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Mar 14, 2021
  1. Ex deleter. An app that goes through all your photos and uses AI to identify your ex-boyfriend/ girlfriend and swaps their face with your best friend.

  2. An app where I  scan my grocery receipts and it will track the prices of the items I buy most frequently so I can know when something is on sale for a good price or not.

  3. Airbnb for venues (wedding, party, etc)

  4. App Store should have search filters – show me what’s popular, newest, no microtransactions.

  5. All libraries should have a coffee shop.

  6. Baby food scanner app. The app will help inform you what benefits the food will provide and if it’s safe to give to your baby.

  7. AR event planner app. Design your banners, balloon, etc and see how they would look in your venue through AR.

  8. Laptop Finder website. You tell the website what apps// tools you intend to use and it will tell you which laptop to buy based on your needs.

  9. GoHelpMe. A site similar to GoFundMe but you offer your help or volunteer depending on what they’re trying to accomplish.

  10. Jobs should come with a 5-7 day free trial to see if you like the people, atmosphere, etc.

  11. Snapchat should create a Stranger things ‘Upside down’ filter.

  12. Travel Ticker app. You will be able to see a map of the world with the countries left to visit. Each country you visit will be removed.

  13. E-commerce sites should offer the ability to have slower shipping.

  14. AI carbon monoxide detectors that  automatically open windows when activated,

  15. Airbnb for homeless people. Allow homeowners to post listings for homeless people.

  16. Friend app: Automate messages to your friends once a week.

  17. App Store feature that tells you very clearly where each app was made and also a bullet point summary of these Terms of Service. For example:
    – Very broad copyright license on your content
    – Instagram shares information with any third parties
    – You waive your right to a class action

  18. Augmented Reality  Ghostbusters game for Android/ iPhone

  19. An app that tells you where the closest building is to you that will allow you to use their plug socket.

  20. Recipe website that not only takes you straight to the recipe but fixes the seasoning levels to match your tastes.

  21. Augmented Reality Pokemon game for android/ apple watches. Train your Pokemon by walking with the watch.

  22. Once your Facebook post goes viral, your post should be locked in the state it was when you originally posted.

  23. Dating app where you can enter media you didn’t enjoy and it will match you up with potential love interests who also didn’t enjoy it.

  24. Mobile phone feature to block all calls from numbers that are not in your contacts.

  25. IMDB/ Rotten Tomatoes feature called ‘Give up now’ that tells me when I should stop watching a certain TV show because the quality drops considerably.

  26. Fireworks that when exploded make the sign language sign for “BOOM”

  27. Turn movie theatres that are empty into coworking spaces.

  28. A fire alarm that plays Nelly – “Hot In Herre” when triggered.

  29. A way to map out your company’s skills per employee, so you never have to ask around for help again. Kind of like knowing everyone’s superpowers.

  30. An app which allows me to take a picture of a business card, scan it and then save it in some spreadsheet or to some CRM.

  31. Netflix theater that plays all the exclusive Netflix movies.

  32. Twitter feature to search your DMs.

  33. Photography feedback site where you share your edits and get real-time feedback from the community.

  34. Alarm clock that is synced to your PayPal/ Stripe. You set your daily revenue target and if you achieve that target while you sleep then the alarm allows you a lie in otherwise it will wake you up.

  35. An oven that notes the last time your oven door was shut closed.

  36. Smoke detector in mobile phones.

  37. Separate buttons for opening selfie camera and forward camera.

  38. Similar to Medium highlight tool. A Netflix feature where you can highlight a section of a show/movie and share it across your Instagram/ Twitter/ Facebook profile. For example “I love this scene in Step Brothers“ Maximum length set at 5mins. Great growth tool for

  39. An alarm clock that gives away spoilers to your favourite TV shows the longer you sleep.

  40. A heated mouse. Keep your hand warm while you work during the winter days in work.

  41. Tinder for single parents called PlayDate.

  42. QR code headstones and virtual tours featuring dead people talking about themselves.

  43. Pez dispenser style toothpaste that comes in pellet form.

  44. A circus where the audience wears AR goggles and the people perform with monsters.

  45. Pinata VR game for people who are stressed out.

  46. An iPhone feature where you could use your camera to highlight over passages from a book and then save them.

  47. Gyms should install elastic hair bands dispensing machines.

  48. A boxing bag made out of bubble wrap

  49. An app that informs you when your food is nearing its expiry date. The app will notify you when you have 2–3 days left or a set time along with creative recipe ideas to use up the food and stop wastage.

  50. An iMessage feature that notifies you when someone opens your message.

  51. An IOS app that imitates a Bluetooth mouse using the phone’s camera to track a surface.

  52. Create glitter tattoo ink.

  53. When you’re typing a message your phone should automatically replace the period key with a question mark when they detect you are typing a question.

  54. You can test drive a car, you should be able to test drive mobile carriers to see which one best suits you.

  55. There should be the option to send a “Whenever” text, so the message doesn’t disturb the recipient and they receive the message “Whenever” they next check their phone.

  56. Tinder-style app to connect young professionals with mentors.

  57. A perfume that adapts to the environment you are in. If in a closed space, it reduces the smell and otherwise increases it

  58. A smart microwave that automatically stops and stirs your food halfway through the power duration.

  59. iMessage/ Whats App should have a transcribe feature for when you get a voice message but are unable to listen.

  60. Pregnancy delivery service that provides a weekly meal plan along with supplements to help promote a healthy Pregnancy pregnancy .

  61. All bank apps should have the option to let them know your on holidays.

  62. A dishwasher for makeup brushes

  63. A device like Ring/NestCam that you can mount in your car when you get motion alerts.

  64. Horror audiobooks sound come with horror movie sound effects. Imagine listening to a book like Michael Myers with those sounds.

  65. The muting option on Twitter is a beautiful thing. I wish there was an IG equivalent.

  66. GTA feature where you could scan your face and insert your height and weight, so you can make yourself in GTA

  67. All restaurant/ cafes/ businesses, in general, should have buttons you can kick to open the door for people in wheelchairs.

