Appsolutely Useless

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🧠 Inspiration

I wanted to build something so pointless, so absurd, that it loops back into being brilliant. Originally, this project began because I misread the "Reddit Challenge" — I thought it just needed to be a useless game, not necessarily on Reddit. But even after realizing that, the spark remained. Inspired by time-wasting flash games from the 2000s and the philosophy that “not everything needs a purpose,” Appsolutely Useless was born — proudly existing to waste your time with style.

🤹 What it does

Appsolutely Useless is a collection of the silliest games and features you never asked for — and probably never should have.

🖱️ ClickForNoReason – Just click. No points, no purpose — pure click therapy.
⏳ How Long Can You Wait? – Tests your patience... and wastes it too.
🥠 FortuneCookie – Get daily doses of unmotivational wisdom to lower your expectations.
🐾 PetAnInvisibleCat – There’s no cat. You’ll still pet it. A lot.
📉 Regret Tracker – Measures how much time you’ve completely wasted.
🔘 Button That Does Nothing – Press it. It continues to do nothing. Beautifully.
🏆 Useless Achievements – Unlock rewards for doing... absolutely nothing at all.

The app also tracks games played, time wasted, most tapped buttons, and your official regret level. You'll earn achievements you shouldn’t be proud of — and probably can’t explain.

🛠️ How I built it

I used the Bolt.new site to create the site, I used only 1 prompt to create it.
Built using Next.js with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn UI
Stats and gameplay data are handled on the client side (no database required)
Minimalist animations, pixel-perfect layout, and no unnecessary placeholders

🚧 Challenges we ran into

Making the games stupid enough while still being playable
Avoiding real-world logic — the challenge was to resist adding value
Managing to find the perfect prompt, because I was planning on making the site in one go.

🏅 Accomplishments that we're proud of

We made a completely functioning site with no real purpose with just one prompt.
Every stat tracked is pointless — and we’re proud of that
Created a site that makes people laugh and question their life choices (biggest success!)
Survived the temptation to turn this into a productivity tool (hardest part of the project)
Released a site before the release of GTA 6