Top 10 On-Demand Mobile App Ideas Evolving with Consumer Needs

Ever since the rise of Uber and Swiggy, entrepreneurs or wannabe entrepreneurs are rushing towards inventing new ideas to fulfill on-demand services through app development.

On-demand economy has already attracted 22.4 million consumers annually, still rising, and spending $57.6 billion to keep up with the trend, as per Harvard Business Review.

The on-demand app development economy is big and getting bigger.

“There is an app for that” – the concept is not new but, every now and then, a startup rises with a new idea to fill the hole of on-demand services via a teeny-weeny app. For entrepreneurs, it looks the easiest way to make a difference in the world while making billions aside. A win-win situation.

But first of all, Appreneurs need unique ideas.

On-demand products are already taken by Amazon, riding services belongs to Uber, and at home food delivery owned by Swiggy in India.

Then what’s left?

One thing I am always assured of is ideas never end. With that intention, I found 10 on-demand ideas one can utilize to create an app with better earning potential. Even if you want to start small, these ideas will serve you well in your local area.

Here you go:

1. On-Demand Body Massage App

Chances are users often look for a body massage after a long stressful day. Headaches and body aches are more common these days, looking at the increasing number of hours spent on desks and smartphones.

But who has time and energy to pay a visit to a massage parlor or salon?

Why not make an app delivering body massage services at the doorstep?

Making an on-demand massage app is not a big deal. All you have to do find out freelancers offering body massage services, put their name in-app, add other essential features like payment, contact details, customer support, etc., and you are good to go.

You can start small by availing this app in your local area. Later, grow more as you collect a handful of customers.

As many freelancer massagers are out there with fewer clients, your app will give them an enhanced scope of employment. Thus, more and more freelance massagers will join in. As a result, you can charge many commissions with every request placed through the application. Moving ahead, you can add many other service features, such as spa, hair care, etc. The personal care and beauty sector has experienced a great boom in the last few years. And this growth isn’t going to stop anytime in the future.

2. On-Demand Grocery App

When the entire food is reaching home why grocery app?

No matter how many restaurants are available within reach, consumers still believe in maintaining their health with homemade food. They have shown they want fresh veggies and lettuces delivered in a hurry so that they can make diet conscious food for themselves. If nothing else, moms always look forward to the regular supply of veggies, salt, sugar, bread, etc., so they can make delicious food any time at home. Also, don’t forget those last-minute parties moms have to arrange but run out of time.

If you achieve success in delivering last-minute ingredients to round out recipe users are preparing at home, you are no less than a godsend.

Moreover, during the pandemic, most people across the globe relied on online applications to get their groceries and eatables delivered. And this industry has boomed since then! The pandemic has made people prepare for the digital revolution, in which more and more groceries and food items are being ordered online, even after the pandemic restrictions were lifted. So, this idea will help you earn big in the long run. You don’t need to own a store to start this online service; you can just list the retail grocery stores to connect them with customers. It is one of the best app ideas to make money quickly and consistently grow revenue.

3. On-Demand Pickup and Delivery App

Speed shipping demands are growing day by day. And I am not talking about delivering products purchased online. Consumers have many other things to deliver. It can be a parcel they want to send to their business partner, an important document that needs to be signed from the person living afar, or relatives are always looking for sending goods to their loved ones.

What if you give them all in one app?

Hire a mobile developer to make an app assuring same-day, on-demand, shipping delivery services, from picking goods from one place to another, with 100% security will win over customers looking for sending goods without leaving their home or office.

It is not like the usual food or grocery delivery application. Even though your hired drivers will do the same job of picking up goods from the store and delivering it to the customer, the model for this app business is entirely different. This service you offer will be executed between one customer to another. Your services will be judged and reviewed on two fronts, one will be when you pick up the product from a customer, and the second will be when you deliver the same to another customer as specified. In this way, you will have a better chance of building a quick reputation for your brand, as you impress not one but two customers through a single delivery. Thus, it is again a proper idea for a mobile app business to thrive.

4. On-Demand Cleaning App

Ever faced a situation where you come from office with a wish to crawl on the bed but all you see is a messy home. Working professionals often found themselves in such a situation where they need nothing more than a clean home without bothering to clean it.

Grant their wish.

Give them an app where they can order home cleaning services to end their problems in exchange for money.

Apart from that, there is a very big peak in real estate investments around the globe. And, more and more people are now moving into their new rented or owned houses. You can turn this around to your benefit because no one likes to shift to a new house with a messy interior space. Therefore, to ensure easy shifting of houses, people will hire professional cleaning services through digital apps at affordable pay. You are providing them with the convenience of outsourcing the tiring job without the need to wander physically around the locality to find one.

5. On-Demand Laundry App

One of the most tedious errands is laundry. As much as consumers hate it, it is simply unignorable. They do think of taking time off the laundry and get other things done. Laundry time eats up their schedule.

What if you build an app that does the job right away, from picking up clothes from the home to deliver it back all neat, clean, and folded?

For consumers, that’s a blessing in disguise.

