We've all seen the hype around the next big app. But sometimes it's the simple, practical solutions that really shine.

Take the Bathroom App – it tackles a universal problem with elegance and a focus on user needs. The concept is straightforward: find a bathroom near you, fast.

But where it gets smart is in the filtering. It gets that different users have different priorities, so you can dial in by cleanliness, distance, gender, amenities, and more. It's the kind of attention to detail that shows they actually get the use case.

George Costanza would be so proud.

What's interesting from a dev perspective is their data approach. They're not relying on some fancy algorithm or bulk data buy. They're doing manual collection supplemented with public resources, and then layering on user input to keep things fresh.

It's a community-driven model that makes a lot of sense for this type of app. The team behind it seems focused on solving the problem rather than chasing trends.

Via their Product Hunt page:

We can all relate to the struggle to find a bathroom, especially in major cities. Maybe you get lucky and you're near a Starbucks or you find a place that's open to letting you use their bathrooms. But sometimes, you aren't that lucky and you need to go bad...you can't wait...what do you do?

Bathroom App is a crowd-sourced webapp to help people find bathrooms near them that they want to use. We collect details like if the bathroom has tampons/pads, gender neutral, baby changing table, cleanness rating etc.

It's hard enough to find bathrooms, so we should have reliable information around where all the bathrooms are!

There's no flashy marketing, just a solid solution put out there. And you know what? Sometimes that's exactly what the world needs.

So next time you're tempted to build the next viral thing, consider the Bathroom App. It's a great reminder that a simple, well-executed idea can be way more powerful than the latest buzzworthy tech stack.

What do you think? Are apps like these worth making, or are you too serious to be wasting your time on something as silly as a bathroom app? Share your thoughts below in the comments!

Bathroom App

The Bathroom App is a platform to help people find bathrooms they want to use.

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