  68. An alarm clock that slaps you awake if you hit snooze more than once

  69. Uber for Healthcare. health app where patients can communicate with healthcare professionals in real time, hail ambulances in case of emergencies, order drugs from registered pharmacies and many other features.

  70. An app or a website where you can exchange gift cards for other gift cards.

  71. An app where you can take a picture of a list of names and numbers and it automatically saves them in your contacts

  72. YouTube should make an update where I can still listen to music when the app is closed.

  73. A “Remove Song for X amount of hours” button for music apps with playlists so you can modify a playlist for a specific occasion without having to permanently remove from a playlist

  74. A “real news” authority that fact checks articles and appends a badge for certified real articles.

  75. An app where people share their ideas and investors can read them and reach out to potentially do business if they see the concept going anywhere.

  76. Option on FaceTime to leave a voicemail.

  77. Socks that come in 3, so you have a spare for when the washing/ dryer machine decides to eat one.

  78. Netflix should offer a theatrical trailer option on every movie, to help you decide what to watch.

  79. A tap with a small LCD screen that measures how much water has come out since the last reset.

  80. Highlighting text and pressing left/right shift to increase/decrease the font size.

  81. For April 1st every social network should make their default font Comic Sans for the day.

  82. Save me app. Is your date going poorly? Hit up Save Me and get some stranger to kill the date.

  83. A service that will contact all of the businesses/ services that I’m moving and need to end/transfer/ change my address.

  84. A website similar to genius.com, but instead of lyrics, transcribes and explains the jokes in every movie and television show.

  85. An app where I can scan a menu at a fancy restaurant and it tells me what all the words mean.

  86. An app where it harasses people who owe you money until they pay you back.

  87. Couches at the front of every store for boyfriends that got dragged along.

  88. A self-heating butter dish that keeps the butter at a perfect softness for bread.

  89. Undo delete button on iPhone Mail app.

  90. A VR Pacific Rim where you play as a Kaiju.

  91. Drive-thru wood-fired pizza.

  92. An app where you tap a button to indicate you’re hungry, your other friends open the app and know which of their other friends are also hungry.

  93. Youtube should have a “full tab” button in addition to “full screen” mode.

  94. A chrome extension for google image search that automatically shows you the highest resolution image that’s available.

  95. An app where you draft a tweet & app suggests more constructive wording.

  96. Netflix should have a ‘show me a random episode’ where you could get a random selection of any episode from a series.

  97. An app where you can design a house exterior and interior.

  98. Scream app. An app where you can vent your anger and frustration into the app. View a map of the world and listen to others screams.

  99. YouTube should adjust its algorithm so that the later at night you are watching, the weirder the recommended videos become.

  100. An app where you scan your plate and it tells you how many calories it is.

  101. A hybrid shopping cart/ ambulance gurney so that you can just push the cart into your car boot.

  102. An app where I can turn my heated blanket on from my phone so my bed is warm when I get home.

  103. Pay to enter public bathrooms, your money will be returned to you when you wash your hands.

  104. A delivery service that allows local people to pool items to meet the minimum order for delivery

  105. A truck that picks up your bike and brings it home for you when you can’t bike home due to bad weather.

  106. A Gmail feature that automatically sends you to BCC after you’ve made an email intro.

  107. Airbnb filter to select haunted houses.

  108. An app where you could type in how your feeling and it would bring up songs to listen to.

  109. A setting on my phone where I could choose to never, ever be asked to rate an app.

  110. Twitter feature to disable quote retweet

  111. An app where gig-goers can share hotels, transport etc.

  112. An app to block your social network apps when you’re in proximity to other people with the same app. Help to promote conversations.

  113. An AR social fitness app where you build a character that increases strength/ superpowers the more you work out. Then you battle other players in your gym. Increase certain stats by doing certain exercises eg. Squats give you higher leg power.

  114. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter should hide the amount of like a post has to reduce the hive mentality.

  115. Tinder-style app where people post their resumés and swipe on companies they would like to work and if you get a match you get an interview until you interact with them to eliminate the hive mind

  116. A Cartoon Network VR game where you have the ability to jump into any show and play mini-games.

  117. Tinder-style app but only for memes.

  118. An app where your alarm goes off once your battery is fully charged.

  119. Car headlight ‘brights’ that automatically switch to normal when other cars approach at night and then switch back the ‘bright’ mode.

  120. A wiki page per group conversation in Whatsapp. Makes it easier to organize.

  121. A chrome extension that automatically clicks the ‘skip this ad’ button on Youtube.

  122. An app where you scan the grocery receipt that puts the items in a digital pantry and tells you what you can make with what you have

  123. An app where people share their daily routines. Be amazing to find the daily routines of anyone that you admire.

  124. App called SkateSpot where you can take pictures of good skating spots in your area and see spots other people have found.

  125. An option to schedule Facebook messages

  126. An algorithm that could scan my business email for bullshit. Keywords to alert would be “influencer, ambassador, innovators, limited, exclusive, VIP package, curate, platform, collaborator

  127. The car headlights brightness that automatically reduces to normal when other cars approach at night and then increase the brightness when it passes.

  128. An IMDB for startups. The ability to search for a startup idea and see if it’s been done before and if it was a success or a failure. Features such as team size, sales, insights are included etc.

  129. WhatsApp feature where you can appear offline to certain people so they can’t message you during certain hours.

  130. The ability to let people know you don’t mind sharing gym equipment by adding coloured bands. Green means ‘you can jump in’ red means ‘wait till I’m done’

  131. We all know social media can cause depression. Insurance companies should start paying you for not using Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networks so often.

  132. Playgrounds should block WIFI/ 3G on mobile phones so that parents spend more time playing with their kids instead of on their phones.

  133. Dark Mode for every single webpage and every single app.

  134. A Duolingo type of app that taught you how to speak in different accents.

  135. Free bus journeys with the requirement that you must watch ads for the entirety of your bus journey.

  136. An app where men can report which places lack baby changing tables in the men’s room.

  137. VR on Pinterest so that you could walk through different color schemes, interactive houses, kitchens etc.

  138. An app where a random song would play that matches the amount of time it will take for me to get home.

  139. A cookbook loaded with recipes for meals that you and your pets can eat together.

  140. A browser extension that replaces pictures of Trump’s face when you’re browsing Facebook with a picture of a kitten.

