New App Idea

I have a couple ideas or apps. I am curious the best way to take these ideas and turn them into a final product. I understand, I can locate a developer in my area, but curious if Apple works with individuals. I would appreciate any help bringing my idea to life.

Is it apps on iPhone, iPad or Mac?

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New App idea needs programmer

I am a 21 year old college student at GVSU in MI. My major is MIS and Marketing. So i had a sales project presentation do and I presented my idea for a new utility app for the apple phone.
Everyone was stunned with my idea even my professor who owns a very successful apple repair and sales business.
Its then i realized my mistake of practically given away a very simple but powerful application.
So my question is, how would i protect my idea or find an honest programmer who would develop it for me and co own the company and not just take my idea?
Thanks
Ben
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Hi Ben -
You already have some really solid info from developers who know what they're talking about. What little I can add from my experience isn't intended to answer your question directly, but just to help you make your idea into something real.
Firstly if you haven't already guessed, your first stop should be your professor's office. Ask him if he feels your idea has commercial possibilities. If he encourages you to go in that direction, ask for his guidance. If he owns a successful business, he could be a vast resource of ideas, contacts, and even financing. Plus, the owner of a successful business isn't teaching college classes for the money. The only reason he's there is because he loves helping students. He might be delighted to mentor you and do everything possible to see you succeed.
Secondly, don't waste any more of your creative energy worrying about someone stealing your idea. There really is no way to protect most software unless you're a giant corporation with a staff of lawyers who have nothing better to do. Even if you never breathed a word about your plan and told your family you were writing a book while secretly developing software in your bat cave, sooner or later that software needs to be released for sale. Assume that the first 30 copies will be purchased by offshore entities whose entire business plan is based on copying software and then undercutting the originators (not saying this is true, just assume it, because it will liberate you from your fears so you can pour all your energy into the actual product).
Thirdly, it's easy to get a ballpark estimate from an honest developer without ever disclosing the core of your idea. Estimates depend on things like the number of screens, the need for communication with servers or other devices, the quality and quantity of artwork required, etc. You'll be able to judge who you're dealing with long before you need to disclose the purpose of your app.
Finally, if you have no finances and are looking for a team willing to accept equity, be realistic about the importance of your contribution. If all you have is the text of your class presentation, it might be unrealistic to expect a 50% position in a development effort worth 100 thousand USD. Ownership tends to depend on how much each party puts into the product.
The farther you take your idea by yourself, the more equity you'll have in the outcome. If you show up at a developer's door with a suitcase full of detailed functional diagrams, mockups or videos to show what each screen does, along with a killer business plan, you'll have something to bargain with.
Do you know why it's highly unlikely that someone else will run away with your idea? The real reason is you're the only one on Earth who is both excited and committed to your idea. Did you notice no one else in your class is posting in this forum today? As impressed as they were with your presentation, I'll bet all of them have returned to exactly the same life they had before that day. You're the only one in the class who's working on your idea.
Hope you find something in the above that's useful, and wishing you every possible success!
\- Ray

New app idea - blog title optimizer

I just came across a Wordpress app called Headlines. I'd love to see this as a BC app!
http://kingsumo.com/apps/headlines/
I'm not a dev, but thought I'd share this if anyone wants to take a stab at it.

nice post, thanks for sharing

HT4759 I just updated my iPad to the new ios and now it won't let me use iCloud. I have been in my settings and it says I need to agree to the new t&c's but when I click to do it my device freezes. Any Idea what I can do as I can't download new app either

I just updated my iPad to the new ios and now it won't let me use iCloud. I have been in my settings and it says I need to agree to the new t&c's but when I click to do it my device freezes. Any Idea what I can do as I can't download new app either

Sorry. There's nothing anyone can do. The current version of the facebook app will not run on 4.2.1. The iPhone 3G won't run anything higher than 4.2.1. You're stuck.
Maybe it's time to buy yourself a new iPod Touch.

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"There was an error in the App Store. Please try again later. (100)".
I've tried restarting, clearing all caches, buying and downloading new apps (which works), and also buying and downloading more music from iTunes too (so I update all T&C's etc too, and update all payment info). But nothing seems to solve this. Any ideas?? Thanks a lot, Greg

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RSS Feed from rss generator's new app has changed the feed. Now the description of apps is not showing. the rest is the same. Anyone has an idea why ? and how do I get the description? if I fetch it from itunes pages would that be considered violation of

RSS Feed from rss generator's new app has changed the feed. Now the description of apps is not showing. the rest is the same. Anyone has an idea why ? and how do I get the description? if I fetch it from itunes pages would that be considered violation of apple's terms and conditions? Please help

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I am selling an iPad and cleared its contents and settings as given in other exchanges on this site but when I downloaded a new app on my iPhone it appeared on the iPad. Any idea why?

I am selling an iPad and cleared its contents and settings as given in other exchanges on this site but when I downloaded a new app on my iPhone it appeared on the iPad. Any idea why?

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If it had been reset back as new it would have stayed at the Begin Setup screen, and you wouldn't have been able to see any Apps being downloaded, as you wouldn't have acccess to the Home Screen yet.
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Many thanks.

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I cant seem to add my new apps from my computer to my ipod!!!

Help!!
I bought a few new apps on my computer and want to put them on my ipod touch. They didnt download when I synched...and although im on manual, it wont let me click on them to drop them into my ipod??
any ideas? I dont want to erase all my apps and their data!
thanks!

Are the apps compatible with the iOS version on your iPod? Is the iPod signed into the same itunes account that purchased the apps? Have you tried downloading the apps direction on your iPod using the App Store app? If the iPod is signed into the same iTunes account that originally purchased the apps you will not be charged again. See:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

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You can't (at the moment). Have been playing around with the same problem for about an hour - very irritating!!!
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I also cannot update any new apps onto the Ipod anymore.
I have tried selecting all the apps I want to install on the Ipod and drag them onto the connected device - it goes through the motions but at the end it comes up with an unknown error stating that the apps could not be installed.
Any ideas and advice would be appreciated.

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I have read other posts where people are complaining that all their apps are automatically selected on their iPad. I am having the reverse problem, but only on my iPad.
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