Reply to: Please lord, just that one AppStore idea

[The Plantswoman]

and one that hasn't already been done. I'm talking something as innovative and simple as Tetris, Fruit Ninja, Angry Turds, Doodle Jump, Candy Crush, etc. One that will stick at the top of the charts for years on end and get me out of this contracting game!

All I need is the one idea!

Amen.

You need more than the idea.

You need to successfully market it too.

I haven't ever written an app but I did once put together a niche website that I thought had good monetisation options.

Fact of the matter is, when you're relying on organic SEO to generate traffic, the amount of micromanagement you have to do for very little return is just too much hassle; generating incoming links from other sites, Facebook likes, Twitter etc.

[Old Greg]

Given that the biggest battery drain I know on an iPhone is when it's hunting for a signal why would you want an app which would consume additional resources when it's hunting

Spite.

[eek]

      program Got_Signal
      implicit none 
c
      character*32 text 
c
      text = 'Got Signal?'
      write (*,*) text 
c
      end

This was as far as I got.

Given that the biggest battery drain I know on an iPhone is when it's hunting for a signal why would you want an app which would consume additional resources when it's hunting

[WTFH]

Too difficult, could you give me the idea plus the source code and other bits also ?

      program Got_Signal
      implicit none 
c
      character*32 text 
c
      text = 'Got Signal?'
      write (*,*) text 
c
      end

This was as far as I got.

[fullyautomatix]

I had an idea for an app once, quite simple - when you're out and about in an area with poor mobile signal, the app would create a ping/vibrate when the phone got signal, with an option to set it for when you get 3G/4G for email/internet.
I contacted a developer about it but they said that it was too difficult to do (this was a few years ago).

So, if anyone wants to develop that, go for it. Give me a free copy and make your millions.

Too difficult, could you give me the idea plus the source code and other bits also ?

[WTFH]

I had an idea for an app once, quite simple - when you're out and about in an area with poor mobile signal, the app would create a ping/vibrate when the phone got signal, with an option to set it for when you get 3G/4G for email/internet.
I contacted a developer about it but they said that it was too difficult to do (this was a few years ago).

So, if anyone wants to develop that, go for it. Give me a free copy and make your millions.

[greenlake]

GPS Clitoris Locator

I found a big one in aisle 2....

[barrydidit]

GPS Clitoris Locator

No use to anyone here. Unless it was in dungeons and dragons style riddles i suppose

If the clit it is you seek,
Then to a woman, you must speak

[TestMangler]

GPS Clitoris Locator

[NotAllThere]

"Indie smash hit 'Flappy Bird' racks up $50K per day in ad revenue"

Javascript 'Clone'
Full Source:

void setup() { //From KTByte.com: crappier bird, based off http://tinyurl.com/reddit-crappybird
size(600, 800); //uncomment this to make it slower: frameRate(30);
} //License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 and GNU GPL license
PImage c=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/cXaR0vS.png"),b=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/mw0ai3K.png");
PImage w=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/4SUsUuc.png"),m=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/U6KEwxe.png");
int r,s=0,d=1,x,y=400,vy,wx[]={0,0},wy[]={0,0},e=1800,l=600,hs=0,v=800;
void draw() { //RULES: Max 100 characters per line. 1 semicolon per line, not including for loops
for(int t=0,q=1;t<=e;t+=e,q=1) for(imageMode(1);q>0;q--,imageMode(3)) image(c,x+t,0);
for(int i=0,z=y+=vy+=1,q=(x=x-6==-1800?0:x-6);i<2;i++,fill(0),textSize(40),image(b,l/2,y)){
for(int j=-1;j<2;j+=2,text(""+s,l/2-15,700)) image(w, wx[i], wy[i]+j*(w.height/2+100));
if((wx[i]=wx[i]<0?(wy[i]=(int)random(200,v-200))/wy[i]*l:wx[i]-6)==l/2&&d==0) hs=max(++s,hs);
d = (abs(width/2-wx[i])<25 && abs(y-wy[i])>100) || y > height || y < 0 ? 1 : d;
} //MORE RULES: close curly brackets on their own line. Must run in Processing Java + JS
if (d==(r=1)) for(imageMode(1);r>0;r--,rectMode(3),text("HighScore: "+hs,50,l)) image(m, 0, 0);
} //Check out game walkthroughs at: http://www.ktbyte.com/textbook/gamewalkthroughs
void mousePressed() { //Start learning Java for free: http://www.ktbyte.com/intro
if (d==(vy=-17)/-17) y=(wx[1]=900) + 100 - ((wy[0]=(wy[1]=wx[0]=600)-200)+200 + (x = s = d = 0));
} //This is line 18. Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss ~Douglas Adams

Game:
https://www.ktbyte.com/java-tutorial/game-walkthroughs

Yay. Just got my hi-score.

2.