  141. An app that tells you where the nearest mailbox is.

  142. A way to save a perfectly shuffled Spotify playlist in that order.

  143. A time-delay capsule that contains 400mg of caffeine. Take it before you go to bed. 8 hours later it begins releasing the dosage.

  144. A dating app that doesn’t have ghost accounts or spam you can only contact someone new once per day.

  145. An astrology dating app, where you can match people compatible with your natal charts

  146. Uber service where the driver & a passenger could drive you and your car home.

  147. A dating app where your profile is automatically be labeled as “Unavailable” if you have an unread message. People can still send you messages but they will know that you probably won’t answer because of the label.

  148. In google maps, they should also show the speed limit of each street on the maps, so when you’re unsure there’s nothing to worry about.

  149. Socks that generate electricity every time you take a step inside your house.

  150. There should be a breathalyzer to show how sick you are. This would be fair to employers/employees alike. Measure amount of bile, pathogens in breath/blood

  151. WhatsApp feature where you can preview a photo someone sent you by holding down your finger from your locked screen

  152. Facebook “bookmark” feature where if you get halfway through your feed and have to get off or accidentally hit refresh then you can go back to where you left.

  153. An app where you can view the seats available in coffee shops

  154. An app for travelers, where you could click a city and a community would recommend you things to try, such as restaurants, places to visit and any secret spots.

  155. App that turn off all sounds and alarms when you “shhh” at them.

  156. Social media profanity crawler. The crawler will examine all your social posts and delete anything that contains any profanity. Good for when you’re going for a job interview.

  157. A website where you can track all of your packages at once.

  158. A meme search engine where you could describe a reaction picture you saw and it would pull it up for you.

  159. Elevators should know when it’s full so it doesn’t make unnecessary stops on other floors.

  160. Water bottles with built-in alarms which start beeping if you haven’t opened them after X amount of time.

  161. Netflix feature where you can talk to your friends who are currently watching the same movie as you.

  162. An app where people who are alone at restaurants can identify others who’d like someone to eat with?

  163. A “hide tweet from ____” option on Twitter.

  164. Twitter feature to allow you 120 seconds to edit your tweet.

  165. An app where you can use your GPS location to find a local cleanup, or you can make your own by drawing on a map of the location you’re looking to clean up. Store the info where cleanups are completed and have different colors representing when the area was cleaned last.

  166. An App where you enter your mental problem on your profile and it looks for similar and people in your location to chat with?

  167. Aircraft toilets should be designed in the same style of plane seats

  168. A browser add-on/extension that sources and replaces the low-quality images of the cast list on IMDB.

  169. Anyone who wants to buy a gun should have to get approval from a Psychologist before purchasing.

  170. Tinder should alert you when people you super like swipe left on you.

  171. Air Guitar app. Record, view and rate users air guitars. Choose from a list of songs to shred.

  172. Google noise map for streets — can be helpful when booking a hotel.

  173. Netflix should introduce ads on their platform but make it optional. If the viewer accepts they should get a cut of the profit.

  174. Drunk tracker. An app where you and your friends can connect your GPS locations so later on in the night if your drunken friends go missing you can see where they are and if their safe or not.

  175. An app that analyzes text messages or conversations and tells you the most effective way to respond or interact based on context.

  176. Toilet paper rolls should be made out of flushable materials.

  177. AR app for smart glasses that turns a really big crowd into a small group of very encouraging friends for public speaking.

  178. A Netflix setting to permanently skip all show intro.

  179. Snapchat should show your last set of messages when someone responds so you don’t forget all the time.

  180. Phone app that regularly asks if you’re alive. In the result of your death, it will delete your browser history and hard drive.

  181. A Chrome Plugin that removes Pinterest links out of all Google searches.

  182. An app just like Waze where we could check the influx of people in a place or event.

  183. A mobile phone feature that converts sound/ text into emoji

  184. A gym/ networking app. Find workout partners with similar interests so you can train and network at the same time.

  185. Every time someone is shot in the US, Twitter should remove 1,000 of Trump’s followers until he actually does something.

  186. An app that you can scan your food receipts from a picture and it will tell you how often you buy certain items and then make an automated grocery list of the items you buy often enough.

  187. An app that scans your music library, and tracks those artists upcoming gigs.

  188. A way to turn off YouTube Red Originals in my suggestions.

  189. Pop tart wrappers should have the flavor of pop tart on the wrapper.

  190. A smart shirt that changes color when you sweat.

  191. AudioBooks that play a particular song or track during a scene. For example, playing action music during a fight scene

  192. A ‘do not disturb’ mode in the UBER app that you can turn on to let the driver know that you’re not in the mood for trivial small-talk.

  193. Detachable soles that can be swapped out for varying terrains and replaced when they deteriorate.

  194. Plastic spoons that you peel a cover off of and they are full of peanut butter or Nutella.

  195. Rosetta Stone should offer job-specific options.

  196. A restaurant that you can subscribe to (just like a gym membership) where you can go to eat with your subscription card every day.

  197. A way to let retailers know you’ve already purchased their item you were checking out online & no longer need the ad reminders.

  198. A flying subscription where you pay a certain amount of money a month and then you can fly anywhere in the world.

  199. Instagram should auto suggest hashtags based on what you’re posting about.

  200. Hoodie strings that are earphones. Traffic lights should have a pedestrian crossing foot button so you don’t have to touch it with your hands.

  201. A pedal on the side of the toilet that you can press with your foot.

  202. A “local businesses only” search filter for Yelp, Google, etc. so I can support the interesting places in cities I’m otherwise unfamiliar with.

  203. The tear strip on the Amazon book packaging should double as a tear-off bookmark.

  204. A colour picker for fonts.

  205. A meal planning app where you can input budget criteria, and have an exclusions list of things I don’t want it to suggest I cook.

