Terrible app ideas

There is an app for everything, and that is exactly the problem. The Department of Doubt has reviewed 18 app ideas, all invented here, and the ruling on each one is I DON'T THINK SO. Tap any app to stamp it yourself.

Notifications nobody wanted

1. An app that notifies you when you have too many notifications.
2. A reminder app that reminds you to check your reminders.
3. An app that tells you it is Tuesday, every hour.
4. A weather app that only reports the weather from yesterday.
5. An app that alerts you when someone near you is also bored.

Doing simple things the hard way

1. An app to log into before opening the fridge.
2. A light switch app with a 30-second loading screen.
3. An app that holds your umbrella open, if you hold the phone.
4. A doorbell app that needs a password to say hello.
5. An app that counts your steps to the sofa.

Social networks for oddly specific things

1. A social network for photos of beige walls.
2. A dating app for houseplants.
3. A review site for other people's queues.
4. A follower count for your toaster.

Premium features for free things

1. A paid plan to unlock the second half of the alarm clock.
2. A subscription for an app that tells you to drink water from your own tap.
3. An ad-free plan for an app that is only ads.
4. A premium calculator that adds numbers, but only on weekdays.

How the Department reviews an app

1. Is it faster than not using it? If not, doubt.
2. Does it need an account to do one thing? Strong doubt.
3. Will it send a notification within a minute of opening? Stamp.
4. Would the world be any different without it? The ruling is final.

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Questions about terrible app ideas

What makes an app idea terrible?

It turns something you can already do in two seconds into a sign-up, a tutorial and a monthly plan. Or it sends notifications about things nobody wanted to be notified about.

Are these real apps?

No. Every app on this page is invented by the Department of Doubt. If one of them exists by the time you read this, the Department takes no responsibility.

How do I know if my app idea is a bad one?

Ask what people do today instead, and whether your app is faster than that. If the honest answer is "they just look out of the window", the Department would stamp it.

Part of Bad ideas, officially reviewed.

The Department of Doubt is satire. Every app on this page is invented; no real apps, brands or companies are named. See the satire notice.