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Search and filter 41 real business problems from workers across every industry. App ideas group related problems into buildable product concepts.

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RuralPay POS

10 reports

Rural retailers face unreliable card payments due to poor internet and tap-to-pay issues. An offline-first POS with reliable card reading and automatic sync ensures transactions never fail.

Square POS has poor connectivity in rural areas and tap-to-pay is unreliable, especially with Chase bank cards, causing frequent errors.

The Square POS app requires daily uninstall and reinstall to get NFC functionality working, causing frustration and disruption while running a business.

43medium
RetailPoint-of-Sale (POS) Management
3MediumStable
38

TapSteady POS

2 reports

Small business owners suffer from buggy tap-to-pay and connectivity issues in Square POS, leading to checkout friction. There is a clear need for a reliable, stable alternative that prioritizes seamless contactless payments.

Square POS app is frequently updated but each change worsens the user experience, and the tap-to-pay functionality is consistently buggy.

Point-of-sale hardware stops working for tap payments, requiring repeated uninstall and reinstall of the app.

42high
General Business ServicesPoint-of-Sale (POS) Management
3MediumStable
39

UniPOS Hybrid Hub

6 reports

An integrated POS system for small food service businesses that combines in-person orders, online bookings, and self-service kiosks in one platform, eliminating the need for multiple tools.

Food truck owner needs an integrated kiosk system for orders, monitoring, and online ordering.

The Clover POS app is tedious because it lacks the ability to display table numbers on open and closed orders, and doesn't allow viewing transactions by payment time.

33high
Restaurants & Food ServicePoint-of-Sale (POS) Management
3MediumStable
43

SwiftPOS Match

15 reports

Streamline POS deployment for urgent retail openings and provide actionable, transparent feedback on POS features like item scanning and loyalty programs.

Multiple businesses sharing a single POS system cannot properly track sales, taxes, and revenue per LLC.

Square POS phone app updates remove essential features like viewing ticket totals and item prices during order entry.

32high
RetailPoint-of-Sale (POS) Management
3MediumStable

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