  206. A pet microchip that works with an app, so that if your pet is lost, you can initiate it, and see where the dog or cat is located.

  207. An app where I can paste recipe links and it outputs a grocery list.

  208. An app that had protests listed in your area, what they’re for, and where and when they’re meeting.

  209. Netflix filter “don’t show me suggestions with X person in them”.

  210. A solar panel blanket that during the day the sun charges to keep the homeless warm at night.

  211. Winter Gloves that vibrate when you get a message or a phone call.

  212. A feature on Spotify to sort a playlist by tempo so as the party gets started the tempo can gradually pick up the vibe as the night progresses.

  213. All supermarkets should allow you to round up your total and give the remainder to charity.

  214. A “stalking mode” on Instagram that lets you browse with the like button removed.

  215. AirBNB for swimming pools.

  216. A web crawler that finds copied images/text on a site, to help find copyright violations.

  217. A Netflix for online newspapers, which is a universal paywall remover.

  218. Transparent toothpaste tubes so we can squeeze the remaining toothpaste more efficiently.

  219. Roomba, but to clear snow on your driveway.

  220. An amber alert system app for dogs.

  221. A weather app feature where every day you record whether you personally think that day is cold or not and then over time, it predicts whether you’ll find that day cold.

  222. Apple should have a feature that lets you, group, alarms for people who need ten each time they want to wake up.

  223. A “secretly follow” option on Twitter.

  224. Skateboards with built-in GPS.

  225. An app that alerts you when your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend is around so you can avoid them.

  226. Plant pots that change colour when they need water.

  227. A scented candle that smelled like when you blow out a candle.

  228. A heated bike saddle for the night it’s been freezing and your saddle is all cold and hard.

  229. Baby bottle with Temperature Indicator.

  230. A baby bottle that changes colour when it’s at the perfect temperature for feeding.

  231. Virtual pet app that you keep alive with exercise and healthy eating.

  232. Apple music search function where you can find local music artists based on your location.

  233. iPhone plug that unplugs itself from the socket after your phone is charged

  234. Instagram should allow voice comments.

  235. Cars should have a U-Turn light.

  236. Clothes should have a section where the material is the same as the material you clean your glasses.

  237. Apple Music charts should be based on how much you press next after the song comes on.

  238. An upcoming concert site with song samples next to each artist

  239. An app where you can pay people to write subtitles for YouTube videos in foreign languages.

  240. Tiny windshield wipers for your glasses to help you see when it’s raining.

  241. Children’s TV programmes should have subtitles to help children learn to read.

  242. Soda companies should sell assorted ‘party packs’

  243. Aroma alarm clock that releases a smell that starts off gentle but gets more pungent the longer you ignore it.

  244. Iced coffee delivery service.

  245. An app that tells you where the nearest cup of coffee is during a power outage.

  246. The ability to save Instagram story links for later use.

  247. All cars should have built-in trash cans in front and back.

  248. A gym that reduces your monthly fee based on how frequent you go.

  249. An app similar to Tinder, where you get matched with lonely elderly people to keep company.

  250. Adobe should have a cloud feature where people can work in Illustrator or Photoshop together.

  251. A standard on all smartphones so when you dial 911, it goes into an emergency black box mode. It kills non-essential processes to extend battery, starts recording video from front & rear cams, and locks phone into this mode until the biometric + special passcode is entered.

  252. Smartphone App to see inside Greeting Cards by simply scanning the card.

  253. A database of scanned diaries with the ability to name swap all of the first and last names to keep it anonymous if you wish.

  254. A taxi & a psychiatrist service.

  255. Restaurants/ Cafes that blocks your phones wifi so you can only receive phone calls.

  256. Toothpaste should come in aerosol cans similar to shaving cream.

  257. A Gmail folder that if you add any emails it will automatically unsubscribe for you.

  258. Netflix should add a feature when you hover over the time left in a show it also displays the clock time it will be finished at

  259. Netflix feature to disable the goddamned auto-play trailers.

  260. An app where you post 3 selfies and people tell you which of them is the best.

  261. ShazHum. An app where if you know the Melody of a song but not the lyrics you could just hum the melody. The app matches it up with the song you’re humming about.

  262. Two types of alarms on your phone, a standard alarm, then a ‘wake up’ alarm that starts off quiet and gradually gets louder.

  263. A drunk mode on your phone that you set before drinking, it will not let you send a text to certain people before asking you and double checking with you in order to send it.

  264. Amazon should pick-up your old boxes when you get a new package.

  265. Amazon should prompt you to give follow-up reviews a year after purchasing to assess durability and usefulness.

  266. An alarm clock that switches your lights on so you can’t fall back asleep.

  267. An iPhone app that gets rid of in-app ads?

  268. Microwaves should have a mute button for when you do not want to hear the loud beep.

  269. GPS tracker that tells jokes in between directions.

  270. Umbrella Drone. A hands-free umbrella that follows you

  271. Protein scooper that sticks to the top of the inside bag, no more digging for the scooper.

  272. Supermarkets should have a policy where you can put in your email so they can inform you of a recall on an item that you bought.

  273. A smart fridge that turns down the light when you open it at 2 am.

  274. Google Glasses that can subtitle everything for those who have trouble hearing.

  275. A smart microwave knows to beep quietly when you use it at 2 am.

  276. Bluetooth oven so you can preheat it before you get home.

  277. Glasses that convert sound into light. Imagine you’re hearing-impaired and you can’t hear the doorbell ringing or the baby crying, but what if you could see those sounds?

  278. A dating app where people can leave reviews of a person similar to an Amazon product.

  279. Spotify but for movies. An app where people can make lists of movies for each genre that they like, also the ability to search a friend’s page & see their list of their favourite movies.

  280. Shazam for math equations.

  281. Smart Bookmarks. If you open a bookmark then move away, it replaces the bookmark with the new page.

  282. Bikes should have small brake lights so cars know if they’re slowing down.

  283. Automatically share your contact details when you place your phone on top of another phone.

  284. A text search function for things spoken in youtube videos

  285. An app for people in long-distance relationships where they can watch movies together.

  286. A second car horn specifically when people don’t use their indicators.

  287. A site like WhoSampled that was basically a catalog of every song with its instrumental, acapella & original reference tracks.

