Assessing interest in an educational app for kids

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A while ago I wrote an app that can help with financial education of kids.

It’s a pretend play terminal with two modes: one where you can pay with any NFC tag (including real payment cards) and it always succeeds, great for general pretend play.

The other mode is possible with a NFC tag which is initialized by the app and it keeps actual balance, pin code, setting for when the terminal asks for a pin code etc. and IMO a great financial education tool. Or just for more realistic gameplay.

The app is written as a webapp and due to the limited availability of WebNFC it’s pretty much available only on Chrome in Android.

Would there be an interest for a native app for this? Or is there no audience for such app?

If someone wants to test it, it’s available at https://app.term.chrastecky.dev (Chrome/Android only) with source code not yet released (can’t remember why, probably just forgot).

  • I would use such app
  • I have no use for such app
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I voted no - I have no kids :confused:

Still I think it’s always worthwhile to develop such “niche” apps.

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Thanks for asking.
Kids already paying IRL, with their iphones, not anymore with the “your pirated phones” they had from me.
I must have missed some educational steps :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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Well, I wasn’t saying that you can’t do without, just that it might help teaching them the concept of money at a younger age (e.g. before they’re old enough to have their own smartphone or bank account).

Also good for pretend play, not only educational.

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Oh, no, by “I missed some educational steps”, I was talking about their Iphones instead of SFOS ones.
I think they would have liked a paying app, as they played shop a lot with a fake till.

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