I build apps out of spreadsheets and I’ve run out of ideas. What should I make next?
Posted by Les-on · Location-independent
I create apps based on spreadsheets and have run out of both practical and creative ideas. Open to fun and unusual suggestions.
I create apps based on spreadsheets and have run out of both practical and creative ideas.…
Why I’m posting this
I appreciate knowing how daily life can be enhanced for everyone. The best way to do that is to hear from others.
Open to
Ideas
Free public Ideas
Three that people would actually open every week:
1. Home maintenance tracker: air filters, car oil, smoke alarm batteries, warranties. One sheet the family already edits, and the app nags when each one is due.
2. Job status page for small service shops: the owner updates a row, the client opens a link and sees where their job is, no login. Clients ask "how is it going?" more than anything else, I hear it every day in my studio.
3. Pantry list with expiry dates that warns you before food goes bad, shared by everyone in the house.
How about an app for coordinating things that neighbours usually share: ladders, drills, pressure washers, camping equipment? A simple spreadsheet could track who owns what, who's borrowing it and when it's due back. It's the sort of thing a small community might actually use without wanting complicated software.
Ideas are free public suggestions. Proposals are paid and private and are never shown here.