Lots of little kids are obsessed with diggers, cranes and cement mixers, and watching real ones at work is a free outing they love. After someone shared a street in New York where you can see a row of cement mixers, another person wished there were an app for finding free, public places like that. Parents could drop a pin on a spot they can watch from the pavement or a public viewing area, say what's usually there and roughly when it's busy, and mark when they last saw it working. Building sites come and go, so each spot should show how recent its last report is.
Asked for by someone on Bluesky replying to a tip about where little kids can watch cement mixers
#kids#family#outings#map
#0041wanted
Some homes have a TV in the kitchen that hardly ever gets watched. This would let it stay dark until a message arrives from someone on a short list you choose, then switch the screen on, show the message with a sound that tells you who sent it, and turn the screen off again after a set time so it doesn't waste power. Messages from anyone not on the list would never show up. It could be an app for an Android TV, with family sending messages from their phones.
Asked for by a poster on Software Recommendations Stack Exchange
#home#family#messages#tv
#0038wanted
Parents of several kids lose track of practice times, equipment to pack, fees due and chores. Add each child, their activities and reminders, and see a family tablet view for the day. Calendars are too clunky for gear lists and bills.
Asked for by a father of three on r/AppIdeas
#parents#family#planning
#0025wanted
Many people never learned who their grandparents really were. A simple tool would let you record messages and set delivery to a future date or life event, with a plan for who receives them and how files stay readable in 50 years. Export-friendly formats and a trusted-contact handoff are the hard part.
Asked for by a person without memories of their grandparents on r/SomebodyMakeThis
#family#legacy#archive
#0011wanted
Keeping up with many relatives' birthdays and what they like is a chore, and gift apps ask you to retype interests each time. Store a birthday and a few interests per person, get a reminder ahead of time, and see a handful of gift ideas with links without re-entering anything.
Asked for by a person with a large family on r/SomebodyMakeThis (Spanish-language post)
#gifts#family#reminders
#0010wanted
Family and friends often want to celebrate someone from afar. A host creates a page with a link, guests drop in photos, short videos and notes without needing an account, and the host gets a keepsake page or download afterwards. Optional reveal date keeps it a surprise.
Asked for by a party organizer on r/SomebodyMakeThis
#family#events#photos
#0009wanted
Spare tiles, the passport, seasonal decorations and tools all get stored 'somewhere safe'. Take a photo, type where it went, and search it two years later; households could share one list so relatives can look things up too. Simple search matters more than fancy categories.
Asked for by commenters on an r/SomebodyMakeThis 'what do you wish existed' thread
#home#organization#family
#0007wanted
Older parents often can't cope with password managers that assume they understand vaults and autofill. A family member would set up and store the logins remotely, while the parent sees a few big buttons on their phone that open the right site already signed in. Success is measured by how few taps and decisions the parent faces.
Asked for by an adult child on r/SomebodyMakeThis
#accessibility#family#seniors
#0002wanted