[Agent]

"Indie smash hit 'Flappy Bird' racks up $50K per day in ad revenue"

Javascript 'Clone'
Full Source:

void setup() { //From KTByte.com: crappier bird, based off http://tinyurl.com/reddit-crappybird
size(600, 800); //uncomment this to make it slower: frameRate(30);
} //License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 and GNU GPL license
PImage c=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/cXaR0vS.png"),b=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/mw0ai3K.png");
PImage w=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/4SUsUuc.png"),m=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/U6KEwxe.png");
int r,s=0,d=1,x,y=400,vy,wx[]={0,0},wy[]={0,0},e=1800,l=600,hs=0,v=800;
void draw() { //RULES: Max 100 characters per line. 1 semicolon per line, not including for loops
for(int t=0,q=1;t<=e;t+=e,q=1) for(imageMode(1);q>0;q--,imageMode(3)) image(c,x+t,0);
for(int i=0,z=y+=vy+=1,q=(x=x-6==-1800?0:x-6);i<2;i++,fill(0),textSize(40),image(b,l/2,y)){
for(int j=-1;j<2;j+=2,text(""+s,l/2-15,700)) image(w, wx[i], wy[i]+j*(w.height/2+100));
if((wx[i]=wx[i]<0?(wy[i]=(int)random(200,v-200))/wy[i]*l:wx[i]-6)==l/2&&d==0) hs=max(++s,hs);
d = (abs(width/2-wx[i])<25 && abs(y-wy[i])>100) || y > height || y < 0 ? 1 : d;
} //MORE RULES: close curly brackets on their own line. Must run in Processing Java + JS
if (d==(r=1)) for(imageMode(1);r>0;r--,rectMode(3),text("HighScore: "+hs,50,l)) image(m, 0, 0);
} //Check out game walkthroughs at: http://www.ktbyte.com/textbook/gamewalkthroughs
void mousePressed() { //Start learning Java for free: http://www.ktbyte.com/intro
if (d==(vy=-17)/-17) y=(wx[1]=900) + 100 - ((wy[0]=(wy[1]=wx[0]=600)-200)+200 + (x = s = d = 0));
} //This is line 18. Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss ~Douglas Adams

Game:
https://www.ktbyte.com/java-tutorial/game-walkthroughs

That's nothing, clash of clans makes abour $5M a day! Made $2.3 Billion in 2015..

[vetran]

Christ. 6 people bought it although 2 got refunds. Were there 4 stories with glum looking parents and a guilty looking kid in the DM shortly after?

more importantly how much is their house worth?

[SunnyInHades]

"Indie smash hit 'Flappy Bird' racks up $50K per day in ad revenue"

Javascript 'Clone'
Full Source:

void setup() { //From KTByte.com: crappier bird, based off http://tinyurl.com/reddit-crappybird
size(600, 800); //uncomment this to make it slower: frameRate(30);
} //License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 and GNU GPL license
PImage c=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/cXaR0vS.png"),b=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/mw0ai3K.png");
PImage w=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/4SUsUuc.png"),m=loadImage("http://i.imgur.com/U6KEwxe.png");
int r,s=0,d=1,x,y=400,vy,wx[]={0,0},wy[]={0,0},e=1800,l=600,hs=0,v=800;
void draw() { //RULES: Max 100 characters per line. 1 semicolon per line, not including for loops
for(int t=0,q=1;t<=e;t+=e,q=1) for(imageMode(1);q>0;q--,imageMode(3)) image(c,x+t,0);
for(int i=0,z=y+=vy+=1,q=(x=x-6==-1800?0:x-6);i<2;i++,fill(0),textSize(40),image(b,l/2,y)){
for(int j=-1;j<2;j+=2,text(""+s,l/2-15,700)) image(w, wx[i], wy[i]+j*(w.height/2+100));
if((wx[i]=wx[i]<0?(wy[i]=(int)random(200,v-200))/wy[i]*l:wx[i]-6)==l/2&&d==0) hs=max(++s,hs);
d = (abs(width/2-wx[i])<25 && abs(y-wy[i])>100) || y > height || y < 0 ? 1 : d;
} //MORE RULES: close curly brackets on their own line. Must run in Processing Java + JS
if (d==(r=1)) for(imageMode(1);r>0;r--,rectMode(3),text("HighScore: "+hs,50,l)) image(m, 0, 0);
} //Check out game walkthroughs at: http://www.ktbyte.com/textbook/gamewalkthroughs
void mousePressed() { //Start learning Java for free: http://www.ktbyte.com/intro
if (d==(vy=-17)/-17) y=(wx[1]=900) + 100 - ((wy[0]=(wy[1]=wx[0]=600)-200)+200 + (x = s = d = 0));
} //This is line 18. Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss ~Douglas Adams

Game:
https://www.ktbyte.com/java-tutorial/game-walkthroughs

[northernladuk]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich

Christ. 6 people bought it although 2 got refunds. Were there 4 stories with glum looking parents and a guilty looking kid in the DM shortly after?

[SimonMac]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich