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Apps people made without a single tech skill.

A salon, a clinic, a piano teacher, a street that shares its ladder. Each one started with a sentence about what was bugging them. Here's what the team made from it.

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Apps made with Yayable

Bloom Salon

made in 3 days

Online bookings with a small deposit, so no-shows stop costing money.

My salon loses four or five bookings a week because people just don't turn up.

Bookings
Deposits
Reminders

Kind of business: Beauty & wellness. Asked for by Mai, salon owner.

What they asked for: “I want customers to book online and pay a little up front, so they actually come. And a list every morning of who's coming.”

What the team built:

A booking page with every service, price and stylist
A 20% deposit when someone books
A reminder text the day before
A morning list of who's coming, and who has paid
Mai's own page to move or cancel bookings

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

Owed

made in 2 days

One list of who owes you what, with friendly nudges you don't have to write.

I lend money to friends and family and honestly lose track of who owes me what.

Payments
Reminders

Kind of business: Personal. Asked for by Tuan, lends too easily.

What they asked for: “Just a list of who owes me, since when, and a nice way to remind them without it being awkward.”

What the team built:

A running total of what you're owed
Each loan with a date and a note
A polite reminder message, ready to send
A tick when someone pays you back

Who worked on it: Planner, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

QueueTV

made in 4 days

A waiting-room screen that shows whose turn it is, and texts patients when they're close.

Our patients sit in the waiting room for ages with no idea when it's their turn.

Queues
Texts
Front desk

Kind of business: Health. Asked for by Dr. Patel, family clinic.

What they asked for: “A TV in the waiting room that shows who's next, and a text for people who stepped out for a coffee.”

What the team built:

A big, clear screen for the waiting room TV
A ticket number for each patient when they arrive
A text when their turn is about 10 minutes away
A simple button for the front desk: 'next patient'
Today's average wait, so the team can see busy days

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Tech Lead, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

ShiftSwap

made in 3 days

The week's rota in one place, where staff swap shifts and you just press approve.

My café staff text me at midnight asking to swap shifts.

Staff
Rota
Approvals

Kind of business: Food & drink. Asked for by Kim, runs a corner café.

What they asked for: “Let my staff see the rota and sort out swaps themselves. I only want to say yes or no.”

What the team built:

This week's rota, visible on every staff phone
Staff can offer or ask for a swap
One tap for Kim to approve
A heads-up if a shift has nobody on it

Who worked on it: Planner, Designer, Engineer, Reviewer, Tester, Launcher.

Toolshed

made in 2 days

A street's shared tools: who has what, and when it's coming back.

Our street shares tools, and the ladder has been missing since March.

Lending
Reminders
Neighbours

Kind of business: Community. Asked for by Rosa, Elm Street.

What they asked for: “A simple list of our shared tools, who borrowed them, and a nudge when something's late.”

What the team built:

A list of every tool on the street, with photos
Borrow and return in one tap
A gentle reminder when something is late
Neighbours join with a link, no passwords to remember

Who worked on it: Planner, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

PianoPal

made in 3 days

Lesson times and payments for a music teacher, with reminders that go out on their own.

I teach piano and lose track of who has paid this month.

Payments
Lessons
Reminders

Kind of business: Teaching. Asked for by Linh, piano teacher.

What they asked for: “One list of my students, who's paid this month, and parents paying on their phone.”

What the team built:

Each student with their lesson time
Monthly payment by card from a link
Automatic, polite reminders for anyone who hasn't paid
Lesson swaps parents can ask for themselves

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

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Bright & Co. stock3 shops

Item	Main St	Harbour	Mall
Oat milk	24	3	18
Tote bags	60	41	12
Sea salt candle	8	0	15
Gift cards	120	80	95

Move 10 oat milk from Main St to Harbour?Yes, move

StockSync

made in 5 days

Stock across three shops on one screen, with a heads-up before anything runs out.

I have three shops and never know what's in stock where.

Stock
Shops
Alerts

Kind of business: Shops. Asked for by Hana, Bright & Co..

What they asked for: “One screen that shows how many of everything each shop has, and tells me before we run out.”