  288. Give elderly people discounts to elderly pets at Pet Stores to encourage people to adopt older animals.

  289. A microwave that scans the barcode of your food and automatically cooks it at the proper temperature and time.

  290. An app where you upload a reference picture & it tells you what colour the paints you need are.

  291. An app called ‘Dinder’ where couples find other couples nearby to have dinner with.

  292. A wine glass with a mechanism to instantly chill a wine and keep it cold (liquid nitrogen in the stem).

  293. A light switch that delays the switching off of lights until you can comfortably climb the stairs away from the monsters.

  294. Also, a light switch that automatically turns off after 10 minutes so people will stop leaving the fucking hallway light on at night.

  295. A website/app that will summarize massive amounts of text.

  296. An app like Tinder but for Instagram photography buddies. Where you could swipe left or right on their content and then if there was a match you could meet up and go take photos together.

  297. Restaurant just for dogs!

  298. An app where you upload pictures of your face to your profile and it analyzes your face and filters it to match with other profiles faces that are similar to help you find your doppelgänger!

  299. A food processor that plays the music of your choice to block out the noise.

  300. Bedroom light switches that glow in the dark

  301. Netflix option to remove the irritating laughing track on sitcoms.

  302. Automatic twisting fork for when you’re eating spaghetti

  303. A food gift card for the homeless.

  304. iPhones should require a passcode before they turn off.

  305. Standalone printers that print out the news for those who don’t do well with modern technology, such as the elderly.

  306. Apple should design AirPods that look like mostly concealed in-ear hearing aids.

  307. iPhone should swap Siri’s voice for Stephen Hawkings as a tribute for the month of April.

  308. A Cooking app where each recipe has its own music playlist that you can listen to while cooking.

  309. Instead of awful lounge music why not learn a language while on hold with customer support.

  310. An app where you can paste a list of ingredients and it flags anything possibly not vegan.

  311. Facebook should allow voice comments.

  312. Three-way FaceTime.

  313. Feed App. Alike other social networks, the more your content is liked (fed) the longer it survives. When users stop feeding your content then it will eventually be deleted (starve).

  314. Instagram should have a night mode.

  315. A wearable light, with a phone symbol, that flashes red when you’re talking on your phone via earbuds.

  316. Waterproof books.

  317. Email clients should have an autosuggestion of the current holiday when you type the first few letters in the email’s header and body

  318. Create an app which does random Google/Facebook searches and randomly clicks ads to make data mining worthless.

  319. Hate when airport security confiscates my things. A service where I can mail it to myself.

  320. A large digital picture frame that simulates paper and displays a different movie, music or art posters.

  321. Laptops should have a privacy switch that physically disables the microphone and camera.

  322. A place like a gym that charges a monthly membership fee, but instead of workout equipment they have specialized tools for you to use, like bandsaws, 3D Printers, CNC machines, etc.

  323. Hazard lights should have a different frequency or ‘blink rate’ to indicators, in case you can only see one from behind.

  324. A mattress with a face hole for people sleeping on their stomach.

  325. Tinder-style ‘find new friends’ app for older folks or any ages.

  326. Facebook daily statistics. At the end of each day, you get a notification telling you how long you’ve spent on Facebook.

  327. Learning how to play an instrument should be like martial arts were you’re awarded colored belts as you progress. A good way to keep kids motivated.

  328. A YouTube app for kids that only shows and plays videos from subscribed channels.

  329. An app that would notify you when you’re near something of historical significance.

  330. An app where you build a profile, write down your hobbies, favorites bands and so on, and when you’re near someone with similar interests, it sets an alert and then gives you the option to contact them right away, in order to chat or exchange contact information right there.

  331. Productivity app that tracks your social media usage. At the end of the day it sends you daily statistics of how much time you spent and a little motivator to help you be more productive for the next day. “Hey Dave, you wasted 106 minutes today and you also missed your daily steps”

  332. The Facebook desktop should send you a notification when your phone battery is low.

  333. Emails should have a 5-minute waiting window for canceling prior to being delivered for those instant regret moments after hitting the “send” button.

  334. A horror movie app where movies are rated by users heart rates. The app is synced to a wearable watch. Find out where peoples heart rates spiked the most on specific movies.

  335. Instagram should recommend popular users based on how much engagement they have and not how many followers.

  336. An oven that flips the contents inside.

  337. Cars should have brake lights on the front of the cars so that pedestrians know whether or not a car is breaking.

  338. An app where all your friends can post their schedules for the week so that you know who can hang out.

  339. A dating app where you set a date idea, and then you’re only shown people who would want to do that date idea as well.

  340. A social network that hides your likes and follower count.

  341. A school shoe for teenage kids that expands 1 size per month for 4 years until they reach 18.

  342. An option to choose what music you would like to listen when your put on hold.

  343. an app that lets people on the same flight swap seats to sit with pals for free

  344. Create surfboard fins out of recycled plastic bottles and donate profits to ocean charities.

  345. A wallet that has a companion app that would timestamp when your wallet was opened and on the app.

  346. In case of a mugging scenario, ATMs should have a feature that if you enter 911 at the end of your PIN it alerts the police.

  347. An app where you can put together outfits from different websites to see if it looks right rather than wasting time ordering and sending back.

  348. An app where I could scan the cover of a book I own, and it automatically emails me an electronic .pdf of the book.

  349. When clearing your browser history, there should be an option to fill the history up with “normal” websites.

  350. A TV that turns itself when my Fitbit recognises that I’ve fallen asleep

  351. Make an AR app where you use your hand as a puppet.

  352. A fan that replicates the randomness and wind patterns of a breeze and also outputs beach sounds — waves, seagulls etc.

  353. Fifa, but with corruption. You can bribe the referee to miss stuff, or even bribe members of the other team to throw the game, and you’d get a chance of being caught.

