AppStore2031

60 possible apps for 2031

See the apps the world may need next.

We imagined six ways life could change by 2031, then worked out which new apps people might keep using. The apps are made up, but every one comes with reasons and sources you can check.

Forecast target
31 Jul 2031
Evidence cut-off
2 Aug 2026
Edition
2031-2026-08-02
Status
Working forecast

This is a fictional 2031 forecast. The app, company and exact rank do not exist. The links show what is changing today; they do not prove this future app will exist.

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Six possible categories and 60 made-up apps

Real Human Help When It Matters

Gets a difficult case to a trained person who can act. It also shows what the AI already did, who can pause or fix a bad decision, and how the service will keep enough people available.

  1. 1RemedySwitchChallenge a machine-made decision and reach a qualified human who can stop it, explain it and put the result right.
  2. 2RemedyWeaveOne human takes charge when a broken result crosses suppliers—and stays until the real-world harm is repaired.
  3. 3CaseCairnStop being bounced between services: one qualified human carries your case until the next service genuinely acts.
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Proof That Things Really Work

Checks big promises in the real world, not just in a demo. It shows where people had to rescue the system, what broke, who was harmed and whether the problem was truly fixed.

  1. 1RelayFaultStress-test an entire chain of machine services and find the hand-off that strands a real person.
  2. 2ShiftWitnessSee whether a machine can finish the whole shift, including every rescue, delay and repair.
  3. 3HandbackRehearse the exact moment a machine service stops and a funded human team takes responsibility.
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Your Records and Memories, Wherever You Go

Helps people take chosen records, achievements and memories to a new service. It also fixes mistakes and keeps important access working while a move or complaint is sorted out.

  1. 1OpenWhileKeep care, food, shelter or income open while humans fix the record that got you blocked.
  2. 2SiftPassShare the one fact you need without handing over the rest of your life—or losing access when you say no.
  3. 3RouteBrightSee whether a new provider really accepts people like you before you risk leaving the old one.
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Keeping the Real World Working

Helps power, water, buildings, equipment and local services stay safe and useful. It connects money, parts, repairs, workers and local permission from the first plan through years of maintenance.

  1. 1MendAnchorKeep vital machines fixable, even after the company that made them disappears.
  2. 2CrewBrakeGive every frontline worker a protected way to stop unsafe automated equipment—and restart it properly.
  3. 3SpareSuretyFind an affordable part that is proven safe, accepted locally and backed by a real recall route.
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Skills, Safe Work and What Comes Next

Helps people practise useful skills, move into safer work and prove what they can do. Every app must end with something real: paid work, a repaired system, protected income or a clear next step.

  1. 1SparrowRunKeep the human skill to fix an automated world—by practising on real equipment before the emergency arrives.
  2. 2EntryKindleGet the experience every employer asks for—even when machines have swallowed the old starter jobs.
  3. 3MentorReservoirReserve the mentors, tools and paid learners your next power, water or cooling project will actually need.
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