Just like people demand various services online, you can’t let traditional laundry services be left behind. So, use this initiative as one of the best app ideas to make money. Through the digital laundry app, customers can count on placing their laundry orders based on the number of garments they want to be cleaned. You can specify various categories for the customers to choose laundry services for blankets, expensive clothes, dry cleaning garments, etc. Set the amount for each cloth to ensure that the price gets calculated automatically at the checkout page for customers to have clarity. You can keep the per unit price higher than the market, as you provide the convenience of door-step pickup and drop laundry service.

6. On-Demand Vehicle Services App

Whether it’s to the office on a regular day or a trip to the beach for a weekend gateway or a visit at Grandma’s house to enjoy the apple pie, millions of people take a road trip every year. However, a road trip often trips up consumers if a problem arises like a tire puncture, minor accidents, breaks fail, etc.

It is those moments when consumers look for a real quick solution.

Give them one.

Build an app that locates nearby mechanics and sends them to the place where the vehicle has stopped working.

But remember to partner with reputed automobile service providers to ensure that your end customers who use the app do not experience delayed responses or poor services. Do a background check of all the mechanics you list on the platform. Arrange a meeting with them, and discuss the commissions. Apart from emergency breakdown services, you can also add on-demand car servicing or modification services delivered to the customer’s doorstep. If people don’t want to take their car to the service station every two months, they can call experts to attend the repair and service solutions in the comfort of their homes.

If there’s an emergency and the customers cannot locate any mechanic or service station nearby through the application, then your application should provide educational services to the users. It should be teaching users how to repair some parts. Keep expanding your network, once you start walking on this route as this is something every frequent traveller seeks.

7. On-Demand Anytime Gift Delivery App

Trend of mid-night birthday wishes is booming these days, so do the availability of gifts at any time of the day without paying a visit to Gift Store. Delivery gifts in 2-3 days are not going to work if someone wants to surprise his/her beloved one with a big gift box along with flowers and cake. All consumers need is someone who can deliver such things in as minimum as time as 2-3 hours.

Care to take care of others’ beloved ones?

Create an app specializing in on-demand gifting and cake services within the minimum time possible.

But is this a lucrative market to penetrate? Yes, it is! People live far away from their close ones but still intend to be close to them on special days. Therefore, gifting chocolates, cakes, cards, flowers, decor pieces, artefacts, and other creative items is highly trend. All you need to do is create an application and link your portal to the gift stores. Let people choose the available items across all the gift stores and then place the order accordingly. You will need to hire delivery experts to collect and deliver the gifts safely to help you earn a brand reputation. Keep expanding your business over time to ensure you get more customers, high-priced orders and good profitability.

8. On-Demand Maintenance and Repairing Services App

Not even the most luxurious home or office is 100 percent immune from minor or major damages. Also, the adoption of electronic equipment, which is full of uncertainties, has increased across the world. At a certain point, everybody needs emergency repairs either to keep the work going or to lengthen the life of their equipments.

Be their savior.

Avail them repair or maintenance services on-demand via app to maintain the charm of their work or home.

Not every resident is a professional in handling electrical, plumbing and other odd jobs around the house. But, these are some services that you will need most of the time in a year. And looking for relevant technicians and service providers around the locality is tiresome whenever a problem arises. Therefore, your application will allow the residents to attain peace of mind if they have household maintenance requirements. Set the turnaround time of technician visits within the same day, or a maximum of 24 hours, to make the service beneficial for customers.

9. On-Demand Personalized Training or Teaching App

Don’t underestimate the power of teaching with children and school only. From a working professional to aged people to housewife moms, everyone looks for learning something new at some point. Of course, the online world is floating with educational services or a ton of customized courses, but you know well, only a few take them from which a fewer actually attend the course.

All I am saying is consumers want someone to teach them personally so that their doubts get solved without calling anyone or without waiting for the email to get answered. For e.g., I want to lose weight but I don’t want to hit the gym. A personal trainer who comes regularly to make me exercise is my much-preferred choice.

Got my point?

With the pandemic, parents are now quite aware of the online education technology meant for their children to adopt. Even with the schools reopened, parents are now seeking online tuition for their kids to help them excel in specific or all subjects. So, if you can bring in some quality teachers to provide lessons over your online app, you can earn quite a lot of money in this business. The education sector has been thriving for a long time, and online education isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Thus, it is probably the best idea for a mobile app.

10. On-Demand Doctor App

Nothing is worse than a sick body unable to drag itself from bed to reach the doctor. How much delight consumers feel when doctor reach to them, not the other way round, in an emergency? Even if it takes a few more bucks.

Luckily, you can easily make an app like this. You just need to partner with local doctors, connect them and consumers in your app. Facilitate consumers with anytime doctor-call in case of emergencies. On-demand doctor app prevents the unpleasant situation of waiting in queue to get healed.

Want more ideas?

You don’t have to go far.

Imagine you are heading to shopping and received a call from a friend requesting to bring some things for him too. Or you are on your way to an exhibition and see you could fill more seats with friends along the way. And many other scenarios occur in your life. Keep looking for ways to help people and get your creative juices flowing. Ideas are always lurking around; you just need to have a look on them.

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Conclusion

At last, I want to give you a piece of advice on common features users often expect from an app. Two demands are abundantly clear from consumers’ side: one they want the personalized experience at every touchpoint, and second, they want the services as soon as delivered to their doorsteps.

Moving forward, it will be worth waiting to see which app dominates the market. Maybe, you are the next.