  354. A filter to remove stock photos from google images

  355. Different colored tissues at the end of the tissue box to let you know there will soon be none left.

  356. Roulette feature on Netflix where you click on a show & it outputs a random episode for you to watch.

  357. A debate app that pairs two total strangers with opposite opinions about a topic they both like.

  358. Clothes should have QR codes for reordering.

  359. Animal shelters should promote dog share programs.

  360. Death countdown for shelter animals, it would unquestionably influence more people to adopt.

  361. iPhone plug that unplugs itself from the socket after your phone is fully charged.

  362. An electrified wristband that activates every time it recognizes too many calories in any meal your hand touches.

  363. Amazon should create a Christmas toy catalog.

  364. A service that sends you a postcard every week made with pictures from your online album.

  365. An option to turn off Instagram’s auto refresh

  366. A lock toggle for when you want to show someone a picture on your phone but don’t want them to swipe to other pictures.

  367. A way to save your email on your keyboard so you can quickly enter it with one click.

  368. Personalized dryer sheets scented of your favorite cologne or perfume.

  369. An app where you could rate your mental health daily/hourly/by-the-minute from 1–10.

  370. An explore tab on Twitter that showed you tweets you might be interested in or from people that are followed by your mutuals.

  371. A way to post your Instagram story, Snapchat story, and Facebook story all in one click.

  372. Teach the elderly about the dangers of internet scams and being targeted by scammers.

  373. WhatsApp group polls.

  374. McDonald’s should sell hard packs of ice cream.

  375. A chrome extension that overloads Facebook with useless data, essentially making the data it collects inaccurate and useless.

  376. An app where you take a picture of your baking ingredients and it outputs a dessert recipe.

  377. Furniture that vibrates every hour to remind you of how long you’ve been sitting for.

  378. Doctor offices should have exercise equipment in their waiting rooms, instead of only chairs, to encourage being healthy.

  379. A smart scale that helps you lose weight named Wade but spelled Weighed.

  380. Doctor offices should have vinyl chairs so you can wipe them down with antiseptic wipes.

  381. Uber for barbers. A service that connects you with certified stylists that will cut hair at your home.

  382. A cast replica of significant other’s hand, but its a walking stick for the elderly.

  383. An option to choose to listen to an audiobook or jokes while on hold.

  384. Cars should have lasers that project an outline on the road in front of you of where your tires will go so you can move easily.

  385. Smartphone image folders should have an option of locking on a single image and unlocking with a PIN. So that if you show a picture to a friend they can’t start scrolling through all your pictures if you don’t want them to.

  386. Google should have an option to remove all search suggestions that may contain spoilers.

  387. Bluetooth device list should show if the device is already connected somewhere else so you don’t have to waste time trying to connect.

  388. Snapchat should add a “decibel meter” filter like the one that shows speed so that your friends can see how loud that party you’re at is.

  389. Social networks should have an “unfollow” pop up modal. When a user clicks ‘unfollow’ a pop up will ask “Why are you unfollowing?” Would you like to know the reason you’re being unfollowed?

  390. An app that tells you where the bathrooms are in buildings you’re not familiar with.

  391. A button on your tv to make the remote buzz or make some sort of sound.

  392. An app where you can scan your old gift cards to see how much money is left on them.

  393. Marvel should release a home assistant like Alexa or Google Home, but it’s JARVIS.

  394. Spotify should offer the option to tip artists

  395. An emergency room app so you know where you are in the queue.

  396. Instead of offering 100% refund for online purchase returns, offer ~110% refund of in-store credit to keep the customer’s money on the site

  397. An app where you can transfer Spotify playlists to Apple Music and vise versa.

  398. Cinemas should show all previous movies in a franchise a few days before the release of the sequels for the people that didn’t watch them.

  399. Phones should have a pattern vibrate system for each different person you get a text from. Same with sound.

  400. An app where you can find like-minded folks who wanna see the same movies or go to the same events as you.

  401. A smart mirror that would allow you to try on clothes without actually wearing it.

  402. An app where you can scan someone’s picture to see what filter they used.

  403. An app where you could put your address in and it would automatically set a walking track up for you at a certain amount of km.

  404. Apple needs to make an update where when you take a picture using the camera app, the picture doesn’t flip.

  405. An app like Pokémon go but a where’s Waldo version.

  406. Facebook should have a little timer at the top of my feed to remind me how much time I waste.

  407. An app that tells you where the nearest cafe with a plug socket is and how long you can make a coffee last there without a member of staff asking you to move.

  408. A game mode in online multiplayer games that require a successful mic test before you can join. Ensuring everyone in your party has a mic.

  409. A website where you can rate landlords.

  410. A night mode for iMessage.

  411. iMessage should autocorrect swear words into funny alternatives.

  412. A bed synced with your Fitbit that vibrates when it’s time to wake up.

  413. Tv remotes should have a headphone socket for quiet viewing.

  414. Drones should come equipped with a backup little parachute system to be deployed in case of mid-air mishap or shutdown

  415. An app that suggests the best activity/ task to do based on your weekly activity.

  416. A candle that smells of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

  417. A FaceTime voicemail.

  418. Uber should offer a service to jump your car.

  419. Airports should have thrift stores where they sell items that were confiscated by the TSA.

  420. AI Rubbish bin on wheels that brings your bin to the curb on collection day.

  421. Airports should have lockers you could store stuff in until you get back from your destination rather than it being confiscated by the TSA.

  422. Phone companies should start making it easier for us to replace the battery in our own phones.

  423. An app like Shazam for dogs where you could take a picture and it pops up exactly what kind of breed it is.

  424. A website where you upload top and side photos of an object, and it creates the 3d printer file.

  425. Automatically load YouTube videos in ViewPure instead

  426. Dyson hand-dryer but for your dishes.

  427. A website where u can swap art with other artists.

  428. A website where you can check alcohol prices at restaurants.

  429. They should make a randomiser button on Rubik’s cube so that when you press it the cube auto rotates and you get a new challenge to complete.

