How I Come Up With App Ideas (Part 2)

After sharing how I think about ideas in Part 1, other people asked how I actually come up with different ones.

To be honest, I used to get overwhelmed by the possibilities. Should I build an e-commerce app? An entertainment app? A productivity tool? Even after finishing a project, I’d often find myself lost again, unsure of what to build next.

That changed when I started organizing my thoughts. I wrote down broad categories like education, entertainment, games, productivity, e-commerce, and a few others. Then, I made a simple rule for myself: build at least one app in each category.

That small shift reduced a lot of the mental load. I no longer had to waste time endlessly brainstorming. Once I chose a category, I’d explore apps that already existed in that space until something caught my attention.

When an idea stood out, I stopped caring whether it had already been built. Instead, I focused on how I could make my version of it—maybe by offering a premium feature for free, removing unnecessary ads, or adding a new feature I personally wanted to use.

This method keeps me creative but structured. It gives direction without limiting imagination.

Because the truth is, ideas don’t always come from scratch. They come from observing, improving, and reimagining what’s already there—until it becomes something uniquely yours.

lmfao odd type of instruction in websites , wow fitgirl repack😄

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Devfest '25 is here 🔥 ive attended 3 devfest and litrally all of them were awesome . Infact ive met frectonz and other devs there for the first time .

And last year the organizers sponsored me premium flight back home since i went 300km+ just to attend the event. Infact they covered me and my friends flight fee fully.

This year i hope i meet more devs like Mejid, exodus and other cool devs too . (Robi is everywhere 😁🙌 doesnt miss event or hackaton 💀)

Express ❌
Elysia ✅
Node js 🚷
Bun ✅

ive fully moved to Elysia , one of the best decisions i made

I’ve officially migrated the entire project stack from Nestjs + Node.js to Elysia + Bun for better performance and faster development. ohh boy , the speed is blazing fast , feels like local development fr.

The authentication system powered by better-auth is now fully implemented, including email verification powered by Resend.

Next step: connecting the dynamic gift card and merchant systems to the backend.

ShegaGifts is leveling up fast. ⚡️

Did you know 💡
that every sunday there is free meal somewhere ?😁

using Omarchy feels like those devs with only keyboard to control the entire OS👌👌

So I had this idea... I was planning to build a book-exploring app — something like a digital shelf with 250+ Amharic & English books. Some of the best ones ever written. But here’s the thing: most of these books are already pirated and floating around the internet.

Now I’m wondering… would it still be wrong if I just collect them in one place — not for profit, not even to publish widely — just to share among a few people who’d actually read them?
Cuz technically, it’d still count as copyright infringement, right? Even though I’m not the one leaking them?

It’s tricky… the internet makes everything so available, but sometimes I feel bad thinking about the authors who worked so hard for it.
What do you guys think — is it morally wrong if it’s already “public” online? Or is it just giving readers better access to what’s already out there?

Hmmmm..... maybe its time to leverage the power of flutter with really building cross platform apps instead of just android . Well done bruh 👏

Guys, this one is too wild not to share.
A few weeks ago, I found a tiny white kitten on the street — one of its eyes completely gone. Someone had thrown it out, and it was almost hit by a car. I picked it up thinking, “maybe this is fate… maybe I’m meant to take care of it.”

I took it to a vet, spent money I honestly didn’t have, and that night it cried non-stop. I realized animals are like children — they really need time, care, and love. And with my work schedule, I couldn’t give it that. So I pretended I had just found it and took it back to its owners. They were pissed, but when they saw its mother nearby, they took it back.

I thought that was the end of the story.
But fast forward to today, same place, same time — I hear another kitten crying from a tree. My heart dropped. I thought it was the same one somehow back again. I shined my phone torch and saw this tiny blackish kitten, with a broken back leg. Not the same one — but the same scene.

I brought it home, gave it some warm milk, and it’s sleeping now — probably the first safe sleep it’s had in days.

First one lost an eye, this one a leg.
Same road. Same time. Same me walking home.
It’s like life said, “let’s see if you’ll care again"

Had a banger idea 💡
Checked dontbuildthis.com
My idea didn’t survive… neither did my soul 😭

Maybe it was a bad idea pitching my idea lmfao