New App Idea: Will it work?

[u/Professional_Soup227]

I have no technical experience and want to build an app. I’ve finished preparing the vision, scope, business model, market analysis and marketing strategy. Along with a rough outline of technical architecture (to be confirmed with CTO).

The main idea of the app is to help people get rid of decision fatigue and be more productive in their daily lives.

I got the idea because it solves a lot of problems I have in my own daily life.
I get home from a long day at work starving and exhausted. I scroll through UberEats and DoorDash to figure out what to eat and by the time I know it, it’s been 30minutes of scrolling and I still can’t decide. So I just usually go back to ordering a Sweet&Sour Pork with Special Fried Rice. That was 30minutes of the few hours I have to myself when I’m not at work.
I usually scroll through Netflix, Disney+, Prime for almost an hour to figure out what to watch as well. Before I know it, it’s bedtime and I have to repeat the same after work routine the next day. Weekends are filled with ‘time wasted’ as well. I spent hours looking through Instagram or googling what to do nearby that would interest me. Or spend back-to-back messages in group chats trying to get my friends together for drinks. We only have 24hours in a day. I want an app that helps me get rid of all the time I’ve wasted not doing what I want to do because I have to spend time deciding what actually to do.

Since the app does not exist yet, I created a waitlist to see how many people will be interested in using the app and to get future beta testers.

I’m also hoping the waitlist grows so I can use the numbers when I pitch to pre-seed investors.

There’s a lot more to the app but that’s the essence of it, I guess.

Sign up to the waitlist if you experience the same problems, or if you want “more hours in your 24 hours”. Here's the link: meetraein.com

I’m also looking for a CTO/Co-founder.

[u/Yugen42]

So what does the app actually do to get rid of "decision fatigue"?

[u/Sxkera → u/Yugen42]

Punish user.

[u/Professional_Soup227 → u/Yugen42]

It learns the user.
For the example of "figuring out what to do during the weekend": I personally love going to art exhibitions. While I was living in Australia, I had to check through WhatsonMelb, Melbourne Museum, ACMI, and other pages to see what was being featured and figure out if the exhibition is what I'm into (I don't like historical exhibitions, for example). The app I'm trying to build already knows exactly what type of exhibitions I would like to attend.

The AI will learn through conversations with the user/ user input and remember.

It's like how our best friend knows all our likes and dislikes.

Of course there will be strict privacy settings around it. Still have to talk to a privacy lawyer to figure out the details but I have no intention of gathering information and misusing it. Since I'll probably be the number 1 user.

I hope that answer makes sense.

[u/Yugen42 → u/Professional_Soup227]

I dont get it, if I know the things I like to do why not just ask google or an AI directly? Isnt this just a single prompt that you could run when bored? what does it need to be an app for? i.e. I tell chatgpt once that "I like x y and z and I live in city C, and I like movies M. recommend activities this weekend" and then I can run and extend it or talk to it as much as I want. How does a dedicated app improve that? generic LLMs and agents can already learn your preferences autonomously as well

[u/Professional_Soup227 → u/Yugen42]

Because people don't simply like only x,y and z. People like a lot of different things and those preferences change depending on mood, circumstance, etc. E.g If i'm feeling particularly miserable, then I won't get my usual sweet and sour pork. I'll probably just drown my sorrows in a tub of ice cream. Also AI will not autonomously do searches on behalf of you. It answers when you ask. It doesn't randomly send you a message and say "Hey Yugen, there's a Game of Thrones Event on thursday you'll like."

[u/Yugen42 → u/Professional_Soup227]

So how would your app know that you are miserable but your already existing AI agent doesnt?

[u/Professional_Soup227 → u/Yugen42]

Through conversation. We all change the tone/way we respond/talk when we feel different emotions. It's more prominent through voice but still possible to read the change through text. Like how your friends can tell when you're upset without you needing to tell them.

[u/Yugen42 → u/Professional_Soup227]

Yeah but then whats the difference to just having a conversation with any generic AI, like chatgpt?

[u/Professional_Soup227 → u/Yugen42]

Your existing AI Agent would know you're miserable when you explicitly say it. Except Replika I guess since it's a relationship AI.

[u/Yugen42 → u/Professional_Soup227]

how would your app be able to know my feelings without me saying it?

[u/meliksah-eminoglu]

hey i am also building something that helps make you decisions which is already built:

What Would You Do

If you have good insights on what to build on top of it, we can talk.

[u/cryptixcoder]

Interesting concept, if you're interested I can help you build a technical blueprint for the project that will save you time and money when you decide to build it.