App & software idea validator
Before you spend a dollar building, pressure-test the idea itself. Rate your app or software idea across the six dimensions investors and product teams actually weigh, problem, market, edge, money, competition and fit, and get a directional score out of 100 with the weakest link called out.
How the app idea validator works
Great software rarely fails because of the code, it fails because the idea underneath it was never sound. This validator scores an app or software idea across the six dimensions that product teams and investors weigh again and again: how severe the problem is, how big the market is, how differentiated your approach is, whether people will pay, whether there's a gap in the competition, and how well you fit the market.
You rate each dimension Weak, OK or Strong, worth 1, 2 or 3 points. The six ratings are summed (6 to 18) and rescaled to a clean score out of 100. Equal weighting keeps it honest: a brilliant market can't paper over a problem nobody feels, and deep expertise can't rescue an idea no one will pay for.
score = round( (sum of 6 ratings ÷ 18) × 100 )
75+ worth building · 50-74 refine first · under 50 rethink
Once the idea holds up, the next questions are cost and scope. Estimate the build with the software development cost calculator, or decide whether to build at all with the build vs buy calculator. When you're ready to talk specifics, see our services.