls go.
Better than being obtuse. I'm one of the few (only?) people in this thread that is has been running an apps business for the past three years. And I'm the one person you want to go - you prefer the circle jerk of ignorance of people imagining what is and is not possible, all of whom have no knowledge of the subject.

>> No.219164

> learn to program yourself and if you're already coming from a designing background, 90% of those costs are gone.

This is true. Instagram's founder didn't even have a design background. If the app starts taking off, you will have to hire a real programmer though. Some problems are very difficult even for real programmers, never mind people who learned just enough to put some mockups up.

>And L o fucking l at the suggestion that you need accountants for a fucking 600/week app (implying thats just from one app). If you can keep personal finances and aren't a complete fucking moron, you dont need a god damn accountant.

It costs me $200 for my accountant to do my taxes. I mean I could do everything - I could never eat out and cook my own meals. I could grow my own food so I never have to buy food. I could do my own taxes, it's more convenient for me to just pay an expert $200 to do it. I just met him. He was explaining intricacies of tax deductions I would have never known. I don't have the time to sit down and read about the intricacies of tax deductions for hours.

>> No.219192

>>198215
holy fucking shit
this is the greatest idea I've ever heard, well, on 4chan anyway
you think it's a joke, but that shit would make someone a trillionaire.

>> No.219193

>>212589
I could take the ideas in this thread, pay some poor nerd in India near minimum wage to work out soloutions, then pay some neckbeard to look over them and polish them (he's not developing just maintaining)...

And literally make millions. Thanks 4chan.

>> No.219194

>>219192
HOLY FUCK I CAN'T GET OVER THIS IDEA
I'm going to do this
Thank you for making me rich
You can close 4chan forever now
It has served its ultimate purpose

>> No.219201

>>217230
Problem with this is, depending on your local area your userbase would be limited.

If you crowdsource the events and make it work at every location, there will be 'penis parade' every hour of every day.. everywhere.

>> No.219216

>>214089
Probably the best/most viable idea on this board.

Maybe expand it into a local 'job-board'. In that you set a task, set a reward, and set a 'proof of completion' criteria...

and figure out some kinda safe 'third party' that can verify the proof and 'approve' the funds transaction.

>> No.219745

>>206926
not necessarily it can be a free app with a payable lot

>> No.219776
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219776

So you put photo of your dick or vagina or ass or tits. You rate others and they rate yours. Also its facebook/twitter connected so you can post your particular score(like ass score) or overall score.

>> No.220895

>>217235
Lol, this idea isn't even that bad. Small group to focus on though

>> No.220929

>>198253

i like this one, bretty good, would download
OPie, I have an app idea that me and my buddies have been kicking around for a bit. We call it "MileHighClub". It's kind of like Tinder, where it shows a photo or photos of you, perhaps a name, age, etc, but it's used only for airports. You can type in what airports you're at, which airports you're going to and for how long, flights you'll be on, etc, and see people who match. Naturally I called it the "MileHighClub" only because I wanted to use it to bang girls in the air, but I reckon to make it more acceptable for women to download and want to use, we can romanticize it a bit instead of having it be a "lets fuck in the air/on layover" app.


Orrrrr make it like OkCupid where users can select what they are "searching for," but make it so that you cannot see what other people are searching for, you're only matched with people searching for the same thing(s) (multiple options can be selected) you're searching for.

>> No.220933

>>214089

this already exists, albeit not for a mobile app to my knowledge though.

>> No.221209

>>198622

I already had this idea.

I have the skills to do it too, have made games etc.

I don't believe people would actually play it for more than a few minutes.

>spending time working on a body that isn't yours

It just won't appeal to anyone except people who already work out, and they're not going to enjoy it that much.

>> No.221213

>>198723
>TheSquatRack.

No search results for this on GooglePlay

>> No.221220

>>219139
>But for people who want to be "app millionaires" as this thread is called, 250k is a low figure.

Just fucking stop already, middle-man.

Flappy Bird made fucking millions and was created by a single person over a couple nights.

God... middle-men. Your very mindset is cancerous.