What the team built:

Every product with a count for each shop
Staff update counts from their phone
A warning when something is running low
A suggestion to move stock between shops
A weekly summary in Hana's inbox

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Tech Lead, Engineer, Reviewer, Tester, Launcher.

Kinder Pickup

made in 4 days

School pickup check-in, so teachers know which grown-up took which child.

At pickup time it's chaos, and I need to know which grown-up took which child.

Check-in
Parents
Safety

Kind of business: Teaching. Asked for by Ms. Alice, reception teacher.

What they asked for: “Parents tell us who's collecting, and I tick children off as they leave. Safe and quick.”

What the team built:

Parents say who's collecting today
A class list teachers tick off at the gate
Only approved grown-ups can be picked
A note for the office if a child is still waiting

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Tech Lead, Engineer, Reviewer, Tester, Launcher.

made in 3 days

Scan the code on the table, order, and it goes straight to the kitchen.

On busy nights my waiters can't get to every table fast enough.

Ordering
Payments
Kitchen

Kind of business: Food & drink. Asked for by Vy, Lotus Kitchen.

What they asked for: “Customers scan something on the table, pick their food, and the kitchen sees it right away.”

What the team built:

A code on each table that opens the menu
Photos, prices and 'sold out' in real time
Orders appear on the kitchen screen
Pay at the table, or at the counter as usual

Who worked on it: Planner, Designer, Engineer, Reviewer, Tester, Launcher.

FixIt

made in 3 days

Every repair request in one board, from 'new' to 'done', with nothing forgotten.

Repairs come in by phone, text and sticky note, and some just get forgotten.

Requests
Texts
Board

Kind of business: Services. Asked for by Sam, handyman business.

What they asked for: “One place for every repair job, so I can see what's new, what I'm doing, and what's finished.”

What the team built:

A simple form customers fill in, with photos
A board: new, on it, done
A text to the customer when the job is booked and finished
Urgent jobs shown at the top

Who worked on it: Planner, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

GymPass

made in 4 days

Class bookings with live spots left and a waitlist that fills itself.

Members turn up to full classes and leave annoyed.

Bookings
Classes
Waitlist

Kind of business: Beauty & wellness. Asked for by Jay, Pulse Gym.

What they asked for: “Members book a spot in class, see how many are left, and join a waitlist if it's full.”

What the team built:

Today's classes with spots left
Book or cancel in one tap
A waitlist that moves people up automatically
Members' passes and visits in one place

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Engineer, Tester, Launcher.

RentEasy

made in 6 days

Rent and repairs for a small landlord: who's paid, who's late, what needs fixing.

I rent out four flats and do it all from a spreadsheet and my memory.

Rent
Payments
Repairs

Kind of business: Services. Asked for by Mr. Hoang, small landlord.

What they asked for: “See every flat, whether rent came in, and repair requests from tenants in one place.”

What the team built:

Every flat with its tenant and rent
Tenants pay rent by card or bank transfer
A reminder if rent is late
Tenants report repairs with a photo
A yearly summary for the tax return

Who worked on it: Planner, Researcher, Designer, Tech Lead, Engineer, Reviewer, Tester, Launcher.

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From a sentence to an app

Your messy note is a perfectly good start.

Linh teaches piano. This is the note she photographed and sent us. Three days later, her students' parents were paying from their phones.

What Linh sent

who paid for Sept?? ~~Minh~~ ✓ ~~Lan~~ ✓ Tom — ??

twins' mum said she paid but can't find it

chasing people for money is the worst part of my week

also lesson swaps by text = chaos

want: one list + parents pay on their phone

— Linh, piano teacher

3 days
8 helpers

What she got

Who's paid, at a glance Reminders go out by themselves Parents pay in two taps

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Apps people made without a single tech skill.

Apps made with Yayable

Bloom Salon

Owed

QueueTV

ShiftSwap

Toolshed

PianoPal

StockSync

Kinder Pickup

Menu+

FixIt

GymPass

RentEasy

No app like that yet.

Your messy note is a perfectly good start.

Your idea could be next.