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Jamie

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App developers, where do you find inspiration for your next app ideas?💡

We'd love to know how you come up with your ideas. How do you keep track of them? How do you decide what works and what doesn't? Share your experiences!

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Ben Halpern

One factor in any good idea is whether you can see yourself still being interested in it when you start facing the really deep challenges.

That's not necessarily where the ideas come from — there has to be an observation-of-the-environment factor, but it's a selection filter.

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Maxym Babenko

If I’m out of ideas for creating app, I just hop on the App Store, look for popular mobile apps or games, and think about what new twist I can bring to a certain concept. For example, yesterday I released a game inspired by 2048, completely reworking the concept and visuals but keeping the core idea.

Download: apps.apple.com/ua/app/mergeometry/id6736862420

Demo: youtube.com/watch?v=pvWXsenawP4

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Wade

All the brilliant research is front and centre! Just type your idea into a search bar and see what happens!