>> No.222750

>>221220

thanks for killin the thread, guy who said nothing before now

>> No.223805

>>221220
>Flappy Bird made fucking millions and was created by a single person over a couple nights.

Yaa, *I* am the deluded one obviously. Even though I am the ONLY one on this thread having over $600 a week from his apps roll in.

You're trying to make people here think they can hire one person, and in a couple of days maybe have a million dollar hit on their hands. That is not going to happen.

Also, saying that Flappy Bird was made in a few nights is like saying it only takes less than ten seconds for Usain Bolt to run 100 meters. Yes, he can run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds, but it took him years of work to be able to run 100 meters in 10 seconds.

Likewise the Flappy Bird guy spent time making many similar games before he did Flappy Bird. So you will either pay someone to do all that preliminary work, or track down and hire some available one who already has all of that - which is near-impossible.

Anyone who has had success in business knows these stories of get-rich-quick are only believe by fools who have never had success. I have a cancerous mindset? You have a lazy mindset, a mindset of failure.

Aside from lottery tickets, all these get rich quick stories are just that - stories. Even the Flappy Bird guy did a lot more work than you claim.

Like I said - It's like saying Usain Bolt only worked for ten seconds. It's the same mentality.

>> No.224745

>>220929

First idea already exists, it's called wingman

>> No.225002

a wealth evaluator where you input your valuables into the app (car model/year, house location/details) and the app calculates your wealth and ranks it with other people in the world.

this does not exist yet on the appstore and the only websites that offer wealth evaluators require you to calculate it on your own

>> No.225011

>>224745
well you should just remake it and call it mile high club

its a way better name and that alone could make it break out

>> No.225103

>>198352
>3) Inside business selling skills
Can you elaborate on this one? How do you market your apps? What paid advertising do you use and what promotion methods? Do you buy reviews/downloads to boost app ranking?

>> No.225244

What about a heterosexual equivalent of Grindr?

Tinder is faggotry - something where you need fully naked pics to get anywhere with anyone and it is only about the sex.

Not a dev by the way, just thinks its a good idea

>> No.225550

>>224745
I saw someone link me a jezebel article named that, but searching for "wingman" on the app store shows nothing, and all the other "wingman" apps are only "yo lets help you pick up girls" app (nothing to do with meeting people)

Basically, wingman may exist but it certainly isn't on the andriod app store

>> No.226675

>>222750

>you aren't allowed to post when I'm not here

Seriously, faggot?

>>223805
>Yaa, *I* am the deluded one obviously.

You're a fucking hack, bro.

You middle-man developers to make something for you and you attest that people need capital for this reason.

You can slide on this here because it's /biz/ but take your shit to /g/ and see what their opinion on you is. You're a pleb with money, nothing else.

>> No.226677

>>223805
>Even though I am the ONLY one on this thread having over $600 a week from his apps roll in.

And you paid out the fucking nose for it, retard.

>muh profits

Yeah, no. People like you are a dime a dozen. Mommy and Daddy gave you capital and you are in the red claiming you're making it.

>> No.226678

>>223805
>You're trying to make people here think they can hire one person, and in a couple of days maybe have a million dollar hit on their hands. That is not going to happen.

Flappy bird took 6 months to take off. It was still made in a few nights and made steady money before it blew up.

You are a hack. Make peace with it or change.

>> No.226681

>>223805
>I have a cancerous mindset? You have a lazy mindset, a mindset of failure.

The fuck are you talking about?

I actually produce my work and am paid for MY work.

You're a fucking trust-fund baby who pays Indians to shit out "apps" for you.

>> No.226702

>>223805
>I am the ONLY one on this thread having over $600 a week from his apps roll in.

You also admitted to paying $250,000 to get that far.

You are playing make believe with large sums of money. This is nothing new.

>> No.227048

>>220933

What's it called?

>>217224

Does seamless offer food delivery from non-delivery restaurants?

It's the same shit as grubhub

>> No.227136

>>215197
did you need based god's permission to put the game on the app store?

>> No.228134

>>198622
Fitocracy
HabitRPG (less specified)

Also, how do you monetize that? Fitocracy is losing money like crazy, it's not like Nike's buying them.