  430. A service which provides professional private car buyers to amateur car buyers who would go with them to inspect, value and haggle the price of the car professionally and with respect to the seller. The service could take 5% of every sale, the seller gets an honest sale and the buyer is left with the best deal and with the best knowledge of the car.

  431. An app that will look for higher resolution versions of pictures stored on your devices

  432. An app where you can send in a picture & then it gives you a clever caption back.

  433. Netflix for movies that are still in theatres

  434. Netflix for bloopers, watch bloopers from your favourite TV shows/ movies.

  435. An augmented reality battle royale game where players run around a city in real-life and shoot each other by pointing their mobile phone at other players and tapping.

  436. An app like Shazam but for film and TV where you can film the screen on your phone and it tells you who the actor and other things they’ve been in.

  437. There should be an MMO for the Gameboy or Gameboy Color that runs on actual hardware and the WiFi chip is inside the cartridge.

  438. A social community centre for lonely people.

  439. Create a transparent toaster.

  440. An app where you can put in what TV shows you watch and it will show you a calendar displaying showtimes and when new seasons will be released.

  441. A widget app on phones that constantly monitors gas prices of gas stations in a given radius so you can always get the cheapest gas in the area

  442. Touchscreens & keyboards that sense liquids and shut down devices. Sensor toggle-on-off for fast activation around coffee and drinks.

  443. An app where you take a picture of your houseplant and it tells you what it is, how much light/water it needs etc

  444. An app that comes with a pair of electronic arms that you can connect via Bluetooth to your phone. Your friends can then send you an e-hug via the app.

  445. A way to block certain bands from appearing in Spotify mixes/shuffles.

  446. Design beer six-pack rings that when they come in contact with salt water they turn into edible fish food.

  447. European travel card for old age pensioners so that they have free travel in all EU cities.

  448. 911 should have video chat capabilities so that they can see what’s going on.

  449. Elevators should have a “Clear” button for when you accidentally select the wrong floor or to foil the pranksters who press all the buttons

  450. An app that sends you the tl;dr of TOS from new apps you download that reads something like:
    – App X owns and can use anything you upload in advertisements
    – App X will read your text messages to deliver relevant ads to you
    – App X knows where you are at all times

  451. WhatsApp feature to like other peoples messages.

  452. A recipe app where it can “overlay” other apps, similar to Facebook Messenger’s chat heads feature

  453. App called ‘No Money Network’ where you offer services and products and have a separate ask list.

  454. GMAIL feature that stops you sending an email if you’ve incorrectly spelt someone’s name, using the recipient’s email address or their signature as reference.

  455. A shopping cart that shows the items you got and the total cost

  456. Automatic watering device for houseplants that syncs with your phone and reminds you to refill it. Programmed by an actual horticulturist who knows how much water each species needs. Premium version adjusts flow based on humidity, soil type, etc…

  457. Fast food places that are as geographically prominent as McDonald’s and only carry vegan food that is healthy and affordable

  458. A solar-powered air conditioner.

  459. Integrated fact checker ratings in all social media.

  460. Blockchain protected video story validation system guaranteeing that any alteration, or even a single pixel, would reveal tampering.

  461. A low carb beer that contains an additive which prevents hangovers.

  462. A cinema where you could get takeaway food while you watch the film — Dominos, McDonald’s, Burger King, Sushi etc.

  463. An app where you can screenshot people’s food and it tells you where it’s from.

  464. Makeup adverts should use unattractive people looking attractive instead of attractive people looking more atractive to prove how well their product works.

  465. Touch/FaceID to unlock/start your car

  466. iPhone should have a feature where you could kill your phone by pressing the power button 3 times in the event of someone trying to rob your phone or if you don’t want someone to look at your phone.

  467. Cars should have confetti in the airbags. It will help to lighten the ordeal.

  468. An app where you can request an ice cream truck to drive down your street.

  469. Kids lilos with built-in GPS, in case your child ever got blown out to sea.

  470. Phones that displays what your camera sees as a faint overlay as you are using your phone apps. Walk, view, tap or swipe, and still see the world that’s in front of you.

  471. An organic edible barcode on fruits to replace the stupid paper stickers.

  472. Heated and cooled cup holders in vehicles.

  473. Tinder for finding new friends. The app will help lonely people connect with finding new friends.

  474. An app called ‘sell it to me’ where you can enter a product and it will present you with the reasons why you should have it, top reviews, best product demos etc.

  475. A joke cryptocurrency called Exposure. Creatives would pass it around when someone tries to pay them little to no money for their work.

  476. An app where people will get notifications of state & federal laws straight to their mobile devices with a brief explanation(broken down) of how this law could affect them.

  477. An app that helps you find the same clothes but in different sizes. When you wear out or outgrow an article of clothing, you scan a code that takes you to a page where you can order another one just like it.

  478. A “hide pyramid scheme” option on Facebook posts.

  479. A site that allows you to add shows, movies, games, books maybe even comics you’ve read/watched and rate them

  480. A way to block images based on what’s in them, similar to how you can mute words. Block ‘animal cruelty’ for example.

  481. Voice-activated emoji. A way to add emojis by voice when writing messages.

  482. Bus real-time app that lets you know if the bus is full or not.

  483. A hat with a removable peak or a swivel so you can shift from normal hat to snapback without having to remove the actual hat.

  484. EXIT signs should be at floor level so you can see them crawling through a smoke-filled corridor.

  485. Airplane windows should automatically raise the window blinds on take off and landing.

  486. An app where you could write birthday texts in advance and schedule them to send.

  487. Siri should be programmed to call out to you if it’s in close proximity. Imagine you can’t find your phone at home but yell “HEY SIRI” Siri could respond “I’M UNDER THE COUCH”.

