Best Useless Ideas Apps

250+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating

19 free apps

Updated October 2026

Looking for free useless ideas apps? 19 of our 250+ tracked titles are free to download — no subscription, no trial. The rest are premium picks worth paying for.

Compare top Useless Ideas Apps (October 2026)

#	App	Price	Rating	Ads	In-App Purchases	Updated
1	Useless Ideas	Free	3.0★ (1)	No	No	Oct 2026
2	Ideas - Become an Idea Machine.	Free	4.7★ (3)	—	No	Jun 2026
3	ZorViz	Free	1.0★ (1)	No	Yes	Oct 2026
4	Corpus: Ideas Worth Knowing	Free	5.0★ (1)	Yes	Yes	Oct 2026
5	Diverge: Social Network	Free	5.0★ (3)	No	No	Oct 2026
6	Doodle Face! Draw something silly on your photos!	Free	4.2★ (71)	No	Yes	Oct 2026
7	Making Sense Community	Free	4.8★ (162)	No	No	Oct 2026
8	iai Player	Free	2.0★ (2)	No	Yes	Oct 2026

Top Picks for Useless Ideas

#1

Useless Ideas by 俊林

Editor's Choice

3.0(1 ratings)

Free

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Generate random, often nonsensical, ideas to spark creativity. This unofficial client provides daily inspiration on the go.

#2

Ideas - Become an Idea Machine. by Sean Konieczny

Strong Contender

4.7(3 ratings)

Free

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This app helps you cultivate creativity by providing daily topics for inspiration and a platform to record, track, and organize your thoughts. Practice your idea-generation skills to become more innovative.

#3

ZorViz by 样生孙

Your AI Playground for Fun

Worth Considering

1.0(1 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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Unleash your visual creativity with an AI-powered tool. Generate stunning images from text, apply creative effects, and transform photos with AI. Perfect for fun, sharing, and personal expression.

More Useless Ideas apps to explore

Corpus: Ideas Worth Knowing

Corpus: Ideas Worth Knowing

Corpus: Ideas Worth Knowing

Meet history's greatest minds

Engage in daily five-minute dialogues with historical thinkers to explore philosophy and economics. This app makes complex ideas approachable through interactive conversations and reflective questions, helping you build knowledge consistently.

Daily dialogues with historical thinkersBite-sized lessons (5 minutes)Interactive questions for retention

Diverge: Social Network

Diverge: Social Network

Diverge: Social Network

Out-of-consensus intelligence

This social network encourages users to share original thoughts and engage with diverse content, including public domain texts and research papers. It features AI simulations for debating historical figures and offers robust profile customization and privacy controls.

Share original posts with divergence scoresRead and annotate public domain textsExplore research papers and pitch decks

🌐 Social Networking

Doodle Face! Draw something silly on your photos!

Doodle Face! Draw something silly on your photos!

Doodle Face! Draw something silly on your photos!

by Useless Creations Pty Ltd

Unleash your creativity by drawing directly onto your photos and camera feed. Add silly moustaches, captions, or simply doodle freely. Save and share your fun creations with friends and family.

Draw directly on camera lensAdd moustaches and captionsSave and share drawings

📷 Photo & Video

free with in-app purchases

Making Sense Community

Making Sense Community

Making Sense Community

A Better Conversation

A community for thoughtful discussion and idea exchange, prioritizing intellectual honesty and civil discourse. Members use real names and engage in focused conversations on diverse topics, fostering genuine connections.

Real name profilesFocused discussion threadsDirect messaging

🌐 Social Networking

The ideas shaping the world.

Access a vast library of debates, talks, and interviews from leading thinkers on diverse topics. Discover personalized recommendations, download content for offline viewing, and explore key moments to deepen your understanding of world-shaping ideas.

Daily updates from leading thinkersArchive of thousands of videosPersonalized recommendations

Your personal arXiv assistant

This app helps researchers stay updated with the latest AI studies from arXiv. It offers AI-powered summaries, literature reviews, and visual explanations of complex papers. Users can also annotate papers and track their research interests.

Trending research feedAI-powered literature reviewsInteractive paper reader with notes

Elaria: Living Stories

Elaria: Living Stories

Elaria: Living Stories

by MuseFlow Studio

Transform your words into stunning AI-generated art. Simply type a description, choose a style, and watch your imagination come to life. Perfect for creating fantasy scenes or photorealistic images without needing artistic skills.

AI art generationText-to-image creationStyle selection

📷 Photo & Video

free with in-app purchases

BrainStorm - find ideas

BrainStorm - find ideas

BrainStorm - find ideas

Find startup idea

Solidarity Tech

Solidarity Tech

Solidarity Tech

by Solidarity Software Inc.

This application connects activists with shared goals to organize and take collective action. It facilitates community building and coordinated efforts for social change.

Community building for activistsOrganize collective actionConnect like-minded individuals

Vector Mountain: Algebra

Vector Mountain: Algebra

Vector Mountain: Algebra

Algebra 1: See, Hear, Ask

Chat Genius - AI Bot

Chat Genius - AI Bot

Chat Genius - AI Bot

Powered by ChatGPT & OpenAI

Dark Academy - Philosophy

Dark Academy - Philosophy

Dark Academy - Philosophy

An Inquiry Into Your Own Mind

Engage in real-time voice debates with digital clones of historical figures and philosophers. Receive detailed scoring, analysis, and personalized coaching to improve your reasoning and argumentation skills. Explore adaptive lessons and unique prophetic sessions.

Real-time voice debates with AI clonesProfessional scoring and fallacy detectionPersonalized coaching and analysis

Synapse: Connect Your Ideas

Synapse: Connect Your Ideas

Synapse: Connect Your Ideas

Where thinking becomes a map

Stories, characters, worlds

Create characters, build worlds, and develop stories with a supportive community. Overcome creative blocks and procrastination with daily prompts, contests, and collaborative projects. Share your progress with fans and connect with fellow artists and writers.

Create characters with detailed traits and backstoriesBuild immersive worlds for your storiesDevelop stories piece by piece

🌐 Social Networking

idco (Store of ideas)

idco (Store of ideas)

idco (Store of ideas)

An app for storing ideas

Ideas Mind Mapping

Ideas Mind Mapping

Ideas Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping for Todoist

This app provides an infinite dynamic space for structuring tasks and brainstorming. It helps boost productivity, focus, and creativity by visualizing thoughts and organizing ideas. Seamlessly integrate with Todoist to manage all your projects.

Infinite dynamic mind mapping spaceTask structuring and brainstormingSeamless Todoist integration

📊 Productivity

free with in-app purchases

iDeas for Writing

iDeas for Writing

iDeas for Writing

Story Starter for your Book

Overcome writer's block with a comprehensive writing workshop. Generate story starters, titles, characters, and random words. Includes exercises, a notebook, and writing tips to spark creativity and improve your craft.

First line generatorTitle creatorCharacter creator

📊 Productivity

FAQ about Useless Ideas

What are the best useless ideas apps for iPhone?

Useless Ideas tops our useless ideas apps ranking as of October 2026, with a 3.0-star average from 1 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.

Are there free useless ideas apps for iPhone?

Yes — 19 of the top useless ideas apps we rank are free to download, including Useless Ideas and Ideas - Become an Idea Machine..

Does Useless Ideas have ads or in-app purchases?

Useless Ideas has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.

How many useless ideas apps are on the App Store?

We track 250+ useless ideas apps on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.