  488. An app which maps where in cities there will still be sun at the end of the day (after work).

  489. A FitBit ball that counts how many steps your dog takes when fetching.

  490. Acoustic guitars with a built-in tuner that automatically tunes your guitar.

  491. Ice cream with low sugar, chamomile, and other sleep flavors. Would be perfect for that pre-bedtime treat.

  492. Organic coconut oil that comes in a squeezable tube.

  493. Crayola should have the HEX version of their colors printed on their coloring pencils.

  494. A TV where I can scan my old VHS and DVD barcodes and the movie displays on my screen.

  495. An app that connects people driving long distances with people willing to pay for petrol to ride along.

  496. Carzam. Shazam for weird car noises. Something wrong with your car? Making a weird noise? Carzam that sucka.

  497. An app that monitors your stress levels and then suggests ideas to reduce, such as walking, meditation, or yoga.

  498. Animals shelters should have an app where you can see the dogs and book them to take them out for a walk.

  499. A map that shows when you’re nearby documented cases of recorded potential hauntings, and the stories behind those hauntings. As well as any publicly recorded murder locations.

  500. A mouse that form fits your hand and helps with carpal tunnel.

  501. A running app that allows you, with the help of augmented reality and Google glasses to run with a buddy who is in another place. So you never run alone.

  502. A mix of uber and Airbnb for parking spots. People who live in crowded cities or near events could rent out their driveway spot when they’re not home.

  503. Twitter, but with a 100% chronological feed.

  504. A sports challenge game app. Scheduling people to challenge in your chosen sport in your area, tinder style.

  505. A version of google maps that actually shows the street names when you zoom in on them

  506. Stalkr app. An app where you can follow someone on all forms of social media at the same time.

  507. A hang-up app. Because I miss being able to slam the phone down on people, so this will make the same slamming noise for both the person and for you.

  508. Rent my garden website. A site where you could rent your garden space to people to host parties or events. Be great for families who have no gardens.

  509. eBay and Amazon should allow sellers to upload videos to the gallery

  510. An alarm app that automatically goes off if your phone reaches 1% battery before the scheduled alarm time.

  511. Apartment laundry room app. Tells you if any washing machines and dryer are available and let’s you reserve them.

  512. An app where you put the URL link to someone’s picture & it shows what the picture looks like without a filter.

  513. A simple app that points a compass towards another user that you’re trying to find in a crowd.

  514. A chrome extension that unsubscribes you automatically from emails after your purchase, create an account and do possibly anything on the internet with your email address.

  515. A website where you input your height, weight, and goals along with the foods you like and don’t like. The website would output a detailed list of recipes that match your nutritional needs and goals along with shopping list and any relevant coupons available.

  516. AR Graffiti. Using AR you can “tag” any location in the world and paint on it. It can only be seen holding a phone up to it.

  517. An app that knew what clothes and shoes I had and every day it created an outfit for me to wear depending on the weather and what occasion I chose.

  518. Delivery drivers should have an app that syncs with the recipient’s phone and if they’re within a 2–3 mile radius the app notifies them. Would be useful if you are returning home and the driver was in the area.

  519. An app like tinder where you can find local playgroups for tabletop games.

  520. Biking app that alerts other bikers that you are out, so people don’t have to ride alone. Permissions required of course bc no one wants a creep biking with them, knowing their route.

  521. A cloud storage app that backups and deletes files that haven’t been for opened for ‘X amount of time’.

  522. A washer & dryer that can notify my by phone that the clothes need to be changed.

  523. An app where you can take a picture of a color or a pattern and it can search for clothing that fit that. Haven’t you ever randomly seen something and been, “That’s a really cool color, I would love a shirt like that!” Well, with this app, you can find a shirt that matches the color of the sky that one day at like 5:23 pm or that tablecloth at that one restaurant that would make a cool plaid shirt.

  524. Friend Compass. Add your friends and request their location. It would show a compass pointing in their direction, along with a map. The idea is that in large crowds or outdoor events, a compass would be more useful in finding a friend than a map.

  525. An app where you can just hit a button to say you are up for coffee and other people you know can do the same?

  526. Gumshield teeth monitor app. An app that syncs to a censored gumshield that lets you know your teeth health and what teeth to focus on when brushing/ flossing.

  527. Neighbourhood watch app. An app that notifies all neighbors when one home security system on the street has been set off.

  528. Apple needs to add two new alarm options: an “ease in” option that would start at low volume and increase the volume over time + ability to edit snooze length.

  529. An app that shows you a floor plan of the closest Starbucks & where the open seats are & if they’re near outlets.

  530. Tinder for motivational quotes.

  531. An app for travelers where when you enter into a high crime area, you get a warning notification.

  532. A chat/date app that randomly connects you to someone within 100 meters and remains anonymous unless you both agree.

  533. AppleWatch should have a feature where it would pulse faster or slower depending on if you’re closer or farther from the phone.

  534. Augmented reality hopscotch game.

  535. Paint houses black in colder regions to preserve energy.

  536. Create movie cinema seats where, if you kick the seat in front of you, the force is replicated on your own chair.

  537. Cheetos flavored Doritos.

  538. A laundromat/ coffee shop hybrid.

  539. An app where you don’t get to read the comments and replies until you’ve commented your own opinion. Force you to formulate your own thought before being swayed in either way by the other responses.

  540. An app where you put together a playlist of your favorite music & the app matches you with people that have similar tastes.

  541. Twitter chrome extension that notifies you which annoying trend/news item is about to blow up and allows you to mute all related words with one tap.

  542. An alarm clock that wakes you up with inspiring TED talks.

  543. An app where you could type in how your feeling and the app would suggest songs to listen to.

  544. A setting on my phone where I could choose to never, ever be asked to rate an app.

  545. AR Bonsai. Take your Bonsai anywhere with you.

  546. Vehicles should have a thank you light located at the rear that lights up with the press of a button that you press whenever someone allows you to merge into their lane.

  547. A Twitter equivalent of the Instagram explore page.

  548. An app where people write nice things about their friends/acquaintances and then on a bad day you can access one at a time.

  549. A car audio system that senses when your car slows down and turns the music down accordingly.

  550. An app made where everyone can share what kind of dreams they experience.

  551. When inputting credit card info online they should require the card owner’s birth year.

  552. A smoke alarm with a “Cooking” mode that’s synced to your cooking appliances.

  553. A bookmark option on Instagram. I

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